Productivity

I feel like I've been lazy lately, but it turns out I've actually gotten a lot done. I finished Victoria's beanie (except for the pompom, which I am still waiting to hear back from her on poof size) and started an apple hat for my bro's soon-to-be-born baby (and a blanket too, but it might be a Christmas present instead, since it's very warm and fuzzy). I made mango chutney, canned a couple jars of it, and then made chicken curry samosa things to eat with it, super-yum! I also worked a few days, found out more about both my summer job at the parks (only July & Aug this year, unfortunately) and the potential Spanish teaching gig (looking quite possible).

I went through my closet and pulled out a bunch of clothes I don't wear anymore to give to Goodwill. I planted chives and cosmos in the front, and we put some new peppers & eggplants in wall-o-waters in the back. One cool thing was making my own knitting needles from a pair of chopsticks, and a double pointed set made from a dowel. Both sets size 7s, made using several gauges of sandpaper to create tips and smooth the wood/bamboo, and then rubbed with mineral oil (while I was at it, I also oiled all the bamboo cutting boards and cooking utensils). There were more useful things (besides the everyday stuff) but I can't remember them now.

I also finished reading the book club book for June, Three Cups of Tea, which was very good and inspiring. Though it's very disheartening that a man so brave, doing so much good in the world by trying to educate poor children in rural areas of Pakistan & Afghanistan gets hate mail from ignorant jingoistic bastards in the US. Bah.
I love reading; I don't know if I've mentioned it before. I tend to go through book voraciously, often finishing in a day or 2. Between reading and knitting, I guess I spend a lot of time sitting- but at least I'm not watching stupid things on tv. I guess I should be sure to go to yoga tomorrow and take the dogs out more often, I'm sure they would appreciate that.

I still have a lot to do though, I wanted to make grapefruit sorbet with the grapefruits our friend gave us (grown on his family's property in California) and make candied peels from the ones we've already eaten. We need to buy some everclear to mix with vodka & make limoncello. I also need to get big Eli's apple hat started (birthday present) and find yarn to make myself another sweater.

So hooray for getting things done!