Title changed (again)

I realize that this blog is not solely focused on my hooking, so I decided to change the name. Simple as that really, I don't just crochet anymore, it was never actually my main hobby. So here we go, and hopefully not limiting it to that will help me post more.

Spring break

Three weeks until graduation! I sort if can't believe I made it. The bf and I are moving to Chicago at the end of summer because I got into Roosevelt university for grad school. I can't wait to actually be able to use all the cold weather stuff that I've made (and get a head start on some cozy patterns!) I'm going to miss nola, but I always hoped I would end up in Chi-town.
To get ready for the move I've decided to use up all the yarn that has taken over my room. I have a blanket going along with all sorts of amigurumi friends. I'm still planning on starting my etsy store by June. I just need to get some pictures going and write/edit the patterns I'm hoping to sell. It is spring break now, so I might finally be able to get that done.
I wanted to mention my new handmade/craft/art love: wheel thrown ceramics. More on that later!

Spring!

How did all that time go by so fast? And with no posts from me T_T. I'm going to post a lot more now, because I finally got the blogger app on my phone!
I have been crafting up a storm lately,upcycling mardi gras beads into lampshades, making paper flowers, and making lots of progress on the bottle cap table. But I haven't picked up a hook in about a month, but I woke up this morning and saw the ridiculous pile that my stash has become. I'm going to start blasting through my ravelry queue as soon as I get my projects turned in on Friday.
I'm also starting to plan out what I'm going to do with my Etsy store, which I plan on opening in June!

So close to the end

Time really goes too quickly. The semester is rushing past- only a month and a half until my senior recital, less than two weeks until me and Brian's audition at Roosevelt University in Chicago... I can't wait to actually know what I'm doing with my life after graduation. But I'm still at least three months from knowing.
When I haven't been practicing or frantically doing projects I've actually been making a lot of progress on projects. I've been making tons of hats for people, and trying to get some of my decoration and furniture projects going.
Right now I'm making a hat for Mo, a circle scarf and a panda amigurumi.
I'm going to post pics of all the projects I've finished in the last month tomorrow!
<3

Resolutions?

I've never been good at keeping my resolutions, possibly because I have never written them down so I can be reminded of them. I have a bit of a list:

1. Practice more/ better.
2. Keep in better touch with friends I don't get to see.
3. Stop eating after 10 pm.
4. Get in shape! (focus: arms and abs)
5. Take more pictures.
6. Draw more.
7. Post here at least once a week.

Yay! there they are.

Oh I'm so bad at this.

I have been checking out all of my old blogs lately and here we are another post 4 months after the last one. It seems to be a running theme. Now that I have my Android phone I feel like I will post more, since the interwebs are in the palm of my hand all day every day.
I guess I've been re-reading these blogs and journals as my reflection on the last year. As I've been getting closer and closer to graduation I have felt a need to explore my past. My memory has never been super great, but every blog post brings the past rushing back to me as clear as day. Between the Xanga, Deviant Art, Gaia, and Live Journal, I have relived my high school days. I thought everything was so complicated then, but looking back I am missing the simplicity. *longing sigh* Most of my blogs ended during the dawn of my freshman year of college, some of which I probably will never remember completely because I stopped writing. My focuses changed completely. I even stopped drawing which had been my constant outlet since elementary school. But most painful of the things I let go by the wayside were the many friendships from those years: my girls at Loretto, my online friends from forums and IRC, and my childhood buddies whom I only see during holidays now.
Re-reading the blogs has made me realize what I missed most: my old self. She is not completely gone but the busy haze of my freshman year of college and my attempts to be "grown up" hid her away. I feel like I have less energy, and like I don't enjoy every moment of my life like I did then. Maybe this is "maturing" or getting older. But I don't like it.

So here is my New Year's Resolution for 2011:
I will re-kindle my self, and make the most out of every day. I will put time aside to write, draw, and read like I used to. I will keep in touch with my friends better than I have been these past four years and be a better friend to those I have around me all the time.
I think this will help me be much happier with my life.

So here's to 2011!

Busy busy!

I just started working at GNO cyclery, it's nice to be back in a bike shop, the smell of inner tubes, mysterious bike grease stains all over my arms, legs, and clothes- it makes me happy! I've been there for a week, still not used to standing around all day.
My projects are going well, the trumpet bag is about halfway done with the crochet part. I'm still trying to figure out exactly how to connect the pieces and make/attach a lining and padding as well as how to do the straps.
I made a few amigurumi Pokemon last week! Jigglypuff and Igglypuff sitting on a doily I made earlier that day. It's from Crochet Today March/April 2010. I wish I had a better camera, this was taken with my phone. I will make the patterns available as soon as I edit them.