Quickly:
I feel SO much better this morning. I believe it’s all due to my dear readers’ good thoughts AND Christy and Mom listening to me growl last night. And the hot bath helped, as did all the drugs I could find in my medicine cabinet – the panicked “two of these and one of these and oh, this can’t hurt, either!” kind of pill-popping. Not to worry, I don’t mix and match much, and we’re talking marrying tylenol with sudafed, but whatever I did, it worked. That migraine never quite latched. It was still revving up when I went to sleep, and when I woke, it was GONE.
Like magic.
I feel better equipped this morning to wrestle with printing the Rogue pattern, which I REALLY want to start in the lavender Lush (50% wool, 50% angora, ooooohhhhh). But if I can’t make it print, I have socks to do, and that’s just fine. Why did it feel like the end of the world last night?
Sometimes it’s the little things. The big problems I am equipped to handle. Those I can usually take and process and work with on my own. I’m strong enough for them. The little things like last night (did I tell you I dropped a glass full of water that then shorted out the teakettle? Grrr) are the things that make me crawl on the carpet (which I found out last night I REALLY have to have shampooed) in self-pitying misery.
Over it. And I’m happy that I get a long drive today. Usually I don’t look forward to it, but today I am. It’s raining softly, and it has been since last night, so I expect I’ll chase the rain during the four-hour drive south. The kitties are going with me, and Digit came back from his morning run, so I’m not worried about trapping him. I have a couple of new CDs to listen to and I plan on turning the brain off (except for the Steer Avoid Brake part) and relaxing. And hugging little mama by the end of the day!
I’ll be back on Thursday, prolly won’t post till Friday. So have a good week, all. And thanks.
I am glad you are feeling better Rachael. It sounds like it was a rough night. Visiting little mama and Mariko, sounds like you have some things to look forward to. I hope you have a peaceful drive. Hang in there.
Lush! OOooh. I’m jealous. Though my brown sheep shouldn’t be too bad. The lush is just so…lush! 😉 Glad you are feeling better. We’ve got a storm on the way here, and my poor sinus’s are letting me know with a whopper of a head throbbing headache. Good thing it’ll stop when the storm gets here and everything equalizes 🙂
Oh so glad you’re all better. Now give that little mama a hug from me. I’m gonna enjoy watching the Rogue-Along while I continue the Must-Have-Along. You’re right about the pattern; after the full 26-row repeat, I’ve finally caught on.
Glad your noggin feels better. Have a good trip.
For some reason I feel a bit shy – but here goes – I would love to meet up with you and other knit bloggers for a day at Stitches West. If the offer is still open, please send details.
I’m so glad you nipped that migraine in the bud. No posts till Friday! Boo! But have a good time with Mariko and your little mama. The warm wishes for her continue.
It’s always the little things. I’m the same way. Big disasters, I am calm, the Rock everyone leans on. But sometimes just running out of toilet paper (like this morning) will set me off on a bad mood spiral.
I am glad your migraine has disappeared, and you can enjoy the time with your mom and Mariko. I’ll miss you!
I always feel weird making my first comment, especially when I’ve been reading your blog for a while. It’s almost like I’ve been peeking in your window for a few months and then show up in your living room one night and start jabbering like you know who the hell I am. I just read an interesting post on Knitknacks, and it made me think of your blog and how much I enjoy reading it. My favorite blogs are those that are just personal enough to give you an idea of who that person is, without posting daily pics of their belly button lint. I think blogging is a great outlet for interesting and creative people, and every good blog has led me to at least one other. And it’s always fun to find a new blog that links to one I already enjoy. (Six degrees of Rachael?) Thanks, by the way, cuz I really enjoy reading about Bethany’s adventures.
To wrap it up, that was my rambling way of introducing myself, exposing my own belly button lint. I’m glad that you’re feeling better and hope that you have a safe trip and that the little mama is doing well. As always, looking forward to the next post!
Glad you’re feeling better. I found the Rogue was easier to print out if I printed a few pages at a time. For some reason, if I sent the whole 19 (?) pages to the printer–it created problems.
Hopefully you will be happily knitting away on Rogue this weekend. I look forward to the pics.
Sweetie, beware the Lush. It’s gorgeous, it’s soft, but it’s uberwarm and the warmer it gets, the more it sheds. I can’t wear my turtleneck sweater to work because I’ve left pink blotches everywhere by the end of the day. I think it might be better in something you can open and take off easily, like a jacket or cardigan. I’ve heard that keeping it in the freezer or someplace cold cuts down on the shedding but haven’t noticed any substantial difference since I started keeping it in our cold room.
Just a word of warning. I adore the yarn and love working with it, but my nakiska is warm enough to keep my ears toasty even in -40C windchills.
Oh man. I am drooling over that Roque pattern. Plus it’s named after my favorite X-man. But I really don’t think I can handle 19 pages of complex instructions. So Rach, don’t be surprised if it disappears out of your closet when you’re done. By the way, purple really isn’t my color; maybe in a nice gray, or dark red?
The fact that you’re doing Rogue may very well push me over the edge. I want to do it, too! Why do I have so many projects to get done, and why can’t I knit as fast as you? 🙂