(Log) Cabin Fever

Tuesday, July 18. 2006

(Log) Cabin Fever

I needed a new knitting project like I need a hole in the head, but then I bought Mason Dixon Knitting and was instantly hooked on the idea of the Log Cabin blanket. I hate sewing, so I'm making one BIIIG square, and I'm using up my random Lamb's Pride stash, plus two skeins that I bought to supplement. I don't know how far that will get me, but I'm enjoying the project so far. My boyfriend has given his blessing to me stashing the project in that nice wicker basket in the TV room. He said, "Hey, are you going to keep your yarn there? It looks really nice!" Awww!

We are almost all the way moved in, with really just a few boxes of random stuff (his) in the middle upstairs room that need going through. However, since it is 95 degrees and wicked humid here in Boston, I don't think we'll be getting around to those tonight! Yeck.

I'm happily adjusting to my new digs in Beantown, and adjusting to the commute to Worcester every day. I'm doing a great elective right now, "Health Care For the Homeless." I am really enjoying my time there, the doctor who is supervising me is wonderful and one of the few people I know who is truly not shocked by anything. I think this quality is of utmost importance in a population marked by severe drug abuse, poor reliability and lots of mental illness. Worcester is not a fun place to be homeless and addicted to drugs, let me tell you. Fortunately, those folks have this doctor as a very powerful advocate. Right now things are super interesting and very tiring while I'm there, but pretty sweet in terms of total hourage per week.

This makes the whole commuting thing not bad at all, and coming home to a clean happy house inhabited by the man I love is SOOOOOOO worth it!!! I am one of those drivers who likes to try out new routes and figure which one is the most time and distance efficient. It's an inherited condition that I get from my dad. So far I've come up with a new route home from Worcester that is pretty good.

Ok, I'm off to try to take a practice board block of 50 questions, but I might chicken out because it is sooooo hot. Hm.

Posted by Mia in Knitting at 18:45 | Comment (1) | Trackbacks (2)
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Woohoo for moving to awesome new houses! And to Log Cabining. I've been bitten by the bug, too. And I hear you about the distance efficiency driving tests, too, although in my case it's more like anti-traffic efficiency. There are about six ways to get from my new house to Adam's parents' house, and we're still mapping traffic density against time of day for each off them. Hopefully this will come in handy when I have to commute to my school twice a week this fall.
You're going to ace that second board, by the way!

#1 Sarah (Link) on 2006-07-19 01:29 (Reply)

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