My new favourite thing. I treated myself to this nifty appliance on sale just after Christmas, thinking it would be nice to take to my office. Well let's just say we love it so much it's staying home, and I might have to purchase another one for work. LOVE my Keurig, a fresh cup of coffee at the push of a button. Awesome!
If you follow me on Plurk, Twitter, or even Facebook, this is going to be old news, but anyway....
I have a new companion. This companion comes with me to work, to bed, on all my errands, and sometimes even to the bathroom. It makes me accountable, keeps me organized, and entertains me. It also helps keep me connected with friends and family. What is it you may ask? Well my newest, brightest, and shiniest favourite thing is my Iphone! What you may wonder, happened to one of last year's bright and shiny items, the Blackberry? Well let's just say the Blackberry was one of those relationships that were jumped into far too quickly without enough knowledge. I ddn't really realize what a mistake it was until I met the Ipod Touch earlier this year. The Touch lured me into deeper things, and convinced me that I needed to take the Apple relationship one step further. I wished and wished that my cell provider could assist me with this, but they were not acquainted with this deeper need. That all changed on November 5th when it was determined that these deeper needs of mine could indeed be met. Local retail outlets were telephone stalked during my lunch break that day, and I could barely wait for quitting time when I would meet my new companion. You've probably figured out the identity of my new close friend, the most wonderful and awesome Iphone. Here's the front screen of mine:
My most favourite applications are on this first screen. Social networking, lists, calendar, weather, my weight loss program (23 pounds now!) and even knitting applications. I can carry knitting patterns in this handy little gadget too, see:
(I just learned how to do a screen shot)
The camera is far superior to that of the jilted Blackberry, which of course was tested on a kitty:
This post also marks the beginning of my participation in Photo 365. I am going to endeavor to blog a picture every day in the next year. While many will undoubtedly be Iphone photos (Typepad has a nifty IPhone app) I see this as an attempt to blog more regularly in a way that will chronicle my day to day life in the next year. We'll see how it goes.
I've just switched over to the newest version of typepad, I signed up to be a beta tester. I thought I'd write a quick post to see any big differences.
I'm getting excited for my summer vacation, which all going well will start at 4:30 on Friday. There will be some relaxing stay-cation time, but also some time in Vancouver visiting my sister, as well as another yarn crawl with Uli. It was so much fun last year, and I'm really looking forward to getting together with her again.
In the meantime, Joe picked an ice cream bucket of cherries yesterday:
He figures there may be as much as two more buckets left to pick. We have had our tree for several years now, but this is the first year we've had a decent crop. Very very tasty too. While a cherry pie is very yummy and probably my favourite pie (I remember awesome sour cherry pies my Mom used to make), I love eating them by the bowl full too. Cherries are definitely my very favourite fruit, and I even think they are almost as good as chocolate. Mmmmm.
EDIT for grammar and clarity, I was evidently half asleep when I originally wrote this post.
We have had unseasonably hot temps this week, and I absolutely love it! I love summer, the warm weather that makes me happier and gives me more energy. Heck, I even like the clothes better, and always have a larger summer wardrobe than I do winter.
The last couple days, I've taken myself on a little getaway during my lunch break. It's been nice to get away by myself, to kick back, eat my lunch, knit, and listen to my i Pod. I even remembered my camera yesterday and took some pictures. I feel fortunate to live in such a beautiful part of the world, on the ocean and surrounded by mountains.
This view shows the ferry that I now associate with visiting my favourite LYS, Fun Knits.
My current sock WIP got in on the action too:
And of course another thing I like about summer is new shoes and new jewelery, the anklet is a lovely chainmaille piece from Creations by Uli.
So there you have it, My Favourite Thing is Summer.
The last week or so we have finally had decent amount (ie more than one day in a row) spring weather here on Vancovuer Island. While I love my handknit socks, I would much rather wear no socks at all, so am very happy that sandal weather is here and that no socks have graced my feet in over a week. Makes laundry day a little easier too!
This past weekend I celebrated with a pedicure (one of my favourite indulgences) and a couple new pairs of flip flops:
I also treated myself to another Namaste Bag, the Laguna in Hollywood Pink, a very springlike colour methinks!
I love this bag! It is somewhat more functional than my Zuma, it has more compartments and a shoulder strap that actually will stay on my shoulder. It holds TONS, everything I need for my day and more. Today I even had a loaf of bread in it with ample room. My only criticism about this bag is that I wish the shoulder strap was longer to wear across the chest.
This is my third Namaste bag, and I can't say I will necessarily stop here. My name is Brenda and I'm a Namaste bagaholic!
Should also mention that this bag is courtesy my dear husband who recently sold a few things on ebay and nicely gave some of the proceeds to me. He often comments "you like your purses," but never complains about any of my purchases be it yarn, clothes, or bags. Gotta like that!
Ever the bag ho, I recently bought a new purse, the lovely Namaste Zuma. I fell in love with this purse when I first saw it listed over at Elann. I contemplated asking for one for Christmas, but couldn't decide on a colour. I was leaning towards the Hollywood Pink, a bright fuchsia colour, but it seemed too similar to what I always get, and after all, I already have another Namaste purse in pink, albeit well worn with the lining now hand stitched together. Meghan from the Stitch It podcast talked about the Zuma, and on the Ravelry forum I believe both her and another listener mentioned the Peacock colour. I was glad for my indecision, because right away I decided this was the colour for me. I received some money for Christmas so ordered the purse on Boxing Day, and it arrived before New Years. I am pretty pathetic though, I kept looking at pictures of the purse and excitedly anticipating it's arrival. I don't know that I have ever been more excited for a mail order purchase to arrive! The day that I thought it just MIGHT be here, I went to the mailbox at lunchtime to check, and excitedly pulled it out of the box. I transferred all my items into the purse before I even returned to work that day! Since receiving the purse, I've received tons of complements on it, and it was a definite hit at knitting group the other night, in fact I had to pass it around so everyone could take a closer look.
