Ya Gotta Roll with It

This whole moving thing is an interesting process. Lessons learned so far:

1. Some time between 8 and 9 actually means 7:30. Good thing I haven’t been sleeping too well.
2. When you tell them to pack everything, they really will…including your bag with your wallet and phone in it.
3. Packers will box up your towels and cleaning supplies but leave your television, embroidery hoop, and a Home Improvement book unpacked.
4. I am currently not good with strangers when I deem the situation overwhelming.
5. My husband becomes more like me when placed in chaotic, stressful situations. (ie: watching the Fraggles on YouTube when I thought he was packing.)
6. When I start to get hungry, I must eat NOW or I start getting cranky, sick, and upset.
7. Things will not go anywhere near planned, learn to roll with it.

I’m headed off in just a little bit…updates from a new state once we’re set up!

Saturday Spam Sandwich (Late or Early Edition)

1. Subject: I bet you’d look good in a uniform. Why not get paid and be in one all day? - Yes! I looked oh so hot in my Red Lobster uniform let me tell ya.
2. Subject: Do U want Good Pay Job? World recognized University Dip1oma/Degree/Bacheloor for you - I feel good about getting an education from the organization that sent this out
3. Subject: Old Witchcraft Secrets - make your wildest dreams come true - I think I saw that movie in middle school…it doesn’t end well
4. Subject: You are 10 days away from speaking a new language - will anyone understand it?
5. Subject: Take that job away from your boss. Sterling bosses beware. - Sounds scary!
6. Subject: All will be as you wont - not sure how I feel about that

Our horoscopes for the month

It is very rare for me to check out the horoscopes but due to some hard core procrastination going on in the cleaning and packing front I did. This is what I got for both of us:

Mine:

Capricorn (December 22-January 21)

The planetary lineup in Virgo this month will yank you out of familiar territory and into the unknown. You love to vary your scenery — new settings stimulate your senses. Carry that theme to your workout and run or walk somewhere you haven’t been before, abroad or local.

His:

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

The first new moon is in Leo, your sisterly fire sign, and it falls in your house of beginnings. Translation: New moons are the perfect time to start projects. On the 16th, the full moon in Aquarius lights up your house of travel.

We are moving this month…this week in fact. The day we are set to head to our new home? The 16th.

I’m sure that horoscopes are usually not so spot on but this is almost eerily cool.

Lesson Learned in the Last 48 Hours

* Keep your keys in hand at all times because when you think you’ve unlocked your doors to remove something from the trunk, you may not have.
* If not your keys, at least keep your phone/bag with you at all times because when you lock your keys in the car you might need your phone to call someone.
* Learn to say “I’ve locked my keys in my car” in several different languages.
* Push any large item to the far back of your trunk especially if there is a possibility that it will bounce around during your drive.
* Be careful when opening your trunk because an item might fall out of it on your foot…that item could be large and painful and then break causing the whole morning to be a tragic comedy of sorts for all involved.
* The driver’s side door which usually never locks when you push the power locks will only lock when your keys are inside the vehicle and then not for the rest of the day.
* When taking your 50 pound, sometimes unruly pup to the vet, do not wear a dress…especially if it is windy.
* Do not leave any doors open upon successfully getting the dog out of the vehicle because she will only jump back in, causing you to repeat the process as many times as unnecessary.
* Holding a 50 pound dog on your lap in the waiting room at the vet sometimes is the only option for everyone to come out of the situation alive.
* This dog will then go to the exam room and behave calmly throughout the entire examination.
* That dress you shouldn’t wear to the vet? Don’t wear it anywhere in public on a windy day.
* Learn to laugh at yourself…loudly, joyfully, and often.

One of my current projects

Elsa includes herself in the scarf,
originally uploaded by A Slice of Awesome.

I learned to knit in October but my lack of total commitment until now (summer of all seasons!) leaves me in the beginner scarf stage. My first scarf was a flop and the second was a quickie made with large wool yarn for my precious mini me niece. This third attempt is an ambitious stitch (for me) but I absolutely love the woven look and feel of it.

The original plastic needles I cast my scarf on with...now broken.

Tonight I snapped the original plastic needles that I cast on with. So frustrating!

Elsa likes to lay beside me on the couch as I knit and get her tail tangled in with the yarn. So she is now a permanent part of the scarf which makes me smile.

The inspiration for the pattern came from the book “Knit Scarves! 16 Cool Patterns to Keep You Warm” by Candi Jensen…particularly the patterns for Long and Skinny and Woven Knit but I’ve modified it to make it more to my liking. I highly suggest the book. It’s made my beginning scarf stage a little more enjoyable.

I am using #9 needles and Patons Soy Wool Stripes in Natural Crimson. I love how the gradients in color flow so well throughout the scarf. Hopefully I can get a good picture of the front and I’ll finish the scarf before winter!