Big thanks to Nicole and her fella for getting my home computer up and running again! Most affordable computer repair ever ! (I hope the wine was okay)
Here is the list I posted back in March, anticipating oodles of free time over the summer months, where I would get tons and tons of things accomplished. Lets see what I managed to get to . . .
-A thorough spring clean of each and every room in my apartment, which will include going through EVERYTHING and tossing stuff out.
Nope. Not even one room.
-Steam clean my carpets, which will hopefully remove the splotches from cleaning up bike grease
Nope. Though I talked about it alot, and sure would like to. I've pretty much accepted that although renting one of those do-it-yourself steam cleaners would be cheaper, I'm willing to shell out the bucks to have someone come and do it quickly.
-Go and purchase some additional shelving and reorganize the storage system in my living room/kitchen/dining room areas.
Nope. But I sure wish I had. Still high on the priority list of things to do around the apartment, and really needs to be done quite badly.
-Finish knitting the cabled hoodie (started a year ago)
YES!!!! And I love it. Second sweater I've finished, first one I've actually loved when finished. I even wear it! To school and everything! (Will post pictures at some point)
-Finish knitting the alpaca scarf (started 18 months ago)
Yes, but that's not nearly as impressive as the sweater. And it's sitting crumpled in a ball somewhere. Although with scarf season just around the corner, it'll make a good transition scarf to the colder weather, and bulkier scarves.
-Finish knitting Muchi's hat (started in Dec. His b-day was in Sept!)
Nope. And he's about to have another birthday. (hanging head in shame)
-Start and finish knitting Chris Lee's hat (b-day was in Jan!)
Nope. But he never knew I was going to knit him one, so I feel less bad about it. I think I may have bookmarked the yarn for another project by now.
-Knit Tatjana's hat OR go to Nanaimo for a weekend and re-teach her how to knit it.
Ha ha. Nope. But I did discover that that's where my 5mm circulars were hiding.
-Finish the quilt I started BEFORE Paul and I moved in together (should be more inclined to do it now that I have an actual sewing area set up in my apartment).
Nope. But I did meet up with Alice-Ruth, this granny who was in my quilting class, and she gave me lots of ideas for how to finish it up using the amount of blocks I currently have done (12) and spacing them out with blank blocks which I can free form emroider. Should look super cool. Eventually.
-Make Dolmades, which I bought a jar of grape leaves for over a year ago.
Nope. The jar is still in the cupboard. But that stuff never goes bad, right?
-Make creme brulee, or SOMETHING I can use the blowtorch I got for Christmas on.
Yes!!! And it was bruleecious!
-Do something with my VSB credits. Another sewing class, or maybe cake decorating?
Nope. Nada. But Paul and I have been talking about taking dancing lessons, so perhaps that's what I'll do with them.
-Go visit Jacquie and meet her new baby (Brenna, born in Nov!)
Yes! A whirlwind to Victoria and back in one afternoon kind of visit with Jacq and the cutest baby ever!
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5 comments:
Yay Katie! Glad you're back, even if you weren't accomplishing that long list of things while you were gone. ;-)
The wine was perfect. :)
Oh good. You're normal!
aHurry back from NY Karyn, I miss you.
i'm happy that the things you got done were the ones that seem like most fun ones.
hope all is well --
let's talk soon.
xoxo h
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