Pollywog's Log of Life

Today I attended the kickoff for a course called energy for life. It's all about energy management which apparently has been around for some time. Everyone wishes they had more time yet...it's finite...only 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week, and so on. Energy is a bit more tricky though it's safe to bet there is plenty of it and can be restored in many ways, i.e. a good night's rest. I don't have problems with sleep though I'm sure I could handle my energy better resulting in a happier me. This is the beginning though, I've got to keep motivation up. That's all for today, we took out some portals which definitely helped my mood, yay. Yummy leftover soup for dinner and now some cool dreams. Talk soon

So I finally  finished the sweater I was working on. It only took me 10 weeks! Unfortunately for my blog (and you readers) I am pretty terrible with remembering to take pictures especially ones that look good and web/blog worthy. Plus, I haven't blocked the sweater yet, so although it's completed, it's not quite at it's final stage. Several weeks ago I got a package from my aunt who is an avid knitter. We had chatted over email about knitting and I was excited to tell her about the sweater I was making. She was really excited about me getting into knitting and told me about some purple alpaca yarn she wanted to send me to make a scarf or mittens. I was really excited about that not only because it's great yarn but purple is my favorite color of all time. I gladly accepted her gift and thanked her (multiple times). The extra awesome surprise was she decided to send along a couple knitting books with her package. One is a stitch dictionary (woohoo!) which is great f...

So I realize I haven't written in a while..my bad. There are just so many things on my list of I-really-want-to-do-this that writing just hasn't happened. What's funny is I should really be blogging about everything I'm doing right? Would make sense..alas..I get carried away and forget. This morning I've been organizing/exploring what Google has to offer. First it was organizing my Drive files because there were so many random and unnamed ones it was driving me crazy. Next I discovered that there is a Google Scripts app for google drive. I haven't done much with it yet but it may come in handy. After that I went to check out the communities I'm a part of on Google+. I'm part of three right now and searching for others that spark my interest. I'm trying to be more interactive online only because it is a great way to share knowledge. As for my blog, hopefully I can write more often even if it's just to update on the projects I'm doing. O...

I'm curious who else I know is a part of  Ravelry ....? I don't know too many other people who knit, only that there are lots of us out there. My username on there is theladyhat  and I'm part of some groups but I know there are tons out there. Here's some of the most recent stuff I've knitted: For my sis slouchy hat warm socks for my mom The socks are my second pair and although I love them, they take forever to make. So for now I'm working on smaller things that don't take so long and I get a little more instant gratification.

Early morning is probably one of my favorite times of the day if not the favorite. It's fall which means it's getting cooler and we've been having fog in the mornings. I don't know what it is, but fog gives off this eerie feeling but at the same time I imagine it to be an eye cover for mother nature. She's waking up and can't just open her eyes quickly, the fog has to rise up and slowly burn off until everything is visible. I went star gazing recently and slept out on the bed of a truck. It was a great night for it because there was no moon and all the stars came out. What I liked even better was waking up shortly after the break of dawn, sunrise was 7:08am. I usually wake up at around 7:00am so time wise this wasn't too different. There's something about sleeping outside without windows to block light that just changes the experience. Most days I would love to have my bedroom window face east so I can wake up with the sun. I feel morning is a better tim...

Coffee in the mornings Job searching when I can Knitting amazing projects for others Getting back in shape Reading Having fun Enjoying life Trying to stay up to date on news Not eating so much These are just some of the things I think about everyday. There are more I'm sure but every time I try to sit down and write they all flood in and I can't figure out exactly what my fingers should be typing. I like to just start writing and go from there but even doing that seems to be beyond me these days. I do feel bad I haven't been writing but this has been my dilemma recently.  Part of me has been thinking about switching the theme of my blog. Some ideas are to make it solely a project/craft blog, so only updates on my knitting or other projects I get done. The problem with this idea is that I'm already a member on  Ravelry  and thus just repeating what's already on my page there.  That's the main idea I have for changing the theme of my blog,...

It's been so long! I've been on the go packing everything up, then driving across the country, and now that all my stuff is in one place again I can breath a little. It's nice knowing I won't be starting classes and I won't need to buy more textbooks. It's now my full time job to find  a job. There are some perks to this job, I can take breaks whenever I want. Granted I have to stay focused but there's no wardrobe requirement beyond t-shirts and shorts. So far on the job search I am trying to hone the best keywords for finding a job with my qualifications. It's helpful that John is looking for something similar because I can bounce ideas off him and him I. What I have found interesting is that I'm not sure employers know they need a statistician. I'll find postings which describe my qualifications but don't have the title of statistician, it's pretty interesting. Statistics is one of those fields that can be applied to almost anything, ...