Monthly Archives: February 2015

My Daily Spin – Day 119

Posted on February 22, 2015 by silvergrrl

I was really glad to get to my wheel today. It is the most relaxing activity I do these days. The Merino Fusion feels pretty normal to me now, I cruise right along with it. I’ve discovered that if I … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Day 113

Posted on February 16, 2015 by silvergrrl

I had great hopes for quicker progress with this first “real” spinning of the merino, but no. Life is what it is, and I still get in at least SOME spinning time every day. I’m a little over 3/4 done … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Day 110

Posted on February 13, 2015 by silvergrrl

I had a hard time settling down at the wheel tonight. I’m feeling pretty scattered these days, between Mick being gone and his mother so ill, and work being brain-suckingly intense, and a bunch of smallish tasks here at home … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Day 109

Posted on February 12, 2015 by silvergrrl

It was an exciting day today – the Cats released a little bird into my office this morning. I didn’t actually see it then, but there were some feathers in the hall and the cats were in my office behaving … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Day 108

Posted on February 11, 2015 by silvergrrl

So yes, the 100 Days of Spinning are over, but I am still spinning every day. I am as fast and even now with this merino as I got with the Falklands, and I’m very happy about that. The only … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Weekend Edition

Posted on February 7, 2015 by silvergrrl

I’m spinning this merino Fusion at one ounce per bobbin, and I finished the first one Saturday. That meant a nice long session, which was great. Very relaxing. Sunday, not so much. The spinning was good, but not enough time … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Short but Sweet

Posted on February 6, 2015 by silvergrrl

Who would have thought that one of my very best de-stressers on a Friday night would be spinning? It’s been a long and stressful week, and a long and stressful day, and it was after 8 PM by the time … Continue reading →

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My Daily Spin – Moving On

Posted on February 6, 2015 by silvergrrl

Dateline: Thursday, day 102. It felt quite odd Wednesday to spin and not turn right around and blog about it. I’m still not sure if I’ll write every day, but I want you, dear reader, to know that even if … Continue reading →

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100 Days of Spinning – Day 100

Posted on February 3, 2015 by silvergrrl

When I took my spinning class at SAFF back in October, I fell in love. I also realized that this would take PRACTICE. Lots of practice. In order for me to make the potential real, I had to give myself … Continue reading →

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100 Days of Spinning – Day 99

Posted on February 2, 2015 by silvergrrl

Wow, Day 99. I started this 100 days as a commitment to practice, to learning, to making sure that I gave myself some sort of real foundation to gain a new skill. Showing up every day for the blog has … Continue reading →

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