Kara & Michael’s Blog

WoDM’s sister L passed along a link to him, saying that I might like it. While I love the cute little plush objects and the prints and cards and embroidered things, I found myself really digging the blog, for a variety of reasons.

1. She talks a lot about the food she makes. I gathered that her family is predominantly vegetarian and there is a vegan in the household, so she shares all sorts of tasty looking recipes that make me excited about cooking vegetarian and vegan food again (WoDM and I have not been cooking lately).

2. She’s a thrift-store buff and posts what she finds – much of it totally interesting and cute and very much my style.

3. She lives semi-in the area, which means there is a likelihood I could actually attend a craft fair nearby where she would be selling. I don’t think Michael would be much on a craft fair, but I miss craft fairs.

Which brings me, I suppose, to number 4. I miss crafting. I miss cooking and baking. I miss being creative. I don’t even know how to do it anymore, it all fell by the way-side. I mean, I used to draw and do cross-stitch and etc etc. I have some scrapbook-y type stuff I wanted to do about our trip and our wedding. I want to make paper. I collect paper, tons and tons of paper.

I mean, I picked and arranged the flowers for the wedding party, and I made the poster and the favor boxes and the magnets I gave as favors and the invitations we sent – and I stressed about it all. But it was fun for me, too. And even if things looked far from professional, I was happy with them – I thought they looked nice. I worked hard to find simple ideas that were also pretty, and do them in a way that was my own.

I have no really profound or particular talent artistically, which is why I think crafts have always appealed. They can be functional while they represent your own style.

In the meantime, I watched an hour of tv last night before we started cleaning. By the time I had eaten, watched an hour of tv while playing with the kitty, and showered – it was only 7:30. I watched I love NY 2 the rest of the night, instead of doing something useful like going to the gym. But tonight starts my gym-going, likely after dinner. I’m so tired when I get home, I’ll have to push myself to go, but I will. Maybe then I won’t feel so sleepy all the time. Besides, if I get into the habit these next couple of weeks, when the Holidays roll around it should be more second-nature and then eating junky things won’t hurt so bad.

K.

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