I finished the sweater-thing.
And my face of awesomeness and joy quickly faded as I realized that it did not fit me, and absolutely would not fit Jon.
The sleeves were too long. It was too tight. It was shedding like crazy. I must have known all along that it wasn't going to work, but I was just too stubborn to admit it and so I made myself finish it. Jon was really nice about the whole thing. He told me stories about how he had to take apart art pieces, and nothing is forever. I threw it down on the living room floor and stared at it for a while before stashing it in the basement for the night.
Yesterday, I unraveled the whole thing.
It took me nearly an hour just to pull all of that yarn out.
It is done. My mistake was not paying attention to common sense, and gauge. Now I am knitting Jon a pair of convertible mittens. They are quite nice. Jon made a couple of maple wood buttons for them. The good news is that I now have enough of this yarn to make a bajillion pairs of mittens!
In other news, it snowed. AGAIN. I love snow. I do not love how it keeps pushing back Jon's work season. And keeps our funds extremely low. Here is another Day of Food, reflecting our situation (Jon needed extra because he is working).
Breakfast:
Bacon- 1 pack of bacon can last all week for protein needs!
Jon also had French toast
Lunch:
Jon had leftover chicken soup
I had a free sample organic protein drink mix
Dinner:
Leftover chicken soup, stretched out with beans
Homemade bread
I'm soaking some chick peas to make hummus tomorrow, too. Some days, you're just hungry. Is it really better to eat a little food well, or eat more junk food?
Things will get better. It is hard when translating payments come 45-60 days after invoice and it just keeps snowing.
My tomato seeds started to germinate. Spring is coming.
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