Lauren Gets Crafty

except when she doesn’t

Archive for 2008/02


Today…Ugh

my first migraine
lost a stone from my wedding ring

Stuff in My House: Introduction

In this wide world of stuff, there are keepers and purgers. Hoarders and tossers. (Heeheehee, tossers!) Matt and I were both raised by keepers. Generous keepers. We have both inherited the keeper gene. All of this means that we have a lot of stuff.
I respect Zen ideals of detachment and minimalism, and there is certainly [...]

Ew.

You Are a Soy Latte

At your best, you are: free spirited, down to earth, and relaxed 
At your worst, you are: dogmatic and picky
You drink coffee when: you need a pick me up, and green tea isn’t cutting it
Your caffeine addiction level: medium

What Kind of Coffee Are You?
In the realm of coffee-based beverages, I can’t [...]

My Mom Is Awesome

She knit me more socks!
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As soon as I sat down to take the picture, feet in the sun for good lighting, Toaster zoomed in.  Seriously, he was nowhere to be seen when I sat down.  I turned to reach for the camera and as I was turning [...]

Six Hours

Look what six hours of knitting can get you:
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All that in only six hours!
Well…not really. I started around 10 AM, with a back, two fronts, and two sleeves. Six hours later, I had added shoulder seams, button bands, and worked 1.5 repeats of the cabled [...]