{"id":72,"date":"2008-04-11T20:21:53","date_gmt":"2008-04-11T19:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=72"},"modified":"2008-04-14T22:55:40","modified_gmt":"2008-04-14T21:55:40","slug":"busy-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=72","title":{"rendered":"Busy times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s already been ten days since we came back to Norway, but I\u2019ve been so busy that I\u2019ve hardly noticed which day it is. I\u2019m trying to complete my master degree this summer, hopefully before the baby is born, and that really occupies my time. Not to mention being a mom, wife, friend, and a devoted knitter at the same time. So I hereby officially wish for the day to expand. The extra hours? I definitely would use them to get some sleep. <\/p>\n<p>When we returned I received a wonderful surprise from my Secret Friend at the Norwegian forum <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hobbyforum.no\">Hobbyforum<\/a>. Just look at this beautiful gift! Soap, tea, yarn, dried fruit bar, and a lovely knitted present for the baby as well. Additionally another gift was waiting for me, this time a book that I bought for my self, not a surprise but definitely appreciated. <a href=\"http:\/\/theanticraft.com\/\">Anticraft<\/a>, is a online, goth style, knitting and craft magazine which I\u2019ve been enjoying for years, and now finally the book is here. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/AntiCraft-Knitting-Stitching-Slightly-Sinister\/dp\/1600610307\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=books&#038;qid=1207940463&#038;sr=8-1\">&#8220;Anticraft &#8211; Knitting, Beading and Stitching for the Slightly Sinister&#8221;<\/a> is just as enjoyable to read as the online magazine, if not more. I\u2019ve also made some progress on the <a href=\"http:\/\/rosylittlethings.typepad.com\/posie_gets_cozy\/2007\/04\/free_pattern.html\">Tiramisu Blanket<\/a>. I\u2019ve finished about a third, so as you can see I still manage to find some time for my fibre passion.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3171\/2400656839_6f6febaa7e_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3282\/2401486418_2de70de666_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2272\/2400656643_6337490b87_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2052\/2400656705_b086703bd3_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><em>Det har allerede g\u00e5tt ti dager siden vi kom hjem fra London, men jeg har hatt det s\u00e5 travelt at jeg knapt nok er i stand til \u00e5 f\u00f8lge med p\u00e5 hvilken dag det er. Jeg pr\u00f8ver \u00e5 fullf\u00f8re mastergraden min til sommeren, og forh\u00e5pentligvis f\u00f8r babyen kommer, og det tar virkelig all den tida jeg har til r\u00e5dighet. For ikke \u00e5 snakke om det \u00e5 v\u00e6re mamma, kj\u00e6reste, venninne, og strikkeavhengig p\u00e5 samme tid. Herved legger jeg inn et offisielt \u00f8nske om utvidelse av d\u00f8gnet. Hva jeg skal bruke de ekstra timene til? Jo det skal jeg si deg, de skal jeg bruke til \u00e5 sove.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00e5r jeg kom hjem l\u00e5 det en flott overraskelse og ventet p\u00e5 meg fra min Hemmelige Venn p\u00e5 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hobbyforum.no\">Hobbyforum<\/a>. Bare se p\u00e5 denne fantastiske gaven! S\u00e5pe, te, garn, fruktbar, og en fin smekke til babyen i magen ogs\u00e5. I tillegg l\u00e5 det enda en gave og ventet i postkassa, denne var det derimot jeg som hadde kj\u00f8pt til meg selv. <a href=\"http:\/\/theanticraft.com\/\">Anticraft<\/a> er et internett magasin med annerledes strikke og hobby prosjekter som jeg har lest jevnlig i de siste \u00e5rene, og n\u00e5 er endelig boka her. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/AntiCraft-Knitting-Stitching-Slightly-Sinister\/dp\/1600610307\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=books&#038;qid=1207940463&#038;sr=8-1\">&#8220;Anticraft &#8211; Knitting, Beading and Stitching for the Slightly Sinister&#8221;<\/a> er like forn\u00f8yelig lesning som internett magasinet, om ikke mer. Tror dere ikke at jeg ogs\u00e5 har greid \u00e5 gj\u00f8re litt fremgang p\u00e5 <a href=\"http:\/\/rosylittlethings.typepad.com\/posie_gets_cozy\/2007\/04\/free_pattern.html\">Tiramisu teppet<\/a>, omtrent en tredjedel er n\u00e5 ferdig. S\u00e5 som dere kan se s\u00e5 er jeg fremdeles i stand til \u00e5 finne litt tid til min lidenskap for fiber.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s already been ten days since we came back to Norway, but I\u2019ve been so busy that I\u2019ve hardly noticed which day it is. I\u2019m trying to complete my master degree this summer, hopefully before the baby is born, and that really occupies my time. 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