Sock Hop

Another busy week, but not without the chance to catch up on some blogs and get inspired by pretty projects from Yarnjeannie, Leah and Amy, just to name a few.

Thankfully, though, that inspiration is taking the form of motivating me to finish what's already started, instead of diving into something new.

I got to finish one of three lingering second socks this week. My daughter has become a knitted-sock convert, amazed at how soft and comfortable these are.

I cropped off the very tops in this (rushed and poorly lit) picture because my binding off needs some work. All in all, though, they're completely functional and I learned a lot in the process.

(For example: Size 1 DPNs are just a little too small for me to work with, and there's no reason to make sock toes so pointy!)

I'm pretty proud of my restraint in not even having touched the Madelinetosh yet. Yes, I wavered briefly and considered crocheting socks with it, but now I think I'll be able to stay strong. Wishing everyone a happy weekend!

Last Friday...

...to celebrate our aforementioned anniversary, my sweetie and I went to Atlantic City. We had a lovely Friday evening; but on Saturday, he was attacked with excruciating pain under his rib cage, which was diagnosed as a kidney stone at the ER.

Infused with much pain medication and armed with prescriptions for more, we came home on Sunday.

It's been almost a week now, and the ordeal is still not over. I HATE to see my honey hurting (and it must be pretty awful, because he has a high tolerance for pain).

You know what, though? He insisted on making a Valentine's dinner for me -- his specialty potato and egg omelet. It was fantastic (as always).

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Working a lot of hours this week, I've had some good opportunities to read and comment on more of my favorite bloggers' posts than usual. Checking my Blogger Reading List periodically is a nice break from transcribing!

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Etsy Experiment Update: I recently sprang for a week's worth of Etsy search ads. These had worked pretty well when I used them once before, bringing in a lot of views at least. This time however, NOTHING.

Just to see if it would have any effect, I changed the listing titles to be very specific about exactly what the items are (i.e. broad category (gloves), descriptors (fingerless, texting), and color). Now they're so...technical. Gonna give the search ads one more chance and make a comparison.

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And if you like bread and butter pickles, check this out! I made them this morning and they were excellent!

Last Thursday...

Middle daughter won her high school's American Idol-style competition! This video was posted to YouTube by a friend of hers.

Last Monday...

...my darling husband sent me flowers for our 24th anniversary!