Things that drive me crazy

Things that drive me crazy, part 1.

1. A messy house. I get overwhelmed by clutter, by food crumbs on the kitchen counter, by junk mail piled on the table. It's like there is no way out, though, and I hate to clean, so nothing gets better. We just don't have enough *space* for all the things we have. Space...I just want space. Space to organize bills and stack magazines. Space to knit and space to learn new things. There is not enough space. Which isn't helped by the fact that I married a pack rat. *sigh* I feel our things are controlling us and not the other way around. I feel a massive purge in the near future...

2. Going to the bathroom a bazillion times a day. I drink a lot of caffeinated sodas, and either caffeine or carbonated water or both is a diuretic. Hence, I pee a lot. A lot a lot. Especially in the morning. I hate having to walk to the office bathroom feeling like the people who sit over there are keeping a tally of how often I walk by. I realize no one else cares how much I pee, and the guys that sit by the ladies room don't even know who I am, but it bugs me. I split my bathroom going between the two restrooms on my floor, just so no one thinks I'm going as much as I am. Yeah, I'm weird.

3. Mysterious dog stains on the carpet. Where did it come from? What is it? I probably don't want to know the answer to either question. Luckily I have a husband who will clean it up for me. :)

4. This cut on my finger that won't heal. Grrr.

5. The soda machine is out of Diet Coke (see #2 above).

I think that's all for now.

Knitting has slowed recently. I've gotten bogged down with these two projects that just aren't inspiring. One is for me, but I'm using sub-par yarn and it just isn't fun. The other is for my mom, or Jon's mom, or whichever woman ends up getting it. It's a scarf, the yarn is very pretty (varigated blues) and the pattern is fun. But...eh. It's just not doing it for me. I think I need to branch out into sweaters or socks or something else. Square things are not working for me right now. I think I have the most fun when I am trying something new or leaning a new technique. I want to buy a bunch of knitting books and yarns and just go to town.

I also want to buy awesome fabrics from www.sewmamasew.com and make...everything! Pillows, coin purses, aprons. Anything easy, since I haven't sewed since a merry miss project in high school.