Deadline, Blown Out of the Water!
A brief update on my previous post: While I'm by no means boycotting Facebook these days, it has not returned to its position of priority in my life. I don't check it the moment I wake up; I don't go to sleep pondering the interesting tidbits of others' lives I read online. I do check it a few times a day, but don't feel as if I will begin to experience dry heaves and uncontrolled shaking if I don't. Additionally, Kayla says Facebook is becoming 'yesterday' - maybe I was just ahead of the game in my detox plan!
Now, to the yarn side of things. After months of half-heartedly crocheting a few items, and ripping apart sweaters to reclaim some beautiful yarns, I have finally begun a serious list of items in progress and in queue. Off the top of my head:
- The skull and crossbones purse I've designed for Mary that's partway done.
- The Missoni-inspired wrap for Blanca that's partway done.
- The Civil War era wrap for (another) Mary that's partway done.
- A flowy, angora-mohair vest for myself.
- Two hats for a friend of a friend just diagnosed with breast cancer.
- A cute vest I can wear to work.
And each of these carries a reasonable deadline, as I need to have a goal or I start many items and never truly finish anything.
Meanwhile, I actually purchased yarn on Friday, rolled it into balls that night and began this vest for my daughter Beth, then finished it today. It could have been done much sooner if it weren't for all these interruptions we refer to as l-i-f-e, but I'm so proud that I finished it 9 days ahead of my own deadline. It's not 2 a.m. the night before!
