Changes and new beginnings

I know, I know, I haven't written in FOREVER. So sue me. I'm new to this whole blogging thing anyway. There's no one reading, so I don't know why I bother!

Since my last entry, I've been forced to find a new living space and I've willingly changed jobs. Lots of change! We were leasing a house and we'd been there three years. We were on a month-to-month lease and the homeowner decided she wanted to move back into the house. So, out we go, with a whopping 30 days notice. Not easy to find a rental in Coppell during the school year, but we lucked out. We've got a much better place with more charm than the old one. We now have a covered patio, a landscaped yard and shade trees! The only thing we've been missing is a refrigerator. The old house came with one, the new house did not. After two months, I've finally gotten the money together and found a sale price I can live with.

New job too! There used to be this checklist of stressful things you encounter in life and a rating system for how stressful they are.... moving residences and changing jobs were pretty high on the list and now I've done them both in a 2-month period. No wonder I'm wiped out most of the time. Of course, that could also be from a lack of exercise! My best friend is always telling me I'd have more energy if I would actually get up and do some exercise once in a while.

Perhaps with this period of change, I could put some energy into changing more things. Would that be just asking for more stress? Or could I use this period of stress to my benefit and start a whole new life? Sounds nice, doesn't it? A fresh start?

Everyone needs a fresh start once in a while. Everyone needs a second chance once in a while too. We all do stupid stuff and need to just wipe the slate clean and start over!

Haven't knitted since we moved into the new house. Need to get that baby blanket out and finish it. I also need to figure out where and how to best organize all my knitting stuff in this new house!

TTFN
Knitwit

Goat Scarves

As promised, here's the goat in his new scarf. I actually made two different styles - this one, which is kind of like a cowl neck sweater -- and another one which is more fitted, more like a legwarmer. After seeing this one (I know the pics a bit blurry, but you get the idea), I decided I like the cowl neck style much better, so I hunted around and found some more of the Homespun yarn and whipped up another one for the other goat (it's like having two children, I would imagine, and what one gets, the other must have too).

One of my good friends at work got me the Stitch 'n Bitch desk calendar for Christmas. It has nice tips and tricks, free patterns and write-ups on different yarns. I love it! One of the patterns is a Valentine's Day thong and my friend (the one who commissioned the goat scarves) thinks I should modify the pattern for men and sell them for Valentine's Day gifts. (The original thong pattern is definitely for women.) I don't know if I'm good enough to tweak the pattern, but I'm willing to give it a try!

I've got another little project in the works (just a simple little thing, really) but I can't share it yet, as it is a gift for someone who might (just maybe) read this. :-) I'll share as soon as it is given.

Speaking of sharing, the photo above is from the actual owner of the goat, but my son DID pick up on my blatant hints about Christmas presents and he got me a digital camera. (What a sweet boy.) He even made sure it was delivered with batteries and a memory card, so I could start playing with it right away. Now, I won't be at the mercy of friends and can learn to take and upload my own photos!

Well, TTFN (ta ta for now),
knitwit