Birds of a Feather

This is the 2nd season of this group coming back to bare children, love to see their little beaks over the edge of the nest! School is a highlight to my existence although I wish** I had the ability to realllly study. Work is steady and so my hours are very limited. Knitting is a dream venture that I try to steal a row here and there. CO for a ribbed hat in Prism Alpine colorway... a neat navy blue, some deep green and kind of a muted sky color. I am hoping to finish the Blossom wrap in the next few days but I already have a final. Yes- I have been in Grad. School less than one month and have my 1st final on Wed. I chose this approach so that I could accelerate when possible to offset when I might go slower. I am poorer- is that a word? Brain is taxed but grateful for new info! So all in all it is a hot ass summer and at 108 today with news that not only Farrah Faucett died but Michael Jackson...Ed McMahon earlier this week and now Walter Cronkite is looking sketchy. Icons are leaving rapidly. Hard not to wonder what is happening...
Blessings to you.

Big Stuff Brewin

Well I am home this afternoon with a terrible stomach and stuffed head. I wonder if it is psychosomatic? I normally do not have nerves of steel and this can be quite embarrassing if someone knows me. I think my nerves may be to blame. I applied for a Masters program in Counseling as I am finally willing and ready to 'be a student' again. In all its glory- sacrifice in financial matters, certainly time and for a while even I am sure emotion. I *need* to work so this will be a balance I have not really had to do in a long while.

If you wonder what my desire is- to make a difference even if in some small way. I have always found people fascinating and perplexing and occasionally completely disastrous.
My undergrad is dble major of Business Management and Psychology...loved every minute. I also know that once I hit 40 my thoughts are different and what I largely accepted, I cannot in the same way. I am in a corporate setting and it is so clear to me that I once excelled in that arena- warts and all but now---- not so much. My heart is not in that mode- I am struggling to make it matter to me. I will do my best to give the company results but ultimately I decided this life of mine is worth more to me than what I have invested myself in. I want to work with people- listen and respond in a way that assists others in growth- understanding and healing. Who has made it thru childhood and well most parts of life without a few owies.

So dear reader- say a little something for me~ I await the verdict. Lets see if this is my time to create a change. If not= I will have many more crafty options. Heck I need to CO some kind of project that marks this moment regardless of the outcome!!!!

Be well.

Not every day is a piece of cake, right?

Pondering things~
Like knitting, cooking, working out, working period and well how to balance that with all the other categories of life. Not sure about you but my days seem to fly by- really not even exaggerating about that one! I am ever so thankful when the blessed Friday hits and pray time slows down...I even limit my 'to do list' now so that I really can enjoy my down time.
Things seem to be settling down here~ Hubs is working on his 'big' project and boy am I glad I am not dealing with his clients. Psychotic really...here is a note to all of you out there 'just in case'- ready: If you have a sudden winfall of money...please do not think that 'rich folk' act like asses or cruel in treatment and get away with it- cause they are well wealthy. Now I can't say that I am the only voice on this subject- maybe general life rules- if you are reasonably happy without a lot (whatever that may be) then with you ought to be about the same and if you have plenty (whatever that may be) then hopefully it is not contingent upon your resources. I have experienced a few scenarios myself and really it is unsettling how goofy more people get going from ~rags to riches~.
Anywho I guess what I am saying is my man is wishing for this job to be over, the people just seem to be inventing problems to treat him less than kind. EX: On a Friday evening- they call and email like the house is burning down.. to tell him to come back and move his trailer about oh 3 inches. Seven PM on Friday evening to go 30+ minutes to their home so he can move something 3 inches? And from the sounds of it- they probably had counted out 3 inches and measured when he parked.
Now on the upside- he is working. I am working.
I am cooking only as often as I have to not to eat packaged goods. Crazy how a little office time can just suck the creativity right out of a girl! LOL
AND I started back to the gym after a VERY lengthy time out. I am a pathetic wheezy mess of goo. Have you ever been accomplished and then after a period of time try to go back to what you thought was 'easy' and found it difficult. Check.
Well along those lines I am a hobbling gimper today. Can't sit too long or stand well. And my trainer said I will call and check on you. Hey buddy- don't take a middle aged person that has not seen a gym in oh really a few years from 0 to 60 on her 2nd day. But I will have the last laugh...I will not be fat and gimpy for long. Now if I could only control the Sprinkles cupcakes from parading thru my mind.
Maybe thoughts of me in a bathing suit ought to choke that last crumb from my paws.
HMN what else? I am knitting on a beautiful wrap- Blossom by Prism in Spice and man is it girlie...pretty...soft and wish I had made all kinds of things out of this earlier. But now is now.
So there you have it- self flagellation with a good end in mind, knitting, occasional cooking and well lots of whining. ;-) Happy day to you too!~~~~~~

Rainy Days

Never mind the look of terror on my moms face...picture time just does not capture her normal relaxed look. Bless her heart- and maybe this should be edited but I wanted to at least share the drop stitch wrap... and the Noro knitty with sari ribbon finished and displayed by my lovely husband.

