2013 already?

I find it very difficult to believe that it is already the middle of April, 2013. Also that it has been over a year since I have written here.

 Lately I have felt the urge to write and share again, which has been not surprisingly in conjunction with my desire to do fiber arts again. So much has changed since I last shared - but a lot is the same, too. There were times over the last year that I wished I hadn't stopped posting, since a little support from online friends would have been wonderful. But it felt so strange to jump back in and try to explain myself that I never did.

 I will be doing some catch-up posts as the mood strikes, as well as sharing new knitting (yay!) and my usual summer garden/house projects. I am also planning on giving this blog a facelift. Thank you to anyone reading this, and I promise to be back soon!

  Some tidbits from the last 16 months:

 1) It feels like our house is never going to be done.
 2) Our pets are happy and healthy.
3) We are healthy and … sometimes happy.
 4) Cancer sucks.
 5) I have writing a knitting pattern.
6) I am expanding my veggie garden from the 3 - 4x4 beds I had last year.
7) I have seedlings growing in our laundry room.
8) The weather has been awful so far this spring.
 9) Work is work. Some good days, some terrible days.
 10) Being an adult is a rip-off. Now that I can eat all of the cookies I want, I know I shouldn’t.
 11) You can’t ever go back again. Appreciate it now.
 12) F*ck Cancer. My dad has already beaten the odds. This time now is a bonus we are so thankful for.

Hello 2012

and good riddance 2011.   That's all the space I'm going to waste on the year from hell.  No end-of-the-year recap for me!


That said, I am looking towards 2012 with hope, determination, and an open mind.   And perhaps a dash or two of patience - I really need to work on that.

Some of you may know that besides fiber arts, my other passion in life (well one of them at least) is scrapbooking/journaling/bookmaking.   I love to tell stories;  real life ones and made up ones.    For the second year in a row I have signed up for Ali Edwards' One Little Word class at Big Picture Scrapbooking.   I am a real fan of Ali's work, attitude, and approach to life.

The premise of One Little Word is to find a word to life with through out the year that you want to keep in your head and in your heart, and to use it to inspire positive changes in your life.   My word for 2011 was "Achieve".   I enjoyed working with Ali's monthy prompts and probably did more introspective thinking than I ever have before.  

This year, I chose "Bright".   It seems to fit for many reasons, including themes I want to invite into my life this year.  (Looking at the synonyms is a good way to see how much depth there can be in one word: 

brilliant, intense, sunny, intelligent, hopeful, optimistic.)

If this idea intrigues you, I really suggest you check out the class or Ali's blog.    Send me a message or click here for a referral code that gets you 10% your next class.  =)

Here's to a happy and healthy 2012!