Where Have I Been?

It has been a month, and while I mentioned I was shifting the nature of my blog to be more "finished project" based, I missed writing these posts.  So here's the update.

A month ago I moved away from Portland, Oregon.  I needed change and while the Pacific Northwest will always hold a place in my heart, I knew it wasn't good for me to stay.  So my brother flew out and we loaded up a uhaul to drive me and all of my belongings to a small town in Utah so I could figure out what I wanted out of life and what steps I need to take next.  

For about three weeks I sorted through my belongings to downsize, drank coffee with my brother while we both worked on projects and watched shows, and tried to figure out what to do next.  Because apparently being 23 and moving halfway across the country makes you think about what your life has been and where you want to be heading.  Weird, I know.

In those three weeks, an opportunity was presented to me by one of the many amazing people in my family, and after giving it a bit of thought I decided to move up to North Dakota to try something new and see where life would take me from there.

I've had excellent company as I work on Rock Creek by Caitlin Hunter of Boyland Knitworks, and even if there has been a bit of a delay with all this upheaval, I plan to have the sweater finished by month's end.  I'm on the sleeves so we're in the home stretch of hearing about how much I love this pullover.  

I'm also taking time to appreciate the country I'm in though.  I spent a significant part of my childhood in this part of North Dakota, and it feels so different being an adult and experiencing it.  Towns are now getting linked together in ways that you don't really notice when you're not the one driving, I appreciate the wave that people do as they pass each other on the road, and I see so many communities that work hard to make good lives for themselves and others.  When I was a kid, North Dakota was simply a friendly place to be.  As an adult I see the hard working folk that make a community a home.  

Since I've already lived in three states in the last month, I'll likely stick around here for a while.  Crafty things to come soon, I promise.

Stay sweet, stay crafty, and stay tuned.