Category: Life
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A Yarn Store Adventure–Wythe Yarn & Gifts
I managed to find my way into a yarn store, the day before I started my spending tracking. The store is called Wythe Yarn & Gifts. I picked up two gorgeous skeins and a beautiful project bag with sheep knitting on it. I have included a link to my Ravelry project page, as from there you…
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Down and Out
I’m having some bad luck today. I’m on the road for work (surprise, I’ve been at it!). It’s cold. It was not cold in Staunton when I left, but when I got to my destination it started to snow a little bit. Of course, I didn’t pack enough clothes to deal with winter weather. I’m sure…
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Crafting & Travels
Last weekend I got to spend a full day in Staunton, so I got some crafting done. I broke out the Cricut. My travels have also yielded some interesting sights, as well as some quality time to knit and crochet when done with high school visits. Travel season is almost over and I have to…
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Lunch Break Learnin’
It seems like I learn something every time I’m on the road. This week’s lesson has been to take time to slow down. I can feel the candle burning at both ends, just a little bit. I’m tired. It takes a lot out of me to do all of this travel. While I love it,…
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Whatcha Got Cooking Wednesday: Peanut Butter Fudge Fail & Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites
EDIT: I guess this is a day early, because clearly I don’t know my days of the week. My mama has an awesome peanut butter fudge recipe. However, we learned that natural peanut butter might not work for this. It was on the double boiler and started to do this weird separation thing. It’s edible…
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Here Kitty, Kitty… [A Post on Being Catcalled}
Now, I’ll start this by saying no man has ever said, “Here kitty, kitty” at me. But I thought it would get your attention. I went for a walk yesterday in the park. I walked 3.43 miles yesterday on my walk (a total of 6.34 for my entire day). While I was there for a…
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Life on the Road
The past few days have been busy on the road. Today I met a good handful of students and had a blast talking with them. I try to keep the conversations with small groups informative but fun. I feel like I got to know a good bit about each of the kids because of the…