Temporal Tempest

While I was dreaming of a light winter wonderland, instead we got rain, cold, rain, more cold, a brief glimpse of sun and then back into freezing temps at night. However there's word a small winter storm might come our way this weekend. Here's to hoping it bring flurries and not half-frozen awfulness. 




I felt a little bad because I told EJ if he was good, it would snow. He was better but not great, I mean ok for a toddler; and I remind myself he probably won't remember this. I did apologize to him in case I got his hopes up. Not sure if that makes me a good mom or a wacky one. *shrugs*

Our 3 day weekend went by entirely too fast. I did manage to donate a few things, which will help in the redecorating of the house. Lot easier to move things around when there's less stuff. I think one good session will get one of my bookshelves fully reclaimed. I'm unsure if I will keep all these bookshelves that mom had. She probably had 1000 books and it's taken me a long time to get to a place to donate them. 
 

I hassle old me for using lyrics as post titles in my Livejournal back in the day, but one of the hardest parts is coming up with a title when my posts feel like a series of very unconnected thoughts. The thing I'm telling myself is just to keep writing, surely it has to get better? Don't get me wrong, I enjoy posting and reading other people's post quite a bit! I just wish my writing wasn't quite so... bleh.  

Might be a bit cranky from not having a full night's sleep last nite. 

Overall the beginning of the year is not off to a bad start. Hitting 9 years at my job, kid sleeping better more nights than not, a relationship restarting, building up my mental muscle in full time work. I think sometimes it's important in times like this to give myself credit that I'm doing allot and most days I am in fact doing my best. I'm just one of those people that's constantly judging themselves and thinking how they can improve. A double sided inheritance from parents that always pushed me. 

Saturday EJ was at drop-in daycare for a bit and I got a few things done around the house. Made a good dent in getting out freezer burnt foods, including several slices of cakes that my father insists on offloading on me ("You won't eat it all as fast me").  I swear that man thinks of my house as a sweets bank.  

Got some things out of the way in the home office. Boxes loaded up for donation this week. Hopefully that donation will get done Monday or Tuesday. 

Kept working on this test crochet, that ribbing is giving me such a time. I ripped it back, started, tried to modify it - it's just too loose for my calf, but the leg warmer part is fine. And I'm reasonably sure considering the fiber content, 80% wool 20 % nylon, it couldn't have stretched that much.

Between the test crochet and sleeve island on EJ's sweater, I was feeling a little stuck so I started a chunky hat with some wool ease thick and quick that I bought early in my yarn life career, I've since realized that I'm neither a big fan of chunky yarn or yarn with that much acrylic content. Albeit, wool ease with its 20% wool, 80% acrylic, is about my threshold. (Yes I realize the irony that I'm knitting a sweater with 100% acrylic right now, but it should serve its purpose as a jacket sub for EJ)

Speaking of which, maybe I'll get a few more rows on that hat and continue on the book I'm listening to. Recently discovered Tui Sutherland's Wings of Fire series, and I'm enthralled. I'm usually not a youth reader but this one has a perspective I haven't seen before. Maybe it's Anne McCaffery's centennial popping up, or having a son born in the year of the dragon, but it has reignited my interest in dragons in a way I honestly probably haven't had in decades. 

Till next time,