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getting to know me

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Hey new friends from The Nearsighted Owl!  Thanks for stopping by and giving me a good opportunity to tell you a little more about myself.

Here are a random smattering of facts and tidbits about my life.


My boyfriend David and I just celebrated our two year anniversary on Valentine’s day.  We met online via OKCupid and talked for a week before we met in person.

Every time I logged in to write him back, OKCupid had a little robot dude on the page that said, “I think you both like Johnny Cash.”  True enough, we did.


I have a 5 year old black lab mix named, appropriately, Cash.  He is the Dog in Black.  Although he is actually sort of brown.  Anyways.  We call him Johnny Cashius Clay.

He spazzes out when you say the words “dog park” and is generally a good dog.  He needs a brother or sister to play with, but not until we get a house with a yard.


I grew up in Michigan but I’m pretty firmly rooted in North Carolina for the foreseeable future.

I want to get a tattoo of the outline of Michigan (don’t worry Mom and Dad, not the one above), because it will always be home .  I love going on vacation to the Upper Peninsula and look forward to dragging David up there someday.


I’m an only child and an introvert.  All my hobbies are things I like to do by myself – reading, knitting, sewing, baking.

Well, knitting is something I like to do with other people.  I convinced 4 friends to let me teach them to knit.  I don’t know that they’re truly converted, but they have made a scarf, a coffee cozy, two hats, fingerless gloves, and half a sock.  Two of them have humored me by patiently following me around the Southeast Fiber Festival.

I count that all a success.  Want to be knitting friends? I’m on Ravelry!

 

When I was in grad school, I dyed my hair turquoise, pink, red, and purple.  I’m pretty quiet, so I think I shocked everyone.

I felt like it was my best chance to do something a little crazy before I had to go out and be a grown up.  I want to do it again.  For now, I’m settling with a pixie cut.

I’m trying to break my lifelong habit of biting my nails.  I can do almost anything for 2 months, but then I fall off the wagon.  I did awesome for December and January but had to start cutting them down to avoid temptation.

Long nails may not be for me.

 

Like Rachele, I believe strongly in fat/size/body acceptance and Health at Every Size.  That image (click for original source) pretty much sums up my body philosophy.

I have good body days and bad body days, like everyone.  I have too much to say to be succinct here, but I’m always interested in talking about it if you want to hear more.

 

Finally, I have an etsy shop that I’m still trying to figure out.  I knit, I sew, I make felt flowers.

I don’t really know what I want it to be yet, but in the meantime, I’m making things I like (like knitting bags and pillow covers) and putting them up there.  I like custom orders so if you see something you like but want it a little different, let me know.

In the meantime, I’m taking the Indie Business Course to narrow in a bit on my real business plan.

Anything else you want to know? Leave me a comment and I’ll put together another one of these posts soon. Thanks for stopping by!

that’s pinteresting

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I waste a lot of time on Pinterest - here are some of my favorites from the last week or so.  Click the image for the original source.

 

This looks like my favorite time of day in Michigan during the winter.  Everything is blue and orange and pink… warm and cold at the same time.  It reminds me when I used to get home from class in college, after trudging all the way across campus in the twilight and finally making it back to my warm cozy dorm room.


This is how I picture myself internally.  Sort of nerdy but totally a bad ass.


I want one of these cars so so so badly!  Too bad I would need to be independently wealthy to afford the gas…


More inspiration for my pixie cut.  Once the summer humidity hits, I envision letting it go wild.  I hope my wavy hair behaves as beautifully.


I so want a tattoo! I’m scared of the pain but I’m hoping one day soon I will just go for it.  I have plans for at least a couple of different tattoos to represent my home (Michigan) and my family, but down the line I’d LOVE to get a sleeve or chest piece that has something to do with my crafting loves.


Pitbulls are so sweet.  We’re a long way off from a house with a yard (which is the condition for adding another dog to the family) but I hope to have one of these sweeties someday.


Um, my life mantra?  Enough said.

 

Whoops! Two dogs in one post.  Clearly I have puppies on the brain.  But seriously, look at those ears!  How do you resist doggy elephant ears?

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fat girls and the pixie cut

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Do you ever have those times where you’re starting to feel violent toward your hair?  Like if it falls in your face one more time, you might do something drastic?  That’s been me for the last little while.  My hair has been in a holding pattern (not to be confused with this) for several months.

(sorry for the dirty mirror…)

As my bangs grew out and I went back again and again for a tried and true (but ultimately, boring) cut, I started thinking.  What if I finally just cut it all?  Like, really really cut it all?  Went for the haircut that is most dreaded by those of us with round faces? That one that everyone says a fat girl shouldn’t get?  The pixie…

(clockwise via 1 / 2 / 3 / 4)

I started doing my research.  I collected photos on Pinterest of celebs with cute cuts.  But everyone had a pointy chin!  How was that going to look on me?  As I’ve gained weight over the last year, I’ve settled firmly into double chin land.  I didn’t think that should stop me (in fact, maybe it should be all the more reason to go for it…) but I wasn’t seeing any photos of girls who looked like me with this particular cut.  I was scared.

Enter Rachele from The Nearsighted Owl.  She is my true inspiration for the pixie cut.  I love her style and she so confidently rocks her cut in its many incarnations.  Mostly I love that she’s an excellent cheerleader for fat girls in general and particularly for fat girls who want short hair.  We need more!

(check out Rachele’s blog here)

So last Wednesday, I put on my big girl panties and did it!  I love it.  I joked all night that I was going to have phantom hair syndrome… I’ve never not had hair long enough to be in my face.  It’s totally different from anything I’ve ever done before and I think that’s enough of a reason for me to take the plunge.

So, if you’re thinking about going short and you need some inspiration, I totally recommend checking out Pinterest, Rachele’s blog, Rebecca’s blog (she just got a daring new do!), and the FY Fat Haircuts Tumblr.

PS. If you’re someone who thinks, “I could never pull that off because of ___ or until I ___,” just get over it.  As I was checking out, two very slim girls commented on how cute my cut was, and then said, “But I have such a round face, I could never…” Usually I’m not one to challenge a stranger, but I simply pointed to my face and said, “I think I’ve got you beat there,” as I walked out.  To each their own, but if that’s really the reason, I can think of better things to worry about.