Fail, then Excitement!

So I've officially decided to drop out of school. And at first I felt like such a failure and was all upset but now I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off me. I feel like I so many more options now to do with my life. Like live with La! I feel happy and calm and well.

Sweatpants Saturday

It's Sweatpants Saturday! Meaning, I wear sweatpants to work. Usually the same ones I slept in last night. 

So Sam and I are opening our own online crochet shop. The website is gonna be www.smithtwist.com, but nothing is up yet. "Smith" because we both have that last name, and "twist" because yarn is twisty. And we have nifty little handbooks to lead us to success: The Handmade Marketplace. 

An hour and a half left of work. GAH boring. I best create things.

Scrap Your Word Challenge

I decided to participate in a little Studio Calico scrapbooking challenge. So groovy. The guidelines were to take a photo of yourself and put it in a layout with a word that sums up your goals for the new year. So the word I decided upon is "completion." And here is my awesome page:

Those aren't actually recent pictures of me (now I have hair like a boy) but I haven't showered in days so I didn't want to take a picture of myself right now haha. TMI? Maybe. So these are pictures from the last semester of school that I actually completed. I think they were a good choice because they can serve as a little reminder that I actually CAN finish school. That's one of the main reasons I chose the word "completion." I have trouble finishing things I start, especially school-related things. And then of course the billions of crochet and art projects that are half-finished. So it's a good word for me to focus on. 

And that's that!

New Year's Resolutions

SO classy...

Lately...

• I've been slacking at work. Showing up late, leaving early, etc. I got in a bit of trouble today, and it was a wakeup call so I'm determined to get my lazy ass back on track. Good luck to me!
• I've been writing new year's cards. Expect yours soon!
• I've been spending huge amounts of money. That's not lately, that's always, but I have to great unattainable new year's resolutions to save money in 2011.
• I've been crocheting like crazy! Too much fun to handle. I finally finished Laura's scarf, and her Christmas presents arrived today, and I can't wait to see her.

That's all for now!

The Long Island Sound!

I've been smoking a lot less cigarettes the past two days because it's torture to go outside. It's sooo windy, the house seems like it's going to crack. In the bathrooms the toilet bowl water is moving as if we were on a boat. But it's lovely to be snowed in, I've just been crafting all day! I'm working on Katie's bag right now and a cute little pencil case. I miss my Groop!

Accomplishments!

1. mailed Christmas cards and CDs
2. worked 10AM - 5PM 
3. saw movie and hung out with Andrew
4. crocheted half a cowl
5. got 3 more Christmas gifts
6. wrapped some gifts
7. Katie came home
8. damn, I'm tired.

Uptight All Night

Okay, so I stayed up all night and only got two mix tapes done. Fail. I don't work until ten so I still have some time left. I must finish!
So while I was not working on my mix tapes, I was crocheting. I'm working on so many things right now, but the past few hours I've been working on a scarf for my dad and a cowl for my co-worker Connie. They're both turning out nicely, I think.
Back to work!

MESS, dirty dirty mess!

This is what my room looks like right now. This is what I am living in! FILTH! And my brain is even messier. I've been doing a lot of crocheting for Christmas gifts and I'd like to post some pictures but my camera is lost somewhere in this mess. I took this picture with the iSight camera, but that won't do for my crafty photos. Only for messy room photos.
Christmas is next week and I still haven't sent out my mix tapes. Nobody is going to want to listen to Christmas music after Christmas, so I think I best stay up all night and finish them tonight.