tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79867137948839483232024-03-12T18:44:57.924-07:00My So Called Blog LifeBrit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-19332075148743251942011-01-04T15:17:00.000-08:002011-01-05T13:00:18.836-08:00Being ResponsibleToday I had to go and do adult stuff. Whoa whoa now... not <I>that</I> kind of adult stuff! Come on now people geez! I actually had to go out to the courthouse and pay my personal property taxes on my car plus go and get a new sticker for my license plate. Fun...
<br />Well, it all started off fine. I left work around 9:45 or so this morning and headed out to the good ole Wayne County courthouse to give them all my money. I get there, put money in the parking meter (no way I was going to get a ticket. I already had one for the dead sticker.), and went inside. I paid my taxes, got my paper, and headed over to the taxes office to get my other paper. It was, much to my surprise, quite a bit less than I had expected. Score! Then, proud of my grown up accomplishments I head out to go take care of that stupid ticket I got yesterday for my dead sticker. I get all of 4 blocks away from where I pay my ticket and realize something. I paid my taxes, but didn't get my new sticker! I didn't get my sticker? I DIDN'T GET MY STICKER!! This is where I pound my fist on the steering wheel and mumble I don't even know how many profanities. Instead of turning back around and going back out to the courthouse, I decide since I'm already in Huntington I'll go tot he DMV. Yes, that's right. The DMV. Drats! I get there, wait forever, get my ticket, wait some more, and then finally get my sticker! YAY! Then I go on my not so merry way to get rid of that stupid ticket. I go in, show my new sticker and papers, don't have to pay the $50 fine (score!) and head back out very pleased with myself for being oh so responsible. And what do I see on the windshield when I get to my car? ANOTHER FREAKING TICKET!! Are you flippin kidding me?! Now, if I had just skipped paying the meter when I went inside to pay for my ticket, I would've been mad at getting a parking ticket but not too much. However, I not only paid my meter before I went inside. I paid for the one behind me. I did this because I am an idiot and couldn't figure out which one went to my parking spot. So, to be safe I paid both. I had one hour and 43 minutes on my meter, and an hour on the one behind me. How in the frick did I get a ticket then!? Urgh! Most people would go inside and at least mention it to the pay-your-tickets-here lady. But she was so nice about the previous ticket that I just said forget it (in more or less words) and decided to just pay the $5. Much better than the $50 ticket the nice woman got me out of. So that was my morning of being an adult. Like I said, fun!
<br />Now, onto the craftiness!
<br />Sunday I worked on a <a href="http://www.knitsbyrachel.com/page62.html">Garden Girl Dishcloth</a> for my aunt.
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<br />It's made from Lily Sugar n Cream yarn. I worked on it off and on for oh about 4 or 5 hours.
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<br />Needless to say, my hands hated me afterward. Currently I'm still working on the Tiramisu Baby Blanket and contemplating casting on <a href="http://throughtheloops.typepad.com/through_the_loops/2007/12/working-hats.html">this</a> hat for my sister. She's been begging me for a hat with earflaps. My hesitation? I've never knitted a hat. Only crocheted one. Yes, I have come down with starteritis. Ohhh help me!Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-38638126138030325822011-01-01T14:46:00.000-08:002011-01-01T15:18:01.274-08:00No Resolutions. Just Promises.I'm not a believer in resolutions. I think that you should just make promises to yourself. And not even just at New Year's. But whenever. I made the mistake last year of not making any promises at any time for anything. Hence, having a horrible year. For the year of 2011 I have made some promises to myself. They are...
<br />-Do more! More knitting, crocheting, blogging, reading, walking, hanging out with friends, spending time with family, saving money, being grateful. More of all of it!
<br />And that's pretty much it! I'm not going to promise to lost x amount of lbs. by this certain date, or promise that I'll eat healthier and exercise more. Anything to do with all that "stuff" will be decided by my doctor when I go for a check up later this month. Then, I will promise to stick to doctor's orders. I have a feeling the rules or orders I would set for myself would be alot harsher than what the doctor would, but then again, you never know.
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<br />On the craftiness front, I'm doing pretty good! I've managed to finish just a few things and have started quite a few. Oh, that reminds me, another promise! I'm promising to not have more than 3 projects going at once. It's just too much for me and I get burnt out and then don't finish anything. I'm hoping this way when I get bored with one project, I'll go to the other and so on with the third.
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<br />Here are some of the projects I've done, are still doing, or plan on doing:
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<br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/spiral-scrubbie">Spiral Scrubbie</a> - made for my mother. I got her a Paula Dean non-stick skillet for Christmas to complete her set. (She is obsessed with that woman, I have yet to see the appeal)
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<br />Sponge-y Scrubbie - for my aunt. She sent me a TON of cotton and nylon yarn and made me promise to make her some dishcloth/scrubbers in return. So far I've gotten this one (kind of) made. I have to put the sponge in the middle and sew up the sides to put it together. I'm also going to make her a spiral scrubbie as well.
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<br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/spice-solace-cap">Spice Solace Cap</a> - made for myself. Started and finished on Christmas Eve! Super proud of myself for finishing it up all in on day!
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<br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tiramisu-baby-blanket">Tiramisu Baby Blanket</a> - Made for my dad's friend. Him and his wife are getting ready to welcome their first child, a daughter, in February. As you can see the main part of the blanket is pink. Soft pink by Caron Simply Soft, edging will be Chocolate (brown) by the same, and the ribbon a simple 1/2 inch wide silk ribbon.
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<br />Planned Projects:
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<br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-peasy-socks-for-first-timers">Easy Peasy Socks for First Timers</a> - I have yet to knit any socks! And that's what made me want to learn how to knit in the first place! I'm a little intimidated by it all. But I've been practicing and haven't done too bad so I'm promising myself to start them around February.
