It's exciting!

Here is my Meandering Vines scarf pretty much finished! It was such as easy knit and a well written pattern. All I have to do now is the thing I've been dreeding all the way through this project: blocking.


I think I'll leave that till Wednesday or Thursday.

A little bit of crafting

Whilst January has been a quiet month for me, I haven't done a great deal of crafting. There has been a bit of knitting, a tiny bit of cross stitch and these fabric-covered-buttons-turned-magnets. And that about it craft wise. The other day I was in my local hardware store and stumbled upon packets of magnets and the first thing that popped into my head was to glue buttons onto them. I've had these buttons for a while, sitting in a jar, with no proect in mind. And lets face it: they are too pretty to be sitting in a jar! So I cut the shank off the buttons and glued magnets onto the backs. Now I get to look at them all day long ☺

Welcome to 2011!

I hope everyone had a great start to 2011! I always find myself looking back at the year that has just ended every January 1st. Reflecting on the events that made the year memorable. Some of the events over the past year were memorable, like friends getting married or going to my favourite bands concerts. Other events make me glad that the year is over and it's time for a new beginning! I realise that 2010 was a year of great personal growth for me. I am much happier with who I am as a person. Granted there are things that I would like to improve, I am finally starting to accept me for who I am, not what I think I ought to be. Hopefully this personal growth will continue into 2011!

Looking back at the New Years Resolutions I made last year, I find myself agreeing that they are impossible to keep. Life has a way of becoming hectic and I forget about the beginning of the year where I reflected on how I wanted to make this year different from the last. So this year I have decided to come up with more of a wishlist - what I would like to do/make happen without the pressure of confining them to a timeframe. This wishlist isn't for 2011, it's for the future!

• Be more organised
• Take a photo everyday - 365 Project
• Eat better
• Move more
• Be more creative
• Stop procrastinating so much!

One of the reasons I decided to take part in the 365 project is because I new camera for Christmas. A new Panasonic Lumix TZ10. Hopefully by taking a photo everyday I will improve my photography skills as well as getting out more and exploring the city and suburbs around me. I like how the possibilities are endless! I decided to not follow a theme for my photos because I find that too constricting and boring.

Until next time, enjoy the sunshine :)

Twas the night before Christmas . . .

I hope you and your families have a wonderful and safe Christmas!

My Favourite band: Linkin Park

Do you have a favourite band? Mine is Linkin Park. I have been enjoying their music ever since I heard "One Step Closer" around 10 years ago now. I own every album they have released and their songs frequent my most played songs on iTunes. Their style of music evolved with each release of a new album and is something I thoroughly enjoy.

I have seen them live in concert three times now. To say that they are utterly amazing live is a huge understatement. They are the only band that I can say that sound better live than they do on CD (and they sound fantastic on CD). Maybe it is hearing Chester's awe inspiring voice live, the great audio-visual show they produce or the electric atmosphere that is present from the time they grace the stage and grows till the very end of the show.

Here is a video of their opening song "Iridescent" from their show at Sydney's Acer Arena on Saturday 11th December 2010. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!



So I was wondering, who is your favourite band?

It's almost finished!

Hopefully it will fit this time!