Postpartum depression is rough. I thought I knew what depression was. I’ve had times where I’ve been able to acknowledge that I’m depressed but it never seemed to get to the point of being a problem that needed dealt with. But I don’t know that I’ve ever truly grasped what full…
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While I really love knitting, there’s something more… instant gratification about sewing. It’s some work to cut the fabric and seam it all together, but overall it goes much faster than trying to stitch up a blanket or a sweater. I can’t show you the full finished product, yet, as…
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We’re quite the pair, my little munchkin and I. He has, apparently, inherited my “I hate naps” trait, which leads to a bit of a tricky day trying to get things done with him in tow. The few times he does nap I catch up on the computer, or…
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It’s the new year, and I probably should be writing about fresh starts and whatnot. Instead, I’m going to tell you that we faked Christmas pictures this morning. We woke up, put on our holiday pajamas we wore on Christmas morning, and we faked photos. See, we were so in the…
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The garter stitch blanket is done. Ridiculously easy and mindless, which is exactly what I’ve needed these last few weeks and months. I’ve moved on to a cabled cardigan for the Little Mr, and made some decent progress on it yesterday. It might, in fact, get done before the end…
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The holidays are officially over. I traditionally take down the decorations on New Years Eve/New Years Day, but I’m finding myself itching to take them all down this weekend and get my house back in order. It might have something to do with the fact that our dryer decided to…