Howdy and Good Morning from your friends in Fabri-holic land. Today, in a move that shocks me, I will be showing a photo of- me. I finished my Garden Scarf from the Debbie Stoller Happy Hooker book/crochet class, and since I couldn't get a decent photo of it on its own, I had the Hubby take an action shot. I'm shocked that I'm sharing this photo cause, well, it proves the need for the diet.
Not convinced?
I'm actually very happy with the scarf. I still love the yarn texture and colors. My flowers do in fact look like flowers. I consider this a victory. However, some of the flowers look like they were fed Miracle-Gro while others look like maybe I forgot to water them and then left them out in the intense CO sun all day, thanks to H-U-G-E variances in my tension. Ah well, live and learn, and frankly, I don't think you can tell unless you get very very close. And, if you are getting that close while I'm wearing this scarf, we'll have other things to talk about.
After my initial total failure with crochet, I seem to be doing a little bit better. I finished the scarf, and in all honesty, I didn't think that was possible. I am starting to get the rhythm of the hooking. I'm a rhythmic hook*er, I guess? I do want to try again, esp. to make the cowgirl hat and the cute grown-up bunny slippers from the book... And, I saw a pattern for a crocheted Noro Kureyon shawl that might justify my new-found love and desire to purchase all things Noro. Not to mention, I recently learned I have a secret Noro connection- woo-hoo! And, a co-worker likes my booga bag so much, she bought 3 skeins for me to make one up for her. Free knitting :-)
Meanwhile, for anyone interested, I did in fact survive my review. It was, generally, quite nice, with many good things said about me, now, and my future potential. I had an opportunity to discuss growth ideas, where I'd like to take things, etc. Of course, as with any decent review, we talked about places with potential for improvement, but my boss is skillful at pointing out "you are already good at this, and you could be GREAT by..." I'm just SO glad it is over for a year. The Hubby had his annual review as well, and got a decent raise for the first time in years. The problem with both working for non-profits is that there's simply NO room for merit based raises, cause of those pesky budgets. However, his employer realized that according to industry standards, he was greatly underpaid. So, now he's a little less underpaid. And they are working with him on a more agreeable schedule because they did in fact finally realize that it was NOT in their best interest to have one of their best employees quit over something as solve-able as a scheduling issue. Perhaps, perhaps, things will get a little bit better? Oh, and, this is my last week working full time. Next week, I'm officially a 32 hour/week gal! Happily, this coincides with the release of the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie, which I will be seeing with The Hubby on Friday during the day.. while the kids are in daycare that we already pay for. Johnny, I'm coming for you, lover!
PS Tonight, The Hubby has a night shift, so... I'll be cutting out the last baby quilt on my to-do list. Maybe even piecing it. And, I just rec'd a large order from eQuilter, that I'll have time to photogrpah tonight. So, for all y'all who come here for the quilts and fabric, take heart. Some of that is in the near future. Really.
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