Finally, Time to breathe?

I seem to have been MIA for the past little while with holiday travelling, business travelling and then coming down with the cold from hell. (two weeks of this nasty bug and I am still not totally better)Hopefully this week I'll feel normal and can get back into somewhat of a routine. In the meantime, here are some little projects that I finished up lately.

This is a baby bib made out of Bernat Handicrafter Cotton from a pattern I found here www.knitlist.com/2003/babybib.htm . I have a new cousin on the way in August and my first neice or nephew will be arriving in Septembre, so many more baby things will follow I am sure.

The hat pattern is from Last Minute Knitted gifts and the multidirectional scarf I found on the web somewhere (forget the URL). Together, they used 2 skeins of Manos. The scarf is a little shorter than I would like, but I think it will do. This is my first time knitting with Manos, and I LOVE the texture. The colours are gorgeous too!

New Years Resolutions

Again, I stole this from letitfall.org and I know, I am very late with me resolutions.

FIVE RESOLUTIONS FOR 2007
1. I will do some volunteer work
2. I will get in the shape I was in last spring
3. I will worry less
4. I will make some new friends in this crazy city
5. I will think less with my head and more with my heart

FIVE THINGS I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2007
1. The birth of my first niece or nephew
2. Visiting my sister in Ontario
3. Sailing around the coast of Labrador
4. Learning new skills at work and getting better at my job
5. Going to Stitch 'n Bitch more often

FIVE THINGS I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2007
1. the beaurocracy of the federal government
2. trying to save money to buy a house
3. sailing for 28 days at a time and having to bunk up with a stranger
4. Spending yet another year on my own
5. valentines day

FIVE MOVIES I WILL SEE IN 2007
1. Little Miss Sunshine
2. The Prince of Tides
3. Borat
4. Charlottes Web
5. the last kiss

FIVE BOOKS I WANT TO READ IN 2007
1. The Stone Diaries - Carol Sheilds
2. Memoirs - Pierre Eliot Trudeau
3. The life of Pi (I forget the authors name at the moment)
4. Microserfs - Douglas Coupland
5. The tin flute - Gabriel Roy

FIVE THINGS I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO MORE OF IN 2007
1. Read!
2. be sociable
3. work out
4. be motivated at work
5. keep in touch with friends and family

A year in review (a little late)

I stole this from letitfall.org... It seemed like a good idea.

FIVE GOOD THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN 2006
1. Going to visit my sister in Ontario (for free) thanks to a work trip.
2. Having my first real sea experience and seeing Dolphins and Whales for the first time.
3. Seriously taking up knitting.
4. Bought my dream car.
5. Was in the best shape of my life.

FIVE MOVIES I REALLY ENJOYED IN 2006
1. V for Vendetta
2. Ice Age 2
3. Cars
4. Wedding Crashers
5. Motorcycle Diaries

FIVE BOOKS I READ IN 2006 (AND SUGGEST YOU READ, TOO)
1. The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
2. Famous Last Words - Timothy Findley
3. Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood
4. JPod - Douglas Coupland
5. How to Ruin Your Lovelife - Ben Stein

FIVE TELEVISION SHOWS I WATCHED ON A REGULAR BASIS IN 2006
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. don't
3. watch
4. much
5. TV

FIVE THINGS I LEARNED IN/FROM 2006
1. Fully appreciate those who are close to you. You never know how long you'll have them around.
2. If you don't speak up for yourself nobody else will do it for you.
3. Keeping fit not only keeps my body healthy, it keeps me sane!
4. I do not get sea sick. (that's good in my line of work)
5. the futility of material things. You can't take any of it with you.

FIVE SONGS THAT REMAINED ON MY PLAYLIST IN 2006
1. Legacy - Jill Barber
2. Evil - Interpol
3. Roca - Calexico
4. Yankee Bayonett - the Decemberists
5. Patriarch and a Vespa - Metric

CAP-puccino

CAP-ucino, originally uploaded by leclerc_jk.

Tristan got me this for Christmas. I thought it was pretty neat. You can't really make it out in this picture, but it says CAP-PUCCINO - all the ingredients you need to make a cozy hat. Those are bamboo needles stuck in the top.

I also got some a great Altec Lansing stereo for my computer, a DVD player and a dining room table. I didn't take too many pictures while I was on vacation though, I never seem to remember to do that. Oh well, there is always next year.