Blogtoberfest and Blog This (or Lets do more with less time?)

Bells has inspired me to try something different. I have signed up to both Blogtoberfest (more info can be found here) and Blog This both efforts to increase the regularity of my blogging and challenging me to look at some different topics.

I am really looking forward to the challenge. I have of course picked a time when I have a paper to finish by mid-next week for presentation to a conference, a new team member starting next week and a lot of other work on the horizon. I may have also mentioned a certain spinning course which will probably also take up a bit of my time.

I have this powerful personal image of myself from my mid to late twenties where I achieved amazing amounts both personally and professionally at a time when i was really, really (incredibly) busy and am thinking I might be trying to recapture that (just a little) by challenging myself to do just a little bit more.

Southern Summer of Socks

My personal Challenges.

• Use up the yarn I have (I must count it this Sunday - to both stash it here and name it)
• Use patterns from as many of the books I have (1 from each)
• Alternate with Stocking Stitch pairs (for presents for my fussy family members)
• Try at least one of each technique in Cat Bordhi's new book.

I think that should do it.