Happy!

I woke up this morning and thought, "There's so much I want to do!" So many knitting projects, some sewing projects, tidying my apartment (not so much a want-to as a should, but still), sorting yarn, snuggling kitties, reading books...

This made me really happy. I can tell that I'm very depressed when I don't want to knit. Since I've got about 6 or 8 knitting projects right now that I'm having a hard time deciding between, I figure this means I'm in a really good place. The sewing projects have been more and more tempting recently as well, so I may actually sit down at my machine soon-ish. I do so love textiles!

Recently, I was doing some research for our booklet on Tokyo for the most recent Knitting Tour booklet. It made me remember how much I enjoy researching! (And this research culminated in a short, conversational style essay, which is so much more my writing style than the dry prose favored in college, so that helped, I'm sure.) I think I may start reading non-fiction sometimes, and perhaps pick a research topic.

Back to knitting now. Later today, I'll take some photos and publish this.

(While caking a skein earlier, I was admiring a bookshelf full of knitting books, and realized I've never read No Idle Hands all the way through. So that's where I'll start.)