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<br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sweet-loopy-scarf">Sweet Loopy Scarf</a> - I plan on starting this one ASAP as soon as I get the appropriate yarn.
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<br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/swirly-brooch">Swirly Brooch</a> - Already started, but ripped apart and thought I'd wait until I got the colors I like. Right now I only have black thread.
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<br />There's quite a few others but this has been a post and a half so I'll save some for later. Many blessings and good luck to everyone in the new year!Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-86135502525170392532010-12-31T05:22:00.001-08:002010-12-31T05:27:54.968-08:00Over 1 yearThat's how long it's been since I've posted anything. And trust me, a lot can happen in that time. <br />This time last year Clark & I had just moved into our house in Ceredo and were trying to catch up from everything during the holidays. This time last year I was still trying to get pregnant. This time last year, life was simple and happy and fun! Well, life is not the same as last year I can say that much. <br />Now, I am living in Huntington (with my parents, boo) and Clark and I are no longer together so of course, I'm not trying to get pregnant. Life is complicated, not very happy, and certainly not fun. However, it is still life and it must go on. So, that is what I am trying to do. Just go on and get the day done and make it to the next one. One. Day. At. A. Time. I keep telling myself this. I keep reassuring myself that soon, hopefully sometime soon, the downhill slope I feel like I'm on will level out and will start to go back up again. <br />I've been doing my best to keep my mind occupied. As I'm still working on my anxiety and depression it's a little hard to keep myself busy with going out. So, I've been crocheting and knitting again, and trying to find as many little inexpensive hobbies to keep me distracted from the obvious. I hope to have a post in the next day or so of my little crafty accomplishments if I could ever get my camera to take non-crappy pictures. So, until then I guess bye?Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-32301673230901378782009-07-25T20:17:00.000-07:002009-07-25T20:19:07.012-07:00I'm still aliveyes i know i haven't updated in oh i dont know FOREVER! but things have been ugh to say the absolute least. i plan on maybe getting a different blog, deleting this one, or making just a seperate one all together for my TTC experience im going thru. ive been reading alot of them lately and it seems like good self therapy to have one. so maybe just maybe tomorrow i will do so. if i can remember to take my laptop with me when i go do laundry... anyways, i will update SOON. not that anyone cares but it will happen. =) until then...Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-80556106488740948092009-06-17T05:50:00.000-07:002009-06-17T06:30:52.860-07:00Catching UpI've got alot of it to do lately. Work's been blah this week. I don't have Amanda up front with me so not only is it busier then usual for me, it's alot more boring. I hope she feels better soon though!<br />I decided the weekend before last that I was going on strike from cleaning. I mean I would pick up and make sure it didn't get gross with dirty dishes and stuff (I'm a stickler for the kitchen and bathroom being clean) but over all I wasn't going to do as much as I usually do so that maybe, just maybe, Clark would see for himself what exactly I do. Long story short, it didn't work. Not only did I have a dirty house but I also was in an argument w/him for 2 days. So yesterday and the day before that, I had to catch up on all the cleaning I stopped doing. Which meant about an hour and a half stuck in the bedroom putting clothes away, picking up all my books scattered everywhere and rounding up all the dirty towels. Then I had to clean Lucas' cage. That rabbit poops more then anything I've ever seen! And he seems to like one particular corner which makes it impossible to get really clean (well as much as I would like it at least). I don't really think he cares though.<br />The baby blanket is coming along nicely. I found that I had dropped a stitch or two maybe 2 or 3 rows down from where I was at so I had to rip that back and start over but I wasn't too upset. The baby I'm making it for isn't due until September so I'm not too worried. I wish I had my camera so I could show pictures but alas, I do not. (Stupid dog...gr) I have been thinking of going to a local pawn shop and putting one in lay-a-way though. I don't know if it would even be worth the trouble. Maybe I should just try and do the impossible and save up? I'm not that great with saving money.<br />I found a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/waves--shells-hook-case">hook case </a>that I adore! I already have one but this seems so fun to make and is super cute with the bright colors they made it in! I want to try and find some cute fun yarn to do it with but I don't want to get too ambitious. I've been doing alot of knitting lately and haven't done crochet in a while so I might be rusty and get frustrated if I use an odd yarn. What do you think?<br />Today is my appointment to talk to Dr. Booth about the injectables. Which I guess it's more of a do you think I should doctor? And if he says yes, then I go see the fertility specialist Dr. Burns who would put me on them. The thought of sticking myself with a needle everyday isn't too appealing but eh you gotta do what ya gotta do right?<br />Lately I've been putting alot of thought into going on a diet and quitting smoking. The only problem I forsee with that, besides the obvious of being miserable, is that I tend to be like alot of people and eat more and gain weight when I quit smoking. I don't know if I should do both of them at once or try one at a time?! I found <a href="http://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/herbs-remedies-quit-smoking.html">this</a> method for quitting smoking that seems pretty interesting though.<br />Well, I've put off working long enough...back to the ole grinding stone right?!Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-14976860560557613882009-06-11T12:06:00.000-07:002009-06-11T12:08:39.987-07:00I cavedI now have a <a href="http://twitter.com/BritAnn86">Twitter</a> account.<br />Nothing too exciting with my life as of lately.<br />I don't have my digital camera anymore (CoCo chewed it up) and without pictures, blogs just aren't the same.<br />A guy just came in and replied "I heard that." to everything I said. I thought only Clark said that.Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-73482665625229688472009-06-06T08:53:00.000-07:002009-06-06T08:58:23.472-07:00One room down...eleventy billion to go...actually 3 but it seems like alot. I swear, you would think with a small apartment and it being only Clark and I that it wouldn't take nearly that much effort to clean... well you'd be wrong. So am I apparentally. The other day I got down on my hands and knees and scrubbed the kitchen floor. Today I scrubbed pretty much the whole bathroom and come into the kitchen to put away the cleaning stuff under the sink only to find CoCo has left me a huuuuge present smack dab in the middle of my newly scrubbed floor. mmhmm. Yep. I honestly am very close to getting rid of her. She's reverted back to her puppy stage and refuses to go to the bathroom outside. She only goes on her puppy pads now and rarely does that. So my evening after work pretty much consists of going behind her scrubbing, disinfecting and air freshening everywhere she goes.<br />At least I have Heather's birthday party to save me tonight. I'm happy for that at least. And suprsingly enough, Clark is going! What?! Yes antisocial Clark has decided to venture outside his usual realm of friends. I'm sooo excited to see if him and Heather's new bf get along. *fingers crossed*.<br />I had previously posted a blog yesterday, well, tried to. But there was some error so I'll probablly be reposting that soon. Hopefully. It was a good one to. Much better than this one which I'll put you out of your misery reading right about now.Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-53967639304374295132009-05-25T14:40:00.000-07:002009-05-25T14:41:36.698-07:00My lungs hate mePnemonia again... second time this year. Not only that but ear infections in both ears and bruised ribs from coughing so much. Seriously? Throw some more crap on my life! Bring it!Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-5326417815652280592009-05-24T08:48:00.000-07:002009-05-24T09:12:33.041-07:00Warning: Whiney Blog AheadAs the title warns, this is going to be a horrible blog. So if you don't want to hear me complain then just look away now. There's going to be alot of complaining in this blog because it seems that everything that could possibly go wrong within the past week or so, has gone wrong.<br />Let's just start with the fact that my bank is a complete and total joke in every sense of the word!! Long story short (very long story short), I was told one thing about when I deposited my check into the bank about how much money would be available to me and when. Then, once I deposited my check on Thursday, they switched around and told me another which in turn made it look like I had overdrafted by $9. Okay big whoop. I was mad b/c they backtracked and said no no no this is our policy but ok they're a bank they do those things. So let's just say I did overdraw by a measley nine frickin bucks! Does that justify you charging me $148 in overdraft fees? I think not! Oh and it gets better from there. As of right now they have charged me around $500 in overdraft fees when I deposited a check of a little over $300 and spent about $260 some. Yea... take that in for a moment... FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN OVER DRAFT FEES!!! FOR NINE DOLLARS!! mmhmm do you see my frustration now? So I contact the bank and was quickly told so sorry can't help you the branch manager that takes off overdraft fees or can freeze it for you is on vacation until Tuesday. This was hrm... Monday maybe that I found this out? Yea.. out of a whoooole bank only one single soul can push that one button that stops the overdraft fees so I can get this straightened out. Needless to say, but I'm going to say it anyway, I'm going down there Tuesday to deal with this. I'll suck it up and pay the first overdraft fee, which according to my pamphlets they gave me when I got the checking account is $37, but they are not in no way getting any more money from me! I'm going to play it safe and not even say the banks real name but I'll just let ya know it rhymes with Shmifth Shmird and consists of two odd numbers. yep. Suck it bank!<br />So theres that little hiccup in my life. Theeenn, yes there's more, I go and get an ovulation kit as suggested by my doctor and many other TTC couples. Been doing the little test strips every morning since Thursday (well Thursday was in the afternoon) and none have come back saying there is even a little <a href="http://www.ovulation-calculator.com/ovulation-tests.htm">LH surge</a>. According to all of my charts today is the big O day. I am quite honestly fed up with this whole TTC thing. Really should it be this hard to have a baby? Why can a crackwhore pop out 8 of em and not take care of a single one but I can't even have ONE?!?!<br />Oh and to top this little cake of dispair off with a lovely cherry bomb, my knitting and crocheting has pretty much ceased to exist. I have no energy or passion anymore it seems. And when I do even try to being a new project, somehow someway I screw it up. Like a tote bag I was working on the other day. I get alooooot of it done and then realize the pattern says that there was an estimated use of 3 skeins of the yarn they used. I had one. Needless to say that was ripped out quite promptly and shoved into some container somewhere in my horrendously messy house.<br />Told you this blog was going to be a bad one.<br />Even though my life seems to be a big pile of crap right now I'm trying to take it all in stride and just breathe. Which is hard to do b/c I have bronchitis, but ya know what I mean.<br />I just hope whatever this slump my life is in, I get out of it quick. Like now!!Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-61244091229506735702009-05-12T15:14:00.000-07:002009-05-12T15:25:02.686-07:00So I'm not that great at this blogging thing...I have a tendency to kind of forget about it. Not that my life is all to exciting anyway...<br />I finally finished my first handspun!!! It didn't turn out as well as I had hoped but I kinda like it. I'm in the midst of making a felted/fulled (however you wanna put it) coin purse/clutch w/the yarn. I'm super duper excited about how the whole project will turn out.<br />The roving before<br /><a href="http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/?action=view&current=cobbler.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/cobbler.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />and then after spinning...<br /><a href="http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/?action=view&current=crochetpic_006_medium.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/crochetpic_006_medium.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />The size isn't as consistent as I wanted but oh well... I'm doing much better on my second one that I'm doing now.<br />Baby updatea: Well there isn't one. As I'm sure you have guessed by now. If I <i>was</i> pregnant then I'm sure I would've told everyone on earth by now. I was so sure that this last time it was going to happen so that made it suck even more when I realized it hadn't. My dr. said today that he wants to do one more round of Clomid and then see where to go from there. I really really do not want to do another cycle of it. If it was going to work I honestly feel that it would've done it's job by now. But on the other hand I also don't want to go to the next step which will be either injections or IUI. I'm sure my insurance doesn't cover even a little bit of either and right now it's impossible to pay for anything more expensive. I'm still in the middle of trying to pay off my hospital bill for the surgery they had to do last year to see what was going on.