What I made, by Sharon

I had a fair idea earlier this week that I was getting sick. I couldn't stop coughing, my throat hurt and my head ached. In spite of this (or rather because of it) I ran ten k's before work, and over the course of the day did 32 thousand steps. Why? Because I'm participating in the Global Challenge  and there was a mini challenge to beat your PB. So I did, because I can't resist a challenge. And then today (Friday) I really did get sick. Not because of yesterdays activities, but just because it was always going to happen.  So I spent today moving between the bed and the couch in our new flat, finally having some knitting and reading time. It was the first day I've spent here, and, despite me feeling like crap, I felt so happy to be here. I didn't do much in the way of unpacking or organising, I just sat, and rested, and admired the view. At some point this won't be our new flat, and I'll probably forget how special the view felt, but the sunshine and...

I got up on Sunday after Good Beer week to find one of the cats has thrown up, quite enthusiastically, on my printed pattern for the Village Sweater Wrap. While I have expressed before how I prefer to use paper , this was one situation where electronic would have been so much better. So I threw out the revolto paper pattern, and worked from my tablet. It wasn't too bad, although I still find paper simpler. But I want to keep the option of taking my tablet out of my house. I took it to Thailand, without any sort of case on it, and really felt like some protection was in order. So, I bought a teal case. I want everything to be teal, or mint as it is sometimes called. In fact, this blog might turn into an endless list of teal purchases!

So, last week Leon and I bought a house! Well, actually a perfectly sized flat. The thing about our perfectly sized flat is that it’s a bit smaller than our current rather home – where we live now is a giant flat built in the 1960s. We’ve got loads of space, a  dining room,  a garage and a storage room. Unfortunately, not too much maintenance has been done on the place in the last three decades. The place we’ve bought is lovely – 15 years old, with a new kitchen, views to forever and nothing is falling apart. But it’s got a carspot, and room for a dining table in the living room. So, I’ve had a look at my stuff and I’m getting rid of things like a crazy lady! Also, it turns out I’d rather get rid of everything than move it. I'm destashing as if we are moving into the carspot, rather than the flat! All our CDs –GONE. All the DVDs –given away, books - bye bye... Some needles that I'm setting free. I love these, but I always use my interchangeables. It’s been really...