Monday, October 31, 2011

Knitting for the holidays

In August, my hubby and I trekked to the Knit Picks Warehouse Sale in Columbus, Ohio and bought all kinds of yarns in small amounts. There's enough yarn to make hats, scarves and mitts/gloves. (I prefer fingerless for driving and working)

Since we have the yarn, I've been working ahead this year and have been knitting holiday gifts for my family and friends. I'm trying to make enough quick knits so I can give one to each of my female relatives this Christmas. So far I have 4 or 5 done.  I need to make at least 15 for my friends & relatives and a few gifts for my kids. I'll just keep on knitting and hope to have enough by Christmas.

After I get a few more done, I'll post pictures.



"...And in the end... The love you take is equal to the love you make." ---The Beatles
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Time Off

Well, somehow this has happened - I wrote about not having enough ME time and now my project has ended and I don't have my next assignment to start immediately. How about that? I have some ME time!

So, that means reading and knitting - oh yea, lunches with friends and a glass of wine!!



"...And in the end... The love you take is equal to the love you make." ---The Beatles
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Sunday, October 23, 2011

"ME" Time

I guess I'm spoiled........I was getting plenty of me time while I was recovering from my surgery. I stayed home mostly, wasn't able to help out very much, and I got to read, knit, relax a lot!

Now, I'm getting better and can get around more. And with the increased mobility comes more things to do. As I increase my activities, my ME time in decreased. I guess I should have realized it would happen, but I have to say I miss it.

I like just being by myself sometimes, it's good for the soul. New goal - continue to find that time. But still have time for everyone else. Hmmmm, it's a tall order but one I'm going to attempt.

Gotta go......have to do "some" thing for "some" body. Haha!


"...And in the end... The love you take is equal to the love you make." ---The Beatles
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Wine and Veggie Lasagne and Knitting

These three things make up a PERFECT day!!

Today I was off work so I got to do 3 of my favorite things all in the same day. I was able to head to Fiberge, our LYS, to conduct website training. You see, a friend of mine helped me build a website for the good women at Fiberge. It was fun to do because the main requirements were to keep it "simple". I LOVE simple. Simple makes sense and it easy to achieve. Simple usually satisfies the needs of multiple people, in this case, the local knitting community. They're happy with the website and we are happy they are happy!!  Win-Win!!!

After a fun day, I headed home to make lasagne for us. Now, the big deal about this is since my surgery, I've done very little cooking. Well, let me be clear - I've done pretty much no cooking. My hubby has made all sorts of dishes, very successfully I might add. So, it's time for me to step up and prepare more meals.

I made a half meat and noodles/half veggies with a little meat lasagne. It's cooking right now and I hope it's as delicious as it smells. And lastly, I already opened the wine, started on that while I was cooking.

Oh - and after dinner - knit knit knit........:)

"...And in the end... The love you take is equal to the love you make." ---The Beatles
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Friday, October 07, 2011

Road To Recovery

June 15th I had Achilles tendon repair surgery, it included replacing one bone in my ankle. My foot/leg was casted for 6 weeks, one pink and one yellow. I had to get around on a knee roller because I could put no weight on my left foot during this entire time. We had to make all sorts of special accommodations for me so I could have a semi-normal life:
  • a chair that was a little higher and had arm rests so I could easily get up and down.
  • my hubby added something similar to the toilet, so I could have hand grips to hold on to.
  • I had a special shower seat that extended out of the bathtub so my leg could easily stay out of the water. 
  • borrowed a wheelchair which I used a couple of times.
  • had crutches which I used alot to go up and down a few steps.
  • had a walker which I barely used.
Then August 1st, I had surgery #2 - tissue manipulation of my toes, cleaned up a bunion and I went from cast to wrap. Still non-weight bearing for the next 2 months. I used the knee roller for about 15 weeks and I have to say it was a God-send. I don't know if I could have survived at work on crutches. 

Now I'm 4 weeks into walking, first 2 were on my heel. It's getting better, still really swollen and now I hang with a cane just in case I need some "support" or "confidence". 

I couldn't have made it through this whole ordeal without my husband's help. He drove me everywhere for 15 or so weeks, he lifted my knee roller in and out of the car, did the grocery shopping and cooking, washed all the laundry, ran all the errands. All I had to do was work, read, knit and concentrate on healing. Even though I didn't get to really enjoy the summer with the normal activities - I didn't have to worry about anything either. I love you honey!! Thanks! 


"...And in the end... The love you take is equal to the love you make." ---The Beatles
Thanks for reading my Heavenly Thoughts