<br />I just don't understand how some crack whore on the street can have like 3890 kids but I can't even have one?! I mean really? Agh..frustrated!!!<br />I'm glad I have spinning to calm me down though...Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-82688081959835876022009-05-07T12:47:00.000-07:002009-05-07T13:03:36.509-07:00Tick tock tick tockSooo I turned 23 Sunday! It was the usual birthday of me being all sad b/c it's another year gone by that I haven't had a baby and my birthdays always seem to suck. I made out pretty good tho. I got an 8 ft (7ft maybe?) ALL pink fishing pole and flip bell reel from Clark. I loooove it! Now I can go riverfishing! Mom & Dad made me a nice dinner, breakfast, got me a pretty card, and a nice picture frame. Clark's mom & dad got me an awesome Longaberger recipe card basket, and a pretty picture frame that you can put lots of pictures in. Isaiah (my sweet monkey) got me a green apple scented oil scent dispenser thing (with the reeds, dunno wut they're called), and a shirt. I got lots of cards at work and Clark also bought me a t-shirt from Rav. Which I just got in today so I'm super excited to wear it tonight to SnB. If I go. I have full intentions of going but with the way my mood has been today blah I dunno... I don't wanna be a Debbie Downer ya kno?<br />I'm just in my own self pity mood. I took a test and got a BFN. I took it a few days too early so I'm still somewhat hopeful but still. I'm reading into IUI and all these different injectables since this will be my last month on Clomid and it's just so unbelievable to think I have to have that kind of assistance to do what billions of women have been doing for how many thousands of years on their own? And of course I'm lucky and get messed up. I feel broken. Can't they just fix me? Preferablly a quick fix?<br />The only thing I've really ever wanted out of life is to be a mother. And to have that one thing taken away (possibly, I'm a pessimist) sucks...<br />Told you I was bein Debbie...<br />I'm gonna test again. Don't know when but just incase. I'm sure you'll hear my rant about that when I get another BFN. I'm just glad I have a few wonderful people to catch me when I fall.Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-71988690551698779672009-05-01T06:57:00.000-07:002009-05-01T07:06:02.699-07:00Fingers crossed...So I had my ultrasound appt. Tuesday. I'm not going to go into details of how it went cuz well I don't know that this is really the place for all the gynecological talk and I certainly don't want to jinx myself, so let's just say it went better then expected. Which at this point is all I can really ask for.<br />My birthday is in two days which I'm not the least bit excited about that. I'm not old or even getting old by any means but 23 scares me. Plus, it never fails that every year on my birthday something happens to make me cry. Fun eh? At least I know I'll get a good meal or two out of it. And Amanda is being super awesome and we're going to yarn n more to get some fibers or w/e on Wednesday. I just hope she doesn't give me the swine flu she has contracted. =]<br />I had my first lesson in spinning yesterday! I am officially hooked on it and hope to get good enough to make something worth using. I'm super excited that now I can get some yummy fibers and dye them and make my own preference and spin spin spin till my heart is content... see excited! hehe<br />Here's the kit I got:<br /><a href="http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/?action=view&current=il_430xN_67464689.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/il_430xN_67464689.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />Cute huh? I especially like that there's a picture of the animal your fibers came from. Mine was from a beauty named Abby.<br />Gr... time to confirm patients for Monday. Why can't anyone ever just remember their own appointment? To much to ask for huh? Thought so... o well.Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-22011197386815668242009-04-27T12:32:00.000-07:002009-04-27T12:34:35.612-07:00Grrrr....So I was all amped up about my ultrasound appointment today hoping and praying that I would go and they would say the follicles are great and maybe I would get the miracle I'd been hoping for and I would be told that I was <i>already</i> pregnant. But no, the dr's office calls and had to reschedule me to tomorrow because of some emergency at the hospital that the technician had to attend to. Ok the obgyn I can understand having an emergency, yea ok I get that, but the ultrasound tech? What kind of ultrasound emergencies are there? I guess I'm just upset and being mean but I'm still really frustrated.<br />To top it off, I'm super sleepy today and my stomach is kiiiilling me where I'm ovulating. Which I'm not gonna complain about b/c its a good thing, but it still sucks.<br />Anyways, just wanted to rant for a while. I promise I will post something with a bit more substance next time.<br />Thanks.Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-52209461222082266462009-04-22T08:12:00.000-07:002009-04-22T08:34:06.838-07:00I DID IT! I DID IT! LOOK MA I DID IT!So I'm so proud of myself right now I could burst. Right now I'm just gonna do the long story short thing. I went out to eat w/Clark yesterday! We went to the Java Joint and both of us sat down and ate and drank and talked and had fun. Then we left and went to Wal*Mart and got a few things. This may not seem like a big deal to many but to me it is. I suffer from severe panic attacks and anxiety and eating out is a big big thing for me, especially with Clark. We haven't done it in about 3 or 4 years! So this is a huge step forward for me. I'm really hoping and praying I can keep this up and do more!<br />Just thought I'd share my "yay me!" moment!Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-33323512103763967242009-04-21T09:27:00.000-07:002009-04-21T11:39:41.789-07:00First spin kit!Yes I got one! I ordered it off Etsy from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23344457">BHMAlpacas</a>. I'm super excited! I'm hoping and praying that I will be able to do it and not totally screw it up! I really want to get into dyeing fibers and spinning them, but I wanted to make sure I could even spin before I got into the dyeing part.<br />I got a beautiful hook/needle case from <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/joyous7">Joy</a> off of the group RAK on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.ravelry.com">Ravelry</a>.<br /><a href="http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/?action=view&current=2_medium.