So I have a beautiful start to Juliet hanging out in my bag. Why am I not pouring my love into this piece that has brought me out of my knitting drought?
From the fires of San Diego to the ear and throat of Knitters-Delight. I have tonsillitis and an ear infection! I've always had large tonsils and was preparing to have them removed before moving to San Diego a year and a half ago, but scheduling conflicts didn't allow it to happen. Since eating a raw food diet, I haven't had problems. Then, with the poor air due to the fires, I woke up Sunday morning with a horrible sore throat and a weird feeling in my ear that intensified so much that I was a raving lunatic. After going to the Doctors I have been diagnosed with tonsillitis and an ear infection. They're giving me 4 different meds to try to help including Vicodin which I wasn't even given when I had muscle spasms from my back going out. Hopefully this all helps cause I can't hear out of my right ear and still have horrible pressure on the right side of my face and ear. I'm hoping to be able to pick Juliet up and have her comfort me...sometime soon anyway.
In addition to Juliet, I've had the strongest urge to start an Aran Afghan for an acquaintance of mine. We haven't talked in a week now and I'm not even sure if our friendship will develop further, but I feel like he helped me realize there's still so much good in the world and my appreciation could be best shown through a cozy reading blanket for his leather rocking chair.
I have been living in San Diego for almost a year and a half now. This is the first time I've experienced the Santa Ana Winds and the wildfires. So far there's been 500,000 people evacuated from San Diego county alone, including our dear knitting friend Gail. Thankfully her house was untouched and she'll be returning home. It's such a strange feeling. My ex's boss and family were displaced and went to my home with their family for a few days. Thankfully Tully and I are still friends, so it was no issue with us bunking together while my apartment was being used as a mini-shelter. Even though there's less than 5% containment, many people have been allowed back home. Unlike other crises, the people of San Diego have really stuck together. The news reported non-stop through all of this and kept everyone up to date on what supplies were needed. They even had to request people to stop bringing supplies, because they had too much. What a blessing to stand together despite such drastic times.
I have started Juliet and I'm LOVING it! I caught up on a bunch of t.v. shows at Tully's last night and cast-on for Juliet. Despite a little bit of a wrist ache from the larger needles and thick yarn, I'm psyched. I have just bound off the arms. I'm using Wool of the Andes from Knit Picks. Here's my progress so far.
I did this a while back...but I've been re-tagged by my friend Gail
The Rules:
Once tagged, you must link to the person who tagged you. Then post the rules before your list, and list 8 random things about yourself. At the end of the post, you must tag and link to 8 other people, visit their sites, and leave a comment letting them know they’ve been tagged.
1. I love languages. I speak French and know a bit of a couple African dialects. My mother speaks 6 and my Sister is fluent in Spanish as well as sign language. I want to re-learn Spanish as I have forgotten it all.
2. I'm not a wedding person...well - I enjoy going to other peoples weddings, but have always wanted to elope since I was a little girl. While most women plan that perfect day out I've always liked the idea of a beautiful union w/o the hoopla of family and friends (weird, I know).
3. This is the first time in my life that I've really lived alone. I've had my own 2 bedroom apartment for 10+ years, but had my two cats. Since I'm sharing custody w/my ex - it's been a completely different experience.
4. I am always doing regimens and detoxes. I enjoy researching different types and getting family, friends, and co-workers to join in. Today is day 93 of being raw and I will add a master cleanse starting Monday for 10 days where I only drink water, lemon, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper. This will be my second time doing it.
5. My boss wants to read my blog and I don't really want her to - even the idea makes me uncomfortable. Strange how I'm so comfortable being personal with the knitting blog community - many whom I'll never meet, but not a person that I work for on a daily basis.
6. I did buy the Juliet pattern and will look in my stash in order to start tomorrow. I so hope I can find where I put my turbos - so I can get rolling. I have a feeling it will be just what the Doctor ordered.
7. I've been mad at a close friend of mine and just reached out after a month of no communication last night. I can be an extremely stubborn person, so this was a pretty big step for me.
8. I want to start working out again - especially since my new place has a gym on site. I use to have a trainer that I worked out with 3 times a week for 9 months. I had such a great muscular tone and loved that I could do 3 sets of 10 pull-ups on the bar like the guys in the gym.
Since I've tagged people already for the previous meme, I'll let others decide if they want to share again.
I'm still around...just not knitting. I tried knitting on my flight to Phoenix only to realize that I forgot where I left off. After tinkering back a bit, I lost interest. Good news - I am happy about the SKC KAL. I already have the Tree Jacket pattern, but might give myself an FO boost by getting Juliet to work on first. I already have cotton fleece that would work great for the pattern.
In other life news...I have moved out of my old apartment with Tully and have moved into my new place this past Saturday.Tomorrow is his birthday, so his mother is flying over from Vermont to visit. I'll be having her over for dinner on Saturday evening. I really love his family, so I'm looking forward to seeing her even though it might be a bit tough for me. We'll see....
Here's a pic of my last night at my old place. I made Tully and his new roommate dinner and we sat on the balcony drinking wine, listening to music, and talking all night.
