Time without a laptop

For a variety of reasons I've had some time without my laptop this week. I'm not at all sure as to whether or not it was a good thing though. I missed being able to look things up when I wanted to know them. I missed popping in to read other people's blogs and get that insight into their lives. I missed chatting with friends in forums as well. On the flip side though I did get so much more time to do other things. For the first time since we moved here I got to knit properly for long periods of time. The amount of reading I did also went through the roof.

Possibly I just need to be a bit better at time management. In December I am leaving my job. There are a several reasons behind this decision and I don't as yet have anywhere new to go to in January. I am looking, but no successful applications yet. Whilst the idea of some time at home is a fantastic one, I need to really make sure that I don't just fritter my time away. I'm yet to find a way of paying the mortgage whilst just staying at home doing the things I enjoy (although any suggestions as to how to make this work will be gratefully accepted!) Discipline and structure will need to become part of my daily routine yet this may be easier said than done unless I start thinking about it now.

So 2010 is likely to be a year of change, but looking out of the window there's a fair chunk of winter to get through until we're there. One of my knitting projects has been to get into the swing with a pair of new socks using yarn I picked up at the Knitting and Stitching show earlier in the month.

 

The yarn is Regia silk color in shade 0189 (nairobi color). I fell in love with the colours as they felt so warm and autumnal without being the traditional shades of orange, despite the name actually suggesting that they are more African. I think Regia silk is new and it certainly feels lovely to knit with, much softer than the 100% cotton sock yarn I've used before. The addition of 20% silk makes a huge difference. Unfortunately I am so out of practice with the knitting that this first attempt had to be frogged, but luckily after doing so I'm now back to where I was before and loving being back in the knitting rhythm!