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/2_medium.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><a href="http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/?action=view&current=1_medium.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/1_medium.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />Isn't it gorgeous?!! =D<br /><br />The Dogwood Arts & Crafts Festival is this weekend and I'm super excited about that as well! I'm looking forward to finding some great jewelry and candles! I need some more tarts as my dog has eaten most of mine! =]<br /><br />I go next Monday to my obgyn to have my follicle ultrasound done and see how things are growing. I keep having this whimsical wish that I'll go in and during the ultrasound the tech just casually turns to me and says (something along the lines of...) "Well it seems as though everything worked because you're pregnant. There's your baby." *Turns monitor around so I can see my little jelly bean I've wanted my whole life. Yea wishful thinking but I'm still praying for it. If you would like to send any prayers my way they would be much appreciated!<br /><br />I'm off to go feed my face. Husssooonnns! YEA!Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-75272845436632517222009-04-17T05:51:00.000-07:002009-04-17T06:08:05.893-07:00Socks & MargaritasI have started and frogged my first pair of socks about 8 times now. Now I must admit defeat and do a gauge swatch. grumble... Hates em.<br />But things are good for now. I got my beautiful <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5335656">stitch markers</a> from Hayley yesterday @ SnB! The one's I got aren't up there (I think I got the last set), but the rest are equally if not more beautiful along with the jewelry n what not. I am very much going to be a future customer! =]<br />Tonight shall be a fun night I declare! Amanda and I have plans to veg at her house drinking margaritas (she's determined to make me try it on the rocks bleh) and sing karaoke. I'm sure I will have YouTube posts to share later ha. Along with the drinks and songs, we'll be pigging out on a bunch of junk good since her hubby's gone and we went shopping yesterday. Never send 2 girls to the store alone... especially when one just got off of a no sugar thing for 45 days. Yea.. needless to say we have plenty of stuff to snack on! lol<br />I finally found a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/evas-shawl">shawl</a> that I want to make, but it scares me as most lace-y type things do...<br /><a href="http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/?action=view&current=2459181607_4fbc7d90c6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/2459181607_4fbc7d90c6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>It's gorgeous and I'm still undecided if I would even wear it or not. It can always be a gift but to whom? I'm still mulling the idea over.<br />I've begun to feel like I need to have more hobbies and releases. That was the main reason I started crocheting and knitting in the first place. Now that I'm into that I want to do more things. Photography, spinning, dyeing yarn, and making stitch markers/jewelry with polymer clay seem like the top choices I've been putting through my mind. I'm open to suggestions.<br />Off to finish my gauge swatch and actual work. C-yas!Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-14619958538585594232009-04-14T16:19:00.000-07:002009-04-14T16:37:14.211-07:00PlateaueAs the title implies, I've hit a big plateau in alot of things lately it seems...<br /><br />1.) Knitting & Crocheting: humph... this one I think hurts the most. ha. It seems like no matter what project I start, I can't figure the pattern out, I don't get the right gauge or something along those lines go wrong. Blah... I can't find anything I'm happy with either! Patter, color, shape, size, all if it is just wrong wrong wrong!!! Very frustrating considering I'm trying to work more on Clark's afghan and a scarf for my niece. I'm hoping that when I go to SnB this week that that I'll get some inspiration from the ladies. They're so creative so I can't imagine doing anything they do. (waaay to complicated and difficult for novice me! ha) I suppose it's not that horrible... in a way. I can take a breather and just focus on a few things now instead of a million like I was. I have a fairly good stash going which leads me into the next spot...<br /><br />2.) Money: Yea I'm sure you're thinking that everyone and anyone is hard up on money because of the economy and what not but seriously, if I had good eggs, I'd consider selling them. lol. Because of the tax return, I had been doing really well on being able to get bills paid about a week or 2 ahead of time or the day after I got the bill in the mail. I guess I had thought I paid my car insurnce since I had been paying it all on time, but nope didn't. Now I have 2 months to pay this month. And this $250/month hospital bill thing is killing me. As if the bill for the surgery that told me I couldn't have kids on my own basically wasn't enough, I now have to pay for more pills/shots/treatments/visits to my obgyn (leading into....)<br /><br />3.) Fertility: Or lack there of I should say. This is officially my last month on <a href="http://www.clomid.havingbabies.com/">Clomid</a>. So basically that means that if I don't get preggers this month, then next month I go to the "official" fertility specialist and get started on the dreaded shots. I so don't wanna do that. I hate having to put all those chemicals and hormones in my body already.<br /><br />4.) Work: I keep on screwing things up... period.<br /><br />There are plenty more but dinner is in the oven (probablly burning the way my luck has been) and the dog is getting anxious to go outside. Off I go to my exciting life... w00t!!!Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-36027105307737204472009-04-11T12:21:00.000-07:002009-04-11T12:39:26.559-07:00Am I ever gonna get there?Considering that I don't work on Saturdays, Clark is at Lucasville, I got my entire apartment clean, and tomorrow is going to be Easter you'd think I would be in a good mood. Well you'd think wrong.<br />*Warning: TMI coming up*<br />I woke up to a very disapointing discovery that I started. I was super duper excited for a while b/c even with taking my hormones I hadn't started. I was hopeful and shouldn't have been. So yea... I'm not that happy.<br />Then while trying to clean every room I find multiple flip flops chewed up behind the couch thanks to devil dog. So not only did I have alot more cleaning then I had anticipated b/c of her, after I got everything clean she somehow managed to hide a piece of paper from me and tore it up all over my clean spotless living room carpet that I vacuumed for like an hour.<br />Since I started of course I've been having horrendous cramps so I took my pain med as I usually have to with most of my painful cycles. Which, in turn, has made me feel like I'm stoned. Can't feel my fingertips and feels like I'm not breathing and whatever's going on around me isn't really going on type of stoned. So with that being said, this blog may sound out of sorts. I'm not in the best state of mind right now.