Archive for January 2009
Back to work today and I don’t wanna.
I’m not mentally ready for it. Last weekend was great, sunny and active, lots of fresh air and tasks accomplished. This week was more of a typical winter weekend, holed up inside watching the grey world out the window, trying (and failing) to recover from some work stress.
Making some progress on my wristwarmers! They’re going to take a while, tho, because the yarn is thin and the needles are small. Oh well. 100% merino wool. Should be worth it in the end.
TGIF…mine anyway.
Let’s not discuss how I finished today with vodka & sprite, and instead let’s talk about the wrist warmers I want to make.
I have two skeins of lovely soft wool, varigated in pink-grey-black-white shades. They’re too small to make socks but I love the colors and the so-soft texture so today, while rubbing my hands as if I were trying to start a fire, I decided that I deserve hand warmers. Because the temp in my “office”? Totally not the 67 degrees the thermostat claims.
What do I want for my 30th birthday? DH has “new thermos” on his list for me since I ruined mine somehow and can’t cleanse it of the sour milk smell. Hmm. Must think and think fast.
Have I mentioned yay weekend? 
Yay January
Didn’t gain any weight over the holidays. Enjoyed a week with my mom. Presents, presents, presents, and lots of time off work. Dh and I hosted our first party, which was smallish and tame but we had a great time seeing old friends and getting to know new ones better. I went to bed before midnight 12/31, proving that I am getting old (I blame the fact I started drinking at 7 pm).
In general, things are going well, and I am still a slacker of a blogger. But I’m not a slacker of a dieter/exerciser this week, or of a writer. Cool news: awesome new cover art for a short story coming out later this month, as well as cover art for an anthology I’m part of. And an acceptance for the Thumbelina story, which I <3.
I”ve also made it to round three in a “first line contest”, and am now anxiously awaiting the cut for round four. Will I make it? Will my third sentence prove too boring? Can’t wait for Monday to find out!
