Got my third hat made this afternoon. I have enough yarn to do one more for her so will get that done tomorrow and then can get the hats shipped on Monday. They are knitting up very quickly which is satisfying for me.
Cast on to make the blanket I am giving as a Christmas gift. Cast on using the wrong color so had to tink it out. Hope the rest of the blanket goes better. It has five different colors of yarn in it so will have to concentrate to keep it all straight in my head which yarn to use when.
Picked up one eggs this morning when I did chores. The heating element the metal watering can will sit on came in today so took it down and removed the plastic watering container. The plastic one is hard to get the lid back on. Hoping the healing element will keep the metal one warm enough that I can get the lid off when it gets really cold out. We will give it a try and see what happens. I have a heating lamp on it so that should help too.
Jim has been giving me a hard time about the cost of the eggs. If we add up the cost of the chickens plus all the food we have given them each egg is worth about $300. Ha! The price will come down as the girls really start laying soon. The real price is priceless! Farm fresh eggs – can’t beat them.
Jim went to town to get some wood to put on his bookshelves in his camera room. He has been sorting and tagging cameras for the last couple of weeks. He likes things in order so has been working to put them in some sort of order. Keeps him busy and gives him a project to work on.
I only took five calls on the hotline last night and then signed out. I was getting impatient with the texters as I had several that were very slow in responding and not wanting to problem solve. Hopefully just venting was enough for them to find a moment of calm in the chaos of their lives. I never know sometimes if I have helped them or not. Some calls are more rewarding than others. Such is life. You gotta take the bad with the good.
I got an email from the Crisis Hotline informing me my reward for leveling up is a one year subscription to Openfit. Anyone ever heard of it? It is an on-line fitness program. You can sign up and take live classes or do their programmed workouts of a variety of choices. Maybe this will kickstart me into actually working out again. I need to firm up some areas and get in better shape.
Not sure what I am fixing for dinner. We have some leftover taco meat that needs used. Jim said he would either eat tacos or make a big salad with it. I also have some hamburger thawed so I may just have a hamburger. I’m starting to run out of ideas of what to fix for dinner.
I had trouble sleeping again last night. I slept for about two hours then was awake for several hours. Finally got another two hours of sleep. I didn’t take a nap today hoping that I will be able to sleep tonight instead. I sure appreciate the nights when I can sleep for five or six hours straight. Hasn’t happened very often lately.
It has been fun knitting again. I forget how much it relaxes me. The blanket will be easier to knit than the hats as the blanket is a simple pattern except for 36 rows of checkerboard. Once I get it going it will be fun and easy. The hats I had to modify the pattern and I was anxious the whole time wondering if they were going to fit.
Tagen’s Christmas present came in today so I can cross him off my list. I have gotten to really appreciate on-line shopping. I tried to order early enough that everything should get here with lots of time to spare. Need to get one present ordered that will ship directly to the person it is a gift for. Trying to time it so it doesn’t arrive too early yet will be there in time. Still need to decide what to get Jim and then my shopping will be done.
I have some size 4 relaxed fit Lee Jeans to give away. They are like new as I just got them two months ago but have lost enough weight that they don’t fit. If you can use them holler at me and we can figure out how to get them to you. They fit more like a size 6 than a size 4.
Still nothing on my calendar for several weeks. It is hard to keep the days of the week straight when there is nothing different that happens to mark the days. Trash day has become the only marking point of the week. Pathetic isn’t it?
Feeling oddly content these days to stay home though. I was cranky at the clerks when I went to town yesterday. I am forgetting my social graces by not being around people much. The thought of going to town right now doesn’t sound inviting. Shelter in place is like heaven for us introverts.
Grateful to have completed hat number three, grateful for farm fresh eggs at last, and grateful for my reward from the Crisis Text Hot Line. Maybe I will get in shape soon!