tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post5852691196164027532..comments2024-03-18T06:46:14.562-04:00Comments on The A.D.D. Knitter--because I make everything a lot harder than it needs to be...: A Charmed Life and a contest!The A.D.D. Knitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667169869020308185noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-10677520088657063902007-08-02T11:52:00.000-04:002007-08-02T11:52:00.000-04:00I know I'm too late for the contest, but I'm feeli...I know I'm too late for the contest, but I'm feeling all mushy so I had to respond:<BR/><BR/>I met the man I fell in love with and married at 18. We've been together since I was 19. Seriously, how often does that happen?? What is it, if not a charmed life, that by 19, I was done with all the dating nonsense and heartbreak and ended up with a really great guy? (Whether or not he was equally Dove Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509052920860503605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-77063258376941078162007-07-29T14:41:00.000-04:002007-07-29T14:41:00.000-04:00I think I lead a charmed life in that I have trwo ...I think I lead a charmed life in that I have trwo healthy, beautiful daughters. Every day I feel blessed that they are healthy, even if they cannot find their "inside voices". I am happy in a crazy way - I am basically down and out on my back with a strain - because it has forced me to decide to me first before work - and now I don't want to go back - wouldn't that be a charmed life:) Since I peaknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16031908574979989240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-27349742184398343292007-07-28T15:01:00.000-04:002007-07-28T15:01:00.000-04:00Charmed life, charmed life. Well I was diagnosed ...Charmed life, charmed life. Well I was diagnosed with breast cancer exactly 3 years ago (this is the 3rd anniversary of my last of 3 surgeries - don't ask!) So that doesn't sound so charmed, but I'm a positive person and I figure, having survived chemo, radiation and 3 years of cancer, that's pretty good. And I just had a mammo and at first the radiologist thought he saw something evil but then Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698357440367685868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-31444633978875974082007-07-27T09:55:00.000-04:002007-07-27T09:55:00.000-04:00I laughed myself silly at your brother's song--Xma...I laughed myself silly at your brother's song--Xmas indeed--hope he wins. As for your contest.<BR/>Well, these days, I seem to be embracing the saying "If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all." So so much for that. In fact it's gotten to the point that a good friend signed me up (and is insisting on paying) for a course that "teaches you how to draw positive energy into your life". Gingersnaps with Tea...https://www.blogger.com/profile/18336095819258305141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-90963912716939602572007-07-26T20:05:00.000-04:002007-07-26T20:05:00.000-04:00I'm drooling over your woolmeisse yarn - yum!! I'...I'm drooling over your woolmeisse yarn - yum!! I've been trying to refrain from ordering some myself, but I may have to break down and do it.<BR/>My life is charmed because in the last 4 months, I married the love of my life AND finished the PhD that was making my life a living hell (the hate of my life?). A good few months! Now I have the summer off to knit, I guess that's another charm for Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928637994140779245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-59507641949769305422007-07-26T16:53:00.000-04:002007-07-26T16:53:00.000-04:00Heheee, I can totally relate to the 1974 peas and ...Heheee, I can totally relate to the 1974 peas and carrots! Infact, just served it yesterday to my dad and husband. I just couldn't make myself eat it. I do like them seperately though. LOL Love most vegetables and fruits!<BR/>Oh no mohair here either. I hear ya girl!<BR/><BR/>On the living front...not feeling too happy these days. Sometimes life just gets that way. I thank God for knitting to KnitPastishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15559491322677694832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-1507489751664998752007-07-26T16:24:00.000-04:002007-07-26T16:24:00.000-04:00Lately the charm in my life has to do with the fac...Lately the charm in my life has to do with the fact that I'm about to marry the man of my dreams (38 days to go!) and it looks like most of our family and friends will be there to share in the big day!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05434256661615289001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-1539263698242538032007-07-26T11:22:00.000-04:002007-07-26T11:22:00.000-04:00I feel fortunate that my family is healthy and mos...I feel fortunate that my family is healthy and mostly normal. Every day it seems, there is someone you hear about having some terrible health problem. And some things can get in the way of your knitting!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581612215378945075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-55460422141402006672007-07-25T21:45:00.000-04:002007-07-25T21:45:00.000-04:00My charmed life is knitting related. I've met so m...My charmed life is knitting related. I've met so many very wonderful people I never would've had a chance to meet if I didn't take up knitting and blogging and blog reading. <BR/><BR/>I have an uncle who is very near death and the love and support I have from these people, some of whom I may never meet in person is greater than some of my other (non-knitting) friends. <BR/><BR/>Plus they're some Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474980306068764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-91818119123937367642007-07-25T14:54:00.000-04:002007-07-25T14:54:00.000-04:00I too am knitting Nancy Bush's Canal du Midi socks...I too am knitting Nancy Bush's Canal du Midi socks with inappropriate yarn. I am probably at that stage in my knitting career where frogging so much of a tricky project is not an option, but bolstered by your example, I'm going to frog, and I'm just about 5 rounds away from starting the heel! Thanks for your bravery! Incidently, I was going to knit Canal du Midi while watching the TdF, but I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-26404316456263691722007-07-25T12:37:00.000-04:002007-07-25T12:37:00.000-04:00Well, I'm not feeling very charmed or lucky lately...Well, I'm not feeling very charmed or lucky lately. I'm kind of going through a rough patch. But I am charmed overall in that I have good life, good job, good husband.Redheadskydiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04629481569702578906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-33714983361489741582007-07-25T07:30:00.000-04:002007-07-25T07:30:00.000-04:00First off congrats to your brother for the Emmy no...First off congrats to your brother for the Emmy nomination! We are big fans of MAD TV in this house. <BR/>I actually have 2 charmed stories, one old and non-knitting and the other new and knitting.