I didn't want to spoil the surprise, so I waited. Here's the pic of everything I sent to my swap pal in Belgium:
That there is a $35 skein of Socks That Rock yarn (with Tencel.) I hope my pal likes it. That's more than I've ever spent on a single skein of yarn. And an easy way to get to near the $50 minimum we were supposed to spend on our swappies. I sent her some Caribou espresso beans--yummy yum. The books are some vintage knit and crochet patterns I got on Ebay last year. I admit, I did photocopy some of the projects before sending them. Hey, they were in my personal pattern stash :) And of course, the granny bag I made.
I feel the urge to bake. I have no time, but I have the urge. Maybe I can do that instead of sleep tonight, heh. The problem is, I have been so bad about exercise. Basically I stopped doing it. These hips don't need me to bake.
I was belly-dancing, then somehow even that became too much for me to continue so I stopped over a year ago. I have such limited time after work. I think knitting has taken over my life =D And that's OKAY. But I do miss being slim. Thirty extra pounds is a bit much to carry around. So I am re-starting my efforts to exercise. Yoga. Dog-walking. Jogging. Dance.
That was one of my New Year Resolutions, let me remind you. I have, however, caught every infection that has come my way in the past 4 months, it being flu season and all. This put the kabosh on my plans (YOU try to do "downward dog" when you have diarrhea! Or work up a sweat with a runny nose and fever. N't!)
So, I'm starting AGAIN. Four months later, I can finally go outdoors and become physically active. I jogged with my puppy last night. And have been doing yardwork this past weekend. I feel rejuvenated...isn't that what Spring is all about?! YAY for spring!
P.S. The grass is the same color as Meinstein. Yay for green after months of brown!
That there is a $35 skein of Socks That Rock yarn (with Tencel.) I hope my pal likes it. That's more than I've ever spent on a single skein of yarn. And an easy way to get to near the $50 minimum we were supposed to spend on our swappies. I sent her some Caribou espresso beans--yummy yum. The books are some vintage knit and crochet patterns I got on Ebay last year. I admit, I did photocopy some of the projects before sending them. Hey, they were in my personal pattern stash :) And of course, the granny bag I made.
I feel the urge to bake. I have no time, but I have the urge. Maybe I can do that instead of sleep tonight, heh. The problem is, I have been so bad about exercise. Basically I stopped doing it. These hips don't need me to bake.
I was belly-dancing, then somehow even that became too much for me to continue so I stopped over a year ago. I have such limited time after work. I think knitting has taken over my life =D And that's OKAY. But I do miss being slim. Thirty extra pounds is a bit much to carry around. So I am re-starting my efforts to exercise. Yoga. Dog-walking. Jogging. Dance.
That was one of my New Year Resolutions, let me remind you. I have, however, caught every infection that has come my way in the past 4 months, it being flu season and all. This put the kabosh on my plans (YOU try to do "downward dog" when you have diarrhea! Or work up a sweat with a runny nose and fever. N't!)
So, I'm starting AGAIN. Four months later, I can finally go outdoors and become physically active. I jogged with my puppy last night. And have been doing yardwork this past weekend. I feel rejuvenated...isn't that what Spring is all about?! YAY for spring!
P.S. The grass is the same color as Meinstein. Yay for green after months of brown!
2 comments:
good job on jogging last night! I did not even resolve to excersise, but I need to start soon!
Wow, that is expensive yarn...but I bet your pal will love it :)
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