Not much to talk about on the skating front this year. After last year’s very up and down season, this year of skating was very much not about actually skating. I’m happy to report that my back injury has healed to the point of me being able to skate, though not perhaps to the volume … More Skating Accomplishments 2016
I wasn’t really sure if I wanted to post this, but, I decided it should be done for posterity’s sake. Even more than last year, this has been an up and down season for my skating. It has been highs, lows, and even lower lows. Highlights: Passed my Gold Medal American Team Dance Test. This … More Skating Accomplishments 2015
Due to autoimmune diseases that run in my family, I started eating gluten-free about three and a half years ago. I’d noticed an improvement in my health (and a severe reaction upon the reintroduction of gluten), and this led me to doing more research about diet and autoimmune diseases, and I found myself eating according … More Paleo-ified Starbucks Coffee (Birthday) Cake
Last year I had such grand plans. I thought I would tackle some of my most coveted designs, have a fabulous wardrobe, and love my sewing life. Of course, reality was quite different. The past several years have started with me being excited, optimistic, and rather ambitious with my sewing ideas. But, well, after a … More (Lack of) Sewing Plans 2015
This was, yet again, another year of sewing surprises – at least in terms of what was produced. I had oh-so-grand plans at the start of the year – I was finally going to tackle all of the styles I’d been dreaming about for years now. What I actually managed to sew… was quite different. … More A Year of Sewing: 2014
This has definitely been an up and down year for me as far as skating is concerned. While I did accomplish many things I had been working towards for a long time, I also had quite a few failures as well. Costume sewing stress had combined with it all to produce a… less than favorable … More Skating Accomplishments 2014
Long time readers of my blog may recall that I visited the National Museum of Roller Skating back in 2012 – the last time nationals was held in Lincoln, Nebraska. I managed to get a quick visit in this trip too, and it was really fun to see the changes and new exhibits. Even the … More National Museum of Roller Skating – 2014 Visit
So my post the other day was a bit… melodramatic. I want to say thank you to everyone who has commented. I know I’m not the only one who has gone through crazy burn-out/quarter life crisis/less than fun life stuff, but it was still nice to hear advice from everyone who has dealt with similar … More Getting Over the Melodrama
(WARNING: This post is long and whiny. I wrote it a while ago, and debated posting it, because I generally try to keep things… a little more positive on the blog. However, this blog really was supposed to document my sewing journey, and I suppose that includes the lows, as well as the highs. So … More Sewing PTSD
Seeing as how this is (supposed to be) a sewing blog, I feel that it is about time I start actually posting some sewing projects to it. So far this year I have sewn five skating dresses for myself (well, one of them was actually started, and mostly finished, two years ago, so it doesn’t … More 2014 Skating Dress(es)
