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Category Archives: planning
Escape!
It’s felt a little strange being in Melbourne for the whole of January. The last few years I’ve made myself scarce and headed north as soon after Christmas as possible. But this year it was time for a change, so … Continue reading
Posted in planning, Uncategorized, wanderings
Tagged 2013, plans, travel, wandering, warburton
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The Obligatory 2011 Knitting Retrospective
At the beginning of 2011 I laid down some knitting goals for the year ahead, accompanied by the usual lyrical waxing about how the new year is basically a completely arbitrary point that doesn’t really have much significance when it … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, designing, introspection, planning, resolutions, stash diving, Uncategorized
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Harder, better, faster, stronger…
…pretty much sums up what the last few weeks have been like. Life is hurtling along at a ridiculous pace, but I’m doing okay. Making semi-successful attempts to get enough sleep while wrangling work, a social life and preparing for … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, food, food blog friday, hat, holiday, planning, travel, work in progress
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August already?
Hee, well that was a bit of a blog-fail, wasn’t it? What can I say; life has been busy. We had a particularly vicious deadline at work on June 30th, so that contributed a bit to my silence, but generally … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, food, planning, pullover, travel, Uncategorized, work in progress
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Food + yarn = life is quite grand, thank you!
This is me not letting a month elapse between posts. I feel so virtuous. Actually, I feel like I’ve turned somewhat of a corner on the creating/blogging front. For ages now I’ve had trouble finding the energy, given how taxing … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, food, food blog friday, introspection, planning, weather, yarn
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2011 Knitting Plans
As I’ve mentioned in earlier posts, over the last few months I’ve been thinking a little about the projects and techniques that I’d like to try my hand at this year. While I have always been and remain an impulse … Continue reading
Posted in designing, introspection, planning, resolutions, stash diving, Uncategorized, yarn
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2010 in Review, Part One
I’m not really one for New Year’s resolutions, being firmly of the belief that if you’re really determined to do something, you should just start immediately instead of waiting for a new year to roll around. That said, I do … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, introspection, mythos, planning, plans, resolutions, socks, travel
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Socks and Plans
Sock #1 is officially off the needles! It is… very bright. It looks like it was coloured in with cheap markers by an over-enthusiastic child. It makes my enormous foot look even more enormous. When I look at how bright … Continue reading
Posted in colour, planning, retina burn, socks, stash diving, summer knits, weather, yarn
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