The Daily Reviewer | Quest for Cuteness

Crafting Itch

Mar 11, 2010 3:49am

Lately I've been feeling the need to craft. It's a pretty intense urge, so something has to be done. I realized while lying in bed very late last night that I could be doing a lot of knitting/crocheting/maedeup in the time I spend online every night. The internet has got...

Once again...

Mar 10, 2010 4:37am

Once again, I have worried over nothing. Grace is having a fantastic time at daycare this week. She had a great day yesterday according to her caretakers. I was worried about today, since I could not pick her up until 7pm. When I arrived, she was the last one...

Help unwed moms in Korea

Mar 9, 2010 4:23am

Being a single mom has got to be tough, but being a Korean single mom has got to be even tougher. I caught wind of this. I've got some useless baby stuff sitting around at this very moment. It's a spring donation drive for unwed moms in Korea.Spring is just...

More Maedeup

Mar 9, 2010 2:53am

I did these knots some time last week. I have not been able to practice maedeup at all recently while taking care of a sick baby. Looks like I may have to put it on hold a while longer, as a friend has asked me to knit a gift for...

Daycare

Mar 8, 2010 8:40pm

Grace has started daycare...sort of. She started last week, but quickly came down sick. I wasn't prepared for how quickly that would happen! She spent most of Wednesday there and had a fever that night. She seemed better in the morning, so I took her back, only to get a...

Seed Stitch Scarf

Mar 2, 2010 3:51am

Just a simple scarf on the go. It's good "in bed" knitting, as you don't have to follow a pattern at all. I like seed stitch because of the interesting texture it makes.I've had this yarn in my stash for around five years. I bought it right after I started...

Maedeup

Feb 28, 2010 3:25am

I actually started learning some knots! I have a somewhat obsessive personality type, so once I start something, I can't put it down. Over the course of yesterday, I learned these knots:Dorae:Wae dorae:Hapjong:Nalgae:Dongshimgyeol:Dorae wasn't too bad once I got it. Wae dorae, strangely, I found harder than dorae, but I'm...

Just when I thought...

Feb 27, 2010 5:18am

...it couldn't get any noisier, I am proven wrong.The other day the people below us moved out and a new family moved in. Let's just say that it was quiet around here compared to what it is now. Kids screaming at the top of their lungs, doors banging, pounding, screaming......

I still love Dongdaemun

Feb 26, 2010 3:04am

I had a great day of freedom today (well, at least a half-day). I met we'vegotseoul in Dongdaemun because she needed to get some pillow stuffing. I managed to find some for her in Shopping Town (Dongdaemun Station exit 8 or 9) using my very limited Korean skills (basement, D-dong)....

Ravelympics medal

Feb 25, 2010 3:08am

Finally, I finished my event and got my medal for the Ravelympics. I mentioned before that I was going to be in the short track shawls event, but even a really simple shawl pattern can take a while. This year especially I'm short on time, so I had to choose...

New Stroller!

Feb 22, 2010 6:02am

We decided to invest in a good stroller since spring is fast approaching and we will want to take Grace out for lots of walks. Our previous stroller was a "tester." When Grace was really little, I wasn't sure how much use I'd actually get out of a stroller,...

I love finding good productsI

Feb 22, 2010 4:19am

I'm a shopper. But I'm not a really materialistic person, or a brand chaser. I just like the thrill of the hunt and the satisfaction of finding a good-quality product. Last week I found a product I love, so I'm very excited.Grace has sensitive skin, like some babies do. She's...

Elegant Knotted Jewelry by Becky Meverden

Feb 20, 2010 8:23pm

I recently received Elegant Knotted Jewelry by Becky Meverden. I follow Becky's blog closely, so I was extra excited as I opened the package containing the beautiful book. I think I flipped through it about ten times before I actually read any of the text. The pictures alone are...

Not cut out for it

Feb 20, 2010 4:56am

Apartment life. Having grown up in a house, I find living in an apartment building very difficult sometimes. There are some good things about living in an apartment building. There is very little maintenance and no yard to take care of -- but then again there is not one...

C ya

Jan 27, 2010 4:31am

I will be dropping off the face of the planet for the next week or so. So much to do and I have no help for the next four or five days. In that time I somehow have to do a bunch of editing, some writing, a tonne of laundry,...

Very, very impressed

Jan 22, 2010 11:42pm

I was so scared to wean Grace. I was almost ready to do something drastic, like leave the house for a few days. Boy, am I glad I didn't. She has had no problem at all adapting. I think choosing to wean her myself, low-key, here at home where I...

Working hard

Jan 22, 2010 5:20am

Grace and I have been working hard on weaning the for the last few days. That's why you haven't heard much from me. My apologies if I should have gotten back to you about something, or if I've been out of touch for too long. I've really had to put...

Ravelympics 2010

Jan 19, 2010 3:13am

I haven't knitted/crocheted in so long, so Ravelympics 2010 is the perfect even to force me back into it. Ravelympics is an event held over at ravelry. You start your project anytime after the Olympics opening ceremony and must finish by the closing ceremony. According to the ravelry group, there...

O.M.G

Jan 15, 2010 4:44am

Picture this: Grace and I are sitting in near darkness in the living at 2:00am. We're watching Sex and the City. I'm eating a sandwich and some ice cream. Grace is happily flipping through her books and playing with the remote control. She figures out how to turn the TV...

It's decided

Jan 13, 2010 4:45am

Next week I will start weaning Grace. It has become clear to me that I will not get any sleep if I continue to allow her to nurse on demand, so it must come to an end. I feel bad for her, but I don't think many people have felt...

Ah, that's better

Jan 12, 2010 5:16am

Remember my last post about asking for help? Well, I decided to reach out. I am now borrowing a friend's nanny. On Sunday, I was just exhausted...Grace sick as a dog and not sleeping, messy house, piles of dirty laundry, nothing to prepare for dinner. Grace would not tolerate being...

Done

Jan 9, 2010 2:59pm

...

Grace's First Birthday

Jan 9, 2010 2:49am

Sejin got another night's leave so that he could be here for Grace's real birthday. While it was really good to see him again, and we all had a good time, it was difficult to hear that he may be another three weeks in the hospital. His doctor is going...

More baby sweaters

Jan 6, 2010 5:07am

I made both these sweaters before Grace was born. I had them hanging in her wardrobe all year, and was waiting for the moment when they would finally fit her. I was a bit too late on the first one! It would have been perfect a few months back,...

It's a sign!

Jan 6, 2010 4:26am

...that Grace likes signs!Holy cow, this kid is digging the signs. I've been doing them with her all day today, and she's lovin' it. She did the sign for "eat" today at breakfast. Fast learner. She must really want to communicate. I feel dumb now for not starting them earlier...