Here are a couple pictures from our week. Halleigh and I have been making great use of our new ride. Visiting various parks has been Halleigh's favorite part and it has been really fun to ride around Durham seeing it from the biking point of view. I have yet to go to the grocery store on my bike, but I am excited to try that out soon.

We had an hour to kill the other day and so we went over to the Museum of Life and Science. We LOVE this museum. Miles' grandparents gave us a membership and we have used it A LOT! Halleigh ran for an hour straight from exhibit to exhibit. She had a very good time, and slept VERY soundly for her nap. I had to go in and wake her up after 2 1/2 hours so we could pick up Mary from the airport.

Oh by the way, I took these picture with my phone. Pretty good, I'd say!

 

 

  Lately, I have been wanting to sew more. I really like to sew, I just don't get around to doing it that often. Miles has been kicking around the idea of different ways to help him be more motivated to paint, and I am going to use his ideas to help kick start some sewing.

I am going to pick five projects and each day of the week I am going to work on one them for one hour. Everyday I will have one hour to get as much of one project done as I can. And at the end of a couple weeks, I will start to have finished projects that I am happy with.

I started today but I think that I am tweeking it a little this week and I am just going to work on my first project all week and then start the others next week. For my first project, I am making an apron, I know, how June Clever of me. But actually, I have found that I could really use an apron... the other day I was frying some won tons for supper club and I got oil all over my shirt... if I had had an apron, that would not have happened. :)

So here is to my mid-year resolution... sew more. What did I get done today? After washing and drying the fabric, I ironed, and cut out all of the pieces. Tomorrow I will start to sew and put it together. When it is done, I'll share a picture!

Other projects on tap:

1. cloth grocery bags (on my quest to be more green)
2. comfy pj type pants
3. dress for Halleigh
4. reusable lunch bag for Miles (also on the go green quest)
5. chefs jacket (to wear when I am delivering cakes)
6. ladybug blanket
7. duvet cover for our bed

Some of these are long term projects, but I hope to work through them as my time allows, and if I squeeze and hour in everyday, some of these items might actually be made.

I happened upon this presentation while blog hopping, and it is really interesting.  At the end it suggests 10 ways for you to make a positive change. Take a look, click here.  Maybe this is a great way to find a New Year's resolution.