<br />So instead of sulking on the couch by myself watching TV I sulked on the couch watching TV while eating an awesome sausage, onion, and looots of cheese omelete.<br /><a href="http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/?action=view&current=a009.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/a009.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />Looks nasty like dog puke but hit the spot and made me feel better.<br />Then I FINALLY figured out the tiger stripes on Jaycee's scarf. I ripped it apart 3 times before getting it at least partially right.<br /><a href="http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/?action=view&current=a011.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/a011.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />This would be my first project using intarsia! I'm just proud that I even understood the directions let alone did them! I'm hoping and praying that it will work out. I want her to have it to show the girls she cheerleads with. So if anyone has any further tips please feel free to share. I'm not sure what kind of backing I'm going to put on it so that's open for discussion.<br />Oh and if it didn't bum me out enough about not being pregnant, I get on myspace and there's like 5 girls that I went to school with that are pregnant. And most of them are younger then me!<br />I firmly believe in not questioning God and his decisions for my life, but that in no way means that I can't be angry about it. What is it about me that's so bad that I should'nt produce offspring? Am I cursed? Do I have evil blood or something?<br />Right now, I'm doing BBT, cervical mucus readings, and charting my cycles along with taking prenatal vitamins, hormones, and Clomid. whew... I'm full of everything that should've gotten me pregnant by now but alas I am not. Part of me wants to just say forget it and let it happen whenever. But I can never keep that thought out of my mind that I want it now.<br />I've decided that since today was so horrible for me & I didn't go to Lucasville like I wanted, I'm going to spoil myself and go to Wal*Mart to get some new needles and "Breaking Dawn". I downloaded it and started to read it but can't not get the book ya kno?<br />Here's hoping that tomorrow is better.Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-62591314196158353182009-04-04T09:44:00.000-07:002009-04-04T09:59:17.966-07:00My Adventure in FirstsI know I should've done this Thursday after I got home but I was just too tired and I had gotten the 3rd book in the Twlight Saga so I was a little distracted. he...<br /><br />So let's get to it...<br /><br />Thursday- Totally went to my first Stitch 'N' B*tch meeting!!! (I'm trying very hard to not curse anymore so go ahead and laugh at my lack of an I haha I do) It was awesome! The girls I met were so sweet and funny! They held back the good stories claiming they couldn't tell me on my first time (they didn't wanna scare me away) so that makes me wanna go back even more! lol<br /><br />I felt sooo stupid just pulling out this orange crap that I had been knitting with no real purpose to it to be honest and here they are with their beautiful creations just knitting away. Most without even looking, literally, I noticed with a twinge of jealousy. All of them seemed to have a great friendship and it wasnt' all about knitting. Funny funny ladies hehe. Can't wait to go back.<br /><br />So leaving there I had planned to go the grocery store (like I had planned for the like 4 days before that) and thought neh I'll go to Wal*Mart and get my first set of DPN's (they assured me not to be so scared lol), some sock yarn, and <i>Eclipse</i>. So, I went & the new makeover they did on Rt. 60's craft/yarn section <b>sucks</b>! They took away most of the knitting/crochet stuff and ALL of the fabric/sewing stuff pretty much. grrrumble grrrumble. So I look and find some "it'll do" yarn and what do ya know...absolutely no double pointed needles! hmph... I was a little peeved to say the least. Anyway, I get my book and go home in a huff planning on making a trip to the Ohio Wal*Mart of AC Moore some other day.<br /><br />Friday- After work I go to Dayla's house (co-worker) to show her and her daughter how to burn cd's and put music on her mp3 player as they got a new computer. Hung out there for a while chit chatting ya kno mostly about work lol Leave there and make my first AC Moore trip! squeeee!!! I think I parked honestly like a 10 minute walk away from the door b/c I was so excited to get in and see what they had (never been there before). I make a bee like to the yarn section, practically knocking over all the little fake flower ladies on my way, and there it is... beckoning... the most beautiful selection of yarn I've ever seen. (Ok I'm sure there are some of you thinking pfft I've seen waaay better, keep in mind I've never been anywhere but Wal*Mart for yarn really). I had to restrain myself from doing the I want one of everything thing. So I find a set of double pointed needles and 2 skeins of my favorite color Peaches N Creme yarn (Sage) and a free pattern. It took ALOT of self control not to go to the massive bargain bin for the 1lb. bag of yarn that was only $5.99 but I'm trying to reserve my cash flow for Lucasville flea market in hopes of a pot bellied pig. hehe. Leaving there I went to an awesome Christian book store past Target and the Shoe Dept. They had some awesome books that I wanted to get, again self control. I leave there and go home. Content with the new additions to my stash and eating a Twix bar that was amazing considering I had eaten since about 12 and it was by then 8 or so.<br />I come home and talk to Clark for a while and then off I go looking for a good sock pattern that uses only 4 dpn's and is REALLY super easy (for beginners). Finish reading <i>Eclipse</i> and then go to bed.<br />Today I <u>have</u> to go to the grocery store and clean! But the weather is so so lovely that all I want to do is just take my dog to the park and feed some squirrels. Perhaps after the store and cleaning? Hopefully I'll have the energy.<br />I think I've written a novel but I just had to share my story of the past few days. I don't get out much so all of this was really awesome to me. lol. Off to another adventure in grocery shopping!Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-9732464442547646562009-04-01T14:12:00.000-07:002009-04-01T14:23:38.298-07:00Lovely dayAs the title suggests, today was a lovely day. Very lovely actually. I found out I got a 25 cent raise (woot!!) and had a decent day at work. Amanda brought in some knitting books so I immediately ganked the one she wasn't reading at the moment and started reading it most of the day as it was fairly slow. (woot again). Had a dr's appointment. Only real blah part of the day I guess. My dr. told me I'm doing extremely well w/my anxiety problems and that they strongly feel within the next few months, only with my approval, I will be off medication and be able to function normally. But I just feel like I'm not doing quite as well as they think I am. Maybe it's because they don't hear all the things going on in my head. Maybe it's because they only hear what I tell them even as honest as I am with both my dr. and therapist. This time in life I am praying that I am wrong!