Disney Pin Trading

Alright, I have a new hobby now. Disney Pin Trading. I am addicted. It is a pretty expensive hobby but it is so much fun. You in essence buy pins and then trade them with cast members for other pins you think you would like more. I am building a collection. I now have over 200 but I am not at collector status. I think it would take at least 1000 to get to that status.

Over to the side is one of my favorite pins. I call it a stacked pin. It is depicting the movie "Finding Nemo". This one I actually bought at Disney's Animal Kingdom park outside of Rafiki's Area. If you can tell that it is stacked with the Nemo (Disney) character and then the ocean flora as well. I warn you now. This hobby is addictive. It can be known to empty your pockets a bit. But if you are like me and enjoy doing something that is pretty stress free while getting to meet cool people I say, GO FOR IT. I certainly did.

Afghan a Month

My goal for crochet this year is to complete an afghan a month until December. I have entirely too much yarn and this will be just one way to get rid of some of it. : ) My charity group has afghans as the project for Spring so if I can turn in a few by May that will help me find good homes. The remainder will serve as presents. I will invest in some giant size zip lock bags to store them. Here is my start for the project.

The afghan you see here is made up with three striking colors. Chocolate, Soft white and teal. I found this pattern in the latest Crochet Today Magazine. By using left over yarn, I should have a 45 x 55 blanket. I hope the colors show up for you to see.

Toy Society

I was surfing the Internet and saw an article about something called the Toy Society. I actually love the idea. You make toys and hide them in different areas for children to find. I think it is a great way to put a little sunshine back into the world today. And because I am an avid crocheter this should be pretty easy to do. Not to mention there are no commitments. I have tons and tons of yarn that needs to be used. Might as find a worthwhile effort. You can check them out here. I did notice that most of the toys dropped seemed to be outside of the US. I wonder how individuals might feel finding something that they are not quite understanding of but I will try a couple and see how it pans out. If we can brighten just one kids day I think that would be wonderful.

Day 1

How uncreative is that title? Well this is day one of my blogging. I decided to start a new one to showcase my hobbies, interests, and life in general. I really do not want this blog to be about my career. I want to focus away from that and get on some of my outside activities that I have picked up.

To start, I have gotten on the work out bandwagon. I started prior to the New Year so luckily it has stuck with me. I am a proud member of Lifetime Fitness and have a personal trainer. It is building some discipline I never knew I had. 3 to 4 times a week, and some pretty tough work outs. 11 pounds and 10 inches down already in 2 months. I have found that diligence is the key.

Another goal for this blog will be to track my transformation in a healthier and slimmer ME.

Later,