Dusty Purple Tank

In the process of knitting a gorgeous purple tank top.  It consists of ribbing, lace and cables.  I've already finished the back part.  Working on the front now.  I had to do a little tweaking because the pattern was written for someone with a shorter torso than me.  So I made the ribbed part at the bottom longer.  I think it's going to look awesome.  I'm hoping to have it finished within the next week.  I'd like to wear it to church on the 29th because I'm singing in church.  I still haven't picked a song, but I'll work on that a bit this week.  I have three choices.

• "Perfect People" by Natalie Grant
• "This Little Light of Mine" by Addison Road
• "The Lost Get Found" by Britt Nicole

Feel free to look them up on YouTube.    They are all awesome!


Anyway, back to knitting!

Tutoring Break

Currently I'm sitting in my little tutoring cubicle.  No students anywhere.  Why is it they wait till the last minute to get help.  That's one of my biggest pet peeves is when people show up right before finals and say they have no idea how to do any of it.  I'm like "where were you at the beginning of the semester when I really could have helped you?"  Nope, instead they expect me to cram in all the algebra, statistics, or calculus I can in the alloted 30 minutes I have to tutor them.  Not gonna happen.  And I don't feel sorry for those people that fail because of that poor decision.  I'm here every Tues, Wed, and now Friday afternoons, waiting for students who can't quite grasp the math skills they need to pass their classes.  Waiting....waiting....yep.  Still waiting.  Looks like it's going to be a long semester....

Try, Try Again

“The only real failure in life is the failure to try.”
“Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.”


My new skill that I'm learning this year is knitting in the round, on double-pointed needles.  It's tough, and I've failed many times.  But today after 2 hours, I now have 1/2 of a pair of wrist warmers.  LOL  Not to mention it is too small for my hands.  Oh well, I'll take that failure and turn it into a successful pair of fingerless gloves for my daughter!  She'll love them.  
Looking forward to my complete set of DPN's  that are supposed to be coming in the mail.  Can't wait, because then I'll be able to complete a pair of these gloves for myself, just using a larger set of needles.  So far 2011 is looking good and I'm glad I didn't let the fear of failing stop me from learning this new knitting technique.

2011

New Year's resolutions are easy to make, but rather difficult to keep.  I'm pretty sure that every year I make the same resolution, lose weight.  And if anything I gain instead.  This year I have resolutions that will hopefully be easier to keep:

1.  Drink lots of water. (been doing this just fine for the last 3 months)
2.  Learn a new skill.
3.  Be more forgiving of others.
4.  Treat myself well.
5.  Be a stronger parent.

Hopefully with these five things I'll be more successful this year.  ;)  But I won't beat myself up for little failures.
Have a great new year!!

Lyrics for my Life...

Behind the Scenes ~Francesca Battistelli

You may think
I'm just fine
How could anything
Ever be out of line?
I take my time
To set the stage
To make sure everything
Is all in place
Even though I've got the lines rehearsed
A picture only paints a thousand words


Things aren't always what they seem
You're only seeing part of me
There's more than you could ever know
Behind the scenes
I'm incomplete and I'm undone
But I suppose like everyone
There's so much more that's going on
Behind the scenes


Sometimes I can't see
Anything
Through the dark
Surrounding me
And at times I'm unsure
About the ground
Beneath my feet
If it's safe and sound
When it's hard to find hope in the unseen
I have peace in knowing it will find me


Things aren't always what they seem
You're only seeing part of me
There's more that you could ever know
Behind the scenes
I'm incomplete and I'm undone
But I suppose like everyone
There's so much more that's going on
Behind the scenes


You may think I'm fine
How could anything ever be out of line?

First of many...hopefully

So...I am not an English major. I don't write and I don't claim to know how to write.

But I figure this way I can get some thoughts out and not waste paper.

I'm hoping that while free-writing I may actually develop some sort of skills in the area.

I'm actually a Mathematics major. I may discuss certain math topics, please don't judge.

If you find it boring...tough. I find it exciting.

The reason I have called this Late Night Musings is I happen to be an insomniac.

Yeah I don't sleep well...at all. So if I can't sleep why not let others in on the randomness

flowing through my brain. Hahaha.

Enjoy!