As a technology professional, I am sympathetic to, and a bit terrified by, the recent mass layoffs at Amazon (18,000), Microsoft (10,000), Meta (11,000), Alphabet (12,000), and other tech companies - approximately 70,000 in total. This reminds me of the dot.com bubble that burst around 2001. Maybe it's a cycle that is bound to repeat… Continue reading Trust me, it’s not you…
Goals come in all sizes
I try to set goals each year, not resolutions. My goals for this year are 12 books (one per month), 12 knitting projects, earning an ACT1 and ACT2 with Speck, redoing my entire bedroom top to bottom, and clearing out my 'office'. Step one is already underway. We are completely gutting our bedroom. All our… Continue reading Goals come in all sizes
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Who do you want to be in 2023?
A new year always invokes new beginnings. Fresh, clean calendars and planners; everything resets; not quite a do-over but definitely a chance to start anew. Last year, my mantra was "Learn Something New in 2022". And learn new things, I did. I started training Rally Obedience with Jack, started a new job that I love,… Continue reading Who do you want to be in 2023?
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It’s okay
It's okay to not be in the holiday spirit. It's okay to feel anxiety over upcoming visits. It's okay to feel blue. It's okay. The holidays are hard for a lot of people (myself included). Don't let anyone guilt you into putting up decorations, or even a tree. I would prefer to curl up and… Continue reading It’s okay
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Wait, December is when?
November sped by me in a blink of an eye. Jack ran his last agility trial, I've finished teaching agility for the year (my knee is already thanking me), and my girls' knitting weekend is in the books. JackOBean, RI (Rally Intermediate) Jack had a beautiful last day. Our run wasn't clean and I was… Continue reading Wait, December is when?
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If I cast on one more thing, take me out to the woodshed
I pride myself on being reasonably monogamous in knitting. By reasonably, I mean, I usually have one large project and one travel project going at any given time; I keep a sock project in the car for waiting times and a larger project that I work on at home. Recently I started my Dunkin socks… Continue reading If I cast on one more thing, take me out to the woodshed
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My Pack (dogs, family, friends)
We were excited, recently, to celebrate my mom's 92nd birthday. For the first time ever my entire family (short a spouse and a couple of great grandchildren) was together in the same space. My sister, brother-in-law, and 2 adult children came from Florida; my niece (minus spouse and 2 boys) came from Georgia, and another… Continue reading My Pack (dogs, family, friends)
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Stash diving
Hippo Disco Starting my Monophonic Shawl I decided to participate in a mystery shawl KAL by one of my favorite designers, Corrina Ferguson of Craftstar Studios. The yarn called for can be any weight (although the heavier the weight, the bigger the shawl). I decided to use fingering, 800 yards. Shouldn't be that hard in… Continue reading Stash diving
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Taking Back Our Power
November 8, 2022 I've been involved in the "women's rights" movement since I was 15 years old (1973). As a young woman, my mother would take me to N.O.W. meetings (National Organization of Women), and I handed out flyers on election day to support voting for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) - which unfortunately didn't… Continue reading Taking Back Our Power
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How Can It Be September?
Time is flying by. Life is flying by. 2022 is flying by. Knitting, Travel, Dog Sports. I don't think I could survive without my Audible subscription. I've had it for years but really leaned into my membership during 2020. In 2020 I listened to 52 books. In 2021, it was 34 and so far, in… Continue reading How Can It Be September?
Old Dog, New Tricks 