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!

My not so creative space

Wow, I didn't realise how long it had been since I last posted! Well, I've finished Ishbel, finished all my uni assignments (and uni really too!) and went to Bowral and Canberra. And trying to fins a new job too!

First of all, here is my Ishbel all finished and blocked! I'm happy with in, but I think it could be bigger. I have enough yarn left over so I could make a second one if I wanted.


I went down to Bowral and Canberra recently for a week. It was nice and relaxing, but my favourite memories are of the Australian War Memorial and Canberra Zoo. The War Memorial was fantastic, we went on a guided tour with a volunteer who really knew his stuff! Also, we were there for the closing ceremony which featured navy, army and air forces recruits from the local miltary college and that was amazing. At Canberra Zoo we got to meet a cheetah. I love cats so this was a dream come true!


Isnt the cheetah beautiful ?!

So thats what I've mainly been up to. I havent done much since coming back from holidays two weeks ago. Just been working and looking for another job. And a little bit of knitting, but mot too much. Hopefully I'll have something to show you soon.

Happy crafting :)

My Ishbel is almost finished!

I spent today finishing my Ishbel shawl. It has been sitting in my WIP tub for a few months untouched and I pulled it out yesterday and realised I didn't have long to go!

I used Lush Yarn's Silk/Merino fingering weight yarn in Ghost. I just need to block it, but that will have to wait about a fortnight until I finish my assignments and I get back from holidays. I used 55g of yarn and still have 90g left. I'm not sure what I'll make with the left over yarn.

As I went to put the left over yarn away, I realised that I dont have a lot of bright coloured or multi coloured yarn. Admittedly I dont like most multicoloured yarn, but I do like semi solid coloured yarn quite a bit. Most of the yarn in my stash is either gray/black/white or shades of those neutral colours or shades of blue or green.

I do then to wear clothes in these colours as these seem to look the best on me, but I'm getting bored of these colours. I want something bright and intense. I think I will need to expand my colour preferences...

I also just thought I'd share the preview for the next Glee episode. I'm not a Britney fan, but Glee (or any other musical) is pretty awesome. Enjoy!