no knitting.

i can hear the collective gasp across the internet. whenever i have a long weekend, i make a list of things i'd like to get accomplished. with columbus day around the corner, i've jotted down some non-knitting projects that i'm hoping will get me caught up before the end of the year. i really like to start the year with new project/goals, etc. i'm not really missing out on knitting time since i'll have time in hilton head (i'm not driving!) and when i'm in houston. the changing seasons provide a natural deadline for me, and with fall finally here, some things just need to be finished. a few things i on my list:

get PJ's college applications completed and ready to go

get my photos in albums from last year-they're printed and together just need to finish this final part.

yard work-ugh, it's like laundry.

work on organizing this year's photos for digital scrapbooks: this means also acquainting myself with photoshop which i haven't done YET.

seasonal clothes/shoe/house shopping

stocking the freezer: hope to do a few servings of meatballs, roast a couple chickens, my turkey stock for thanksgiving and cookie/cracker dough for those get togethers when you need to whip up something quick. this keeps me from being frazzled once the holiday season gets here. i hate grabbing something at the store if i can plan ahead to have something homemade to take along-that's just one of my quirks.

de-cluttering closets and desks and a couple cleaning/clearing projects.

i've also made notes of knitting & sewing projects i'd like to finish by November 1. to do this i'm going to have to stop looking at what mary, lynn, and beth have queued on ravelry. until after christmas i'm really hoping to only have quicky projects on the needles and cutting table so i can enjoy time with friends, and silly christmas movies. if i meet these goals i might treat myself to something special-like #1 signature dpns! happy wednesday and a knitting WIPs post is coming soon-am loving what i've got on the needles right now.

law of averages.

i don't think the law of averages apply in this case, but i could be wrong. this was my veteran's day project. i decided to rate my project outcome.

out of a possible 100 points i give myself~~
100 pts for satisfaction of a project goal completed
80 pts for desired outcome-
finished project is not exactly what i wanted, between mary and ali, i think they do a much better job with albums
100 pts for being glad that i'm finished with the adhering and making the mini book covers
100 pts for knowing i won't be doing a project of this scale for a very very long time
100 pts for knowing i used a bunch of materials that have been languishing in my paper stash
75 pts for the paper choices i had to work with

so by doing the math we get 92.5 not bad, i guess

these are the completed books, there's a bunch, need to journal, and figure out how in the world i'm going to punch holes into several layers of paper and chip board.

oh yea, i thanked several of the veterans i worked with--figured they deserved it, and they were surprised that they were being thanked- kinda sad-