Happy Friday readers!
February is up, and it was not a very productive month for me craft wise, but on the bright side I actually got heaps of stuff done for work. So not much progress this month but hopefully I’ll be back on track in March š
18 letters sent to friends ā 0/18
With the interstate move I would like to keep in contact with friends so I want to make the effort to send them handwritten letter throughout the year.
Still none this month, but I did receive a very nice card from some of myĀ family in France that I will answer.Ā
17 new recipes tried ā 8/17
If youāve been following me for a while you will know that I love cooking and baking so this should be pretty easy. Plus, the monthly bake-along will definitely help me with this one!
Three new recipes tried this month, someĀ shiitake noodles (for which I completely forgot to take a picture), chocolate mousse choux and strawberry jam.
16 painted units of miniatures ā 0/16
My husband and I play a miniature game and one of the fun parts is to build and paint our own miniatures. I havenāt done much last year so I hope to catch up this year by painting more models.
Still none, as IĀ didn’t take those up to BrisbaneĀ with me. But on the bright side I’m going to theĀ hobby shop tomorrow with hubby to get some painting done!Ā
15 books read ā 1/15
Iāve decided to tune down this goal from last year, as I donāt have a lot of time to read. But I feel like 15 would be a good number to reach this year.
I’ve read “Eleanor Oliphant isĀ completely fine” by Gail Honeyman. I’ve really loved it, the story is told from the point of view of Eleonor and she is just the most interesting character. I am alsoĀ currentlyĀ reading “All the lights we cannot see” by Anthony Doerr and I’m reallyĀ liking it so far. It’s taking place between France and Germany during WWII and I really enjoy how the book is written with switches between places and times.Ā
14 mitered squares added to my memory blanket ā 1/14
I have started a knitted memory blanket using my scraps of yarn from previous projects (mostly socks) and Iād like to see it grow this year.
I’ve done one new square so far, yay! That brings the totalĀ of squares on this to 7 in total, so I definitely need a lot more if I want to finish it, but it’s a slow project that will probably take me years so that’sĀ okay!
13 batches of biscuits made and eaten ā 3/13
Again, with the bake-along this should be quite easy to accomplish!
Adding the choux here brings my total to 3 for the year. I’m sure I’ll make some more this month for hubby as he loves his biscuits!Ā
12 pairs of socks ā 2/12
We have real winters in Melbourne, so hubby and I will definitely need new socks, I thought one per month was a manageable goal.
With hubby’s socksĀ finished, I’m keeping to my goal of 1 pair a month!Ā
11 new stitch markers made ā 0/11
I have been playing with shrinking plastic lately and Iād like to make new stitch markers using some cute drawings.
None this month but I have been drawing some plankton which I might useĀ for this.
10 new movies seenĀ ā 4/10
We go to the movies almost every week, so I think this goal will be easy to reach, but it will give me a change to blog about movies I see a bit more.
Only one more movie seen this month (I had to wait for hubby to watch movies when I was away) and that was Black Panther. I quite enjoyed it, I thought that the story was simple but well done and the special effects were spectacular!Ā
9 amigurumi madeĀ ā 1/9
I obviously love amigurumi enough to design some! I want to precise that those 9 amigurumi will be from other designers, I might even participate in another ami-along.
No new one made this month but I did start to make a mini me from Kerry Lord’s “Edward’sĀ crochet doll emporium”. I’m loving it!Ā
8 months cross-stitched on the snowblower diaries calendar ā 1/8
This did not get worked on at all last year, so Iād like to finish it this year.
None this month, I didn’tĀ bring any cross stitch on my trip up to Brisbane.
7 games of 40k played with hubby ā 1/7
The good thing with painting miniatures is that I will definitely want to play more (Iām hoping anyway) and this will definitely be a fun activity to do with my husband.
No game this month either, maybe we will have one thisĀ weekend though.
6 new designs published ā 2/6
As you know I already have two new designs that I need to write up and publish. I have also started on a knitted shawl design using the beautiful yarn I got in NZ. Very excited about this one!
I’ve been working on my shawl design as well as a new amigurumi design, which you may have seen if you’ve been over on Instagram.Ā
5 km ran without stopping ā in progress
This doesnāt seem like much but currently I canāt run more than a few minutes without having to slow down to a walk, so Iād like to be able to actually run without dying for 5 km!
IĀ didn’t run much in Brisbane as it was so so hot but I’ve been back at it towards the end of the month and I think I’m going good still with this goal.Ā
4 LOTR squares finished ā 1/4
Yes I know Iāve been making this for ages but 2018 is the year I get it finished!
No new square this month but I need to start the next one so that I don’t lose momentum.
3 jumpers knitted ā 0/3
Similarly to the need for socks, I will need more jumpers this year! I already have the yarn and a pattern for my first jumper so Iām hoping this goes smoothly.
I bought yarn for a second jumper, does thatĀ count? (trying to find excuses to add to my stash here!)Ā
2 getaway trips ā 0/2
We are trying to save money for a house deposit this year, but Iād still like to get a couple weekends away with hubby. We already have one planned, we will be going to the Bendigo sheep and wool show in July
First trip planned at theĀ end of March, I’m excited for some holidays with hubby, it will be nice.
1 thesis submitted ā 0/1
Iām so keen to finish my PhD, so this is definitely my nĀ°1 goal this year!
Not submitted yet, but I have now done my thesis review so I am ready to submit as soon as I have finished writing my thesis! Super excited about that, now I ‘just have’ to finish writing šĀ
That’s it for me, I hope you have been doing better than me this month, and if not I think we all deserve a break š
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