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Project Ramblings
Nov. 2nd, 2004 09:46 amI have three things I'm investing my energy into right now: two embroidery projects (opus & heraldic hubby stuff) and nightly exercise.
Opus
Going well. I'm thickening up the green. I'm really struggling with the aesthetic. My brain wants more subtle, narrow bands. But the bands in the pictures are broader. I keep the books out and handy to drive this point home to my brain. So I put down the narrow bands of dark shade (five passes worth), leave some space (1/16 inch or so) and then start the next color. That way, when my brain becomes more fully assimilated, I can go back and thicken up the bands without going over something I already put down or cutting something out. I work on this at lunch, before work and after kids go to bed. About 2 hours a day, give or take.
Heraldic pieces
I'm back on. When do I cram it in? I get 2 breaks a day - 10 minutes each. The struggle is to put the pieces down after 10 minutes. I'm so obsessive.
Exercise:
I alternate dancing and yoga-pilates at home. I'm trying to do at least 30 minutes a night.
I keep trying to do my yoga-pilates in the evening before the kids are in bed. The not-a-baby-anymore is thrilled that I'm down on her level. When I'm laying there on my back, she likes belly-flop on my face, place her head against mine (noggin to noggin), and do some sort of open-mouthed drool thing on my neck and cheek. Yes, it's kind of gross and she gets slobber on me, but she's so excited and she's usually laughing with this deep, gut chuckle, that I can't help laughing with her. Needless to say, it makes it hard to follow my tape. Stinky, on the other hand, is trying to do the yoga-pilates with me (which is really cool - I want him to grow up incorporating fitness into his life). She gloms onto him the same way. They usually erupt into some sort of "chase" which ends up with "pile on mommy". I should probably call it "You-go-pila-mommy" instead of "yoga-pilates". heh!
Opus
Going well. I'm thickening up the green. I'm really struggling with the aesthetic. My brain wants more subtle, narrow bands. But the bands in the pictures are broader. I keep the books out and handy to drive this point home to my brain. So I put down the narrow bands of dark shade (five passes worth), leave some space (1/16 inch or so) and then start the next color. That way, when my brain becomes more fully assimilated, I can go back and thicken up the bands without going over something I already put down or cutting something out. I work on this at lunch, before work and after kids go to bed. About 2 hours a day, give or take.
Heraldic pieces
I'm back on. When do I cram it in? I get 2 breaks a day - 10 minutes each. The struggle is to put the pieces down after 10 minutes. I'm so obsessive.
Exercise:
I alternate dancing and yoga-pilates at home. I'm trying to do at least 30 minutes a night.
I keep trying to do my yoga-pilates in the evening before the kids are in bed. The not-a-baby-anymore is thrilled that I'm down on her level. When I'm laying there on my back, she likes belly-flop on my face, place her head against mine (noggin to noggin), and do some sort of open-mouthed drool thing on my neck and cheek. Yes, it's kind of gross and she gets slobber on me, but she's so excited and she's usually laughing with this deep, gut chuckle, that I can't help laughing with her. Needless to say, it makes it hard to follow my tape. Stinky, on the other hand, is trying to do the yoga-pilates with me (which is really cool - I want him to grow up incorporating fitness into his life). She gloms onto him the same way. They usually erupt into some sort of "chase" which ends up with "pile on mommy". I should probably call it "You-go-pila-mommy" instead of "yoga-pilates". heh!
