Sticky Sunday. August 23, 2009

I’ve always loved heat. I look forward to summer because it means that, after a extremely long, bitterly cold Maine winter, I will finally get to be as warm as I want to be.

What I don’t love is humidity, a factor that has made the last week all but unbearable. Staying in a constant sweat while you are doing nothing more than sitting down is just not fun. Today was no different, as we ended up getting none of the stormy weather promised to us from Hurricane Bill. The sky is just now growing darker, though, and I’ve heard a rumble of thunder, so I’m still holding out hope for cooler air…

Two projects have taken up the majority of my Sunday. The first was weeding out the munchkin’s toys and organizing what remained. Nearly two hours and 3-garbage-and-1-Goodwill-bag later, that monumental task was complete. It was not at all fun, but I’m glad it’s done. I’m even more glad that her dad got her out of the house so that I could do it.

The second was working on the Hearts and Stars Blanket that has been on my needles for, well, way too long. I’ve unfairly nicknamed the project the ‘bane of my existence’ due to the unforeseen monotony and amount of knitting needed for it when I started the thing over A YEAR AGO. The intended giftee is very special to me and is now just a few weeks shy of being a year old herself. So, I’m trying hard to get it finished up so I can a) stop feeling guilty about it, and b) take it with me to her birthday party.



We shall see. If nothing else, my intentions are good…