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~ Adventures and Yarn Lustings of a Passionate Knitter
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I broke through!
Sun. April 25th 2010 8pm
I did it! I broke through! For the past few days, I wrapped my head around my website, figured out stuff, explored, played and got things done. This morning, me and web developer Andy Bottman have had some e-mail correspondence in which I gave him my feedback and together we are going to make it happen. We still have to get down to the nitty-gritty, and you know how the devil is in the detail, but I stepped away from the preconceived notion that everything has to be perfect. I feel so relieved and free now... the only one that keeps you from doing great things, is yourself, so I...
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Procrastination..? What is that?
Fri. April 23rd 2010 3am
I have been very productive over the past month. Very productive. I finished 3 shawls: Next up was the Hilde hat, and then several Nettie hats: Aside from the knitting, I have been blogging regularly and even published two patterns with picture tutorials. If you think I am taking it easy now, you are mistaken. Over the past few days I have been working on another hat pattern of which I have finished two prototypes, and a third prototype is laying flat to dry as I type this. When it comes to knitting, designing and writing patterns, I am highly productive. I have no explanation how...
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How I celebrate
Sat. April 17th 2010 4am
A few days ago, when I was strolling down 18th in the Castro district in San Francisco on my way to Imagiknits, it suddenly occurred to me that I started this blog 3 years ago. I also realized that I had never celebrated any blog anniversary! While any excuse to buy yarn is a good one, a third year celebration is a pretty legitimate one too... So I got me some Madeline Tosh in Scarlet, and to stay in color, I treated myself on some delicious strawberries. Happy 3rd anniversary to Getting Purly With It, and here's to many more years! A learning experience When I started "Getting...
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Our Ability to Inspire
Fri. April 9th 2010 4am
Last Saturday, my friend Chris Tolomei took me on an East Bay yarnshop tour. We had a wonderful day, with lots of yarn fondling, good lunch, a photo shoot of the Miss Jenni Shawl, and lots of conversation. After our day together, I was filled with new blogpost ideas about photography and specifically photography with models. A few days later, I had an energetic telephone conversation with my new friend Jennifer Iannolo, the woman behind Foodphilisophy"and CEO/Chief editor of Culinary Media Network. We talked about all kinds of inspiring topics; new media, social media, following your...
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Reaching for my Highest Potential
Wed. April 7th 2010 3am
Today, very suddenly, I got completely overwhelmed by gratitude. I completed a red pair of "Sally Gloves" and had just finished a hat made out of golden thread, when it hit me hard. Here I am in San Francisco, so happy to be with my husband, and doing the things that I am so very passionate about: knitting, designing and blogging. I don't need to worry about work, I don't need to worry about health issues, I got a roof over my head, plenty of food, and a whole lot of loving from my man. Dear reader, I thank the Universe on my bare knees for this wonderful situation. What great...
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