All Purpose

Ok, so yesterday (aka, day 14 OR 2/27/08) I got home and decided to take some shots of my finished sock. I glanced up and noticed Otis looking at me:

and I managed to take his pic before he could turn away. So day 14′s emotion is sponsored by Otis and it’s impatience. He is totally ready for me to put the camera down and walk him already.

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Got a little behind in the blogging part…

Day 4 was sadness because I am finally coming to terms with the emotion surrounding my stepmother’s cancer. So a photo of my eyes after a long crying jag.

Day 5 was all about feeling the approaching spring. After a dreary, emotionally draining day on Saturday Sunday was sunny and warm and lovely.

Day 6 was Monday and I just wanted to get home and knit that day. M. was out of town (again) and I wanted some me time to process the weekend, etc. When I got home I noticed, not for the first time, this funny reflection/shadow thing that happens every afternoon when the sun comes through our front door. I wanted to capture that since to me it’s homey.

Day 7 I spent psyching myself up for and starting my first sock project (after work of course). I had to cast on like 5 times and the needles and yarn are so small. I had a terrible headache and felt very frustrated with my clumsiness on this day.

Day 8: I decided on Wednesday that I needed to get together a DVD of our wedding ceremony to take on my trip to the lake. I spent the evening going through photos and setting up the DVD with our ceremony video. It made me nostalgic and wistful for our lovely time in the BVI.

Day 9: This Sweater Project I’m doing is such a great thing in many ways, but it’s also humbling and at times has made me doubt my abilities to be the kind of knitter who does knit sweaters on a regular basis. I blocked my pieces and discovered I had messed up the shaping on the right front side. I was a little devastated by that, but I realize sweater making takes practice so I’m better now.

Day 10: I got circulars for my socks and spent the evening casting on and on and on until I had the Magic Loop down and had a little bit of sock too. It makes me feel very triumphant and strong to teach myself something new and to master it a little bit.

Day 11: Drove to the lake the day before and spent Saturday working outside and checking out the ducks. I like watching birds, especially water birds. The time with my stepmom made me feel more hopeful for her and made me understand that I need to let go my guilt and work on connecting with her in a way that works for me.

Day 12: Hanging out with a toddler for a couple of days is tiring, but my niece has a way of making you forget how tired you are.

Day 13 (really day 14): I was sick on Monday and didn’t get a chance to take a pic after work since I faded pretty quick. I was sick on Tuesday too, but made myself document my sick bed, and even though I missed a day I’ll just keep going on like I didn’t. Note the Harry Potter, knitting mags (almost out of the shot), sock knitting and iPod all within reach.

Caught up, whew. I’ll try not to get so behind again.

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So day two was Valentine’s Day, and I was alone because M. had to go out of town for work. Not really that big of a deal since we went to a very nice dinner last weekend and he gave me the Juno cd and chocolates before he left. However, our fridge is dying a slow and painful death, and so I had to come home after work and throw out all our cold stuff. The freezer is kind of hanging in there, but it’s pretty fubar too, as you can tell from the pic. So kind of a blah 1st married valentine.

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Don’t worry I did get a photo yesterday, but I didn’t a chance to post it yet. I’ll do yesterday’s and today’s tonight sometime.

And I will try to figure out why my camera is a day off on the date/time stamp.

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So here’s my photo of the day:

So for my Ravelry 365 project I’m trying to take a photo each day that sums up that day for me. Yesterday, February 13, 2008, I felt guilty all day about a million different things. I felt bad about not wanting to work. I felt bad for not being nicer to M. the day before. I felt really bad because I can’t seem to keep my spending resolution. I felt bad for waiting until the last minute to get M. a V-Day gift. Then I got home and realized I needed to take a pic for the day and I walked outside with my camera and Oscar, my younger cat, started his very sweet mewing:

and I felt guilty because he hasn’t been getting enough TLC lately, but he’s so sweet about it. Trying to head butt me and everything. Anyway, so this is guilt at my house, a sweet meowing cat.

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