Mmmm…deep thoughts. Not necessarily on knitting.
Wedding planning is hard. I’ve found myself completely caught up in the “have-tos”: You have to have someone do your flowers; you have to have a DJ; you have to have your invitations printed professionally; you have to have a 5 tier cake with the works. I’ve been so caught up in it that I forgot that Bob and I are getting married; forgot that was the point.
It didn’t start out this way - I had always planned on having a somewhat unconventional ceremony and reception. But you start talking to vendors and mention that you plan on doing the flowers yourself and they give you a look like, oh poor dear and you begin to wonder if you really know what you’re doing. After all, these people have put on thousands of weddings. They must know best.
They do not.
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I’m turning 30 today.
uh.
The thing is, people age and mature at different paces, so really, the change to “30″ shouldn’t be that significant. However, as humans, I think we all need a way of tracking mile stones and today is a big one for me. A great big rock in the middle of my road.
I know they say that this period of your life is one where you finally “find” yourself and come into your own, so I concede that on that level, I’m looking forward to the sense of being “adult”. On the other hand, I had a good wild stint in my 20s and I’m having a hard time giving them up.
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It’s a funny thing about priorities. The last few weeks have been a little rocky for those around me and all I’ve been able to do is close the hatches and wait out the storm. Stress is a strange companion. I tend to internalize everything, though my ulcer from years past has thankfully stayed in quiet hibernation. Instead I think I’ve just had to ignore anything that didn’t involve immediate survival. Unfortunately, the longer I ignored my blog the easier it became. I haven’t really been knitting much either. Or attending my yoga classes. All the things that would probably have helped…
I did visit a Tulip festival last weekend when the weather here was in the 70s - that was a lovely day, few lovelier, wondering aimlessly through millions of flowers. In September I will have 350 bulbs arriving to be planted. I need to set down some roots. So, I’ve decided to begin looking for a house to buy - I’d like to be in it by August, in time for the tulips - good rational, yes?
I came across a knitting gallery today that I have to mention - Karen’s very very busy and with good taste, too.
That’s that. In touch soon…
Jamie
I have been so busy, not that you would know it from this blog (or perhaps you would - where’d she go?). First things first, thanks so much for the input on my horse blanket, I mean, felted sweater below. I’ve decided to attach the collar - I think it adds balance. And really, it’s so warm that I will only be able to wear it anyway skiing in a snow storm, and then I would want the collar.
I’ve been working from home since Monday and you would think that this would enhance secret breaks for my knitting, but I actually ended up working many more hours than normal without the daily luncheon with my needles. So today, I am happy to be back at work and looking at taking lunch in half an hour. My projects are very scattered right now. I have a baby cardie to sew up, but I need to steam the edges flat first. I just finished my first design (!) to be submitted to Knitty if I can get a decent picture taken in this constant rain and the pattern typed up - I think I’ll do that tonight. I started a pair of felted clogs for Bob but I’ve left those in the basket next to the couch at home. In fact, I’ve just realized, as I’m typing this, that I’m so out of practice, I’ve completely forgotten altogether my knitting basket full of my scattered projects, sitting next to the couch at home. I think in the back of my mind I thought I would get started on the two balls of red alpaca I have waiting for my own Bucket-o-chic hat, but alas.
So, now I’m at a loss. Which brings up another point, if you don’t mind my rambling on for a moment. I’ve been wondering lately, as I see that my obsession with knitting is not slowing, if what I’ve done in quitting smoking was to trade one addiction for another. I do feel withdrawals when I haven’t knit for a day (or, really, let’s admit it, a few hours). When I get a break at work, instead of heading outside for a smoke, I jump online and check out my favorite design sites or yarn stores or eBay. As I’m falling asleep at night, I find myself thinking of projects I have going or ones I want to start. Do I have a problem? Is this common? Normal? (Do I care?) Not really, but it’s just another knitting-related topic to overanalyze…
