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Spinning my wheels while in Quarantine
May. 8th, 2020 12:02 pmWhile the state may have started slowly reopening, I'm still firmly Staying At Home. I think the state is opening up way too fast and way too early. But a Republican Governor in good with the President doesn't really care what I think.
Meanwhile, I'm feeling directionless. Again. What the hell am I doing? Where am I going with my life? I don't want to be coasting through as I seem to be doing so often, but I have no idea how to get where I want to be. I'm not even sure where tat is, other than more financially stable.
I did finally bit the bullet and buy a current technology laptop to replace this ancient (heh) hulk. I'm waiting on it to be shipped from wherever it's coming from. The next hurdle will be getting it set up for my visual accessibility needs, but that's not an issue til it gets here. But after that...? I just don't know.
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I did finally start a pot of vat grass from seed last weekend, and repot the cactus. Only one more plant to repot, then everything's done there. I'm thinking I want to start another spider plant since my current one has a couple babies on it that have been protected from the depredations of my feline omnivore. One is directly above the cactus, so she's been ignoring it in favor of the easier to reach ones.
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But my knitting project...that is so full of frustration and fail. I just cannot seem to get it going. I almost want to use bigger needles, but the needles I currently have are too big, and I'd rather not buy another set if I can avoid it. Oh well, at some point I'll either give up and try something else, or I'll muscle through.
Meanwhile, I'm feeling directionless. Again. What the hell am I doing? Where am I going with my life? I don't want to be coasting through as I seem to be doing so often, but I have no idea how to get where I want to be. I'm not even sure where tat is, other than more financially stable.
I did finally bit the bullet and buy a current technology laptop to replace this ancient (heh) hulk. I'm waiting on it to be shipped from wherever it's coming from. The next hurdle will be getting it set up for my visual accessibility needs, but that's not an issue til it gets here. But after that...? I just don't know.
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I did finally start a pot of vat grass from seed last weekend, and repot the cactus. Only one more plant to repot, then everything's done there. I'm thinking I want to start another spider plant since my current one has a couple babies on it that have been protected from the depredations of my feline omnivore. One is directly above the cactus, so she's been ignoring it in favor of the easier to reach ones.
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But my knitting project...that is so full of frustration and fail. I just cannot seem to get it going. I almost want to use bigger needles, but the needles I currently have are too big, and I'd rather not buy another set if I can avoid it. Oh well, at some point I'll either give up and try something else, or I'll muscle through.
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Feb. 26th, 2020 02:57 pmI don't know why, but I've been feeling the urge to not only coan size my crap, but clean as well. And I don't just mean the monotonous day to day cleaning of laundry and dishes, but the more deep stuff - like cleaning out the cat hair that accumulates between the carpet and baseboard. (So much cat hair, so much back discomfort, repeat ad nauseum)
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I've been playing with some old Rit dye I've had for years. Easiest way to get rid of it, right? Well not really because now I want to play even more, which might involve buying more dye if I'm not careful. I'm currently distracted into wanting to try the shibori technique, abd I certainly have plenty of white cotton fabric to play with...
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I may have gotten past the issues I was having with my current knitting project - I actually watched a beginning knitting video on YouTube, and downgraded my casting on method to a much simpler method than what I was using, and made myself loosen my yarn tension. But npw my right radial nerve won't play nice. Within the first 10 stitches it starts tingling, and if I try to keep doing it only takes a couple more stitches to make my thumb and forefinger go completely numb. RAR. I've been trying to address the issue on my own with nerve stretches, glides, and being more mindful of my natural slouch, but I keep wondering if it would calm down faster if I had another visit with a Physical Therapist. Cuz it doesn't just happen while knitting, but at it's worst it'll happen at night and it does wake me up until I roll over onto my left side and the pain goes away. Yay for growing up in a battle zone where one is afraid to relax...
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And the wind has been howling att day because of another cold front coming down. It may only be in the 50s, but the gusts maje it feel much much colder than that. I miss the days ofcold but beautiful weather...
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I've been playing with some old Rit dye I've had for years. Easiest way to get rid of it, right? Well not really because now I want to play even more, which might involve buying more dye if I'm not careful. I'm currently distracted into wanting to try the shibori technique, abd I certainly have plenty of white cotton fabric to play with...
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I may have gotten past the issues I was having with my current knitting project - I actually watched a beginning knitting video on YouTube, and downgraded my casting on method to a much simpler method than what I was using, and made myself loosen my yarn tension. But npw my right radial nerve won't play nice. Within the first 10 stitches it starts tingling, and if I try to keep doing it only takes a couple more stitches to make my thumb and forefinger go completely numb. RAR. I've been trying to address the issue on my own with nerve stretches, glides, and being more mindful of my natural slouch, but I keep wondering if it would calm down faster if I had another visit with a Physical Therapist. Cuz it doesn't just happen while knitting, but at it's worst it'll happen at night and it does wake me up until I roll over onto my left side and the pain goes away. Yay for growing up in a battle zone where one is afraid to relax...
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And the wind has been howling att day because of another cold front coming down. It may only be in the 50s, but the gusts maje it feel much much colder than that. I miss the days ofcold but beautiful weather...
