I do realize that it has been utterly ridiculous, this amount of time that I have been away from my blog, and truth be told, my knitting as well. For some unknown mystery, I had not been feeling like knitting much of late and therefore had nothing to really blog about. I have been ever so slowly easing my way back into it, thinking that I really should finish my dear friend's son sweater before he is too big for it. I am referring to that baby blue cabled goodness you saw in that ever-so-long ago post. I am not working on the front. What? Yes, I DO know that by now I could have completed four of them and a nordic sweater for myself, but like I said before, I lost my swing in the knitting arena. I don't get it either. You know how when you are working on a great project and every time you have to leave it to go to work, or out or whatever it just tugs at you to stay home and knit on it some more? Well, all of a sudden it was like bam, no knitting fever. No long hours spent surfing for just the "right pattern" and then absorbing everything that I could from pictures on Ravelry. It was not the same. Weird perhaps. But, when this kind of thing happened to me before, with my cross-stitch endeavors, I gave it all away to a nice home where everything would be loved. But I couldn't give away my knitting stuff....as this I have been hoping is just some downtime, to regroup about my passions and gain clarity into what I really want to do with my knitting hobby. But slowly my desire to knit is returning. And I am thankful for that.
I have been taking art classes on Wednesdays near a local town just a few miles from mine. This does liven me up at the current moment and I simply can't wait to draw some more. Contour lines, negative space, vanishing viewpoints are all keeping my right brain very happy right now. I draw nearly every day to wind down and practice.
I also bought a finch feeder and have been known to aimlessly sit on my patio mesmerized for hours on these little birds, so very vibrant, eating at this little thing I hung out in my garden. And just so you all know that when the day comes and I do win the lottery, that is probably what I will be doing every day, birdwatching and drawing. With some knitting and spinning thrown in as well. I am honestly amazed at how much I enjoy watching the birds. It is so relaxing, since most days all I ever got to see around these parts were bunnies and tree rats (squirrels). And by the way, yes the squirrels are very happy that I planted tomatos this year as they have interpreted the fruit as their free dinner. Every night. I swear I hear them laughing at me too.
Also, the shore has been calling to me and then I go off for the whole day to just hear the ocean and feel the sand beneath my toes. I read a lot! I have also been writing too, and today submitted to Reader's Digest. I feel more connected to my writing than my current job. Although it was always impressive to me when I left work and did not manage to get myself fired. (I have a mouth and a brain and I do occasionally, to my amazement, use both at the same time, however independent thought is not one of the things valued by employers in healthcare.) I have spent the rest of my time writing away on anything and everything that interests me. Nothing gets untouched.
I was working an absurd amount of hours when I started to realize that I am personally helping Obama to fund healthcare reform just by my tax contributions alone. Immediately this resulted in me speaking my mind and changing my position within the company. So I will now work for their agency for the facilities they have soon. Maybe even work closer to my home.
Well, there you have it. An utterly picture-less blog post just basically letting you all know I am still here and I am starting to get back into the groove with my knitting. I hope that all of your summer has been wonderful and maybe I will have pictures to post soon with a blog that doesn't bore you into narcolepsy.
Happy Knitting!
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