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Dear Mother Nature,

Please pick a month and/or stay with it weather wise, or at least somewhat in the same range. This crazy jumping around is not fun for cute outfit planning nor does it do well with keep the snuffly head/coughy combo away.

Thank you.

&heart;
MBMY


The sunburn is going away sooner than later which is nice. While I do look like I'm molting I'd rather it now since that means it wasn't a horrid burn, just a pretty bad one. While I can do without it being itchy, I'll take it over the omg owwwwwww that woke me up the night prior. It'd still be nice to sleep through the entire night without it waking me up. Maybe tonight ::crosses fingers:: This entire "adventure" will have me getting the spray can sunscreen before the next trip.

I ended up knitting for a little over two hours last night and it was great. I didn't watch anything while doing so, just had some music playing. It doesn't seem like much was done overall I can see the difference. The yarn was making odd blotchy patterns that were almost squarelike at the end of the last skein. I'm glad it stopped a bit before the end. So far no squares with the start of the fifth one. One more after than and then it's done.

I have so much queued up due to it being cool/cute/silly/practical/something for a gift for a friend/family member/Turnip. I do need a quick knit wrap though I am not sure what yarn to use. I would really like to try avacado with an ice blue but I'm not sure. Plus yarn shopping is something I'm trying to plot out before I takeover a room. Well more than a room that is allotted for such. P will have his mancave in the garage which leads me to have more space in the office for my crafty stuff. I just need to keep the cats out of it, or rather Frankie who likes to open drawers. He helps clean them out then as was the case not too long ago. Stuff in a pile meets kitty looking at me like he had no idea why I was yelling at him.

So is my life.

This blog break brought to you by quick dry poly varnish!

I am a little woozy due to our living room smelling like varnish. Windows are open but after the second coat I have retreated upstairs - which is NOT 500 degrees due to the latest change in temperature. Other than the piece of wood at the threshold being done one of the bookends I made in jr high is done as well.

Yes, I know, one when there is two and jr high was a LONG time ago. I was a bit surprised how dark part of the wood ended up since beforehand. It looks nice but didn't seem to hint at that much fo a contrast. Once I find the other one then that can be done too though we are only using one so that works.

I am currently going though my closet in spurts. I get tired of doing so if I sit all day so it works best to do a little, stop, restart etc. With one more garage sale this summer and the possible church yardsale with the MIL, I should keep at it so it is not a rush two days before. Luckily the short notice of the last sale worked in my favor since I had stuff semi ready.

The closet can finally be swapped to the summer mode. I had things to wear but the actual summer clothes weren't needed for so long and the bought of crazy humidity kept me from it as well. I'm not looking forward to all the clothes though since I know there will be stuff that doesn't fit anymore. Some is plotted to be put in spacebags with the hope to wear it again someday and others will be sold/donated. I am trying to be realistic esp since I haven't been working out as much as I should lately. I get home and I'm tired so the thought of that sans a class isn't too great. I have my hoop so that is something good plus it is so much fun.

I tried looking for a pattern to use my rug yarn as a bag. Ditto w the crochet cord but didn't find anything. I may go to the 365 peeps (not sure why I used 'peeps' but why not) to see if anyone else has used either. Smart ladies (and guy(s)so someone must know something or have a general idea.

Woof Meow Woof Meow

Today was vet day for Molly since she was due for her shots. I had forgotten that the waiting room opened two hours before the actual clinic did. We ended up being there a little over two hours. She, however, barked twice (in a row) and growled though it was more of a grumble once when she thought another dog wanted her cookie. I was hungry and animal crackers are basically the human form of dog biscuits so why not. Overall you have to figure that is not bad esp since the last time she kept rolling around on the floor. It was also a year ago so she was a puppy puppy not a 50lb puppy/dog.

I'm still working on the latest WIP. I've stopped the hectic pace on it - keeping it rapid as possible but stressing over knitting never works well. I end up dropping a stitch or messing up my gauge just enough that I notice. Overall it is fine but I know it is there.

Nixmusic will be heading to Alaska this week so no knit nights for awhile. I don't mind at all though esp since I can't wait to hear about her most recent trip there. I do hope to travel there someday. It's on my someday list.

Do I really need a new hobby?

030/365: to be hooked?
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I gained $9.50 from my share of things sold at the garage sale. True it is not that much money but that is less stuff and some happy people including a little girl who was thrilled to get a plastic set of play dishes. There are two more sales of sort plotted for the rest of the summer. I know I have more stuff to try to get rid of since I just found some more toys that could have gone out with the other stuff.

I also gained a few boxes of craft/sewing stuff. Do I need more crafty items? No but really how could I not! Fabric, buttons, and crochet thread. I don't crochet. I know people who do and I have nothing against it but it wasn't something that I picked up on. Perhaps it's needing to get a better hang on knitting - like lace and cables - first. Soooo now with this bunch I have the opportunity to try when I so feel like it.

Of course that will be when the latest WIP is done. A little over two more skeins. It is looking really good but I am wary it won't be enough and then I need to add a border. I really don't have the extra yarn cash to buy a ton of yarn right now. I'm debating but I do plan to get this done asap. I'm hoping it will be fine.

After this is done, I am sooooo just picking a PATTERN and doing that. :)

What? Are you calling me?

I was upstairs earlier today and kept hearing "yarn...yarn...yarn...yarn" from the kitchen. Thinking I was being mocked by the one who actually had a mullet, I came downstairs to find him trying to upload pictures from our camera. I didn't realize that he had to transfer them all and he didn't understand why all the yarn pictures. When I told him it was for Ravelry a knit/crochet site his wtf expression didn't change.

I love it. I laughed so hard.

Sookie Stackhouse book 1 is done. I can't wait to start the others. I ended up getting (finally) Twilight from the library. I had put it on request months ago. Not thinking the movie was briliant, I decided I best read the book so I can justify my pfffttt-ing at it. We will see.