Following up: I emailed two of the three soccer teams and the other Scout family and got two promising replies. I emailed the special ed teacher. I took my medication pre-emptively two days in a row instead of waiting to be annoyed by how much I need it. Much nicer.
I cleared out a space upstairs for the rocking chair and my husband hauled it up from the basement. Rocking Stella to sleep has been going better than I expected, actually. Teaching new sleep associations is usually slow, IME.
Darn it, I meant to show you a picture of the sock whose mate I cast on today as my brainless project, but I forgot to take one. This would not be a big deal except that I just transferred a boatload of pictures and I thought I had all the pictures I needed to update my neglected Ravelry notebook. Here, how about a picture of a July/August project instead: Hey Teach in Second Time Cotton. Color is called Artichoke, which is a perfect name for it. And these are my two tricky projects: the beaded Kernel scarf and the Autumn Rose sweater. They may take me a long time to complete because I am slogging through a morass of kids' socks at the moment (a morass of my own making, says the person who told four boys they could pick any yarn and any pattern and who has been wondering ever since if anyone ever died of twisted rib).
I couldn't get my hair cut and I couldn't make a doctor's appointment -- I'll call tomorrow about both of those. And now I am drop-kicking myself off to bed, 15 minutes past my scheduled launching time. More about time management tomorrow!
Yes, I had mixed feelings on the twisted rib. I knit continental, which actually makes a regular rib fun. The twisted rib was so very NOT fun. I cannot imagine doing a sock!
Posted by: cagey | September 13, 2010 at 08:40 AM
I just got a book out of the library called "2-at-a-time socks" by Melissa Morgan Oakes. Its the secret of knitting two at once on a circular needle and supposedly works for any sock pattern. Do you use a circular needle?
Posted by: Karen | September 13, 2010 at 08:46 AM
Good for you Jamie!
I also live in secret fear of laziness...I am working on the process of discerning when it is better to be busy and when it is better to be a human "being" instead of a human "doing"...
finally, I read 168 hours recently as well and she has some really good techniques and ideas, but I just cannot get past her obvious disdain for full-time mothering, the one chapter in her book is bad enough but the constant denigration on her website put me off completely about 6 weeks ago!
Would be interested in your take....
Take care! I would love to drive down one day for tea and talk this fall - let's plan for one of your at home days!!
Posted by: Carla | September 13, 2010 at 01:14 PM
Karen, I do use a circular needle. My favorite way to knit socks is magic loop, but I also like to use two circulars. Double-points are hardest for me with a toddler on the loose!
Carla, would love a visit from you!! I hear you about the full-time motherhood stuff in 168 Hours. I'm curious about your take on those numbers she cited -- it's hard for me to believe that at-home mothers really aren't interacting more with their kids.
Posted by: Jamie | September 13, 2010 at 10:30 PM