Inertia. When I look this up in Dictionary.app, I see:

1 a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged : the bureaucratic inertia of government.

That is what I've been feeling for the past month or so. Of course, the fact that it was holiday season didn't help either. Oh, of course, there were some holiday stuff that had to be done (family get-togethers), plus the enthronement of our new Metropolitan Jonah, who is indeed someone we greatly need after the financial scandal that has affected OCA for the past few year. I will be blogging about His Beatitude as events warrant throughout the year.

Rather, it's that my work life has been at a standstill for far, far too long. So, I need to make a major push to change that. I need to be more, a lot more aggressive about it. I've got to be a pain in the butt, prodding folks into giving me useful job leads that will lead to actual job offers (and not depending too much on recruiters). I've got a LinkedIn account, so I need to really mine it.

  My knitting life is not quite at a sandstill. I had to make another Mr. Greenjeans cardigan, this time with Patons Wool which doesn't pill as much. I even have enough leftover yarn to make a cap, one which I did make but which doesn't cover my ear completely. So I'm making another one, going up one more size in needle. And I'm finally getting back to my other knitting projects, and of course, I need to get back to my spinning wheels. Need to take pictures which of course is a challenge with the kind of lighting that we get during the winter.

And, I've been giving my sewing machine a workout. I made Finn a car seat organizer. Those of you who have babies well know that there are times when you've got to change the diaper in the car, which can be tricky depending on how big your car is, whether there are lots of stuff, or the diaper bag is waaayyy over there. With this organizer, you can just strap it on to the back of the car, all filled with a couple of diapers, rash cream, wipes, a bottle, terry cloth, and maybe a favorite small stuffed toy. And you can fold it up and take it with you. Neat, eh?

I have an organizer for Kai as well. Speaking of which, I really need to get it finished off this week. Time to kick Inertia to the curb!

I fell in love with the Girasole Shawl, created by brooklyn tweed. So, I went through my stash and found a bag full of Jamieson Spindrift yarn that I had gotten when Yarns International closed their storefront location. I started the shawl Sunday and right now, I'm very near the end of Chart C. That's how easy this patter is. It looks complicated, but it's not, really. The trickiest moment is when I had to knit 4 together. I'm using plain old Addi Turbo circs, so the tips aren't too pointy. That is only one row, in Chart 13, though, so it's no big deal. I'm pretty sure I'll get it finished before end of next week.

I'm still alive, despite my 3rd cold of the season (people, stop giving me your cold!). I haven't had anything truly blogworthy that didn't involve whining. So, I thought it better to step back for a while.

But don't think I haven't been knitting! I made another Mr. Greenjeans cardigan - this time I went up a size and made it a it longer. I still need to give it a proper wash and block but it's so warm and comfy it's hard to let go. I used Patons Classic. And, I started a lace shawl - Girasole Shawl by brooklyntweed. I'm using Shetland Spindrift, port wine. I will have way more than enough yarn to complete this one. I'm on Chart B and progressing very nicely. Maybe I'll finish it before the end of the month?

Pictures going up later today - hopefully. The short and sunless days make for challenging photography.

Still lurking, but coming out for a bit to say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who's celebrating the holiday here in USA!

Now I need to go fix myself a nice breakfast of homemade English muffins that I baked last night, to tide me over until our 3:30pm reservation at Kent Manor Inn & Restaurant . . .

Yup, still practicing project monogamy and hating it. The end's near in sight, though. I have only about 2 1/2 more inches on the back and then it's done, done, done. Oh, but not so fast . . . back to the sleeves. Sigh. I'm so ready to move on.

I haven't registered for Stitches East because I still don't have disposable funds large enough (arrrrgggghh). But the Market is open, and there will be some freebie classes, so I'm going to tag along with hubby to work and spend the day hanging out at the Market and sniffing and petting yarn, and gawking at people's knitwear. Which means I need to get on with finishing my Backpack 2.0.