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Studio Awesome Challenge Day 12 : Out of the frying pan into the fire

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I can't say for sure how...but I realized that this has happened. That, Fiberista, is what I can only describe as a hot spot by proxy. Here's how it has been going down....In an attempt to clear off a hot spot, like my work table and drafting table, since I have not...

Studio Awesome Challenge Day 11: Scheduling time to eat that frog

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Here is how it usually goes down There is some crazy overwhelming eat the frog task I am avoiding like filing sales tax, or doing inventory. It may or may not be on the to-do list. But regardless, it is almost always something that I have decided will take 5 times...

Studio Awesome Day 10: Letting Go Of Precious Stash

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So I am going to dip just the tiniest baby toe into today's task. It is a big one, and like many other knitters it is a bit of a trigger subject for me. I am going to begin to consider thinking about thinning the stash... I can hear the collective gasps of horrors...

Studio Awesome Challenge Day 9: Friday Five My Ideal Day

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So, today I did a little straightening after the studio disaster of the week. Reclaiming my surfaces, putting together some projects to focus on for next week. Nothing too intense. I also took the day to catch up on stuff like laundry and preparing food some make...

Studio Awesome Day 8: Be Strong, Don’t Quit

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OMG ya'll if there was a day that I fall off the challenge it would be today. Today the struggle is real. Get ready here comes the whine: I have had 4 hours of sleep I had a deadline today and had to TRASH those freaking hot spots Who the fuck took out all of my...

Studio Awesome Day 7:

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So today has been busy with a deadline and I am doing what people do in their studios...make a mess. I am okay with the mess as a work in progress. The place where I fall down is when it all stays once the project is done...or gets pushed to the side. Now for me the...

Studio Awesome Day 6: Herding my art stuff gone astray

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Let me just say it took a ridiculous amount of time for me to round up JUST MY KNITTING NEEDLES. And I have not tackled the needles on the WIPs yet. I'll be honest, I am kind of afraid to inventory the WIPs because I know there are quite a few more than a few a...

Studio Awesome Day 5: Wrangling the Knitting and Crochet Tools

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I have an obscene number of knitting needles. Most are circs, but I do have a fair number of DPNs and even straight needles. I rarely use my straight needles anymore, but I do like to break them our every now and then for dish cloths or for teaching. And as for DPNs,...

Studio Awesome Day 4: Catch-Up Day

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I think I need a day to finish some of the tasks I have not completed for the week. Mainly clearing off the big drafting table and putting together the hall closet shelves. I also need to organize that closet, But I have a feeling what I will put in there could change...

Studio Awsome Day 3: Ouch…

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I am not sure how it happened. My guess is it was either moving the 75ish pounds of mill end yarn, or manipulating the plastic drawers out of the closet, over the boxes in the hall and up the stairs. I strained something in my thigh, back and butt. I am not immobile,...

Studio Awesome Day 2: Friday Five edition

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I am making a ballsy move today and tackling 5 tasks for Friday 5. No worries, they are kind of smallish tasks and kind of need to happen for the rest of the project Studio Awesome to move forward. Okay so today I am going to: Finish putting together shelves: UGH!!...

Studio Awesome Day 1: Books Books Books and more Books

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Woot! Day one. Coffee in hand. Young Living Motivation and Clarity essential oils in the diffuser. And a marathon of HGTV on the TV for background. I have decided to start with a task that is not too overwhelming, will have a big impact, and is very clearly defined....