Here I am.
What a long, strange winter.
I mean “long” in the perception sense, because it certainly hasn’t been a long winter season. We’re used to snowstorms well into April and snow on the ground well into May, but the snow’s already more than half-gone and temps have been in the pluses for weeks. We’ve had more sun than anything else. The temps aren’t all that far off from historical averages for this time of years, but our last few winters have been so cold and snowy (seventeen feet of snowfall one year, actually) that this year I feel rather spoiled by the weather.
As far as the strange part, well, that was mostly personal. My (usually awesome) time management skills more or less went to hell and I was finding myself wondering, at the end of too many evenings, what I’d done for the past several hours. That tends to be normal for the month of February for me, but this year it started near the end of December and lasted until just recently. No matter–I shall get back on track as always.
A thorough search of the knitwear drawer revealed that I have precious little that’s appropriate for spring. This isn’t really surprising to me, but it makes me think I need to remedy the situation. Haven’t done any significant knitting in a few months (see: time management issues), but I acquired the most gorgeous skein of Sea Silk at the LYS the other day. It’s semi-solid silver, and I do mean silver, not grey. It shines. I may have also acquired a skein of a very pale semi-solid pinkish-lavender–hard to describe, but very, very pretty.
I’ve been pondering what to make with them. Possibly triangular scarves/shawlettes; I have several already, true, but they’re fairly densely knit for lace and therefore work best as scarves under winter coats. They’re a little bulky for throwing around the neck and wearing as an accent in the spring, but something of similar size but lighter and looser may be just right.
On another note, it’s not all sunshine and butterflies in the career department. The post I currently have is temporary; it comes to an end mid-May. That means casual work again for me, and EI to fill in the gaps. It’s going to be rough, financially, but I’m trying to look at it in a positive light. I have several writing projects in the wings, plus a whole studio of yarn, fabric, and books. I shall, at any rate, have plenty to do with myself. The key is keeping busy; if I let myself slide into lounging around the house all the time my mental state will turn sluggish to match.
Can’t allow that. =)
