sunshine walks

back to blogging.
i haven’t looked, but i think it’s been since december??
well - there’s no real excuse.
ebbs & flows of interest i suppose.

but here i am now, and what better reason to blog than not wanting to get up and take care of the things on the list (kitty litter, vacuuming, thank you notes).

so what’s new with me. not so much really. hub and i have this way of plodding through our days with nothing seriously remarkable happening. i think we’re both waiting for an opportunity to do something exciting. but exciting things seem to cost more money than we have.

number one item of interest: bff hannah is pregnant again and she and chuck are expecting baby #2 in september, same week sweet penelope was born, on hannah’s birthday.

in knitting news: i’m avoiding finishing things. what else is new? i have a big basket of items started, or nearly finished, or somewhere in the middle. but this week i started and finished a pair of socks. that’s new. i haven’t knit a whole pair of socks in a couple of years. they’re nothing super special - basic toe-up with 2×2 ribbing for the cuff. i just need to weave ends and they’re offically completed. and just now i finished a swatch for another pair of socks. maybe socks will get me back on track to finishing things. i’ve been kind of uninspired lately, i think because my stash is dwindling, but so is cash so no new yarn for lisa. maybe in the next couple weeks.

in spinning news: no spinning. no excuses there.

in work news: i’m back to working two (sort of three) jobs. and i’m almost at 40 hours a week. so far i’m doing okay with keeping up with housework and other things. i hope i can keep that going. i feel really lucky because a lot of babysitting time is free time because the baby naps while i’m there - so i get to use that time for knitting or what ever else.

in day to day life news: got my oil changed this morning. they told me i have an oil leak somewhere, and to check my oil levels every couple of weeks. at this point (mileage is at 194,000) it’s not really worth fixing.

(i think i’m a really boring blogger.)
i’ll try to post pictures of something (anything) tomorrow.

• bought paul’s christmas present. am very nearly broke for a few days.
• saw very pretty snow-dusted trees. reminded me of something Bob Ross might have painted.
• saw tiny songbirds taking a communal and seemingly frenetic bath in a puddle on the sidewalk.
• christmas music on shuffle.
• tidied the house up.
• still need to vacuum.
• will i have time to sew?
• hot chocolate from dunkin donuts. mmmmm.
• sunshine and blue skies. wet roads from melting ice & snow.
• free jar of cinnamon sticks at stop & shop because i found a price discrepancy. score.
• going to make wassail & cookies later.
• chuck & hannah and p-nut coming over
• the day revolves somewhat around something like this.
  

(which means modus operandi, which is Latin, and therefore i am sounding smart)

• went shopping with hannah today, all the way down route 1 to the square one mall, and then back up to trader joe’s on 114. i don’t love shopping, but i love me some hannah. :)
• i’ve been doing a great big paperwork sort & purge and got a paper shredder (which i can’t remember if i’ve already written about or not). i’m feeling so great that when/if paul says “i need the title for the car”, i can say “i know right where that is!”. i’ve also found a ton of manuals/warranties.
• i had to rip back ten inches on my NaKniSweMo sweater today. that truly bit. i ripped back, got the stitches on the needles, and decided no more knitting today because i was just so frustrated by the mistake i made.
• no more knitting meant: laundry getting done, dishes being washed, trash & recycling being ready for trash day tomorrow, the bed being made
• after two weeks of NOT counting points and being the slightest bit naughty foodwise, i went to weigh in last wednesday and turns out i only gained 0.2 pounds, which honestly i don’t consider a setback or a disappointment at all. i was totally stoked. i’ve committed to staying completely on plan this week before the big eating holiday on thursday. so far so good. after a 17-point breakfast out this morning (don’t ask) i’ve still stayed within my daily points today. i’ve been eating really fantastic salads and i discovered salad spritzers which i’m IN LOVE WITH. seriously. i’m obsessed.
• i’ve dropped one of my babysitting jobs. the money i was earning, minus the gas money i was spending, wasn’t really working out that far in my favor. i’m certain i’ve made the right decision, my conscience tells me so.

(it was here my computer battery died so i had to cut off the writing…)