Right Now - February 2016

I hope this is the Last Blast from you, February . . . 

Because, really.  I want to get back to those crocus!  Here's what's happening for me . . . right now:

Watching:  Well, today it's been snow plows.  (Hopefully, this is the last I'll see them this season.)  Looking forward to the Oscars on Sunday night.  (Although I'd really love to see Spotlight or The Big Short win Best Picture, I'm thinking it'll probably be The Revenant.)

Reading:  Lots of books about bees and pollinator gardens.  (More on that another day.)  My reading has slowed of late (a bit of a slump), but I'm plugging along with A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories by Lucia Berlin.

Knitting:  Hey!  I'm nearing the end on my Henley!  At least . . . I can see my way to the finish now.  (I am so tired of linking that pattern to my right now post every month.  I just HAVE to finish it in March!)  I also just selected pattern and yarn for my youngest great-niece's "baby" sweater.  (She's almost 2.  So I better get crackin' before I end up having to knit an adult-size sweater for her. . . )

 

Listening to:  Alabama Shakes, Death Cab for Cutie, and a little Bruce Hornsby to round things out.

Dreading:  Taxes.  (Doing them.  Paying them.  All of it.)

Itching to:  Start stitching my new Alabama Chanin skirt . . . along with my virtual sewing "guild."

Drinking:  All the Tea.  (I'm not allowing myself to purchase New Tea until I drink all the Old Tea I already own.)  (I'm a bit of a pushover for New Tea. . . )

Planning:  Well.  I was trying to plan a party.  (But the guest-of-honor isn't really buying it.)  (So maybe not so much.)

Organizing:  My jewelry box.  (Can you say . . . Out. Of. Control???)  I need to streamline and - truth be told - pack some pieces away.  (I've already Kon-Mari'd.  But, clearly. . . not quite enough.)

Delighted by:  Pretty much sticking to my commitment to "art every day."  It's amazing how these bubble charts can work when you want to develop a new habit or encourage/discourage a specific behavior.  (Totally makes me want to color in ALL the circles.)

Needing to:  Start organizing my (damn) tax stuff.  (See above; dreading.)

Enjoying:  Month of Letters mail!  This is the first year (in the four I've participated) that I've received replies to the letters I've sent -- which makes it all the more fun!  (Except for one friend, who always, always replies.  XO)

 

Humming:  The Foo's End Over End.  (I've had this ear worm going all week.)  (Not really complaining.  It could be far, far worse.)

Celebrating:  My Smart Girls. Erin was accepted into Carnegie Mellon's (highly competitive) professional writing master's program, and Lauren was accepted into law school at Colorado University.  You GO, girls!

Looking Forward to:  Seeing all my bulbs emerge and bloom.  (So I can remember where I planted 'em.)  But first . . . gotta get rid of this:

How about YOU?  What's happening for you . . . right now?

Comments

[Patty]

Woot! Woot! Yay for the smart girls! Congratulations all around. And hey, if you want to throw me a party??? :-) Happy Weekend Kym! xo

[AsKatKnits]

I have a date with KonMari myself today! Which will be followed by Yarn Reclamation Day, yes - there are projects heading to the Frog Pond! Have an awesome weekend!

[kmkat]

Congrats to your girls! Maybe someday I will drop all the political stuff and Do Art. You are an inspiration.

[margene]

Wow! At least you write to people who will write back. You're my only respondent. :/
Do you really think you'll not see plows again? I'm hoping we have more snow in March because February has been a bust. Your girls are AWESOME!!

[Sue N]

Well, this week I left a high pressure job that was making me ill with the idea of sort of semi retirement, perhaps a part time job. On the day I finished work I sent a tongue in cheek application for a part time admin job at my local, much loved local organic farm - and today I got it. As well as admin I will hopefully be doing a bit of blogging and social media for them can't wait.

Another clever girl here - we found out this week that Caitlin has been successful in getting funding for her doctorate 3 1/2 years at Sheffield and York Universities. Funding is very competitive and she worked really hard to get it.

So quite a week here.

BTW number one on my list of things to do was to reply to your lovely letter X

[Bonny]

Hooray for the Smart Girls, big boos for the snow and taxes! What is it about tea that lends itself to stashing in the cupboard, just like yarn? I'm guilty of it, too.

[Mary]

All that SNOW!!! in spite of that, I love all the good stuff you have going on - grad school, law school, soon to be 28 days of filled in bubbles and a soon to be a sweater. good luck with the tea. why is it that New Tea is so much better than Old Tea?!

[April]

Congrats to the smart girls! I love it when the ladies show their stuff. Taxes...boo! But oh that art journal! So pretty and colorful. I'm curious...What is that quote by Thomas Merton? He wrote some amazing stuff. I was tickled to receive your letter and so happy to write back. I really enjoy writing. There's something about paper and pen that makes a screen and keyboard an empty substitute.

[Pam]

Yay for Erin and Lauren!

[Vicki]

Congrats Erin & Lauren!!

I took a sneak peek into next week's weather and saw at least a couple of 58Fs in a row!!
:)

[Chloe]

Congrats to the girls! Well, looks like we got our wish. I was a huge fan of 'Spotlight.' Sometimes the Academy "gets it right." :-)