Knitting in pink

100 THINGS ABOUT ME

1. I was born in Montreal, Canada
2. 2 years later my parents, my brother and I moved to Collonges-sous-Salève, France
3. A few years later we moved to Switzerland, first to Sierre, in the canton of Valais
4. Than to Renens, in the canton of Vaud
5. A couple years later we moved back to Quebec, namely Greenfield Park in the suburbs of Montreal
6. Then we moved to Trois-Rivières, still in Quebec
7. I decided I wanted to go to highschool in the US, went to Union Springs Academy in upstate New York
8. Where I spent my sophomore, junior and senior years
9. After that I went to Cegep in Trois-Rivières, both in Sciences Humaines and Interior Design
10. I decided to move back to Switzerland to finish my Interior Design degree at a HES of Geneva
11. After that I worked for nine months as a temp and then starting working for Serono, a biotech company
12. I stayed there for 3 years as an Administrative Assistant
13. After 5 years in Switzerland I started dating an American high school boyfriend and decided to move back to Canada to be closer to him
14. I did one year at the University of Montreal doing a certificate in Managing Digital Information
15.  After my year there I moved to the US and got married with my high school boyfriend
16. We got married last summer, on the hottest day ever
17. We went on honeymoon to South Carolina
18. I absolutely loved Charleston
19. If I could I'd love to move there
20. Although I think I would even prefer moving back to Geneva
21. While in Europe I visited some of France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, England, Germany and Switzerland of course
22. Always wanted to go to Greece, Ireland and the island of Majorca and the other islands around
23. I have an older brother
24. His name is Christian
25. He has two daughters that are cute and adorable
26. Their names are Alix and Naomi
27. He lives in Montreal with his partner
28. Her name is Sylvia
29. I love to read
30. Used to read mostly Sci-Fi/Fantasy
31. Now it's mostly books on knitting, written by knitters or having something to do with knitting¨
32. Knitting is my new passion
33. Im pretty sure I learned how to knit when I was a child, but I forgot
34. My grandmother has been knitting for as long as I remember
35. But I dont think she ever thaught me how to knit
36. I started knitting about 5 months ago
37. My friend taught me
38. The first few days were tough,
39. I felt like tossing my yarn and needles on the floor
40. Now I only feel like that when my yarn keeps on breaking
41. I'd like to be able to learn a new skill every week
42. Be it a new casting on method, a new stitch pattern or learning how to pick up stitches
43. So far Im not doing so bad but I'm sure some weeks I wont learn anything new
44. I want to learn how to felt
45. But I dont have a washing machine at home
46. And I feel bad about potentially plugging up my mother-in-law's washing machine
47. But I plan to start felting before the end of the year
48. I plan to knit for the rest of my life
49. And to teach my kids how to knit
50. And maybe even my husband!
51. I learned how to play the piano when I was a child
52. I played for about 6 months
53. I also played the recorder in a group for a couple years
54. I sang in choirs both in Quebec and Switzerland
55. I love singing in choirs
56. Havent been in a choir since I moved back to North America
57. I love cats
58. I love a cat that purrs a lot and wants to cuddle
59. I wouldnt like my cat to want to eat my yarn and get it all tangled
60. The problem is that I'm allergic to cats
61. But I still want a cat
62. I've set my eyes on owning a Ragdoll cat
63. I've even found a couple breeders in the area for when we can afford to buy one
64. I'm not so much of a dog person
65. But my husband is
66. So we'll probably end up having cats and dogs
67. I love pink
68. But I'm sure you already knew that
69. I didnt always love pink
70. It sort of started after I moved to Switzerland
71. I dont like yellow and orange and do not like any of the peachy-salmony colors
72. I wear some green and some blue, but not a whole lot
73. I do own a quite a few neutrals, like black, white and beiges
74. I hate the cold,
75. If I could I'd live in a warm place all year long
76. I dont like AC, unless its in my bedroom on a hot summer night
77. I like hiking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing
78. I hiked up Mount Washington about a year and a half ago
79. I used to go indoor climbing with my friends back in Geneva
80. I really loved it
81. We were about to start going climbing outdoors when I left
82. My favorite TV shows are CSIs, Bones, NCIS and Amazing Race
83. I really would like to participate in Amazing Race
84. But I think that I would get really cranky
85. I get cranky if I dont get enough sleep, food or if I cant go to the bathroom when I need to
86. So Id probably get cranky a lot!
87. I love watching design shows on HGTV, Style Network and TLC
88. I am a really big fan of IKEA
89. My appartment in Geneva was 95% IKEA
90. Here its a little less, but getting there
91. I subscribe to these magazines:
92. Domino (design), Real Simple and Woman's Day
93. I like to read my huband's Wired and Men's health magazines
94. I'm a big fan of The Lord of the Rings
95. I even own The Lord of the Rings editions of Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit
96. I've read the books about a dozen times
97. I love cooking,
98. I own probably just under 50 cookbooks
99. But I definitely prefer baking, mostly anything that has to do with chocolate
100. I really love chocolate