Quarantine Masks \\ Storytime

If you had told me in February that I wouldn't be able to put my sewing machine away for two months solid, I would not have believed you. I had no idea sewing masks would become what it has in my life -- the good or the bad. A friend asked me to sew masks …

Where Has the Krissye Gone? | Updates

As you all probably know, the world kind of self-destructed.  I spent two weeks in a row visiting my parents, came home ready to stock up on my perishable supplies and get back to my routine, and suddenly the world was shut down and stores were closing and people were looking at each other like …

Krissye Gets an Instant Pot! | Storytime

Ok, I know I’ve been away a while again, but I swear it wasn’t out of avoidance.  One of the things about graveyard shift – for good or ill – is that it’s a very boring routine and I figured no one wanted to hear about my weekly trip to get the same groceries or …

Storage Shelf! | Storytime

This last summer, I helped my mother set up some big storage shelves in my old bedroom at my parent's house to reorganize and I've had my eye on a similar shelf since I moved into my current itty bitty studio apartment because of the lack of space.  It's literally been 7 months, but I finally got …

Krissye Gets an Upgrade! | Storytime

After many years, I have FINALLY gotten tired enough of my laptop's game power lagging that I invested in a game system. My very first heavy-duty game system! I've had a GameBoy Advance thru my Nintendo DS XL, but they don't play the newer Tomb Raider games very well, now do they? So I allotted …

Planting | Garden 2020

Since we moved from our "long term" stable apartment almost 15 months ago now, I haven't had anywhere to garden.  Indoor plants = ferret toys.  However, Maestro lacks Kara's acuity for climbing and therefore I have decided to try some potted plants up high and try their luck! I still have some of my old …

January Updates | I have no sense of focus!

Hey there, guys!  Been a couple weeks.  I finally got my new phone up and running -- no more cracks or water damage, yay! -- and I've been inching along in my crochet projects between shifts at work.  As luck would have it, my tax refund is due around the same week as my paycheck …

“Dream Home” Wishlist | a ramble

2019 was a sucky year for home stability for me. Honestly, I like moving -- I find it cathartic and almost a spiritual experience to look at the things I've accumulated and determine if they are fit to be in the next chapter of my life or not, then reassemble the worthy and chosen into …

Crochet Chiles! | Stitchery

When Rysa came over to visit, a patient of hers had given her a crochet red chile pepper. I thought it was super cute and decided to try and make my own, so I grabbed some yarn and cotton balls for stuffing. I think they're turning out good so far! I want to make enough …

Ocean Waves Blanket | Stitchery | New Project

After finishing the pocket scarf, Mom requested a new blanket for the living room. We've both been veering toward the cotton over acrylic yarns because they feel softer for longer, so we're sort of transitioning in new blankets over time. (There's a reason why acrylic yarn is cheaper -- it's cheap.) I also had some …

Crochet Chiles | Yarnwork, Storytime

Over the last year while moving around, one of those things I couldn't justify keeping on hand... was Christmas decor. Or any holiday-specific decor. I mean, I would absolutely make pink shamrock sugar cookies for Valentine's Day and take them to work just to be a brat, but that's not what we're here to discuss! …

Pocketed Scarf Complete! | Yarnwork

I have not been able to knit in a while and apparently my hand does NOT like it if I'm not knitting in the round; my left hand cramped up so many times I couldn't keep knitting for more than a half hour at a time, which was very slow progress.  I tried several, several …

Kris in 2020 | New Year Special

2019 sucked, y'all.  It was a learning experience I want to never relive.  In fact, let's not relive my 20's, either.  I'm ready to be 30 and "old." Kriscious

Krissye’s Got a New Bed! | Storytime

For personal reasons -- too personal for even the esteemed shares-to-much Kris to post -- I have not had a proper bed since the middle of July. This has not just been annoying, it has been quite heartbreaking because that was the bed I got when I was first diagnosed with depression and had my …

Kris in 2020 | no.2

So I have to have a very careful setup when using my old laptop with Adobe CS6 (and I'm not spending the monthly money on a subscription unless I'm sure I'll use it) because the battery is dead and the plug is finicky. I'm going to play around with image sizes and digital styles vs. …

Kris in 2020 | no.1

For months, almost years, I had a huge "comeback" comic episode planned, which was clearly too daunting for me to finish as it pushed back the creation of my comics quite a bit.  I'm baby-stepping back into it, guys, cuz boy have I missed my doodle stories! More to come!  <3 Kriscious

Pocketed Scarf | Yarnwork | New Project!

