Good News, Bad News
Good News: It’s snowing! We haven’t gotten much snow this winter (apparently it’s all gone to the east coast), and I’ve been feeling cheated.
Bad News: The snow is making my normal laziness reach absolutely epic portions. All I want to do is start a pot of soup, snuggle up in blankets, drink hot chocolate, watch movies, and knit the day away. That would mean that the laundry/schoolwork/real life stuff would pile up even deeper, and that would drive me right over the edge.
Good News: I love the new sock I’m working on. Its awesomeness is filling me with glee.
Bad News: I have grand plans for it and can’t show you anything about it.
Good News: I love the other new sock I’m working on. They are for The Boy and are full of cables and manly goodness.
Bad News: I’m not liking the yarn I started them in. Well, I like the yarn just fine, just not with this pattern.
Good News: I realized this when only a few inches in, not after hours and hours of knitting.
Bad News: That still means ripping, which I loathe, and then (and this is the tricky bit) finding a new yarn that I like, he likes, and works well with the pattern. This is not a small task.
Good News: I’ve gotten some really yummy yarn samples in the mail over the last few days
Bad News: They are only serving to fuel the overwhelming urge to shirk all real life responsibilities and play with yarn all day.
Would someone like to be a grownup in my place so I can have a snow day?
Take a snow day! I can’t/don’t want to be the duly appointed adult, so I’ll be the cheerleader!
Terrible terrible influence…that’s what you are!
I want a snow day off, too. We had 4 inches last night and all I wanted to do today was to stay home, shovel some snow (I do like to shovel) then come in and have that hot choclate and knit and spin the rest of the day away.
It’s snowing again (or is that still) here, and the urge has not passed. I’ve made myself a deal, I’ll work like a crazy person until the mail comes (the mail has yarn in it today) and then I’ll play hooky the rest of the day. Luckily, our mail doesn’t come till around 4:30, so I’m still getting stuff done.
“It’s time for another Good Idea, Bad Idea…”