I've been using the lack of actual work lately at work to expand my horizons a bit. Here are the top 5 things I've learned this week.
1. Crochet: I have visions of making a granny square quilt as a Christmas present. That might be slightly out of reach though. I've gotten the single stitch down, but actually adding on to my string has proved tricky...I thought I had it today, but somehow I now have 2 separate strings attached by 1 stitch. Luckily, I have a personal tutor in the form of a great friend coming next week to provide Crochet boot camp. Maybe Christmas 2013...
2. Adobe Photoshop: I've been using Deke McClelland's courses on lynda.com and a free trial of Photoshop to teach myself. The program is ridiculously complex but the lessons are really detailed and are a great way to move at your own pace.
3. Cooking and Baking: I'm no chef but I'm finally starting to learn a bit. Luckily, I have a great teacher in my dad (thanks bud!). Now if I could just persuade him to finally open the restaurant, I'd be a much happier camper.
4. Macrame: Based on last Sunday's post, I'm very early in the learning process on this one. But it's actually kind of fun and if I could find the correct string, I'm thinking it could make some super cute bracelets.
5. Politics is ugly!: Hate to harp on this but this campaign is nothing but each side insulting the other. Maybe I'm just a dreamer, but there has to be a better way to do this.
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