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A recent Facebook meme tasked me with sharing five things folks didn't know about me. Here is my post:
1) My favorite color is green.
2) I have a spectrum disorder.3) I went back to school at 40.4) I really want a dog and firmly believe in no-kill shelters.5) In 2010 I left a suburb with a population of 58,000 for one where our popularion is 1,800. We love it here.
And I finally feel as though I have something both relevant and cohesive to add to the internet.
In 2010, I started dating. It just fell together. Linewalker relocated to Minnesota and we downsized into a 2 bedroom apartment. Three years later, I am still organizing, reorganizing and trying to use less space. I have learned to take things on with deliberation. To take a minute and give the situation some thought, not something I would have done in my thirties. After forty years taking care of myself, I am very slowly learning to talk things out, ask before just purchasing and making meals for two very different palates.
I am knitting again and it is soothing. I no longer knit like it's addiction but work things as they come. I have given up the sprint for the long run. This is Hyla Brook and the yarn is St-Denis Nordique. It's a quick little knit in garter stitch and applied lace. A good pattern for an adventurous beginner. I have made two as little test projects for new yarns. If you are a knitter and haven;t tried it yet, Quince and Co. has fantastic yarns.
If you can get your hands on some of the discontinued St-Denis yarns, in any weight, snatch them up. St-Denis made excellent yarn for the knitter's knitter. There were three pattern books, all excellent and worth adding to one's library. The first is my favorite.
An update on K8. She turned twenty-five this year. When I started blogging, she had just left for University on the other side of the globe. It was a dream she had following her first college fair. She very articulately denied my recommendations of where she should look for higher education. What attracted her to Bond was it's two year intensive program. Attending classes year round would earn a degree equivalent to a Bachelor's in two years. Kate, even as a teenager, knew that she didn't want to study (she used the words 'couldn't) for four more years. And how right she was. Bond was the right environment for her. She excelled earning top of class honors repeatedly. SHe also met the man of her dreams. We referred to him as "Hot Kitchen Guy" for a whole semester. K8 and Hot Kitchen Guy have been together for five years, traveling the world and developing their careers in the banking, sales and oil industries. I enjoy her as much now as I did when she was at home. She is wise beyond her years and will be more disciplined than us all. She's coming back for a few weeks at Christmas. We're all looking forward to it.
Line and I are making preparations for 2014. We have both put on a significant amount of weight. After a year of research and doctor visits, we are going caveman in 2014. It fits Line's diet of meat and potatoes while cutting out dairy, grains and nuts. I am actively looking for more recipes to add to my toolbox.
Later this week I will post the answers to our latest SWAP questions. And possibly a list of 25 things about me, but we'll see.
