Back in the saddle ...

It seems as though as soon as the number of stitches on my needles increase, my time to knit them, decreases.

I am still trying to finish up feather and fan.

Now that I am now up to 1168 sts on the the circs, (and I still have 60 rounds to go), I decided to add one more thing to my plate ... I started going to the gym again. Not that I don't like exercise, in fact, I love it. It is just, after having two kids, and nursing ... I needed more time to get back into the swing of things before I started up again. I did try going to the gym back when I was still nursing and OMG ... there was not a sports bra strong enough to hold all of that milkshake. I was actually afraid that with all that churning going on while running, all my milk would turn to butter. Imagine going to the doctor for that. Talk about plugged ducts. Sorry for the visual, but those of you who have been there, you are laughing. For those of you who have not, you are now mortified. That was a little glimpse of reality for ya - sorry you had to find out about it this way :).

SO, anyway, our University gym just re-opened after 3 years of renovation. This was the very pool where my water broke with Big Boy and the renovation started weeks later. I like to joke and say they did the renovation because of me. ANYHOOOO, I started up there again on Monday. I got my ass kicked. So far, I am the oldest person in the aerobics classes. I think a lot of the older faculty and staff were scared off to the older gyms with in the university during the renovation because the major pool and sauna were closed. Okay, so now that this one is open again ...OMG this gym has been turned into a workout-spa MECCA!


It is totally awesome! Each piece of workout machinery has a port for your earphones, and you can either listen to the radio, OR the built in TV. The TV's are built into the computer display that controls the machine. Oh so here I am, beep beep beep increasing the speed of the treadmill, and beep, pushing the little up-down arrows to also change the tv channel to Food Network. I WATCHED FOOD NETWORK on my very own TV, WHILE I RAN 2 MILES! Talk about DREAMY! AND they have a sauna again! OMG. Now I spend 2-3 hours at the gym every time I go!!

The only thing I don't like is now the sauna is co-ed. So now I have to sit there and listen to the stupid sounding Frat Guys talk about their weekend escapades. I NEED to start writing down some of the crap I hear them say, because it is so freaking stupid/hilarious.

So I have decided that I need to be wearing flip plops with my entire wardrobe. Apparently those OR slut Vegas shoes (got those too) are the "in" things this year.

Something funny about the workout classes I am in ... the Workout leader girl thinks it is funny to pick someone out at random from the class, and she goes "hi! Whats YOUR name? (hop hop hop cute little pony tail bobbing around) HI Lindsay! How are you? Okay, how old are you? 19? Okay every body let's do 19 more of those moves!" she did it twice, and so one time it was 19 ... the other time is was 20.

I am just DYING for her to pick on me one time ...

"Hi sweetie! How are you? What's your name (boing-boing goes her cute little pony tail, bing-bing go her cute, perfect little breasts) ... Hi Miss 11tyBillion! How old are you? (the boing-boing slows for a second ...) well yes, yes I do really want to know, silly! How old are you? C'mon! What? What did you say? Um okay ... um ... okaaaaaaay ... really? Really? Uh, well, okay everyone, lets do 38 more of those crunches...."
Observe little cute instructor making a mental note not to call on her again, and who the hell needs to wear industrial sports bras like that?

Catching up

I have been a bit disappointed in myself lately, as I have not posted anything about knitting. here is why. It is going very very s.l.o.w.l.y. Don't get me wrong, I love what I am doing, it is just that I am also toying with getting a wheel, starting my Etsy shop, AND finishing up Feather and Fan.
A couple of weekends ago, I joined a local Weavers and Spinners Guild. The ladies were SO NICE! Being part of the Guild, I can rent a couple of different wheels and try them out! I think I might be able to get one this weekend! They have an Ashford Traditional and an Ashford Joy. I got to try both of these wheels last weekend, when I went to a spinning class at a local yarn shop. It was wonderful to sit outside in the cool August breeze (what the hell is going on with the weather?) and learn how to spin. the little tufts of roving tumbled around like little fuzzy critters! I hate to say it, the Ashford Traditional and I did not get along. I don't know if it was the day, the roving, or perhaps I just did not spend enough time getting to know it. What I do know is that the Joy and I really hit it off.

Here is the problem ... when I finally do get a wheel, i want to be sure that the wheel will grow with me. I want to be able to eventually spin lace, and a lot of the wheels that are good for beginners do not spin that fast. The Traditional allows you to ADD lace weight flyers at a later time ... the Joy does not. Hmmmm, what to do? I am also interested in the Ashford Traveler Something about it's looks really calls to me. but finding one in a 200 mile radius is proving to be difficult.

I think the only way to remedy this problem is to go to A Wool Gathering in Yellow Springs!