February 6, 2011

• …back at it…

  so, it’s been a while since i posted last.  i know, i know.  it’s been busy around here!  lex took me to nyc for our two year anniversary (it.  was.  awesome!)  i’ve started working with the college again, this time assistant directing little shop of horrors.  i also inherited the leadership role for the local improv troupe.  and then there’s testing for job stuff and on and on and on.

  needless to say, things were starting to feel a little hectic and yet…somehow…mundane.  i’d run like hell all day long, only to crash with lex in a heap of exhausted nothingness to watch random bits of movies and shows on the schmancy new tube.

  last weekend, i finally decided that enough was enough.  i’ve been going through my vast mountain of craft stuff, trying to weed out various bits that i want to keep versus things that i can send someone else’s way without too much separation anxiety.  i kept coming across things that i had no use for…but was unprepared to part with—especially recyclables.  i have a habit of saving everything that would otherwise end up in the trash, if i think that i might be able to find some use for it.  this has led to a wild collection of cereal boxes, fabric scraps, and other random junk just waiting to be repurposed.  i started doing some web searches and came up with a few tutorial/inspiration sites that were packed with fascinating projects from all over the place.  doing that search was like taking the first breath of fresh air outside on a frigid winter morning.  it shocked my senses and made thrilled me in a dangerous, invigorating way!

  already, i have made on full project, plus i’m about halfway through my second.  and i’ve managed to keep up regular fresh cooking and job stuff in the midst of the crafty renaissance

  on a related note, it’s always nice to know that you’re not alone in the world.  so it was actually somewhat comforting for me to read that my good buddy, amanda, was stuck in a similar rut all the way out in texas.  i hate that we were both in such a pit of creative stagnation, but that makes it all the nicer that we’ve both managed to start creeping back out into artistic territory!

  anyway, here’s some of what i’ve been working on lately:

  
  made from an old t-shirt.  it’s very funky and light—it’ll be a great one to wear all the way through the summer!

  this scarf was super simple and quick to make.  plus, it used up one of my favorite old t-shirts that had grown entirely too large for me, while allowing me to keep it close to my heart!

  
  here’s another view of it—lex took the picture

  
  i made a spider toy for the cats out of the scraps from my scarf project.  they loved it!

  
  roasted chickpeas = awesome!

  
  indian lentil soup.  amazing on a winter day!

  both of these recipes were concocted in the kitchen on the same day.  the result?  a house that smelled so good you’d want to eat the paint right off the walls!

  this week is bound to be busy, again, but i’m hoping that i can stay active with my crafting and posting on here again.  one of these days, i swear i’ll get it all straight!

  • 10:19 pm
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