Super glad that this "week" is over for me and I have a few days off. Didn't mean to work 51hrs. Don't think I should have -- but it'll afford me some long-awaited things come payday. (Some are already in the mail because I'm impatient!) ANYWHO! I'm tired, I have a cooped up ferret, and …

Vegetarian | 2 Years! | + recipes

Dec 14, 2016 was the last day that I ate meat and Dec 15 was the first full day I intentionally stopped eating it.  Thank you, crappy steakhouse meal, for helping me make the plunge! I'm not going to pretend that I haven't fumbled, but I --HAVE NOT-- knowingly bought for myself or eaten meat …

Pluviophile | Storytime

It's been about ten years since I had my first migraine. I was tutoring Algebra in-class, looked down at someone's work to check... and just couldn't see, like I had stared at a camera flash that never existed. An hour later and I was crippled with pain and nausea. Fast forward ten years and I …

Candles | Crafting, Storytime

I've been at my current job for 2.5 years now with a year of school before that, so I feel safe to say it was a good 4 years ago that my old-job work friend taught me you can melt down candle wax into new candles. I immediately had a field day with this and …

Decluttering | Storytime

Now that I -- quite unfortunately -- have some practice in the art of moving and decluttering, the time has come to begin the process again in my current place.  Yes, I've been here since August, and no, I haven't really gone through my boxes yet.  That's how hectic it's been. Finding a safe, functional, …

My 2020 Resolutions

Oh, why hello there, world.  It is I, the Kris, still alive! I’m trying to be proactive and look at my resolutions BEFORE it’s almost the end of January, so we’re doing it a month early this time. Firstly, let’s check in with my 2019 Goals: Move somewhere better / somewhere I can afford (due …

*Insert Celebratory Gunfire Here*

Hello, friends, and welcome back! It has been, quite frankly, depressingly long since I've blogged.  I hate to say I got caught up in it, but a friend got me onto Instagram and it became the place I posted my pictures and then I realized I haven't really written here since my poor cat died.  :|  …

My 2019 Resolutions

Hello, world!  That’s right, I’m still alive.  I haven’t done as many story posts because this time of year (every M-Sat of every week) is insane. I know it’s now the second week of Jan, but as I literally haven’t seen my family since shortly after my kitty died, I haven’t had holidays to celebrate …

An End

It was the end of a life, a chapter, and a book. I learned this afternoon that my sweet cuddle bug, Frisky, was put to sleep after she had stopped eating for over a week. She had been limping on for two years and couldn't go any farther. Over a decade ago, she appeared out …

The Chess Table, Revenge

Recently, it has been decided that keeping up with Rysa's childhood house was too much for the family. We drove down to pick up some possessions that the family wanted to keep after giving up the house. Most of the "big" important things had already been moved out into storage for house renovations, but there …

Krissye is Back?!

Wowza, I didn't mean to be gone so long, friends! It has been a hectic three months! It's already late September. I've been "fully cross-trained" at work, so I've been able to put in a lot of extra hours in Inpatient and Running! Saving up my money, because we all know Oct 1 starts the …

Father’s Day Weekend | Storytime

I had a great (long) weekend away from home with my family! I got to see my parents, my grandparents, my aunt & uncle, some cousins, eat yummy food and play cards, and spend time with my fluffy old kitty. I've lived down south for (holy cow) 18 years now, but I've never had a …

Father’s Day Drizzle

I had a great weekend with my family for Father's Day and even got a bit of rain while I was there! I know it's because we so rarely have rain here, but I just love the smell of rain - the sound of rain - the atmosphere of rain - and being out when …

Oh, Enchanting Drive~ | Storytime

I have been waiting for this drive for about 2 months now. I was supposed to come down in March, primarily to have dental work done (boo), but things kept pushing it back - waiting on tax refunds, car repairs, multiple sickness (curse that vertigo!), being short-staffed - so tonight was a long-awaited day. I …