Creativity 20140116

The flower scarf/neck warmer is all done! Ends are woven in, it's had a bath, and now it's hanging to dry :)

I mostly followed the pattern*, just changing the button to be knit in the round, and in one piece with the ribbed section. 

*http://www.ravelry.com/projects/hopeevey/flower-scarf-english

Gratitude 20140115

+> cello music while I work
+> a buttered bagel for breakfast
+> Paid time off!
+> finishing the body of this scarf

Gratitude and Creativity Catchup

Creativity Catch-up:
Saturday - free-dance during Nia, class! I love Nia so very, very much.

Sunday - I'm not sure I did anything creative on Sunday. Does trying to navigate the emotional landmines of conflicting expectations, and conflicts between expectations and lived experience count?

Monday - Re-organizing my Clash of Clans village

Here's the village, all nice and tidy.  The builder's huts, with an ocean view, and close enough to the forest to wildcraft on their days off. Their huts are close to each other to conserve warmth in the winter, and so they can visit each other often.  The army camps and barracks, with lots of room for practice, close to the ocean. The troops can swim and beachcomb when they're not training.

Yes, I do know that the vast majority of what I've just typed only exists in my head. I quite enjoy imagining my little village as a happy place :)

Today - folded the propellor from Easy Origami

Gratitude List
>> joining Kiddo's clan in Clash of Clans It's been remarkably fun to share this game with him
>> wearing jewelry I've made
>> Nia!!!!
>> unexpected bagels at work
>> seeing some blue sky between the rain clouds
>> quiet hang-out time of an evening

Creativity 20140110

My little Clash of Clans village :)  I plan to enjoy it before another player comes and knocks it all down.  

Gratitude 20140109

~important work stuff got done before the power went out

~rather than have us sit in the dark, the powers that be sent us all home

~napping!!!  I so needed that!

~bellydance class!!!

~Another origami butterfly pattern

Gratitude 20140108

~Happy Birthday Elvis! I listened to Elvis' music all day, and posted quotations important to him on my door at work :)
~Working with an excellent team

~building a paper praying mantis with my nephew

Gratitude 20140107, Writing, and a frozen water bottle

~having a box for recycling by my desk at work
~Kiddo's adorable attempts to pick-pocket me*
~fixing today's lunch yesterday
~telephone headsets - at home and at work, I love being able to use my hands while I talk on the phone
~Wake Co recycles a lot of plastics these days
~using pretty sticky notes
~Kiddo showing me how to start playing Clash of Clans (resource management game for iOS)
~I wrote! It's very rough-draft character background, but it still counts as writing :)

It was so cold over night, the water bottle in my car froze solid

*The disturbing part is how quickly his stealth is improving. One of these days I'm going to get to the office and find he's made off with my back-up brain (aka Ipod Touch)