2007 - Go for IT!
It really does feel like a new year. I feel up and ready to go and full of optimisim for the new year not that the old one was too bad, it's just that I feel that good things are going to come out of 2007.
I have enrolled myself on a knitting course after spending so many months deliberating over whether or not to do this and then not quite being able to find one that suited me in terms of content, finance or attendance times. I have tried doing it alone but like some people need a personal trainer and some don't I need someone to show me the ropes when it comes to design. I have done a few things myself but have never been completely happy with the results. I also need something that fits into my schedule and I think the C&G 7922 course run by WS Touchbase fits the bill. I booked it on 1st Jan (new year, new beginning and all that), I am impatiently waiting for the first module to arrive.
2007 is offically my 'go for IT year'. I spent a lot of 2006 wondering what to do with myself having decided not to return to work after my 2nd miscarriage. But after spending over 10 years working full time in IT and steadily building a career, being a full time housewife left me with a void that no amount of home baking, cooking, cleaning, ironing, gardening or redocorating could fill. I enjoy my time at home but need something else to give myself a sense of accomplishment and validation apart from my family and home, something that defines me, that I can be successful at and proud of. This was a tall order I found which is why it has taken me so long to finally figure it out. I am going to go for something that I totally love and enjoy, seriously studying and designing knitwear and seeing where it takes me.
I am in the middle of turning my spare room into a studio and waiting for the first coat to dry while I post this. I've never found decorating particularly enjoyable but I am really loving painting my new studio. I wasn't sure of the colour, I had 4 tins of paint that I brought back in August when I was going to paint the living room, they were a complete bargain but then my enthusiasm waned as I was striping the stairs and painting the kitchen at the same time, I just couldn't face decorating yet another room. I cracked the first tin open yesterday and was totally dismayed by the colour at first which resembled camamile lotion slapped all over the walls when I first put it on, but once dried it is the lovely ivory colour it is supposed to be. It is such a peaceful room and easy to get lost inbetween the brush strokes while listening to the birds singing in the tree below the window and feeling the wind that rustles through its leaves. I am busy daydreaming about all the wonderful designs that will come to fruition in that room. Coincidentally the paint I am using is called Sanctuary, just perfect.
I have enrolled myself on a knitting course after spending so many months deliberating over whether or not to do this and then not quite being able to find one that suited me in terms of content, finance or attendance times. I have tried doing it alone but like some people need a personal trainer and some don't I need someone to show me the ropes when it comes to design. I have done a few things myself but have never been completely happy with the results. I also need something that fits into my schedule and I think the C&G 7922 course run by WS Touchbase fits the bill. I booked it on 1st Jan (new year, new beginning and all that), I am impatiently waiting for the first module to arrive.
2007 is offically my 'go for IT year'. I spent a lot of 2006 wondering what to do with myself having decided not to return to work after my 2nd miscarriage. But after spending over 10 years working full time in IT and steadily building a career, being a full time housewife left me with a void that no amount of home baking, cooking, cleaning, ironing, gardening or redocorating could fill. I enjoy my time at home but need something else to give myself a sense of accomplishment and validation apart from my family and home, something that defines me, that I can be successful at and proud of. This was a tall order I found which is why it has taken me so long to finally figure it out. I am going to go for something that I totally love and enjoy, seriously studying and designing knitwear and seeing where it takes me.
I am in the middle of turning my spare room into a studio and waiting for the first coat to dry while I post this. I've never found decorating particularly enjoyable but I am really loving painting my new studio. I wasn't sure of the colour, I had 4 tins of paint that I brought back in August when I was going to paint the living room, they were a complete bargain but then my enthusiasm waned as I was striping the stairs and painting the kitchen at the same time, I just couldn't face decorating yet another room. I cracked the first tin open yesterday and was totally dismayed by the colour at first which resembled camamile lotion slapped all over the walls when I first put it on, but once dried it is the lovely ivory colour it is supposed to be. It is such a peaceful room and easy to get lost inbetween the brush strokes while listening to the birds singing in the tree below the window and feeling the wind that rustles through its leaves. I am busy daydreaming about all the wonderful designs that will come to fruition in that room. Coincidentally the paint I am using is called Sanctuary, just perfect.
posted by Nikki at 15:19
5 Comments:
So glad you're full of optimism this year--I hope 2007 brings you all you hope for!
have fun on your adventure! what an exciting direction. i'll look forward to reading about your experiences. happy new year!
Best wishes for 2007 - and that colour sounds divine! x
I was in IT 20 years ago (when PCs first hit the scene). I had to give it up because in the US, companies didn't like pregnant managers so I was forced out...
I still have a corner of my brain that is sad that I didn't bounce back.
I look forward to seeing what you knit in 2007!
Knit on!
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