<br />I finished mom's scarf yesterday!!! Considering it was my first knitting project I'm very proud. Amanda taught me how to cast on, knit stitch, purl stitch, and basics on tension and function of needles, etc. I watched a video on how to bind off and did it by myself just by watching an instructional video which was quite a feat for me as I'm a very ok move my hands for me the way they should go kinda person lol.<br /><a href="http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/?action=view&current=n006.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/n006.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />Considering I've never worked with such a "textured" yarn let alone in knitting, I'm proud. LOL<br />I have begun a basic stockinette stitch project that I have yet to figure out. It's too thick and big to be a scarf... and as it is bright orange I'm hoping to change to black in some sort of pattern and make something for my niece as her school colors are orange and black. (I may have mentioned that in a previous blog? my memory is well non existent lol)<br />Oh, and I also found myself in the store many many times looking at yarns thinking "oooh I loove that oooh that's greatt!! but really I don't have a project to do with that so it'd be really dumb to buy it" not anymooooore! =] I've finally decided that you know what, darnit, I'm gonna get that beautiful yarn even if I have no idea what I can do with it! Because if I can't do anything with it then maybe I can gift it on RAK (ravelry group) and someone else can! Or maybe it will inspire me to start a project I would've otherwise said NO WAY to!!! Inspire me!! haha I am doing this however, within reason. That being said, I'm not going to buy every yarn I love at every store I go to. haha. Although I wish I had the money and space to do so.<br />That reminds me... there's a knitting/crochet/yarn store just down the road from me... I wonder when they close...? OFF I GO!Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-59279263758160561202009-03-28T22:25:00.000-07:002009-03-28T22:34:25.509-07:00Beef jerky be darned!!Agh... I swear I am a 22 year old girl (I still don't consider myself a grown up or woman ha) in an 88 year old's body! All I did was eat one little tiny piece of peppered beef jerky and BAAAAM! I'm awake with the wooorst heartburn. It feels like I swallowed nail polish remover and the acetone is just creeping it's way up my throat. ugh. And to top it off, I've got a massive headache. And finished New Moon just a while ago so now I don't have anything to read. Am I pitiful or what?<br />Today was Jaycee's birthday party. I was extremely pleased that she liked her present Clark & I got her (memory card for her phone). It amazes me how much her and Jaydon have grown. I guess it's because I was only 11 going on 12 when she was born. She's the age now that I was when she was born! ha... And Jaydon... my little baby boy. He's so big and funny! He's the chubbiest most adorable kid ever! Oh and my other nephew Isaiah.. he's just too cute for words! He's so vocal now which just cracks me up. I can't wait for him to start walking just to see the things he's gonna get into! I thank God everyday for blessing me with those children b/c I know it'd be alot harder for me (and Clark) considering we prolly arent going to have kids.<br />So I started to knit about mmm 2 weeks ago? I've got knit, purl, (stockinette) stitches down. I am absolutely terrified of double pointed needles though. I was about half tempted to buy some at Wal*Mart yesterday but decided on getting some more circulars instead since my dog chewed up the bamboo one's I had. (Told you she was the devil)<br />I'm working on a scarf thing for my niece Jaycee right now. My goal is to somehow incorporate tiger stripes into the orange that I'm doing now. (Her school mascot is the tiger and she loves em) I'm just doing basic stockinette stitch except I'm switching it around so you can see the reversed side every ten rows or so. It's more or less just practice but if I can make something of it great!<br />So if anyone is reading this that can give me some tips, please do! I'm at a loss what to do. I've been searching the internet like crazy and anything I read or watch just doesn't seem to make sense.<br />Well, I'm off to try to get some sleep. As if I'll be able to with some massive burning going on inside right now. Ha.Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-37891680685818137952009-03-26T14:18:00.000-07:002009-03-26T14:27:25.311-07:00Wet n mushy day...So since the moment I woke up it's felt like Friday. And as any of you sane people know... it's not. Work was the usual accept on of the dr's wasn't in today which made it alot slower. (That's a good thing) I pretty much got through 3/4 of Twilight. I'm still loving it, probablly even more now. ha.<br />I don't know what exactly inspired this but lately I've become very interested in spinning. I've done a little research and just don't know if I'm coordinated enough to do it. Not to mention that my insane devil dog gets into every skein of yarn I get! I love her like a child but I honestly don't know what I would do if she tore up a skein that I spun myself... aagh I don't even want to think about it! lol<br />I've found some pretty good sites that are very educational but they all seem so... stiff? rigid? I dunno it doesn't seem to be clicking in my head how I will do it. It's probablly just me because I'm more of a visual learner. So I'm sure it's just my own stupidity that's keeping me from fully understanding it. I really don't want to get involved with another project or hobby and not be able to finish it up. I'm still learning how to knit, and not that great at it I may add, and also still trying to get better with crochet. Oh, and I also just got my sewing machine working... most of the time anyway. I'm still hopeful that Clark will get me a new one for my birthday even though we really can't afford it.<br />I'm still hopeful though that somehow I'll manage to get better at both knitting and crocheting. I have alot of free time since I'm such a homebody so who knows...Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-44413538878854311412009-03-24T15:02:00.001-07:002009-03-24T15:11:13.778-07:00I should be cleaning<div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">but I'm not! ha... go figure me not clean when I'm supposed to! =] Anywho, I don't know why I'm even posting anything. Nothing interesting has even happened. Not that nothing ever does to me so.... </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">I'm <i>still</i> working on learning to knit. I haven't learned the purl stitch yet. Thank goodness b/c if I did I'm sure I'd screw it up. (yes Amanda, I'm doubting myself again haha) So far I've just made reeeeallly long garter stitch scarves lol. And it's frickin Spring! But at least I'm learning right? I used to think I couldnt ever learn how to crochet or knit so I'm just glad I'm broadening my horizons.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">My Twilight book came today! *eeeeeks!* So I'm sure if I don't post anything for a day or two it's b/c I'm spending all my spare time reading. But who can blame me? I still can't believe I watched the movie first! I never ever do that! O well... I'm determined to read the whole series before seeing the next movie though! </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">So basically right now I really need to be...</span></div><ol><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Cleaning the spare room. </span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Dishes</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Organizing/cleaning out my craft supplies (hehe)</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Cleaning the porch off (altho it's really Clarks job)</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Putting clothes away</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Scrubbing the tub/shower/bathroom in general</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Being more organized</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Reading my book (going to as soon as I'm done w/this)</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Reading the Bible (I'm determined to read it cover to cover w/in this year. I've never read it before)</span></div></li></ol><p align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Organizing bills and papers.<br /><br />So yea that's about it! Can we say procrastination?!?! Oh, not to mention I could be cooking dinner right now also. I did make a step towards cleaning the spare room though, I brought boxes home from work. Ha small step but none the less more then what I had yesterday right?! Oh, forgot one more thing, I should be working on Clark's afghan. Poor thing I started it in DECEMBER!!! It's my first real project and I made sure to buy all the yarn and supplies for it and now ooops I've gotten distracted by all the other pretty fibers I have just staring at me from the dining room. Well, I suppose I'm going to quit stlaling and go do something well productive (ew its so bleh even typing it!). Dishes? Clothes? Crochet? Knit? *Sigh* The life I live!</span><br /><br /></p><p> </p>Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-6838077003103894092009-03-23T17:11:00.000-07:002009-03-23T17:30:07.088-07:00Just call me LemmingSo I've always had this thing where I swear I'm not going to watch a movie that was from a book until I've read the book... ya kno I like to compare what they add in and leave out...all that jazz. So when Twilight came out and all these people were making a big hooplah about how wonderful it was I swore I wouldn't watch it until I read the <strong>complete </strong>series. Well, I caved this Saturday and thank God I did! It's everything everyone says and more! I am now a Twilight fanatic and in love with Edward Cullen! (I ordered the first book about 5 minutes after I finished watching the movie.)<br />Anyhow, I finally got something to organize my yarn and other things. It's still a work in progress but not to bad if I say so myself.<br /><a href="http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/?action=view&current=projects006.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/projects006.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />I keep all my yarn in this mesh organizer thing. Only $3! I'm going to get another one b/c this poor thing is sooo weighed down! Haha.<br /><a href="http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/?action=view&current=projects008.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/projects008.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />And as you can see I keep all of my odds and ends, hooks, needles and etc this plastic drawer organizer. (Also only $3!) But now my only problem is how to organize this...<br /><a href="http://s283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/?action=view&current=projects007.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk300/britann86/projects007.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br />Yea...that's the result of my dog CoCo and her hay day in my yarn stash... any tips much appreciated!<br />Well, off to finish watching Secret Life of an American Teenager finale and shower!Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986713794883948323.post-53752228622567975862009-03-18T05:00:00.000-07:002009-03-18T05:08:21.238-07:00Before the day begins...Quick post before I start my day! I'm taking Miss CoCo to the vet today...no worries she's just getting groomed. I got little pink bows about 2 weeks ago for them to put in her long wavy ear hair! =] I will most definitley post pics later of that!<br />My day is pretty much just going to consist of taking her to the vet, to work till 3, back to the vet to pick her up, them home or back to work depending on if I get back in time before we close work. Grocery store later... grumble grumble.<br />Let's see recap for the past few days or so... yesterday we had dinner over at the in laws. I can honestly say that I am truly blessed to have great in laws. April is such a strong Christian mother who is a great example for me to follow. Big Clark is pretty much what little Clark will be when he's older lol. He acts just like his dad and more and more of him comes out every day. Which isn't a bad thing cuz his dad's a great man. He's a good provider and a wonderful grandfather. We may not always agree (haha) but over all they are amazing people that I am grateful to have in my life.<br />Clark got me some great yarns this past weekend at the fleamarket. There's not a whole lot there (about 1/2 a skein on each yarn) but it's more then what I had before and I'm thankful I have a "husband" who thinks of me. I figure it's enough to make some flowers or edging on something.<br />I'm working on quite a few things right now. A ami monkey, stiiiilll on Clark's afghan (poor guy), preemie blanket (may turn it into a snuggie thingy), and preemie hat. I started out being one of those people who couldn't stand to do more then one project at a time, slowly went to having to have more then one, now it seems like I start a new one every night! Oh well, all is fair in crochet and war right?! lol<br />Well, I'm off to take her to get purdied up. I hope the medicine they gave me works for her car sickness as well this time as it did Saturday when we went to Mom's house. Wish me luck!Brit♥Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459302093099826544noreply@blogger.com0