This National Month Of Blogging seems to have really got me struggling lately. I have still half the month to go and still I don’t have all these interesting things to say. Just because I talk a lot, doesn’t mean it’s all interesting.

Lately I’ve been completely exhausted. When you look up at the clock and are disappointed that it’s only 8pm, disappointed because it’s still too early to hit the sack, well, that’s just sad.  It’s one of the things that I will be talking about with my doc at next weeks appointment. One of like 6 billion (or at least it feels that way).

In other news I’m accomplishing quite a lot on the Christmas knitting front. Next year I will only be knitting for one person. The one that speaks up the first gets it.  Since I’m a little more than 1/2 way through my FIL’s sweater I think I’m going to start swatching for my own version of Big Bad Noro. I’ve wanted this sweater since I’ve first seen it up on ravelry. So a-swatching I will go.

"Preita's brain has officially shut off, please move along."

The holidays are fast approaching, (thanks Manda for pointing that out) and I think I’m going to be sick.

 42 Days in case you were wondering.

People. I refuse to brave the mall this year. If you can’t get your shit together in time for me to order it online I’m not dealing with it! This is your final warning. 42 days left. *cries* I don’t even know why I celebrate Christmas as I’m not even Christian, lol Go figure.  Unitarians like presents though & it’s really about “peace on earth, good food, family, & Santa” as my mom would say.

Living the good life. Seriously I am. You know for all it’s ups and downs life has been quite good lately. Nothing exciting has really happened to us, but it seems that after a few months living in the new house we have finally found our groove again.  Our small spot of consistent happiness.  This spot is just every day life for the Mr and I. 

Something that has now become part of our every day life is spinning. (Yes I’m still knitting like a mad woman, and no I can’t show you. Maybe next month! Soon I promise!) There is nothing, honestly, more rewarding than looking up from my own wheel to see the Mr smiling at the progress he’s making. We are completely different spinners. Our yarns are completely different, but I think that’s really, completely awesome. He’s gotten down a groove of a bulky high twist single.  It’s hard to capture this single because the fiber is naturally dark & they are nestled so well into each other.

Finnsheep single, spun by the Mr.

Excuse the flash picture but it was just to dark last night (damn you day light savings!). He’s really gotten past the thick thin stage to get it all quite even. This yarn was quite difficult at time as it’s two different rovings carded side by side to create a rag wool effect. He decided to split the black from the white & spin them separately, where as I spun them together.  See, same wool, but completely different! Gotta love it!

This is my Finnsheep all plied together.

I can’t wait to see the Mr’s singles all plied up. They are going to be a bulky (or even super bulky) yarn, but I think I might have enough for a cowl! YUM!

So what am I spinning? Merino bought from Hello Yarn. The package came yesterday (yay!) with our 1lb of merino & 1lb of BFL. We are super happy campers to say the least! My goal with this merino was to try and spin as fine as I am able to. Since I haven’t been spinning all that long (um about 3 weeks!) I’m quite happy with the progress that I’m making. My hope is to get enough out of this fiber for a pair of socks.

Merino from Hello Yarn.

There are still some fluffy spots. I had some growing pains with this. I didn’t quite put into practice my realization that I needed to put more twist in so there were a few snapping points. So far though I think it’s going pretty well.

So there we are. With my share of the BFL I’m going to try dying the roving first. So that means quite a bit of research to do first! I’m a little worried about colors because I have a tendency to pick colors akin to clown puke and as unpleasing as that is in a knit, it’s even worse while spinning. So I will have to try to restrain myself a bit.

Speaking of restraining oneself, the Mr did not while “trimming” the rose bushes out front. I thought they were surely destined for the mulch pile. Well I was proved that the Mr does know what he’s doing when I saw this the other day.

"I am very pretty"

Ed says "Perfectly comfortable, why can't this human stop moving though?!"

So it’s Saturday and I ran around like a chicken with my head cut off. The great jeans hunt of 2008 was on. I don’t have to tell one woman out there that trying to find a pair of good jeans will make you feel like a mutant.

At Macy’s I tried on various (20 pairs) jeans of different cuts and styles and sizes. I’m usually between sizes, like I like the way a smaller size fits on my leg but not on my waist. Usually I will employ a tailor for jeans I really like in the leg. So yeah, I had to think while trying on all these jeans that I can not be the only woman out there with out hips. I am not real wide head on, but from the profile, well, I have a belly & quite the bootay.  So while jeans may fit technically, they don’t actually fit because I have so much extra fabric that it supposed to be taken up by hips.

Also, inseams? Why should my pants come up past my belly button? WHY, That’s just ridiculous, and on a larger gal such as much self a complete fashion NO NO.

Another thing I noticed? When did jeans start getting so long? I’m not of average height for a Californian woman, as I was not born out here & thus am mostly Nordic blood, so it amazes me when I slip into some jeans, when I am 5 foot 8 inches tall and realize that I am going to have to hem 2-3 inches off the pants. I want to know what “average” woman can wear these & why she isn’t considered tall. This picture below is typical of how I view the world. I’m actually roughly about 2 inches taller than everyone around me (women not always men) and these women are in heels.

So yeah. I want to know where these amazon “average” women are & why we can’t just call them “tall”.

So anyways, I did find a pair of jeans, Nordstrom’s Rack is probably the biggest hit or miss place ever but completely awesome deals.  I also found that I can totally rock a trouser pant like no one’s business. So score one for me as I found a black casual pair & a denim pair. Score.

The Mr brough up a subject today that kind of surprised me, “Preita” he said, “What do you think about dying roving & yarn to sell?” So yes, new things to contemplate.

WTF is up with your dress?!  I’m sorry, but you look 6 feet wide. Hopefully you can fire whom ever did this to our new first lady.

Your stylist is officially fired

 Who dresses our new first lady in an outfit that makes her look 6 feet wide through the hips? Not someone with a job for long! Though I have to say, that pure happy smile was the best I’ve seen through out his whole campaign. Nicely played Michelle.