In those first foggy moments after I woke up this morning I was sure it was Saturday. I was so disappointed when I realized I was wrong. It's been chilly and gray and rainy all week and I just want to stay in bed and nap and knit, but I must get out and be productive. Then I must come home and be productive - I whiled away last weekend on shopping and church and yakking it up at Starbucks with L, and business travel, and it was great fun but definitely constituted goofing off. L is out of town this weekend, so I have no excuse not to tackle domestic tasks. No killing time at Starbucks - Mass, then yard work on Sunday. That's the plan. Saturday is all housework. My house is cluttered and grubby, my fridge needs restocking with healthy foods in a major way, the backyard project still looms, I need to mulch the front yard landscaping soon, and the garage still needs cleaning. This business of living alone in a 3 bedroom house with a yard is starting to wear me down a bit, I feel like there's a lot of stuff here I must maintain but don't actually use, but I'm in no rush to unload the house, I just need to work on this time management thang a bit more diligently and get this place in shape so I can invite people over without feeling like I need to apologize for the condition of...everything.

It's so awful - I really want to go clothes shopping again - now that I can fit into "nice" clothes again, I am becoming a shopaholic.

But not for yarn. I have given it up for Lent. I'll block Bardot this weekend and work on the Lo-Tech Sweat in Mission Falls Cotton, and maybe cast on that Fiesta yarns shawl, just because I can't wait to play with those colors. I have more than enough yarn and projects to keep me busy for the next few weeks, and a trip to the NotSoLocalYarnShop is a work avoidance excuse, and I know it. That's why "no yarn" works for me on different levels as a Lenten sacrifice, it's like several deadly sins rolled into one - gluttony (I've got plenty of yarn already) avarice (but I want more) lust (insert favorite brand of yarn here) sloth (I'd rather sit around knitting than do the things I should be doing) envy (reading about other people's yarn purchases makes me want some too) let's see, any others? Hmmm...I can't quite fit anger and pride into my yarn equation, but five out of seven is pretty impressive.


And on that note:

You are Sloth!
Lazy huh ?? You're a bit slow in getting going -
and tend not to do anything unless it is
absolutely necessary. You'd rather sit around,
watch TV/Sleep then go out and about with
friends, or take part in a sporting event. On
the positive side, you tend to be quite smart,
as you spend a lot of time watching the News
(!!) or on the computer, Also by conserving
your energy, it's right there waiting for you
when it's vitally important to get going.
Consider possibly moving out of the room once in a
while - and perhaps once a week trade watching
TV for half an hour with a walk - and you'll be
back on track.
However, Congratulations on being the most
intelligent of the 7 deadly sins...


?? Which Of The Seven Deadly Sins Are You ??
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Knitting-related pictures this weekend. The sun will come out tomorrow...bet your bottom dollar....whoops, sorry.