I would like to show....

I would like to show you all my new projects. I have had project ADD and I would love to show you them, but the pictures on our new Camera and I can't figure out how to get them off onto my computer yet. Soo you will have to imagine:

My Beltane Shawl in malabrigo color Tuareg (a pretty peacock blue). It's very complicated pattern requiring a lot of concentration, great for Dr's offices and my paranoid brain

My basic toe-up socks in self striping Universal yarn, done in 1x1 rib.

My Teachers Pet Cardigan in brown recycled yarn.

My Daisy baby cardigan for my cousin's new baby in green Little Lehigh bright green yarn. They are having a girl, but as they will have more then on child I want it to be versible. That and I am anti-pink for babies.

You will also have to envision the 60 yards of beautful yellow top wool I just pulled off the spinning wheel. I think I will replay it though, I don't like it to much the way it is, to tight.

And most importantly you need to envsion the picture of my boyfriend outside the convocation center Friday night in his masters robes and hood and diploma holder. He was actually beaming (as much as he does anyway) and I actually cried a bit (I blame the hormones).

On the health front I have an appt. with the Endochronlgist on May 28. I have been told to ask for a more in depth thyroid test as well as a vitamin D test, any other ideas?

the one where I return to the void

So I have been in a void and that void's name is theater. I've been knitting and spinning but I have no pictures to show for it. To busy again. In some ways I enjoy being busy it keeps me sane instead of focusing on the job I hate. It also keeps me in the city, which i love. yay!

However it is starting to take a run on my health. I think part if it is working with 25 neuritic women all day 5 days a week, in an environment where the rules change everyday. One day I can be employee of the month and the next day I can be the worst and have done nothing differently. That and most of our patients have waked hormones which hasn't helped. Whatever it is has landed me at a specialist for hormones.

See my body seems to think I should go through menopause now and is treating me to night sweats, hot flashes, migraines, the works! AND I am still getting my period, how is that fair??? My PCP did a ton of blood work and it all came back normal, so off to the specialist I go.

I think this is going to be a long process, I feel the need to cast on a shawl.

Yes I am crazy

My friends and I are crazy, we know this. What makes this craziness blog-worthy? We have decided to start a theater company, in Chicago, in a recession. Yeah...

Anyway we will be blogging about the process so check it out at Mind the Gap Productions

It's gonna be fun!

In knitting news I have started hey teach and a basic pair of toe-up socks. One for home and for the train commute to rehearsals. I love socks for that!!

PURPLE SOCK HELL

For the last little while I have been in purple lace hell! Purple shawl, purple scarf, and purple socks! The socks took me FOR-EVE-R!! Bu I am happy to report they are done! They are comfy, and pretty, and being corn fiber will prevent my feet from getting stinky whilst running my butt of at work. YAY!!

the light is coming..

My show opens tonight! Yay! So excited! It's been a long few weeks but it is all going to be worth it! It's a good show and I good check, which is paying for a new tattoo (among other things).

I also got time to knit 4 rows on a sock this week! YAY!

Other job still sucks, but 2 out of 3 isn't bad!

i need my stress relief!

It's not fair that when I am the most stressed out I have no time to indulge in my stress buster knitting! Life has been crazy, and work has been, if possible, worse then usual.

-my boss has known for six weeks that I will not be able to stay past four. since most days close at 3 this shouldn't be an issue.
-Friday she schedules me to train in AB checkout, this is of course the one day I CAN NOT be late to opera rehearsal. At 4:30 I tell her I have to leave, she says I can't blah blah blah. Suffice to say I get mad, go the locker room and punch my locker a few times, go back to work and don't leave until 5:30.
-did I mention I worked 9.5 hours that day and didn't get a lunch break, wasn't even offered one?
-Did not lose opera position thankfully, am calling my RD tomorrow, see what she says. will probably get fired Tuesday.
-long day of rehearsal today, very tired do to lots of 3 hour nights of sleep. At the end of rehearsal the truck delivering prop furniture hits an overpass. peels it open like a tin can. We now have unload it ourselves instead of the paid crew tomorrow morning. I'm supposed to be meeting a friend for dinner.
-I haven't been to knit night in 2 weeks, next week doesn't look good either.
-I have knit maybe 6 rows on a sock and nothing else. I need socks badly, I don't have time to wash any.

Thankfully I was able to meet my friend just a bit late for dinner tonight, so yay! I also have a great boyfriend who lets me sleep for 3 hours afterwork on valentine's day (and gets me roses!). I also have two cats who love mebut want more lap time (they have trained my boy to sit on the couch with a blanket on his lap for them, though I think they still miss the yarn)

And truthfully I would be greatful if my job fired me, then I can collect unemployment.

Okay I am off to sent a report and then probably either bed or t.v. knit time. it's 12:37

okay okay I'm sorry!

So it's been pointed out to me that I haven't blogged in a long time. In truth I haven't blogged since 2008! Now then I had holiday knitting to blame it on, but since then, well I've been busy working AND crafting!

I finished mom's shawl, Allia's market bag and Ryan's hat in time for Christmas. Also they all loved them! Mom is planning to wear her shawl to a wedding this spring, Ryan wouldn't take his hat off even inside and worke it sking in Colorado, and Allia has promised me I will find her carrying the bag in England 10 years from now when come visit! So all well gifted.

Over the holiday's I agreed to do another Opera, and then they changed our hours at work. So now I am working later and am using all my PTO to do the opera, grr. I was happy to take the time unpaid, since Scott and I are planning a cruise in Aug. and I was hoping to go on a fiber retreat in June. *sigh* I've also been doing Party's like crazy and made bonus for the first time this month. Money equals good but lack of time equals bad.

Crafting I've been busy making things for me! After spending months knitting for others it was time for me. Plus we had a deep freeze so I made myself the Bella Mittens. I like them because they are long so no wind up the coat sleeves. Plus the are wool Patons SWS and supper warm!


I've also been spining! I finished 2 more hanks of the Navajo Churo, which is good because I was getting bored with it. I also spun a bunch of yarn purched from the HistoricStichers shop, including the Halloween Batt, a sample of the Llama/silk blend (yummy!!!) and tonight I started the Yellow Falkland hank in honnor of the super bowl. Okay so really it was because I was have a super knitting/spinning bowl during the game at my place and we decided the yellow was fitting. I have say the Llama/silk blend is where the drafting/feet combo really clicked!
I only have a picture of the Blended Halloween bat. I must say the color blend on this was beautiful, I can't wait to knit it up!

Lastly I leave you with pictures of my idea of a super bowl party! Knitters, food, and funny comercials! Jess and Heather witht their socks. Heather and I both had our wheels out, but after some beer switched to knitting!
Caroline and her almost done baby blanket! Cassie Marie, Carolyn(trying on her sock) and Beth! My hunny is in the background refilling triskits!

I must say it's a rare man who would let his girlfriend take over the widescreen and invite her knitting friends over for the super bowl! I think I'll keep him.

And that as they say is that, I can't promise another post before the opera ends though.