Knitting is a disease

I mentioned I took up knitting. You start knitting, and you can't stop. It's a real sickness.

My husband may kill me because I've discovered this very neat yarn shop. My first purchase was $50 of yarn + one needle.

My first finished project was from Knitty.

There it is over to the side. Some mistakes, but for my first knitting attempt I was quite happy.

I started working on another project which I am getting ready to unravel and try again. I began working in the round with circular needles. That part wasn't bad, but I didn't realize that stockinette stitch in the round is done differently than when flat. Ooops. Oh well, I'll unravel it and try again.

Knitting is a disease

I mentioned I took up knitting. You start knitting, and you can't stop. It's a real sickness.

My husband may kill me because I've discovered this very neat yarn shop. My first purchase was $50 of yarn + one needle.

My first finished project was from Knitty.

There it is over to the side. Some mistakes, but for my first knitting attempt I was quite happy.

I started working on another project which I am getting ready to unravel and try again. I began working in the round with circular needles. That part wasn't bad, but I didn't realize that stockinette stitch in the round is done differently than when flat. Ooops. Oh well, I'll unravel it and try again.

Life after nursing school

It's so weird. I have an employee badge now, and I start work after the new year. I feel very odd.

Oh, I need to mention I won an award at our pinning. I got the clinical excellence award much to my surprise!

What else is new? I hate Christmas this year. I have no money. I cry over my cat every single night still.

We did manage to get our plumbing fixed so it no longer floods the basement if you flush (yeah, that was bad). That's partly why I'm broke. They had to cut out all the old cast-iron pipes and replace them.

I also have taken up knitting because I have nothing better to do. I am teaching myself, and teaching yourself to knit is somewhat hard.

Life after nursing school

It's so weird. I have an employee badge now, and I start work after the new year. I feel very odd.

Oh, I need to mention I won an award at our pinning. I got the clinical excellence award much to my surprise!

What else is new? I hate Christmas this year. I have no money. I cry over my cat every single night still.

We did manage to get our plumbing fixed so it no longer floods the basement if you flush (yeah, that was bad). That's partly why I'm broke. They had to cut out all the old cast-iron pipes and replace them.

I also have taken up knitting because I have nothing better to do. I am teaching myself, and teaching yourself to knit is somewhat hard.

I am finished with nursing school

I took my last final today, and I passed!!! Pinning is tomorrow! I AM SO HAPPY I am done.

I am finished with nursing school

I took my last final today, and I passed!!! Pinning is tomorrow! I AM SO HAPPY I am done.

Amos has lost his battle.

I have no energy to type. There is absolutely no happiness in me - I feel empty.

My baby is ill

My baby, Amos, has been sick. He was in the kitty hospital for 6 days. They did every test on him - even barium x-rays. They have no idea what is wrong. He's still sick. He wasn't eating/drinking at all. He started to drink small amounts before they let him come home. He ate about 4 tablespoons of food for me today, which was the most he has eaten in about a week and a half or more. If he can't start eating soon, he will have to go to a bigger vet with more tests about an hour away. :(

Back!!

Well, I am back to my blog. However, you will find that I plan to blog differently now.... not so much nursing school... more restoration things, and the daily adventures of the cats.

Restoration things? Yes, we moved into an 1890 Queen Anne that needs more work than you can possibly imagine.

Also, the cats? Why not? All four now live indoors since we've moved. It's turned into an amusing transition.

Amos was taken to the vet today, though. Poor baby isn't eating or drinking and seems to be gagging a lot. They think he ate something he wasn't supposed to and scratched his throat/irritated his stomach. He is on antibiotics. However, his fur is pink right now because he felt the need to get away while the nice vet was trying to administer it.

The Ditty Bops

I wanted to share one of my favorite songs with you. (Thanks to dog food sugar for explaining this whole youtube thing to me.) This group is the The Ditty Bops, and this is "Wishful Thinking".

The Ditty Bops

I wanted to share one of my favorite songs with you. (Thanks to dog food sugar for explaining this whole youtube thing to me.) This group is the The Ditty Bops, and this is "Wishful Thinking".