Month: March 2019

Author Update (March 2019)

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Well I will be honest, I think this is the first time I sat down to the screen this month. It is also, the end of the month so it has been highly unproductive. I am hoping that will change soon though, I have so much to do and so little time. Honestly, this month I have just been so tired, there has been a bit of running around which lead to more procrastinating and not feeling very creative. I’ve been feeling really run down lately. I have high hopes for April though, it should be a better writing month, there is a bit of running around but it will be organised running around.

How is everyone liking Carpe Noctem? I must admit I do enjoy that one, its quite fun doing something without a moment by moment scene by scene plan, it is a bit more free form with a tiny bit of scaffolding work type deal.

Knitter Knatter, that is an on and off love, its hard to write about something you just do while watching tv.

Speaking of tv… Netflix… Whatever… Well I had lost touch with watching Neighbours for the last year or two, I’ve recently started watching that again as a guilty pleasure. I am also watching Once Upon a Time again.

I have higher hopes for next month. I better order some new books from amazon this month too… It’s gonna be an expensive little while…

Nothing changes here in terms of throwing plugs in for my amazon books on my author page…

May luck and adventure be on your side!

ARA

xxx

Knitter Knatter

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Knitter Knatter number Four and this week I can say that I finished the baby stuff for my co-worker

 

The in progress -slash- almost finished mittens ready to be sewn up. Not too tricky but then again the pattern was a bit of a wing it and hope type dealy.

 

The sewn up mittens all nice and tidy… ish… excuse the pjs… but the mittens kind of looked the cutest if I am honest.

The finished products each with the little bow, with little pink flowers! The ribbon was super cute, but I am not great at tying bows at all.. let alone sewing things up… not my forte.

 

Knitter Knatter

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So its Knitter Knatter number three! What have I been doing?

Well one of my co-workers is pregnant so I have been working on doing a few little baby bits on the fly using only size 4mm needles and some baby wool.

 

So as you can see the first thing I wanted to make was baby booties, it was about an hour or two max but I did it on a car ride. Safe to say I didnt really have a pattern strictly I just sort of went at the knitting of it to make a t shirt shape.  When its done it gets folded over and it makes a sort of fortune cookie easy sock bootie.

I need to get some ribbon to add to it to be honest.

Next up I worked on a little hat, I figured a little rib hat would have some stretch and style to it.

This is the little hat all sewn up.

I need to add a little bow on this too, I’ve been waiting to find out if they are having a boy or girl… well now I know I need to take a trip to the craft shop to get some pink ribbon. Mint and pink or something should go together quite sweetly. I better do some mittens to match too… OOPS!

The 2019 Project

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I am working a more on number 1 (write one book). Carpe Noctem is really becoming more fun the more I write.

I have booked a west end show, so that makes 2 a certainty.

The first to be completed! The successful goal was to complete one knitting project, the baby things for my work colleague is the first thing I can tick off although I am sure I will keep knitting more things this year in general.

 

24/7 Goals:

  1. Write one book
  2. See a west end show
  3. Write a second book
  4. Create/keep a writing schedule that works for me
  5. Keep working on arappleby.com
  6. Work with an agent/publisher
  7. Complete one knitting project
  8. Complete some crafting cross stitch project
  9. Keep doing daily positive aspects
  10. Complete one minor savings goal
  11. Get Christmas wrapped up early (ie. Halloween)
  12. Learn a new song on guitar
  13. Work on the schedule and make it work for this year
  14. Do another “on the fly” project
  15. Draw or sketch something to a point that you are happy with it
  16. Learn how to do winged eyeliner freehand
  17. Win the lottery
  18. Dress up and go out for an evening
  19. Buy a Kat Von D eyeliner
  20. Read five books this year minimum
  21. Get a tattoo (either finish one or get a whole new one)
  22. Create a budget that works really well
  23. Go ice skating at least once
  24. Enjoy 2019 as much as you possibly can!