It's been nearly two years since my last post on this blog, and so much has happened. Some of it good, and some bad. Since the last post, I've moved yet again, back to my home state. This will be the last move for a while, and I'm very happy about that. I'm no longer playing the part of military wife, therefore there is no need to uproot my children every two years to head off to a new place.
While the road back home has been difficult, I am very happy to once again be near family. I've also decided that I'm ready to reenter blogging after an extended hiatus, as an outlet for many things. First and foremost, I would really like to have a reason to be motivated to dabble in photography again. While living abroad, I used my camera to take photos quite often. Now my camera lives in hibernation, coming out only for special occasions, and even then I frequently forget. I used to have such wonderful photos of the places I've visited and also of life at home, and I've stopped doing that over the last couple of years. My hope is that having a blog to share photos on will help me remember to get my camera out more often :)
Though this has mainly been a knitting related blog since I started so many years ago, I have other things that are of interest to me, and I would like an outlet for those things as well. I've recently begun to get back into garment sewing, and have also been following personal style blogs (albeit as a lurker) which I find inspiring. I'd like to incorporate my handknits and sewn pieces into outfit posts to show off my own personal sense of style. I'd also like to share new ideas or products that I discover, and perhaps my mild obsession with nail polish will be yet another subject I cover.
I'm not entirely sure if there is anyone out there who will read this for a while, but I hope that if there is you stop in and say hi occasionally. I'm looking forward to a fresh start, and hope that you will join me!
While the road back home has been difficult, I am very happy to once again be near family. I've also decided that I'm ready to reenter blogging after an extended hiatus, as an outlet for many things. First and foremost, I would really like to have a reason to be motivated to dabble in photography again. While living abroad, I used my camera to take photos quite often. Now my camera lives in hibernation, coming out only for special occasions, and even then I frequently forget. I used to have such wonderful photos of the places I've visited and also of life at home, and I've stopped doing that over the last couple of years. My hope is that having a blog to share photos on will help me remember to get my camera out more often :)
Though this has mainly been a knitting related blog since I started so many years ago, I have other things that are of interest to me, and I would like an outlet for those things as well. I've recently begun to get back into garment sewing, and have also been following personal style blogs (albeit as a lurker) which I find inspiring. I'd like to incorporate my handknits and sewn pieces into outfit posts to show off my own personal sense of style. I'd also like to share new ideas or products that I discover, and perhaps my mild obsession with nail polish will be yet another subject I cover.
I'm not entirely sure if there is anyone out there who will read this for a while, but I hope that if there is you stop in and say hi occasionally. I'm looking forward to a fresh start, and hope that you will join me!
I love your knitted work and enjoy following you on Ravelry. Best of luck to you in your new/old home!
Posted by: Boosay1 | 03/30/2011 at 04:31 PM
Glad you're back :)
I always enjoyed your knitting and sewing projects, and esp. the photography -- very inspiring. All the best to you!
Posted by: Knit1spin1 | 04/02/2011 at 04:37 AM
Hey Rachel,
Longtime reader! Just found your new blog. Hope you are enjoying Maine. Look forward to future posts.
Be well!
Kathy
Posted by: Knitigator | 04/14/2011 at 10:30 PM