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It’s finally Friday which means I finally have some time to myself. By some time I mean about 10 minutes before I have to rush out of the house to meet a friend of ours at his new apartment. Camping was glorious. We spent 4 days in the woods with nothing to do but feed ourselves, read, knit and play scrabble. I don’t know why we ever left.
As promised I worked on my knee sock and finally finished the first one on Thursday night. I would have finished sooner had I not been distract all all the books I was reading over the weekend. I finished the first three Lady Emily Mysteries which were fun but not serious. Which is the perfect kind of camp reading.
After looking at all the books I’ve devoured in the last couple weeks and all the other books we have lying around the apartment I realized it was time for me to finally break down and buy myself a Kindle. I’ve been decidely anti-Kindle since it came out. To me there is nothing better than the feel and smell of a book. But at some point we all have to be a little practical and frankly we have no more room for books. I feel like I’ve betrayed myself a little but really it’s for the best…right?
Since we’ve been back things have been busy. Just missing one day of work has really put us both behind but I’ve managed to finish at least one project this week. May I present the most adorbale baby sweater EVER!
I gave it to the mommy this morning and she loved it!! I can’t wait for the baby to get here so she can wear it.
Ooo I’m going to late! I have to run…
Stuck at the office again…I just want to go home, watch American Idol and knit. I’m sad.
I’m having a frustrating day. I planned to spend the day finishing a project for but it doesn’t look like I’ll be able to start anytime soon. It will take me a whole day to finish and now it look like I’ll be up till very late. The project is being worked out around the clock with a colleague in Hong Kong but it looks like he went to sleep without closing the files. I can save new versions but then there’s the risk of my losing information when I merge them together in the morning. I’m totally frustrated. Now I must sit and wait for him to wake up, see my email and close the damn things.
To pass the time I’ve been reading and every hour I check to see if I can get into the document and I can’t. I honestly have no desire to knit even. Sitting there knitting just cause me to think about how annoyed I am and I’ll start muttering to myself and get all worked up. And frankly this isn’t that big of deal, just super annoying. I guess this why I never liked to share. Oh well…
I did finish one armhole yesterday which is exciting. I just need to get into a knitting mood so I can finish the other one.
I’m in a blah mood now…
Nothing to report today. We spent the day at a really lovely wedding. We had fun, met new people and ate too much. I just wanted to say hi. We just got home and I’ve kicked off my heels (4.5 inch heels for 9 hours is just tiring) and I’m in my comfy clothes ready to knit and watch some shows we DVRed during the week. I hope you all had a great Saturday.
P.S. If you’re in Manhattan, What’s with this wind?
No this will having nothing to do with politics, religion or, frankly, anything controversial. It just has to do with US. I was going to write about the man I met last night at the nutritionist who was fascinated by my knitting and didn’t stop asking me questions but then I got a call this morning that made me change my mind.
While we were at MDSW I was on the lookout for a really nice, yet inexpensive, ceramic jug so I can make my own iced tea. I finally found on at the Spinners Hill booth. It’s about a quart/quart and a half, tan with a little blue sheep stenciled on the front. It reminds me of those old stoneware jugs that are now worth a pretty penny. Anyway, I was pretty loaded up with bags and purchases AND it was about 400 degrees (ok maybe it was only 95) so I asked the lady if she could hold it for me untill Sunday so I wouldn’t have to schlep it around. On our way out on Sunday I picked it up. They had wrapped it up nicely and put it in a box so it wouldn’t break which made me very happy and we dripped over to the car and headed home.
When I got back to my apartment I quickly put everything way so Carl wouldn’t get mad about the added clutter and I found that they left another piece of pottery in the box when they packed my piece in. I was so upset. It wasn’t right for me to have this piece and it needed to go back. I called the company and left them a voicemail explaining everything. This morning I got a call back. The lady told me to bring it with my to Rhinebeck and I can return it then. Mom will have to do this since I will be on my honeymoon regardless it will get back to them and now I feel much better.
The funny thing about my conversation with the lady from Spinners Hill was that she kept thanking me for being so honest. And that struck me as kind of odd. Shouldn’t people just BE honest? It’s not something we should be thanked for because it’s something basic we should all do. Are people so dishonest these days that we’re genuinely shocked when a person does the right thing? If this is the case I think we are in a very sad place as a culture. I think we should change that! Now, I know this little post on an obscure knitting blog isn’t going to change the world but maybe if we all do one nice thing a day for someone (or just for the cosmos) maybe we can make our immediate environment for the better (at least). What do you think?
No stash flash today, I’m taking a night off from blogging tonight. Yes, I am blogging about not blogging but you know what I mean.
All of my tax time work is done. All of our tax returns are packaged, stamped and ready to go to the post office on Monday. I’m tired from many long weeks of work and on Monday I have to dive into my regular work and brand new project that will eat up a lot of my time. Because of this I am giving myself I much need day off from life. I’m going to work on my happy shawl and watch a few shows we DVR-ed during the week. It’s relaxation time. I hope you are all doing the same thing. Everyone needs some time off now and then.
