2009: Thing 2, Dove Softie

I had the idea for this little guy at the end of my yoga class tonight when I was supposed to be thinking of nothing...and I got all excited to get home and figure out the pattern.
It's not crochet, but it's adorable. I love it. It's tiny: about 2" by 1" and I made it for a friend because, really, how can this not make you smile?


(note: the pincushion comes from "the daily pincushion" on Etsy...she is so talented!)

Chef!

I'm feeling quite proud of myself tonight. I managed to accomplish everything on the list-in-my-head before crashing into bed:
I cooked not one, but TWO dinners -

1. Sauteed chicken with a roasted sweet potato salad for tonight and in about 15min I'll turn on my crock-pot for the...
2. Pulled Pork soft taco's we'll be eating tomorrow night before going to see The Reader.

In between all that, I caught up with Brie, watched LOST (wtf? spoiler alert...sort of: I'm not sure I even care about Charlotte) and even managed to work out with Comcast Exercise TV (I heart the Biggest Loser CardioMax). Dishes are clean, coffee is ready for tomorrow & I'm updating my blog. Check, Check and CHECK. Of course, next time I'll try to have something a little more interesting to blog about other than the fact that I've crossed a lot of things off Wednesday's To Do's :)

I'm getting psyched for Thing-A-Day 2009, and have started putting together a string of project ideas to keep me from procrastinating on a day when I think I can't possibly get something done. Yay Creativity! I'm hoping there's someone out there that can help me learn to crochet "softies". I think they're adorable, but I'm pretty sure they require a skill level above and beyond what I'm capable of. (Christa, your lesson was wonderful but I think I need a tutor! Help!) Right now, in my head, I want to crochet and owl and a pencil. Oh, and some newborn beanies for our friend's new baby twins!