Archive for the 'just life' Category
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In which we learn that exercise is bad
A few weeks ago, DH got into an exercise kick. This is all very well and good in and of itself. I was also trying to get into the exercise groove, sadly speed stitching does not burn enough calories. However, DH pulled a muscle during said exercise on a Sunday afternoon. [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on November 19th, 2009 tagged just life | 2 Comments »
Look Ma, a new post!
Here begins my new Turkey-Day resolution to post more to the blog. I also resolve that I don’t have to have long, meaningful posts, just as long as the posts are not banal and microscopic. Hopefully, this means that there will be more reading material and more to say in general.
It has been [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on November 18th, 2009 tagged just life | Comment now »
Too busy to stitch
Here’s my to-do list. I’ll try to post back in a week to see what’s been done.
1. Complete the finishing on the next Advent Ornaments
2. Pin and frame Briar Rose: Page 4
3. Pin and frame Ambigram Alphabet
4. Photograph Ornaments, Briar Rose and Ambigram.
5. Finish stitching super-secret project due October 1
6. Finish stitching class project [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on September 16th, 2009 tagged design work, just life | 20 Comments »
A busy life = less stitching time
A brief look at July and August:
The Tour de France was most of July and finished with TdF cupcakes:
We had a bunch of company in late July to mid August, which meant I did far less stitching that I usually like. However, I did get to see “The Phantom of the Opera” (again).
I went [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on September 1st, 2009 tagged design work, just life, travel | Comment now »
“A Chandelier in Pieces”
In exciting news, I’m going to see “The Phantom of the Opera” tonight! So of course, I’m listening to the soundtrack all day and have the volume turned way up to get the full effect. I’ve seen Phantom twice before: once on Valentine’s Day (don’t I have a romantic husband?), and once when [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on July 31st, 2009 tagged design work, just life | 3 Comments »
Beating back the mess
I am by nature, a person of clutter. I have worked hard over the past few years to try and keep my natural messiness in check. Couple that with a creative endeavor and maybe you can imagine what my office looks like. But if you can’t here’s a peek:
Compare that to these [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on June 2nd, 2009 tagged business, just life | 1 Comment »
All work and no cross-stitch makes Kat something something something…
The week has been so long and yet I can hardly believe it is Friday!
We had a very busy weekend at Casa Rocha last weekend. The big project was a reorganization of the garage! We were at the point where it was getting impossible to find a screwdriver, hammer, or some other tool [...]