A very happy Friday to you all.
I now have two new obsessions, listening to The Outlander and watching Tori & Dean (obviously not at the same time).
I know I’ve talked about The Outlander before but the more I listen the better it is. I really love the way the narrator tells the story. She does different voices for each character, it’s amazing. The only disconcerting thing is when I find myself falling for the hero and then I realize that I’m really falling in love with a woman “acting” as the hero. It feels like I’m in some strange Shakespearean comedy where every one is cross dressing and there confusing love triangles everywhere you look. But really, I don’t care. If I could turn Carl into an over 6 foot, ginger, Scotsman named Jamie I think I would. But the fantasy is never the same as reality and I don’t think I want ginger children so I’ll stick with what I’ve got. He’s pretty cute, I can’t really complain ;-). Plus I’m not sure he has the legs for a kilt.
I know Tori and Dean is a silly thing to be obsessed with but I kind of like her. Carl went to bed early the other night with a migraine and I was left alone with the remote and randomly started watching the show. I love the little babies and she’s kind of fun. It’s a guilty pleasure and I’m ok with it.
I saw the nutritionist again today and she seemed to be ok with my little hiccup last night. Apparently, she was more worried with my “mucus build up” and the amount of oatmeal I’m eating. I never thought you could have too much oatmeal but I guess you really can. So I now need to find a new breakfast meal which is more difficult than it seems since I HATE eggs. Any ideas? She wants me to stop with the oats for a week so we can see if it’s really the oats. If it’s not the oats it will be the dairy and I really don’t want to give up dairy. I life without cheese is no life at all.
All in all I seem to be doing well with my new eating habits. And feel million percent better which is great. Best of all is all the cooking. I’m loving going to the store and buying fresh ingredients and then coming home and throwing them together and making something that’s hopefully good. Tonight I made a chicken curry type dish with peppers, onions, brown rice and tomato. It was yummy. I think this is going to be a good thing.
Things are starting to normalize chez moi. Mondays are good for that I think. Starting yet another crazed work week is sometimes the just what you need to take your mind off of things. I can’t say the events for the last 4 or 5 days have ever once brought me to tears. I’m sad but I didn’t lose a loved one. I barely knew my step-brother. But being one person removed from the pain hasn’t been sunshine and lollipops either. It’s never enjoyable to watch someone you care about go through this type of pain. One thing this event has taught me is that all the silly shit that happens day to day really doesn’t matter. All the office politics and little squabbles mean nothing at the end of the day.
Today was a typical “case of mondays” monday. Someone at work freaked out about their workload and apparently offered me a replacement (without consulting me and knowing that I’m swamped as it is). 7 days ago I would have spent my Monday muttering to myself and having mini panic attacks. Now it really doesn’t seem all that important. I’ll do her work and get paid a little more and be a little more exhausted. So what? It’s not the end of the world.
Of course I’m super happy to be home so I can get into my comfy clothes, curl up on the couch and knit. I’m nearly done with the baby sweater. I’m going to finish the collar tonight and start seaming the arms and collar. If I have enough time want to start blocking all the pieces for Joyella so I can finally call that sweater done. And no more sadness for me, just knitting and love.
I spent the morning making food to bring to my dads house and then spent the day with the family. There isn’t much to say. It will take time to return to normal. For now we just have to be there for each other. Good night its been a long day.
I know I owe you two Friday Stash Flashes but the end of this week has been a little emotional and crazed. The least of our worries has been Carl’s Dad’s hip replacement yesterday. He’s doing great but of course we’re all very focused on his recovery. The big thing that happened this week is with my step-brother. I’ve only met him twice. My parents got divorced when I was about 16 and my dad got remarried when I was about 21. My step-brother has been in and out of jail since they started dating. I met him the first time he got out and moved in with my dad and step-mom. Things weren’t good. He had emotional issues and addiction issues. Eventually they came to ahead and he went back to jail. He got out again several months ago and when I saw him for second time at Thanksgiving this year he seemed to be doing really well and we all hoped that he was on the mend. He recently moved down south to live with his girlfriend and things changed. On wednesday he found some oxys and while he was high he tried to commit suicide. When the family he was with were driving him to the hospital to try to save his life he hopped out of the car and got hit by another car. He ended up on life support and yesterday he was declared legal dead. We also talked about him as being a tortured soul and sadly, we were right. My step-mother is one of the strongest women I’ve ever met. She’s a successful business woman, a wife, mother and a fine cook! He first husband (who I think she really loved) was just as tortured and had issues with addiction as well. Unfortunately, he also committed suicide when his son was young. To now be reliving this with your own child is inconceivable. I heart and love go out to her in her time of need. She’s an amazing person that doesn’t deserve this type of pain.
So there will be no stash flash tonight. I planned on seeming Joyella tomorrow morning but I will now spend the morning making meals for my father and step-mother so they can have one less thing to worry about right now. Please send all your love and prayers and good vibes to them. I hope that we can all reach a state of peace in a timely manner. And hold tight to the ones you love, there’s nothing more important.
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