Several years ago my mom gave me six skeins of Ironstone Fun Yarn in the Rainbow colorway. She had purchased it for a project and decided not to make it so she passed the yarn on to me. It has been sitting in my yarn stash for several years and I finally decided to try and make something with it. This yarn is...

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I could not be more excited about this seasons CauseBox for two reasons: 1) It is an amazing box (currently sold out - will receive Spring Welcome Box). 2) This is my year anniversary purchasing CauseBox. Over the last year I have really enjoyed CauseBox and look forward to getting it each quarter. Since I didn't post the previous boxes I will post...

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It has been a year!  To start I made the decision to change career paths last February/March. I was working in biology research and decided to pursue technology picking up from the computer science classes I took during undergrad. To do this as efficiently as possible I joined an online coding bootcamp (more on this in a post to follow). For most of...

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I love the idea of subscription boxes! I think it is fun to get a box of things you wouldn't normally choose to help branch out. I have seen several ads for and love the idea behind CauseBox. CauseBox includes 6-8 items which help benefit multiple causes in some way. Some things they help support are fair trade, creating opportunity for women, and...

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So far 2019 has been crazy! There have been a lot of changes in my personal life, which I will hopefully have time to share soon. It will be very interesting to see how many of the patterns in my 2019 Make Nine will get completed. My Make Nine for 2019 is:  Andorra Wrap - Jocelyn Tunney Concentra Cowl - Erin Kurup Baubles...

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In September a local indie dyer I know posted on Facebook that they were KnitCrate's artisan sock dyer of the month. The two colors she dyed for them were gorgeous so I decided to sign up! My first crate arrived very quickly and I was excited to continue. I really love all of the yarns I have received through KnitCrate. I was not...

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So it is no secret that I don't do overarching yearly goals well. This year I decided to change it up a little bit and set monthly goals which are a lot more focused.  1. Food and Workout Plan - this is something I started to look into in November but finally made the decision to join one in January. I joined and...

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Who else has a 30 minute lunch break? Does anyone else feel like this time can be very unproductive? I hate the feeling of being unproductive during the day and often end up working through lunch, so I decided to come up with some other productive things to do during a 30 minute lunch break.  Meal Plan - I have started using one...

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We all know I have a bit of a crafting habit, and more than that I have a buying craft supplies habit. I have found some great deals lately and as always have big plans for the things I want to create. I am very very excited to create some of the things in my head with these materials.  When I was at...

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