Note that the colour is not nearly as vibrant in this picture as it is in real life. You can see better pictures as well as the other colours over at the Namaste website here.
I thought I'd write a bit of a review of the purse.
What I like about this purse is its colour and its style. I think this is a very attractive and chic purse and I honestly think that this has a lot to do with this particular colour. It's a bit of a different colour for me, and I think that's why I like it so much. I love how easy it is to open up, that it will stay open when you want it to and closed when you want it too. I have a tendency to throw my purse into the passenger seat when I get into my car, and often stuff falls out of my purse when I do that. Not with this purse. The main section holds tons. Today I had a work meeting away from the office and it easily held my notebook and daytimer, as well as the letter size handouts and calendar that I came away from the meeting with. And of course my current sock WIP is always in there as well, even though it is unfortunately rarely/never appropriate for me to knit in a meeting any more.
There is little that I don't like about this purse. I was hoping that the front section would hold my wallet, but it is not nearly big enough. I do like the little dividers though, and there is ample room for both my Blackberry and my work cell, plus more if I wished. I also find that it doesn't stay on my shoulders as easily as I had hoped, the Jetsetter was actually better for that, although overall I prefer the Zuma to the Jetsetter.
Rating from this bag ho? I would give it 4 1/2 stars out of 5. I love my new bag! So there you have it, my current Favourite Thing.
For many years now, I've loved hanging a Christmas wreath on our door. The last couple, I've taken to buying handmade ones. I'd rather support a local artisan than a big box store, I don't have to worry about storing it until next year, and they smell better too! Today I found this year's wreath at a local craft sale. It is now nicely gracing our door and making our house look just a little more festive, along with the lights that Joe hung last weekend. Oh, and the inch or two of snow that fell yesterday doesn't hurt either!
I can't come to the blog today because I have a new toy, one that is taking all my attention and keeping me from most anything else. It was time to upgrade our cell phones, so I ended up with something I've been coveting for a long time, my very own Blackberry. Love. It. Busy adding new applications to my new toy. If you have a BB and have some favourite apps, I'd love it if you could share with me.
Regular blog contact, including spinning and yarn acquisition, will return soon.
Once again my inspiration for today's blog entry comes from the Meghan and the Stitch It Podcast. For those of you who don't listen to her, every episode features her Favourite Thing.
As far as my hairstyle goes, I'm definitely a wash and wear kind of girl. Part of this is due to the fact that I'm not a morning person, and fussing with my hair is the last thing I want to do with my hair. That being said, I do want my hair to look half decent, and from time to time, want to change up my hairstyle. The changing hairstyle thing often occurs during a change of season, as is occurring right now.
My hair is quite full of body, and in my younger days, was poker straight. Of course during that time (the Seventies) everyone wanted curly hair, and I was no exception, mine was always permed. As I have become older, my hair has developed lots of waves, but of course now, straight hair is more in vogue.
My hairdresser always uses a flat iron on my hair, and the other
women at work have been talking about the virtues of the flat iron lately, so I decided I'd give it a try too. Earlier this week, I brought home my BaBylis Pro 2569C, and immediately plugged it in to give it a try. Love. It. Joe loves my new look, and I've been receiving complements about my new do without even having had a hair cut. And once my hair is dry, it only requires about five minutes or less of attention. So that is my favourite thing for today.
No picture of my newly styled locks to show you (that would require way too much effort on this first day of my long weekend). Instead I will leave you with a link to Test Your Hairstyle IQ. I'm also curious to know how much time others take with their hairstyle. Are you the wash and wear type, or do you go to extra effort with styling tools and hair product?
Wow, already a whole week since I've blogged. I've had an okay week, just nothing to blog about. I will however have some knitting and spinning content in the week or two ahead, as a couple things will be coming off the needles this weekend and at least one more item will be started.
Those of you that listen to Meghan's awesome podcast Stitch It (one of my favourites) will know that every week she talks about a favourite thing. So I am borrowing that idea from her for this blog entry. I have two favourite things for you today. The first, these awesome shoes I purchased the other day and that feel like they were made for my feet.
Mine are a nice practical black. I have a high instep, and these shoes have the perfect arch support for my instep. Definitely a splurge though, I almost needed to take out a second mortgage on our home to afford them. Comfy feet are important, and I don't often splurge on footwear like this. I heart Naots, they have never let me down in the past and I will get several years wear out of them.
Another favourite podcast is Chrissy's Manic Purl. Chrissy is almost local to me, broadcasting from Vancouver. On her most recent episode, she talked about a basket she was using to carry her knitting around in. Well those of you who have read here a while know that I am all about bags and things, so I immediately had to check out the baskets she was referring to. I had been looking for something to hold pre-drafted fiber when I am spinning, and these looked to be perfect. I ordered a set of two baskets, and since they didn't have too far to travel, they came quickly. Here's one of the baskets:
I'm so happy with my baskets, and feel that they were great value for the money. They are well made, light weight, and can be folded up for easy storage. They were delivered to my office, the ladies at work thought they were awesome too and I'm sure some of them will be ordering their own as well. They would be great for grocery shopping and so many other uses. You can view more of these baskets, including many different colours, here. Cheryll was awesome to deal with, friendly and efficient and ensured that the most economical shipping source was used. A great online shopping experience!
40 something woman who thinks indulging in fiber pursuits is the best therapy out there!
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