Three Things
This past week has been a doozy – and I’ve got about 10 more days until I have a hope of things letting up. I was tempted to simply skip today’s blog post in the name of catching up, but then I decided it would be more fun to write a quick little post with three things you might not know about me.
1) I have two tattoos: a heart on my upper arm/shoulder and a fish on the side of my calf. The heart is because I got tired of apologizing for wearing my heart on my sleeve and the fish is because Christ told his disciples “I will make you fishers of men.”
2) If I could be anything besides a writer, I would be a singer. I love to sing and do so a lot. My sisters teased me about my singing so much when I was younger that I actually became pretty terrified to sing in front of others. Until fairly recently, I only sang for my boys and in the car. Then about 6 years ago I joined a choir for a year or two – even though it scared me to the point of almost hyperventilating – to force myself to get over my phobia. It worked, and now you can’t shut me up. (I totally rock “I Will Survive.”)
3) I’m a complete fiber dork. In researching alpacas before making my first purchase, I learned everything I could about fiber, spinning, dying, blending… you name it. I can spin with a drop spindle but don’t have the patience to make enough yarn to do me much good. I also learned what to do with the yarn once it’s made. (Or, more accurately, once I’ve purchased it from someone with more patience than me.) While I’ve never mastered knitting, I love to crochet and fingerweave. In fact, from about September through February, you’ll seldom catch me without a project in my purse because I hate to sit still, and this gives me something to do with my hands. (Which also helps me activate my mental filter. If I want to say something and know I shouldn’t, my fingerweaving or crocheting gets a little more intense.) I switch to embroidery in the spring and summer because it’s too hot for yarn work.
I’d post a picture of one of my recent fingerweaving projects since most people don’t know what that is, but all of my scarves and stuff are packed up as I’m in the middle of moving my family to our dream homestead! So, I’m heading back to packing and editing like a madwoman. I hope you all have a lovely week!
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