07 2 / 2012
FO of the week -Zuzu’s Petals by Carina Spencer. Took me three days knitting here and there, so really quick project. I used Manos Silk Blend in a beautiful vibrant blue-ish variegated colorway.
28 1 / 2012
Sneak peek of a project I just finished for one of my nieces. Now to finish my other niece’s b-day present…
Very distracted today. There’s housework to be done, but there’s a birthday party next week.
28 1 / 2012
Two things that aren’t popular lunch items with my kids….tuna sandwiches and salad. But, turn a romain leaf into a “boat” and add some fish inside and you’ve got an instant hit. “Fishing boats”! Add the favorite organic baked beans and carrots and call it a meal!
26 1 / 2012
Hubby sorting beans for his chili cook-off entry. Man cooking…pretty darn distracting :)
26 1 / 2012
Home Routines App
Just had to share this amazing app that I’ve been using off and on for at least a year. It was especially very helpful when we lived in a very large house last year that was rather hard to keep up with while conquering my distractions. I admit, that I haven’t yet logged into the app this year, but I am making the choice to right now. I need it to keep me on track. It’s really simple. Every day do a little and accomplish a lot. Each day the app tells me what to do and it helps me stay on top of little things like cobwebs and scuffed, dirty baseboards all year long so I don’t have to do the dreaded spring cleaning every year. And as a really fun bonus, you only get to spend 15 minutes doing the task. At the end of the 15 minutes you’re done and a cool little victory song will play to congratulate you on your accomplishment. Love it!!!
26 1 / 2012
My second attempt at a blog…
So, I’ve been encouraged to start a blog. I don’t know if this will ever be a blog that anyone will want to follow, but at the very least it will be a place for me to unload the things that swim around in my head on a daily basis and keep me distracted. Not all distractions are bad. Sometimes they are just good ideas that come at the wrong time. So, this will be my distraction archive. Maybe I will revisit these distractions at the right time. Maybe I won’t. But at least they will always be here if I get bored and find I need them.
Examples of distractions you may find on my blog:
1. That super cool craft project that I saw online that I just HAVE to make for myself, but I have to force myself not to RIGHT NOW.
2. My current knitting/crochet projects that deserve to have their photo taken because they are so exciting. They may get laid back down for a week or two and forgotten if I don’t document their coolness.
3. Sewing projects for the same reason as the knitting projects. They deserve to be loved and remembered whether I have time to finish them or not. :)
4. Food. I love food. I love good food. I love healthy food. I love creative food. You might, from time to time, see a dish that was just so amazing that it has gotten me completely distracted. I’ll have to blog about it.
5. Creative musings. This is a big category. This is the biggest consumer of brain cells for me. My mind is always going. ALL THE TIME. So I might use this space to tell about my latest crazy, creative idea or song idea or design idea or whatever.
This is just an idea of what may make its way onto my blog. You never know. I promise though…it will always be interesting :)
26 1 / 2012
"I don’t think we realize just how fast we go until you stop for a minute and realize just how loud and how hectic your life is, and how easily distracted you can get."
