In May 2021 I got a new, totally-unnecessarily-beefed-up-and-tricked-out sewing machine. As you might remember, I was totally obsessed. 1 year, 8 months and 28 days later—still a fan. I think I really like sewing because it was one of the few crafts that I did that I actually made for myself. I tend to think…
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Valentine’s Day cards to start your day with
My seventh annual Valentine’s Day are part of a balance diet. I hope you’re not planning on leaving the house without your most important feel of the day! <<< Printable download >>> I love breakfast foods and what better to celebrate that love than creating Valentine’s day cards around the theme? A lot of thanks…
A Halloween update from my pets
I’ve been thinking about how I don’t need Instagram to have my ??Top Content??, but no solution yet except to post here and notify 4 people. Last year they went as Batbun and the bat signal.
Yarn friends
My latest craft projects have been making amigurumi toys for new babies. A perfect quarantine activity. I really like to listen to a podcast and work through them, although they take much longer than they look. Every time I start I have a moment where I I can’t believe I am making each stitch of…
I’m sorry your virtual meetings are not very good
I worked on a distributed team before and had my doubts about going fully remote. It was a lot easier and nicer than I expected. That was two years ago. Now, teams that can work remotely are. After the initial churn, you may now even be in a routine. Do you like it? Do you…
Valentine’s Day cards for your pet
Continuing a tradition that seems odd for someone with basically no heart, my third annual Valentine’s Day cards! Avoid the doghouse this February 14th and let your special someone know you’ll always be loyal. Come on, you shy love birds, you!—Don’t miss your chance with that one cool cat. <<printable download>>
Week in the life, Day 7
Yay! Last day. I’m definitely ready for this writing exercise to be over. As much as its been nice getting to write again (it has!) it’s also time consuming to remember and write about each day in a timely manner. Last post! I’m not sure how representative this week is because I think I had more planned…
Week in the life, Day 6
“TGIF” as the kids and restaurant chains say. Summary: Work, clean, TV, sleep. People I talked to: Grant, Katie, Sarah, Vinita, Matt A photo posted by Jacklynn (@jackdrawstheline) on Mar 2, 2016 at 9:01am PST Day 6, Friday
Week in the life, Day 5
Holy cow. I made it to day 5. Whodathunk? Summary: Work, lunch, sleep People I talked to: Katie, Sarah, Grant, mentee #2, Chris, Vinita, Matt, Christy Me, not able to sleep at night. My room is actually not that dark but mostly orange with the eery glow of the streetlamp. Day 5, Thursday
Week in the life, Day 4
Me not publishing until the afternoon is probably pretty telling of what my day was like yesterday. Summary: Work, dinner with a friend, life changed by podcasts, sleep People I talked to: Katie, Sarah, Vinita, Zach, Chris, Dan, and Christy Christy and I splitting a bibimbap Day 4, Wednesday