harumphy...

So, Christmas is over
and I am feeling a bit harumphy.
I really shouldn't complain,
I mean look at the loves of my life up there!
Who can complain when this is your reality?!!
But...
I always dislike Christmas a bit.
Family drama I try to avoid, and then the guilt for avoiding.
I always feel a bit relieved when it is all over,
ready to move on to longer days
and Summer.

I really shouldn't complain,
I mean look at the weather we have been having!
50+ degrees and Sunny the day after Christmas?
Why...I feel so NorCal...

and YOU KNOW that makes this gal so happy.
So Happy.

I really shouldn't complain,
I have two great adventures planned in the next two months,
and a work trip is brewing to return to my hyggelig.
I have a lot to be excited about.

But then that winter melancholy sets in...
We used to be all about adventuring,
now it seems more like we have been forced to be about maintaining.
In a nutshell, it sucks.
I can take all that damn vitamin d,
throw that sunlamp on in the morning,
think positive thoughts,
plan trips,
but at the end of the day some days,
it just plain sucks.
There, I said it.
Now, on to being less harumphy...


Time to lose the winter weight,
get that head screwed back on tight,
and start figuring it out.
At 40.5, that clock waits for no one...

I am not sure where my hyggelig is headed in 2012.
I have been here for 5 years,
in fact this is post #681.
Typically at this time I take a hiatus,
to focus on life outside of the computer box.
I think I will continue that trend this year.
Right now I have no friday hyggelig's lined up,
no guest posts,
nothing.
I need to refocus.

I've got something pretty exciting planned for myself in January.
Something to teach me new things, take me out of my comfort zone,
to meet new people, to be independent.
I plan to be back here to talk about either how it completely inspired me or
how it completely deflated me. Likely the first...

Thank you to all of you who have stuck with me despite my divergent posts on biking, sewing, biking, family, biking, gardening, biking, art, biking... I may not have a singular focus, be controverisal, like to debate, or a professional bent, but the fact I have been here so long says something about this space. When I discuss quitting blogging with H, he so kindly always asks why I would want to and extolls all the great things about blogging. That's from a man who only tweets. Recognizing what makes us who we are, focusing on what is important, sharing that with others ~ that's what it is all about.

And thank you also to you newbies to my hyggelig. I see you out there, and I appreciate your visits. May you find something in this space in 2012.

For now,
I am officially ON HIATUS...
see you back here in 2012..

Merry Hyggelig Christmas!...

okay...

so that mini post turned into about 3 weeks of silence.
once again i question this space.
thinking a lot right now about some upcoming fun,
more about being there right now than here.
we'll see.
for now, this has inspired me.

still thinking...

I can feel it,
I am starting to wind down
for my January Hiatus...
But I might have one more
mini-series in me
before then.

I will consider this the start.

Night Shot: Me and Lexa To and Fro

This Autumn I found myself riding Lexa
to a number of bikish meetings.
We had a lot of fun together,
Even in the cool and darkness.
What I determined
Is that I do not like the
Po Campo Pilsen
solution I have been trying.
It's a great bag,
but not for going to and fro from meetings
with the stuff I need to haul.
I found my items overflowing into a second bag to carry,
and eventually a backpack, which I am not a fan of.
The one thing that really sets me over the edge,
is that I carry two locks.
I just do.
And so,
as one who is always looking for the perfect solution,
I began to think....
and think....
and think...

still thinking...

subtle...

How subtle can it get
and still work?
Pretty subtle...

I'm over at the MBC today.
Come visit.

get personal...

I have finally made my baby gift
that I should have sent in July.
I'm not one to buy off-the shelf items,
so unfortunately I get to it when I get to it.
These Lotta bags are super easy to make
and are great flexible gifts for both baby and mamma.
The last one went to NorCal, this one Oregon.
Cranking out a sewing project is always gratifying,
sending it on to someone I care for, even more so...


And speaking of Lotta,
my local store for all things crafty just got in the new Lotta fabrics.
I took a lovely evening stroll the other night
just to check this new line out.
Love!
Now I need to quickly think of a project
before they all fly out the door!

Oh, and speaking of crafty...
It's been a few years,
but I'm headed back to No Coast this weekend.
If you are in the area, you should definitely check it out.
This year please think about feeding directly into someone's small business pocket,
rather than someone's corporate bottom line.