sorry, ducklings- i feel awful that it's been so long since we chatted. i've had to focus on some personal stuff, like work being hard, and helping out friends, and dealing with my usual and complete breakdowns in the face of change. so anyways. hopefully, i've gotten all my kinks worked out at my job (me + new boss sometimes = corrective action for me. i should be used to it by now, but i still am ashamed that it happens. i'm blaming it on this job being the first new one i've had in five years, and it being so close to the previous job that i get cocky and make stupid mistakes. lesson learned. i'm moving on now.) and at home (new job also = new pay schedule, which means that i've been broke as a joke for the last three months. hopefully, lesson learned there too... plus it helps one's marital status if one can in fact pay the bills. sigh. thankfully, i'm not single, so i guess my husband does in fact love me.) and with my friends (change is good, even for them.. accept it and move on! be happy!) so i can now focus on the holidays. and the holiday knitting.
the broke as a joke situation means that i'm doing stash-diving knitting for christmas this year, which is fine. i have a bunch of really lovely odds and ends stored aways from previous projects- from mercerized cotton to alpaca to actually nice acrylic (although the price you pay to get really nice acrylic is high enough that i should have just bought natural fiber... i'm occasionally a dummy) so everybody is getting one-skein wonders for christmas. the crazy thing- the nuts thing- the thing that makes me rethink medication, is that i'm making 14 projects this year. dear lord- shoot me now. i do have seven of them done, but seven still to go, and i'm wondering if they're just not gonna happen. plus the stuff i get for folks that hate knitting (they're big jerks). it's nuts-making. thankfully i have plenty of downtime at work. i have to date made three pairs of socks, three hats, and a covertable glove/cowl set. i have to go: fingerless gloves, a small scarf, and five hats. the hats may not be hats by the end... it depends on my mood. the plus side? not having to go the mall for any christmas presents this year. (my "too cool" brothers might just be "too cool" for gifts, is all i say.)
so keep tuned for crazy! it's bound to happen, as i'm just a few inches away from the edge to begin with. i'll also maybe have a recipe for you in the near future. who knows? it could all happen. i'm staying positive, right up until i'm not any more.
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