I think that the New Year is the perfect time to kick off my new blog, which is a celebration of the three things I love most in life:\u00a0\u00a0 food, knitting and my family.\u00a0 And as we begin the new year, it is of course time for reflection on the things in life that need improving, but primarily for me it is a reflection on the things in life that I am grateful and happy for.\u00a0 Most importantly, I am thankful for my family.\u00a0 I have an amazing and tolerant husband who cherishes me not only for my gifts, but for my quirks as well.\u00a0 And trust me, as you get to know me, you will understand that I have several of them!\u00a0 I also have two amazing children, a four-year-old daughter, Bean, and a three month old son, C (sorry, I haven\u2019t come up with a better nickname for him yet).\u00a0 My kids are truly my joy in life and I am astounded every day at how different they are, yet both equally wonderful.<\/p>\n
Bean is my deep thinker.\u00a0 She has piercing, deep brown eyes that can look directly into your soul.\u00a0 She was never a big smiler, or giggler as a baby which led me to wonder early on if I was \u201cmessing her up\u201d somehow, but I\u2019ve since learned that this is just her personality.\u00a0 She thinks about everything and analyzes it to pieces.\u00a0 She is goal oriented and headstrong and I have no doubt she will change the world someday.\u00a0\u00a0 She is her father.\u00a0 Fortunately, I\u2019m just crazy about him so having him in miniature is not a bad thing!\u00a0<\/p>\n
C is my happy-go-lucky little guy.\u00a0 Quick with a smile and charm and a wide eyed stare that just makes you want to kiss him all over his face.\u00a0 It is early, but I think already that he will be my laid-back kid.\u00a0\u00a0 He may need that to survive as his sister can be rather particular!\u00a0 I am so looking forward to discovering who he is as he grows.\u00a0 He is me so far, which thrills me to no end.\u00a0 Finally my genes are showing up in one of my kids!\u00a0 Bean is all her daddy in appearance, although I have certainly shaped her wit and attitude (for better or worse as the case may be).<\/p>\n
I have two other great pleasures in my life that maybe you can discern from the title of my blog.\u00a0 They are food and knitting.\u00a0 I am blessed to live in one of the finest cities in the world for dining.\u00a0 New Orleans is the perfect melting pot of cuisine and is its own gumbo of tastes and sensations.\u00a0 I swore after I graduated from college that I would never continue living in Louisiana, but somehow the food and culture of the region sunk their teeth in to me and I was never able to \u201cescape\u201d.\u00a0 I hope to share with my readers, if I have any, my dining experiences in the city and my adventures into becoming more of a well-rounded cook in my own home, including any good recipes that I may discover along the way.<\/p>\n
Finally, I am a Knitter.\u00a0 And yes, I feel comfortable enough with my skills to refer to myself as a knitter with a capital \u201cK\u201d!\u00a0 I love yarn and have over the past few years amassed quite the collection of yarn.\u00a0 I love everything about yarn and have developed quite the appreciation for high quality fiber.\u00a0 I am rather compulsive about the acquisition of new yarns, but this year have decided that I will try and curb my influences as I embark on a bit of a \u201cyarn diet\u201d this year.\u00a0 I may need some support, Internetz!<\/p>\n
So, as is traditional, I am going to make some resolutions for the New Year.\u00a0 I hope by making them public I will be pressured to keep them, but know that like many resolutions, mine may be forgotten before January is through.\u00a0 I am only human, but I shall do my best!<\/p>\n
Resolved:\u00a0 I have too much yarn.\u00a0 Therefore, this year I will make no new yarn purchases with the exception of four yarn clubs that I am already a member of.\u00a0 The money is spent on those, there is no getting it back, so I will just look forward to my club deliveries with even more eagerness since, hopefully, they will be my only new infusion of yarn.\u00a0 Oh, unless someone gives me a gift certificate or cash gift with the express purpose of it going to yarn\u2026.yeah, I can make exceptions for that!<\/p>\n
Resolved:\u00a0 I am currently thirty pounds heavier than I was on the day I got married.\u00a0 This is understandable since I\u2019ve had two kids, but my body is not happy where it is.\u00a0 So, this year I am going to try and become healthier.\u00a0 In order to do that, Hubby and I are going to begin what we have termed the \u201cNo-Rules Sunday\u201d diet.\u00a0 We try to be good all week with our food selection, no fast food, no sweets and no sodas, then on Sunday we can do whatever the hell we want.\u00a0 It\u2019s not so much about limiting intake, but more about making good food choices.\u00a0 We did it for a while a couple of years ago and both lost a fair amount of weight.\u00a0 Unfortunately, we fell off the tracks for a while, but we\u2019re hopping back on, my friends!\u00a0 In addition to making better choices as far as food, we\u2019re also going to begin incorporating more physical activity into our day.\u00a0 We have two little kids who need us to be active and play with them, so dammit, we need to get in shape!<\/p>\n
So, welcome to my little corner of the world, I hope that you enjoy my blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I think that the New Year is the perfect time to kick off my new blog, which is a celebration of the three things I love most in life:\u00a0\u00a0 food, knitting and my family.\u00a0 And as we begin the new … Continue reading