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Feb. 11th, 2020 06:29 pmI've been playing with fabric dye this week. I mean - I own it, so I might as well use some of it up. And if I can get a color clors to a blue/green instead of white, I'll eventually turn the fabric into a 'do rag for summer sun protection.
I've also got some black gye (or course), and I'm tempted to refresh my memory on how to tie-dye and use it on a white t-shirt...
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Not much knitting going on. Something about the way I'm sleeping when on my right side has really been aggravating my radial nerve, and having my thumb, forefinher, and message finger go numb after only a couple stitches does not make knitting enjoyavle.The last 2 nights I've slept with a heat wrap on my neck/shoulder, and it has seemed to calm things down a bit.
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But the bid thing is last weekend I finally (FINALLY) got off my ass and tried Lydt! And it's so much less expensive than the other ridesharing (non-profit) company I tried before! YAY for a greater measure of independence! OK, so after years of being dependant on other for rides, I've adjusted, but it was not easy or smooth and it sometimes still bothers me. Especially when people make jokes about being so introverted they'd happily never leave the house again. Uh, no. I used to think that, until I could no longer go places on my own.
So I can now knock out a couple long pending things that have been impossible to schedule late enough for Himself to pick me up on his way home from work, instead of him taking off early. He'll do it for a doctor's appt, but I've hated every. single. time. I've had to ask. Now I'll get myself there again.
I've also got some black gye (or course), and I'm tempted to refresh my memory on how to tie-dye and use it on a white t-shirt...
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Not much knitting going on. Something about the way I'm sleeping when on my right side has really been aggravating my radial nerve, and having my thumb, forefinher, and message finger go numb after only a couple stitches does not make knitting enjoyavle.The last 2 nights I've slept with a heat wrap on my neck/shoulder, and it has seemed to calm things down a bit.
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But the bid thing is last weekend I finally (FINALLY) got off my ass and tried Lydt! And it's so much less expensive than the other ridesharing (non-profit) company I tried before! YAY for a greater measure of independence! OK, so after years of being dependant on other for rides, I've adjusted, but it was not easy or smooth and it sometimes still bothers me. Especially when people make jokes about being so introverted they'd happily never leave the house again. Uh, no. I used to think that, until I could no longer go places on my own.
So I can now knock out a couple long pending things that have been impossible to schedule late enough for Himself to pick me up on his way home from work, instead of him taking off early. He'll do it for a doctor's appt, but I've hated every. single. time. I've had to ask. Now I'll get myself there again.
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Jan. 24th, 2020 06:41 pmI haven't been reading (or posting) his past week because Friday afternoon, after waking up with a red and swollen eye, I was diagnosed with conjunctivitis and sent of with a prescription for precautionary antibiotic drops. <u euesight was not quite right for days, so I wasn't spending much time online at all. But Wednesday evening Himself told me it looked like it was starting to get better, aand I started feelig like it within the past day or so.
No clue what caused it, and I haven't been around anyone with it, so...*shrug*
I hate contributing to the overuse of antibiotics by using them "just in case", but I can't afford to risk a potential hospital visit if something even worse happens because I didn't use them.I do know of people who've gotten secondary bacterial infections while undergoing cancer treatmen that actually died because of the infection and not the cancer.
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I've been trying to work on a knitting project since my eyes aren't as bothered while looking at that as they are by my monitor, and I just gotta say the red yrn I'm using is being a real PITA. It's not a "specialty" yarn, or an uneven spin, but I have had to rip it out almost completely, cut a length that's gotten knotted off,and restart from cating on TWICE now.Most unpleasant.
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And now it's time to try an "experiment" in the kitchen. I bought a package of broccoli slaw, and I wanna see what happens when I throw it in a skillet and fry it like one does with rice. (And yeah, I'll add some rice to the mix as well as the egg used to stir fry it.) I gotta find some healthier options than the frozen meals Himself tends to default to...
ETA: He approved. Personally, I found it edible, but it needs improvement the next time.
I can now make holes in my knitting!
Jul. 18th, 2018 04:18 pm(Well, deliberately so - not by accidentally dropping stitches,)
YAY! Yesterday I was out with a new friend who taught me how to do the Yarn Over technique, so I can make hole-y knitted lace! We went to a nearby coffee shop, used their free air conditioning, and chatted while sipping our iced coffee drinks and knitting. I felt CRAFTY again!
I came home hyped up on caffeine feeling like I was motivated to DO things again. I have missed that feeling for a long time. But because of going back to the same old environment and the same old circumstances ( a house full of junk) I didn't actually do anything much when I got home. But at least today a small sense of what the motivation and inspiration lingers, so we'll see if I can do something with it.
YAY! Yesterday I was out with a new friend who taught me how to do the Yarn Over technique, so I can make hole-y knitted lace! We went to a nearby coffee shop, used their free air conditioning, and chatted while sipping our iced coffee drinks and knitting. I felt CRAFTY again!
I came home hyped up on caffeine feeling like I was motivated to DO things again. I have missed that feeling for a long time. But because of going back to the same old environment and the same old circumstances ( a house full of junk) I didn't actually do anything much when I got home. But at least today a small sense of what the motivation and inspiration lingers, so we'll see if I can do something with it.
