Just finished catching up on my emails. I subscribe to DailyOm http://www.dailyom.com . You should check it out. Very inspiring. The particular article that I liked talks about celebrating life. Just being happy that you are alive and get to spend another day with people you care about or doing work you love. We're always preoccupied with certain dates when big events or exciting things are happening. Every day should be a cause for celebration. Alot of yoga practioners hope to achieve a state of bliss. I read this article in yoga journal that made alot of sense to me. It talks about how anyone can achieve this for brief periods. Let me give you an example of how I achieved this. I like to drive. Especially when there is little traffic and the sky is blue, the sun is shining and there are little puffy clouds in the sky. Can you picture this in your head? I have a cd with a totally awesome song on and I just feel..hmm..Filled with joy, content, elated, blissfully happy to be alive. It's a feeling of excitement over just being present in that particular moment. Why? Because I stopped, and looked around. Forgot about the list of things going on in my head. I let my brain take a break. (Oh jeez, she's going all yogi on us). I start my students out in class like this. Leave your lists/worries/cares/concerns outside the door and just be present on your mat. Let it go. Three words, greatest advice ever. Have I achieved this in my everyday life? Not yet, but, yoga is a practice. Ok so, a little knitting info.. Back on track with baby blanket that was previously ripped out. However, that being said, I keep gaining stitches. I have to count every other row. This could take awhile. Next baby blanket might be out of Last Minute Gifts. Simple garter stitch panels sewn together. 
So here is pic of last trip to LYS plus Debbie Bliss from ebay. In the back is a cute pattern I picked up for a baby blanket. The aqua and green cascade 220 I may make another triangle, not sure yet. The lighter green and brown are for 2 caps. The Knitting to go is a cool box of patterns printed on laminated cards that you can take with you instead of dragging a large pattern. One last things. PLease send out good thoughts and prayers to my grammy. She's in the hospital. Thanks.
OK for some unknown reason this post has become hellish. I cannot get this pic to go where it is supposed to so, just bear with me. These are a pair of my jeans from 1986. I must have thought it would be cool to take a close up pic of design. I was big into alternative and punk music (back when it was worth listening to). These jeans went to NYC to Radio city music hall to see The Cure, Head on the door tour.
I went with a guy I was dating who thought it would be a good idea to scalp tickets. We attempted to do so, but got lead on this wild goose chase after we gave the guy our money. He then shoved an envelope down into my pocketbook and took off. There were no tickets in the envelope. While this was happening a guy had been standing near us and kept saying, "don't give him your money." We should have listened, $200.00 gone. This guy watching took pity on us and sold us some awesome tickets for face value. It was one of the best concerts I have ever been to. Do you ever wonder when there are people near you when weird things happen that they may be angels? Now granted getting ripped off for tickets is not a life changing event. You maybe saying to yourself this chick is wacky. Well maybe, but let me tell you another story. Labor day weekend, 1990 something, I'm out with friends in Seaside. Seaside is all bars (nightclubs). I haven't been drinking because I was driving home. I'm stopped at a traffic light and I have a small car (honda crx). I get hit from behind by a lincoln towncar. Now, understand the bars are staring to let out so there are some people around. I see in my rearview mirror that the driver and passenger switch seats. The guy now in the driver's seat gets out and comes up to my window. He's large, of italian descent, definetly north jersey (think sopranos people, this is no joke). He tells me to drive around the block and we'll settle this without the police. At the same time this other guy comes up to my window and says very calmly, "just stay in your car, don't move." I don't remember too much about what he looked like, but I listened to him, because he was so calm and reassuring. Minutes later the police arrived, and as I'm sitting there waiting for an ambulance a little scene plays out. A very bloody guy comes off the sidewalk and goes up to the police officer and says to him, "those are the guys that did this to me." Meaning the guys who hit my car. Scary. The guy who told me to stay in my car 2 minutes prior, gone, poof. Makes you think doesn't it.....
Just when I thought I was making progress on the poncho...whamo. OUT OF YARN. Uh, gee, how did that happen? Well, one, took advice of LYS woman when I substituted yarn, should have checked her math. Second, did not check gauge (*gasp*). Yes, my fellow knitters, I am a slacker. I have taken most math classes available to a non math major in college, yet I have yet to sit down and play around with the knitting math. It's a shame, a crying shame. So now, I have been searching for this frog tree worsted alpaca. The LYS is a good 1/2 hour ride, and let me tell you, nothing good can come from going there. I will post pic later of damage inflicted on wallet on friday. Friday's damage comes after going to take a yoga class. The yoga studio just happens to be around the corner from a yarn shop. It's like a diabetic passing Dunkin dougnuts (well at least my diabetic gram), "can't we stop, please,please,please? I just want one." Yeah right, famous last words. So now, I have so many new projects to get to. I started baby blanket numbero one. The yarn is so soft(paton's be mine) that it is a pleasure to work with thus far.Also having some house painting done this week. Spent the weekend looking over paint chips. ALso went to BD party for step-dad, Happy BD moosie. Nice to see the fam.
Trying the yoga class again tonight. I am looking forward to it. I also have Friday off, three day weekend!! Yeah!! I'm thinking I want to go take a class on Fri am. Power flow 10am at Liz's studio, The Prancing peacock. This is a lovely studio. That would be a nice treat and great way to start the weekend. I picked up a copy of "Fit Yoga" this month and it has several articles on teaching. It talks about how the teacher is teaching the class for the students and that is her/his practice. The practice of teaching. I'm thinking high energy tonight. Little bit of the power flow thing sounds good. On the knitting front, still plugging away at the herringbone poncho. I am going to work on setting up an alternate knitting site. My hubby is busy playing Xbox in the living room. I used to have a beautiful spot in my bedroom. However, miss kitty took it over. I think it may be time to reclaim it, being that she hardly sits in it anymore. I will post pic once I have it cleaned up from all the hair. Speaking of cat hair, hubby says one night after brushing her that I should incorporate some of her hair into my knitting, would make things warmer. Wow, is he a knitter in disguise? I said, "hmm funny you should think that because her hair winds up in some of the knitting, and knitters with kittys say it just makes stuff warmer." Hmm is he invading my stash when I'm not looking? Sneaking around with knitting needles? Making me a gorgeous cashmere sweater? Haha not likely. But I love him so much anyway. He's technologically talented. 
So Bootsie and I need your help deciding what to make with this yarn. It's been it my stash since May. The LYS had a half price sale and this is all I bought. It's 200 yards of hand dyed merino wool superwash. Hat? adult or baby? Any other suggestions would be awesome. PS. Bootsie was not happy about modeling the yarn.
So here is pic of last trip to LYS plus Debbie Bliss from ebay. In the back is a cute pattern I picked up for a baby blanket. The aqua and green cascade 220 I may make another triangle, not sure yet. The lighter green and brown are for 2 caps. The Knitting to go is a cool box of patterns printed on laminated cards that you can take with you instead of dragging a large pattern. One last things. PLease send out good thoughts and prayers to my grammy. She's in the hospital. Thanks.