I am finding my ability to finish projects (yes scarves) has kicked in to high gear lately. I handed hubs his scarf last night- after 2+ years he reminded me!!! He loves it and it really did turn out nice- just a simple stockinette using a grey & black alpaca we bought in Santa Fe, NM. I finished my goofy Noro Kureyon scarf- again, just whipped out the stockinette stitch to see how the colors (a) and the yarn (b) would work out. I also bought some BRIGHT ribbon by Louisa Harding (#24) to just pop the colors a bit more. Love the ribbon, it is a fire red and fushia pink with gold running down the center. I imagine I will attach that today. Also wove in the ends to a Prism Mink scarf (#2 out of that Wild Stuff) and will attach the beautiful black ribbon for fringe today. I really think that working is causing me to finally get back into a paced/focused state. Can't really waste time like I was...
Oh here is a story that just made my cares disappear. My boss houses out of Chicago ...super nice guy- went this week to get 4 wisdom teeth pulled...all impacted. He was not doing well after, lots of pain- who has not had a fear of that as an adult no less...turns out sometime during the procedure his jaw was broken! SHUDDER shudder shudder...shoot me! He was suffering on top of suffering! Had to go in for surgery to correct that little problem Friday afternoon and his jaw will be wired shut for at least 6 weeks. I just feel for him & his family...he is the breadwinner, they have a daughter with some health challenges (minimal now I think but bad when born) so imagine how tough that is. Makes my headache more tolerable! Fighting traffic, no problem!
So- whatever my concerns are or were- they are shelved. My week was quite good compared to that! I finished several projects, got some cute baby things to send off to a girlfriend that will give birth soon...Hubs is off to Houston again for a new client visit. Day to myself- rain is for now stopped.
There you have it- the rain is making it easy to do my cleaning, checkbook balancing, ya know all the indoor things we tend to put off when it is so inviting outside.
Hope that you have a beautiful day~~~ live well!

Weekend Bliss

I have had one strange (busy at work) weeks. I am so thankful to come home to this guy. He lights up my world. Really. Still crazy about this man having just celebrated 3 years with him Tuesday. I looked at him today and thanked him for being my friend.
That was after eating the biggest beef ribs evah...always happy to extol wonderful verbiage after a good meal. Man can I be hushed with food. Need to work on that. Big time. So moving on... glad it is the weekend. We sat in the hot tub last night...again today and I knit up almost an entire scarf. I love the chance to continue doing some things that I enjoy & find comfort in. Knitting- who woulda thought it? Still having fun. Just found my missing Klaralund pattern! I will go after that manana. As far as anything else noteworthy: Blue Heron...planning a fan and feather shawl. Have several finishes that I need to just weave end in and block- then there will be show and tell. Have a fabulous day!!!

What a day!

We had husbands sister here for a week... mostly uneventful. Just a little criminal mischief, police at the house 2 days in a row...car broken into, a screen on the house slit to see if we had the window unlocked. Then there was a little call from HR- do I really have 'proof' I worked for one company and that a different reference led them to believe I only had a gap of oh a year plus between gigs. I wish*** but for real this added to my already nutty week... oh and you have two days to prove it. Oh and I was in training at a facility from 9A-5P without leaving for lunches...so when am I supposed to go digging thru trash cans to find *proof* ? Oy. Oh and my SIL is blind and got her jewelry stolen from her brief case that never really left her side. Well until she forgot it at the Phoenix airport. But whoever helped themselves to it left her wallet with cash, ID, credit cards and everything else life altering. But they got her wedding set and a few other very special pieces given to her by her husband. No insurance.
Well lets just say Friday came none too soon. By Saturday I was off the ledge and knitting a little. By yesterday I had my optimism back- thank GOD!!!!
Today was a new day still plagued by workplaces gone bad in the past but hey- I cannot possibly be the only one that A) does not have every piece of paper documenting my every move B) Tax returns from every year I have been employed (not sure where they are) C) A way of contacting the dead. Well on that note we did see some neat things Saturday while at a local park... Happy Week!!!!

St. Paddys Day

...came and went. Green- my eyes.
Wish I had made some great and fun dishes to celebrate
the Irish. Instead well I guess it counts, lettuce IS green! Salad
was had by hubs and me. We ate a quiet and untainted meal outside tonight.
Except for the dog diving into the bushes in hopes that a gecko might fly by.
Today was a good day overall and many have been--- I am busy with new
things- strategy, business development and a few other little things work related.
I have to say that I need mental exercise or I just plainly - turn to mush.

I am enjoying catching up on blogs tonight and hearing the soft whir of the ceiling fan
as I type. It has been cold and warm, dry and rainy--very yin/yang.

Not much knitting but some...about 70% done with husbands alpaca scarf. Yep
just in time for summer. I roll like that. Klaralund will never love or respect
me at this rate...she is folded in a Woolie Ewe bag just waiting...
I have no real reasons...just tired and do about 2 rows and set things to the side.
No hateraid needed--- I am not making cookies, cupcakes or any other delight so
I guess I kinda slack on ALL fronts lately. Well except I do find my man
delightful at oh about midnight hearing the tap tap tapping on his keyboard. Ebay
fantasies I am sure- the *perfect* Sea Ray or Aston Martin for 'someday' but
in the meantime...I need that boy to get back to earth- go to b e d. Not at 5 am.
So I guess what I am saying is my sleep pattern might be contributing to my lack
of energy, interest and devotion. Crafty not so much...I will get my mojo back
soon. Or he will be sleeping in the guest room till he learns how to behave.

There I may feel stapling jello coming on...I am woman hear me roar. cough cough
oh hell who am I fooling? Soon life will resume- right?