mild retreat

[saffronhare]

When I got home last night and crawled into my jammies, I was looking forward to a little time with my crochet, snuggled against agrnmn playing his game on the laptop. Not so.

Princess Sticky and her newly manifested Hand of Destruction Entropy had gotten into my yarn -- and not just any yarn. Oh, no. The yarn attached to my work. So, we spent the next few hours trying to untangle the mess. I say "we" because it started out as just me doing this...but, as I approached that place where curses are sputtered through tears, my husband relented and took some onto himself. We were Covered in Yarn. Finally, I ended up making a couple of cuts in order to save all the yarn. I'll just get to practice working new lengths in a bit more than I'd planned, that's all.

It was pretty silly to stay up past midnight to do this, however, and it made me realize I need to do some mental housekeeping. While agrnmn is out tonight, I believe I'll indulge in some meditative laundry folding and sock sorting. Perhaps that will help me unpack and unravel a bit from within.

Comments

[kcwitch.livejournal.com]

i cannot remember if i ever told you this or not. i might have. but pat benatar said to calm her nerves before a show she will do meditative laundry folding and sock sorting. i think it's funny you used those terms too.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

That's pretty funny, you're right. I wonder if Pat's a Cancer too?

[kcwitch.livejournal.com]

nope capricorn, January 10, 1953
but that's still very close to cancer.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

On the other side of the year from Cancer, actually. But maybe you're talking about personality traits?

[kcwitch.livejournal.com]

yes. personality traits.

Cats and kids

[capriciouslass.livejournal.com]

I've had a similar experience, and it isn't Fun. (the YCP came up and presented me with my knitting needles from my current project (without the yarn on them anymore) and wanted to swordfight. I'm sure the response he got was not what he was hoping for.)

Hopefully the quiet time will help tonight.

Re: Cats and kids

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Kittens with thumbs, that what they are. :)

[zerself.livejournal.com]

You know, I'm a crazy scorpion and I still get that whole concept.

I used to meditatively sew patches on this one pair of jeans that I never really got around to wearing again...now it's more the sock sorting thing.

Love and such to you...

(btw on the job front, is agrnmn still looking?)

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

uh-huh. :)
Hey - congratulations on your own "homefront" changes!

[zerself.livejournal.com]

Thanks...it's surreal but good. We're hoping to move to your neck of the woods.

I know it's not the field he was hoping for, but 911 land is hiring...and it's close to home. I'm just saying...