Roughing it up a bit..

You know when you start a project, you have the best intentions, you make a swatch, you frog the swatch, grab different yarn, re-try the swatch, start the project, just to find out that you screwed up 10 rows back. So you frog it again, then you start again with a I-will-pay-closer-attention-this-time-around attitude. Then, have almost 10 inches of work done and S*&^%--the baby comes and wiggles herself between the project and you. Project get's screwed up again. So you try again...and again...and again..at the end, you just throw the stupid project out the window and it lands on the stinking tree ready for a photograph! It is taunting you...saying...heck, I've won!!

I give up...I didn't even want to knit a stupid cowl...even if is for the deadline! It is a silly thing, looks like a hat without a gathered top! I think everyone can make something like that...so project gets scratched permanently--there, I've won!!! Instead, I will knit a cute little cravat or maybe I'll just pick up my needles and knit me another pair of socks..hehehehe....procrastination, the queen of all evil!

Sometimes, you just have to show some tough love and roughen things up a bit, shake things around and see if another approach will have better results. In this case...the yarn and loom are being put away in time-out!!!

In trying to shake things up around the house, I decided to be the adventurous Mom and give my kids a taste of the outdoors--while still being in-doors. See that tent--I set it up all by myself. No help from any grownup---I can survive in the wild...you see, I even had a few spare parts left for future use. What is that? Did you say there are not supposed to be spare parts--heck, mine came equipped with spare parts...really! hehehehe

Well, even if it is not set up properly, the kids are enjoying it...and I am enjoying the sporadic 15 minutes of peace I get while they go "live" in their own house.

PS: I found this cool blog that gathers the best posts from the knitting blogosphere

Comments

[Zonda]

Hehe! Spare parts...hmmm did you find out where they went?

[Becky]

I love tent camping! I'll help you set up your tent! I'm real good at starting fires too. We would have so much fun! We could sit around the campfire and sing silly camp songs. I know some good dirty songs too. We can save those until after Sam and the kids go to bed! My first love was a tent. Or was it in a tent? Oh, the flood of camping memories this is bringing to mind...!

[Amy]

Aren't you quite the girl scout?

Amy

[KnitPastis]

Yeah, that is me today. I know how you feel about starting to get all into your knitting then you get sidetrack, get back to knitting then sidetracked again. By the time this happens enough I lose my ummph to knit and just do something else to motive me like read some happy blogs!! Hey, we are planning on going camping and could you set up our tent for us? LOL

[Lynda]

We've had many a backyard campout - such fun!