Work is Fun

Lots to learn about the clothing line, transactions, stocking etc. The people I work with are really nice too. Most have poodles and children and are still training their husbands! I do come home tired and my feet are sore but I'm sure after a few days I will adjust. I will be experimenting to find out what are the most comfortable shoes to wear. I have not knit a stitch and will eventually figure out how to balance my day. Working has already helped my sanity!

Off To Work

My new job starts today. I'm a little nervous. Its been almost 17 years since I held a job. I hope I do well. Rachel gave me a refresher course on applying make up and helped me figure out what to wear. That is the tough part..I am a bit chubbier then I was so many years ago and have no fashion sense. I am going to be a challenge!

I am done with the back of Rachel's sweater and have started the front neckline shaping. So far so good. Just two sleeves to go.

OK, I'm off to transform myself into a working woman!

Off To Work

My new job starts today. I'm a little nervous. Its been almost 17 years since I held a job. I hope I do well. Rachel gave me a refresher course on applying make up and helped me figure out what to wear. That is the tough part..I am a bit chubbier then I was so many years ago and have no fashion sense. I am going to be a challenge!

I am done with the back of Rachel's sweater and have started the front neckline shaping. So far so good. Just two sleeves to go.

OK, I'm off to transform myself into a working woman!

Mission still underway

I am making progress on Rachel's sweater. Back is done, front is underway. Garter stitch can be boring, but a switch to addi turbo needles makes the process easier. Gedifra Akona is nice yarn to work with.

Still a few more punchlist items on the house.

Feels like Fall is in the air. I am ready for that.

No word about the job yet. If I hear nothing by the end of the week, I'll look for something else.

On a Mission

I'm working on a birthday present for Rachel, but can't divulge details yet. This is always a risk because she is very sharp when it comes to fashion and style. Hopefully I will get this job and that will help my dilemma of "What Not to Wear."

Its going to start raining sometime today and linger through tomorrow. I've been thoroughly cleaning all the bookshelves. Tossing old stuff, dusting and trying to get some control of the house.

I picked up the new IK Crochet issue and KnitScene, but haven't had a chance to really look through them.

Back to the birthday present.

Somber day

It doesn't seem like its been five years already. 911 feels so recent. The date will always have a powerful tug and an inexplainable emptiness. We have friends who were close by the towers on that fateful day, who survived. Thank God.

My husband is actually in NYC today. Rachel went to classes and is now at the rink. No one will be home until at least 9PM tonight. I'm home cleaning, but its quiet as it should be on this day.

MEDALS!!!!

Yesterday was a spectacular day. Rachel and Kevin won bronze medal in compulsory dances, The Starlight Waltz and Midnight Blues. And THEN, they wowed the field with a fabulous Original Dance to a tango from Vanessa Mae's Choreography CD and won their first GOLD MEDAL as a team. They have worked so hard since their return from Lake Placid... trying to understand and apply the requirements for the new judging system. Its a work in process. But for the next day we are enjoying this feeling. Then they are back to work to make things even better!

Maybe I'll knit today!

Also hoping to have a part time job soon at the local mall. I should know around Sept 18...

Gloom

The weather is plain weird. Mostly rainy and gray, except for Sunday which was a beautiful, sunny day with comfortable temperatures. Today its back to gloom.

The little red vest is done except for the neck, arm bands and side seams. Quite cute. Have to see what to tackle next.

Rachel started classes today and then goes directly to the rink. At least she let me pack up some lunch for her and Kevin.
They have to figure out their fall schedules so they can juggle, school, skating, off-ice and work. Busy two kids.

The handyman came to put the blinds back up. Just a few more items to go on the list. Then, the gardener can tidy up the landscaping.

Time for more coffee.

In limbo

Amazing, but the punch list stuff is getting done..especially the gutters and caulking which is kind of necessary with the remnants of Ernesto expected to arrive this weekend.

I lucked out and found a nice outfit for the Bar Mitzvah at Chico's. That saves me from sewing. I wasn't really in the mood.

Tonight I plan to cast on for the little kid's red vest and look through the new issue of "Knit It." The rest of me is in limbo.