Time to Get Organized

Of course I’m interested in all the ideas going around from looking at patterns and yarns, my bookshelf…you know what I mean!?! And I want to start something else!! I’m am absolutely Nuts.

sooo…

I’m looking around at the stuff I’ve got started and what a mess!

I decided to make a list of everything.

WIPs:
Allie’s sweater for school
Mini Muk Luks
Morning Mood Doily - Magic Crochet, June 1988, No 54
Green Autumn Mittens - Vogue Knitting, Fall 2008
Fishy Afghan
Reversible Double Thick Afghan
Double-Knit Teapot Potholder
Twined Sampler Hat - Vogue Knitting International, Holiday 1988
Vests for all the Family,sz lg - Good Needlework Second Gift-Book, Vintage c.1938
Community Crochet Helmet Hat - Out of Print Pattern
Goysa Doily 2009ss-45
Floral Embroidery Needlework piece - no longer available

Plus:
Scan 120 yrs worth of Family Pics
Reading “Dream Stuff” by David Malouf

Well, when I started making the mini muk-luks she has a “Magic Book” that she keeps her ideas in 1 place. Kind of like at Ravelry, but at Ravelry I always get interested in the chatter and conversations going on, then I get inspired with fresh new ideas and I’m lost again!

In my mind I’ve made some of the most wonderful projects – yeah – right.
If I was able to work everything that I have in mind then I’d probably live to be 100 yrs old!

My plan is to mark off what I’ve worked on each day. Then when a project is finished the list should be shorter. The new ideas I get will just have to get recorded in my Ravelry Notebook.

How does that sound?

It’s a plan anyway.

Today, I sent off a starter crochet set for my daughter Bonnie who lives in Texas.
That is a Great feeling and a lot of love went with it.

I read 2 chapters from the book I’m reading.

I worked on the Morning Mood Doily. This has about 4 more rounds. It will probably be the biggest doily I’ve made so far. It’s supposed to be worked with yarn. Oh how yuck! Blah. I’m using some sz 5 thread that I’ve had for about 5 yrs now. That’s one of those balls of thread that was on sale and you know what that means…can’t pass up a bargain!

Tomorrow I will check off my list what I’ve actually worked on. Just to keep myself in check!

Rambling around with internet technology

I've been so busy with helping to care for my dad that my thoughts have been so scattered.

I've actually made 2 hats, 1 baby sweater, 2 doilies and got an afghan started that's 2/3 finished.

I've added my ravelry project bars to my blog.
I've added a technorati account.
I've found friends on facebook.
I've opened a Mindmap account at XMind.
Now I'm trying out Primal Fusion for integrating thinking and web searching.

So here are some links I've been messing around with:

Ravelry Progress Bars
Ravelry users can follow this thread for adding blog widgets.
I haven't updated my projects though.

Primal Fusion Crochet Doilies and Threadwork

Technorati is for claiming and registering your blog.

XMind is helping me work out some personal info.

At facebook I'm mostly trying to figure out the apps and general layout for the place. It's one of those places that I just search around and find interesting people and things I like to explore.

I've been able to find some of my family, old co-workers, old friends and some of my newer ones too.

So, I've really been scattered but I'm actually trying to connect everything together; my personal life, my hobbies, browsing easier, and making social connections at facebook.

I went to school with a friend named Seth that is really a whiz with technology and brainstorming ideas. It's nice to know that someone from my hometown has achieved a Doctorate. A pretty interesting guy. (Although he doesn't even know how to knit or crochet!)

My dad...a heavy sadness, to see his life energy dimming is a very sad thing. There will be peace for him though. I have a strong faith in God and believe there is peace and harmony in the hereafter. I will miss him dearly. Prayers