<BR/>Twelve years ago, I had GIFT (sort of like In Vitro but the mix occurs in the fallopian tubes rather than a petrie dish) surgery when the hospital that I had the surgery was in was closed for Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07191320623046842472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-6165131396901595152007-07-25T00:12:00.000-04:002007-07-25T00:12:00.000-04:00I haven't gotten any driving tickets or crashed my...I haven't gotten any driving tickets or crashed my car. (Trust me. It's lucky.)Paper Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693816174577839638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-40879357541816202007-07-24T23:59:00.000-04:002007-07-24T23:59:00.000-04:00It's been the kind of day today when everything se...It's been the kind of day today when everything seems to go wrong (nothing really serious, just some major inconveniences like the washing machine breaking down), so I'm feeling lucky to have found all these examples to remind me of how things can go right in life.<BR/><BR/>I have wonderful family and friends, the chance to go to university, and a beautiful place to live with clean water and goodikkinlalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04832919596884346022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-60720661428601432632007-07-24T23:04:00.000-04:002007-07-24T23:04:00.000-04:00oh my gosh, your brother's song is hysterical. con...oh my gosh, your brother's song is hysterical. congrats to him!<BR/><BR/>let's see, charmed life. The boyfriend and I just signed a two-year lease for our place. After a year living together here, I love both the apartment and the guy even more.carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260759869232877793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-63052746682345475372007-07-24T18:59:00.000-04:002007-07-24T18:59:00.000-04:00My inlaws moved in on Sat. I haven't cooked or cl...My inlaws moved in on Sat. I haven't cooked or cleaned dishes in four days!5elementknitrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08595545440993534260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-48285369171090306022007-07-24T18:41:00.000-04:002007-07-24T18:41:00.000-04:00Lucky you! I recently won 2 contests (and hopefull...Lucky you! I recently won 2 contests (and hopefully a 3rd) recently as well. <BR/>My charmed life has been because I have a job I like finally, my girls are healthy, happy, and wanting for nothing, my bills are paid, and things have been going well relationship wise also.Kenyettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02172384285805812153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-11888112421886466322007-07-24T17:57:00.000-04:002007-07-24T17:57:00.000-04:00Howdy Sweetpea,Since I am not Mr. Time Mgt as of l...Howdy Sweetpea,<BR/><BR/>Since I am not Mr. Time Mgt as of late, I will do an ordered list:<BR/>1. Your brother better win. That song is hilarious. My partner is a DJ at UCBerkeley and I'm SURE he will be playing this on his show.<BR/><BR/>2. That Louet Gems is lurvely. J'suis tres fier de toi.<BR/><BR/>3. Charmed Life? Hmmmm. I'm pretty lucky in many respects but I wouldn't say charmed. Am i WonderMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03935582756754079119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-6627468273624196762007-07-24T17:35:00.000-04:002007-07-24T17:35:00.000-04:00Wow! How great to hear so many positive reflection...Wow! How great to hear so many positive reflections on life :) Right now I live in a house that is going to be purchased by a school district so that they can expand their school - and the whole negotiation/moving thing has been stressful... but it really helps to look at the big picture like so many other people did in their comments.<BR/><BR/>I do consider myself blessed. I have a wonderful Rosinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806801773705917132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-38855950743817918012007-07-24T16:31:00.001-04:002007-07-24T16:31:00.001-04:00My entire life changed in January of this year -- ...My entire life changed in January of this year -- and all for the better. After years of living a life I was unhappy in, I made some hard decisions and now have a wonderful husband and a baby girl on the way!RheLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758291876556533506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-63243255584641221592007-07-24T16:31:00.000-04:002007-07-24T16:31:00.000-04:00Just this morning, on the commuter train to work, ...Just this morning, on the commuter train to work, I discovered I only had 3 needles in my current sock project. Fortunatly, the ink tube in my pen was a pefect size #2. Is that charmed or what?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-62776464666668741872007-07-24T12:52:00.000-04:002007-07-24T12:52:00.000-04:00My husband just got a new job with a film company,...My husband just got a new job with a film company, and we got to go to our first Industry party this weekend... Very cool! It was at the boss's house. Beautiful!!! I felt like a movie star! (We also get to see lots of free movies, and with the price of movies these days, this is a GREAT deal!)Senora Fuertehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03219423259201655544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-26094234510194615882007-07-24T12:03:00.000-04:002007-07-24T12:03:00.000-04:00Charmed because someone clued me in to all these c...Charmed because someone clued me in to all these contests and the loot... yikes, getting ahead of myself here, and greed is unattractive anyway, didn't I read that somewhere? ;*)<BR/><BR/>Charmed because my dear MIL fortuitously planned a ton of events to keep my kids happy during what turns out to be the busiest summer I can remember. And charmed because having said kids so busy means I SheepsPyjamashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17907137995547085540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-78799541173553307922007-07-24T11:54:00.000-04:002007-07-24T11:54:00.000-04:00Nice contest idea! My life did not really start o...Nice contest idea! <BR/><BR/>My life did not really start out charmed...divorced parents when very young, years of abuse from numerous males before the age of 18...but then I met my husband. Though not attracted to him in a "love" essense at first we became friends, then more. He is my best friend..and seriously knows me better than i know myself! We have been married almost 16 years, not alwaysTurtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851819627750022788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-36631071585927813822007-07-24T11:25:00.000-04:002007-07-24T11:25:00.000-04:00I have often felt I live a charmed life. I am not...I have often felt I live a charmed life. I am not lucky with money and do not often win contests (although I did win the tdf kal contest recently), I am lucky in the things that matter to me. I am married (25+ years)to my best friend and have three healthy and wonderful children who are the joy of my life. Everyday we find something to laugh at and my work as a social worker makes me feel goodDonna Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877384848664758611noreply@blogger.com