My theme for 2017 was to "Maintain My Groovy Self". Maintaining what we've been working towards the last few years proved more challenging than we anticipated when I chose this focus. But I'm so glad that we did. Because we didn't have crazy ambitious goals and timelines in our minds, we were better able to… Continue reading Donita2017 Reflection
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Donita2017 Q3
Summer has gone and fall has come. It's finally sweater weather and I couldn't be more happy about it! First up in July, I finished a top (that I started in May), because I finally found a pattern that I could use this yarn for! And I used EVERY. LAST. BIT. July is Tour de… Continue reading Donita2017 Q3
Donita2017 – Q2 update…up late
Well, since it's halfway through August, it only makes sense that I finally give you an update on how spring went, right?Q2 kicked my butt - I'm not even gonna try to be nice about it. It was rough. I was so ready for it to be over, it's not even funny. There were a… Continue reading Donita2017 – Q2 update…up late
Donita2017 – Q1 update
Here we are, the end of the first quarter of 2017. While I've been short on words the last few months, I've not been short on FOs. I've finished 3 sweaters in 3 months! It's crazy! I decided that I really had so many nice sweater quantities of yarn, with so many nice patterns… Continue reading Donita2017 – Q1 update
UPDATE: Chemical Warfare
A few weeks ago, I shared a post about some Regia yarn that won't quit bleeding. At the time of this post, I was quite put-out with Regia's customer service on this issue. I contacted them through the contact us link on their website on January 10, 2017. At the time of this posting, I haven't gotten… Continue reading UPDATE: Chemical Warfare
Donita 2017: Maintain My Groovy Self
I had a beloved professor in undergrad who regularly told her students to "Maintain your groovy selves!" or, once we knew her lingo, just "Maintain!" Just picturing her technicolor post-its and marker notes on assignments now makes me smile. When I sat down to think about goals for this coming year and what theme to… Continue reading Donita 2017: Maintain My Groovy Self
Donita 2016: Crafty recap
You know what's awesome? When you are reevaluating basically how you do life, and your doctor/therapist/alternative medicine professional all ask you what you do to bring joy to your life and you tell them about your small obsession with fiber arts and they unanimously agree that you should definitely embrace that and do as much… Continue reading Donita 2016: Crafty recap
The road so far…
2016 has been quite the ride already. Lots more drama than I prefer and certainly more than I'm going to dwell on enough to write about here. In happier news, I have finished a few things. :)The first FO of my year was a cowl, from handspun yarn, that I started back in August &… Continue reading The road so far…
Caution – Works in Progress
Looking at everything I have in progress currently, I had a thought - aren't we all really WIPs? None of us are totally complete. We will continue to grow, be re-worked, change, mature, refine with time. Woah, that was unexpectedly heavy.So why should I let these WIPs get me down? Time to celebrate the WIPs in… Continue reading Caution – Works in Progress
Halfway there! Donita 2015 update
Hi, my name is Donita and I have personal & crafting goals. This year, my mantra is "More of what makes me happy." I'm trying to choose my focus and hoping my mindset will follow.Despite the 0, count them, ZERO sunny days we had in June, I'm still trying to enjoy the summer. Thankfully, most… Continue reading Halfway there! Donita 2015 update
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