A New Discovery

 Today I started the day with some spring cleaning. I decided to get rid of all the Tupperware that I have not used in years. With the arthritis in my hands the lids on certain containers became impossible to open especially when taken straight out of the refrigerator.  Since I had previously done at least 2 Tupperware destashes, I did not realize that I had so much left.  I almost filled an oversized shipping box.  

Then I moved the Oxo storage containers to the space that the Tupperware previously occupied.  The Stasher bags went into the Tupperware lid storage drawer. I also started 2 loads of laundry.  By the time I was done with the big project and a few smaller chores, it was nap time.  I had this silly idea that I could take a 20 minute nap then drive to the gym to work out for 50 minutes and get home before lunch.  

My body decided to sleep longer.  It won of course.  Sometimes lately my body and mind disagree, my body seems to be the winner in these things lately. So it was time to get ready for lunch. After lunch at our favorite bakery, they do make a mean turkey and avocado sandwich.  Then shopping at Trader Joe’s, I was definitely too tired to work out.  

So it was time to make more progress in the knitting room. I put projects along with the appropriate patterns in bags. I had room on the shelves for all the unboxed yarn and patterns.  Then it was time to deal with the shipping containers.  The boxes were broken down and put into recycling.  All the other packaging materials went into the trash.  Then it was time for a bit of knitting before dinner.  

My current couch project is another pounder scarf in shades of blue, green and yellows with white thrown in as a neutral color.  I started the scarf just before our last trip and made a lot of progress today.  I have 1 foot done and only 5 feet and a few inches to go.  Since I am spending less time on my iPad and iPhone the knitting is going faster.  

I Am 3 for 3

Today was a puttering kind of day.  Over breakfast I found out I could get my favorite Trader Joe’s snack food from Amazon, at a slightly higher price. I justified it because Trader Joe’s does not deliver.

I got laundry, walking and cleaning done in dribs and drabs.  Yes, John’s polos came out wrinkled, but I did it so I can’t complain about.  I honestly can’t quite remember when the last time it happened, but I think Teri was in preschool.  Since John is working from home I am the only one who is going to see the wrinkled shirts.

My fiber crafting was quite scattered today also.  I spun 2 ounces out of 16 ounces which means that I have 4 ounces on the bobbin.  I can’t decide if I want to get a bright hot pink silk to ply it with or just ply the yarn back on itself.  Twice as much yardage or the regular 2 ply yardage.  Then it was off to the modular  baby blanket after dinner. I finished 1 square and found a mistake in another that needed to be fixed before I could continue with the blanket.  I fixed the mistake and moved on.  I am decreasing stitches on the current hat.  Since we are not eating out at all or going for car rides not a lot of hat knitting is going on.  So I worked on 3 projects and finished none some that is how I am 3 for 3 today.