Whirlwind lifestyle
Life has been busy. I have found that I am either finding myself with too much free time or I am overwhelmed. Right now I am in a period of being overwhelmed. I have had whirlwind weeks that don't seem to last long enough to be considered a week. I have more new hobbies than I know what to do with.
I have a new textile art that I am fascinated with. It's called tablet or card weaving and it's a lot of fun. I have checked out several new books from the library and had taken a class at the last SCA event that I went to. I am enjoying exploring the history of tablet weaving and have found several new yahoo groups and international communities centered around this art form. I haven't made very many things yet since I am still in the experimental period but I am seeing a potential for many fun projects that I can't wait to start. I had always wondered how decorative trim had been made in the past before everything became automated and now I know. I eventually want to make trim to sell at events. I seem to be gaining hobbies that involve yarn. I now have more yarn than I could possibly use. I have been compulsively buying yarn! I now knit, cardweaving, sew, do cross stitch, and I have been trying to figure out nalbinding. I have half finished projects scattered all over my house. At least I got the baby blanket done for one of my friends.
I am taking a tribal belly-dancing class with one of my coworkers and am having a blast. The instructor is really nice and lets my coworker and I stay later and practice. I need a copy of her album though. I am having problems with the timing on the choreography of the dance she is trying to teach us since I practice without the music and then go to class and have to speed up or slow down what I have been practicing. The music is weird... there are several different tempos in the same piece of music and a pause in the music for several min. during the choreography. I have also realized the fringe benefits of learning this form of dance. I did something to my back the Friday after my first class. All I knew was that it hurt to sit it hurt to stand and it hurt to lay in a single position for long periods of time. I got a massage and it helped but didn't make everything better. My massage therapist told me the belly-dancing would help. She was right. I hurt a bit more than normal after the class but when I woke up the next morning I felt great. After six days of nearly constant pain it was a very nice change. I have two weeks left in this class and we are supposed to dress up one of the days. I have a gypsy costume that I made that will be perfect for that day of class. Finally a practical use for a Samhain costume I haven't pulled out in a year or two.
My friend Rachel and her fiance Wil had their baby on Beltane. It's quite fitting considering the fertility rituals we did and all they went through to have him. It's nice to see things come full circle. Liam is a bundle of joy and a great baby. I haven't seen him awake yet though. LOL
All and all a lot has been happening lately but I am able to keep afloat and i am enjoying having a social life again. I have such a great time at my new class and I have enough hobbies to keep me busy when I am up late.
I have a new textile art that I am fascinated with. It's called tablet or card weaving and it's a lot of fun. I have checked out several new books from the library and had taken a class at the last SCA event that I went to. I am enjoying exploring the history of tablet weaving and have found several new yahoo groups and international communities centered around this art form. I haven't made very many things yet since I am still in the experimental period but I am seeing a potential for many fun projects that I can't wait to start. I had always wondered how decorative trim had been made in the past before everything became automated and now I know. I eventually want to make trim to sell at events. I seem to be gaining hobbies that involve yarn. I now have more yarn than I could possibly use. I have been compulsively buying yarn! I now knit, cardweaving, sew, do cross stitch, and I have been trying to figure out nalbinding. I have half finished projects scattered all over my house. At least I got the baby blanket done for one of my friends.
I am taking a tribal belly-dancing class with one of my coworkers and am having a blast. The instructor is really nice and lets my coworker and I stay later and practice. I need a copy of her album though. I am having problems with the timing on the choreography of the dance she is trying to teach us since I practice without the music and then go to class and have to speed up or slow down what I have been practicing. The music is weird... there are several different tempos in the same piece of music and a pause in the music for several min. during the choreography. I have also realized the fringe benefits of learning this form of dance. I did something to my back the Friday after my first class. All I knew was that it hurt to sit it hurt to stand and it hurt to lay in a single position for long periods of time. I got a massage and it helped but didn't make everything better. My massage therapist told me the belly-dancing would help. She was right. I hurt a bit more than normal after the class but when I woke up the next morning I felt great. After six days of nearly constant pain it was a very nice change. I have two weeks left in this class and we are supposed to dress up one of the days. I have a gypsy costume that I made that will be perfect for that day of class. Finally a practical use for a Samhain costume I haven't pulled out in a year or two.
My friend Rachel and her fiance Wil had their baby on Beltane. It's quite fitting considering the fertility rituals we did and all they went through to have him. It's nice to see things come full circle. Liam is a bundle of joy and a great baby. I haven't seen him awake yet though. LOL
All and all a lot has been happening lately but I am able to keep afloat and i am enjoying having a social life again. I have such a great time at my new class and I have enough hobbies to keep me busy when I am up late.