Today is the first day of of my retirement if I don’t count last Friday. But last friday was really a recovery day which I spent in my nightie and housecoat all day. Today is the start of a new week – the first week that I don’t have to go to work. I’ve...
Colour Harmony Quilt Sampler Class
I have to get a block completed for this Saturday’s Colour Harmony Sampler Class which I’m attempting to work on while answering the door for trick or treaters. Lots of fun! I’m in my fifth year teaching this class and while I have completed blocks for all the classes, last year’s class challenged me...
Home stretch for Ed2Go class
I’ve completed the last Ed2Go lesson for Creating WordPress Websites and Blogs – now there’s just the final exam to go. My blog is live and I’m pretty happy with the site I’ve created. This has been a great way to work through creating a very functional and easy to manage website. And I’ve...
What I like about teaching quilting classes
I’ve had a very busy teaching month in October with 3 different classes. I’ve been asked how I fit it in with working full time at my ‘real’ job. The answer is simple – I make doing the things I enjoy a priority in my life. I enjoy interacting with quilters who are excited...
Learned something new today
Today I learned about newsfeeds. I’ve always been a bit nervous about signing up for newsletters by email. I hate having my inbox flooded with emails I don’t have time to read – they just get sent to the junk mail. I have a few of my favourite sites bookmarked so that I can...
Learning lots about WordPress
I’m on lesson 5 of “Creating WordPress Websites and Blogs” course available from Ed2go at the Yukon College and having lots of fun learning about how to build and use my website and blog. I’m excited because I’ve already had two comments on my blog, both encouraging me to continue by fellow quilters. Today’s...
Virgin Blogger
I’m a brand new blogger with my very first blog. I’m a bit intimidated by the blog thing. I don’t think I have anything exciting or earth shattering to say but I want to be able to share some very exciting changes in my life over the next year with my friends and family....