Archive for the 'Made by me' Category

Bribing for the Cure!

Posted by Carrie on 14 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Fitness and Health, Made by me

Did you know that uninsured women are 41 percent more likely to receive a late-stage breast cancer diagnosis and are, therefore, three times more likely to die from the disease than are women with insurance? The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) provides low-income, uninsured, and underserved women with breast cancer […]

Swap package!

Posted by Carrie on 26 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Swap-related

I got my “Defeat the Winter Doldrums” Dishcloth Swap package in the mail yesterday!
  
If you click on the first picture, the Flickr page has notes identifying everything that was inside. (Well, everything except a stuffed sheep, which Gabe spotted and immediately claimed for his own.) My partner was […]

Doldrum prompt

Posted by Carrie on 20 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Completely random, Swap-related

If money were no object, and the day was just perfect - not to hot, not too cold, sun shining, slight breeze - how would you spend a perfect day out that had been given to you in the middle of a cold and blustery winter?
I don’t think there’s any question at all that a […]

Drat

Posted by Carrie on 18 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Completely random, Fitness and Health, Swap-related

I forgot to sign Gabe up at the gym daycare when I was leaving on Friday, so there’s no room for him this morning. This only happens once in a blue moon, but it’s crazy-making when it does. Oh, well; I got him in for the rest of the week (except Thursday, when […]

Dishcloth Swap Survey

Posted by Carrie on 09 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Made by me, Swap-related

This is just the required survey for participation in the dishcloth swap. Feel free to skip it; it’s nothing fascinating.

Read more… or Read more right here… »

1. Do you knit, crochet, or do both?
I primarily knit. I can crochet, […]

Itching

Posted by Carrie on 05 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Completely random, Made by me, Pictures and movies, Samuel

I wish I knew more about wines. I love most merlots, but I haven’t got the palate to discuss whether they’re woody, fruity, or any of that. The best I can normally say is whether the wine is particularly dry or very tannic. Sometimes, though, I can almost taste differences. […]

Cheering myself up

Posted by Carrie on 04 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Made by me, Meta, Swap-related

Now with link!
I must have at least half a dozen projects on needles right now, but that has never bothered me. Anyway, it’s dishcloths! Easy! And I have a ton of cotton just sitting here! Maybe I can convince a local friend or two to join me…
In other news, if […]