Frappuccinos, Crochet, and Magazines

I'm not going to lie, my day has been pretty slow. I didn't roll myself out of bed until after ten due to the lovely insomnia I've been having lately. I went to the kitchen to make a frappuccino (mix a cup of ice, a cup of milk, and about three tablespoons of powder de-caf/sugar free coffee) and blend. I then went to the sink to clean the blender and, for the first time in my life, the blade won and my finger was in mucho pain. If that wasn't bad enough, I freaked out so much from the slight injury that I had to quickly sit down so as not to pass out. Am I the only one that's ever experienced this feeling? This was a first for me and pretty scary. I don't know if it was from seeing the blood or thinking that I hurt myself more than I really did. Feel free to call me a wimp. But, I moved on fairly fast and enjoyed my frappuccino even though it was the culprit of my morning's misfortune. 

With a band-aid on my finger and nothing to do until work in the late afternoon, I turned to my favorite hobby: crochet. Before you jump to conclusions about me, crochet is a craft for those of ALL ages to enjoy. Yeah, I know what you were thinking. 

Anyways, I grabbed a project that I've been working on for the past month. A Tunisian crochet blanket. When finished it will measure in at 47" by 56" which is about 47" by 56" too big for this crochet beginner who has taught herself everything about the craft. It's been a month and I've managed to crochet about 15 percent of the blanket. I'll be lucky if I finish this thing by Christmas. It's a fun way to pass the time nonetheless. 

Of course, I have the attention span of a three year old, so every so often during my crocheting I would pick up my phone and get on Instagram or Facebook or check my email. When I checked my email, to my surprise, there was a new message with the article design of my VIE article to be published in next month's Artist Issue! I was pretty ecstatic. Being able to see your hard work come together in its final form is quite fulfilling. I can't help but smile thinking about it right now. For those of you who have ever had anything published, you know the feeling. Be on the look out for my article next month.

I'll stop here with further boring you on my not-so-interesting day. Instead, take this quote and make the most of it.

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream... " 
- C.S. Lewis