It’s been in the sort-of pipeline for months, but seeing as I put pen to paper today, I can now happily say I have a job when I finish up the maternity cover contract with my current employer next week. I have my very own project to occupy me for at least the next three … Continue reading »
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With tendrils of possibility…
Weeks of silence, and suddenly I’m posting twice in consecutive days! What’s that about? Possibly the fact that I’m actually sleeping again, or that I’ve just (fingers crossed) finished a cover letter for possibly the biggest job application of my life, or maybe going through my knitting library online and the books I have here … Continue reading »
Of mindfulness and bookshelves
Autumn has finally arrived. The scarves and shawls are out. I’ve several cowls in my rav queue, and I’ve already worn my leather gloves. I also have a pair of lovely purple-with-red-button cuffs from across the ditch from my fairy godmother and my god-puppy, which are getting some mileage at the moment, and will get … Continue reading »
Catching up on the gossip.
Woosh! And suddenly the weeks have flown by with a blink of an eye. I’ve been knitting madly, and resting up various injured body parts (and by resting, I mean swimming 1km laps of breaststroke to stop myself going completely insane). Work remains fantastic. I love library work. Almost as much as I love consulting … Continue reading »
The button conundrum
Every now and then, you get somebody request you knit something – a commission. Once in a while, you get a request that has you in stunned disbelief. I had one of those in January. It was requester more than the request that had me checking to see if hell had actually frozen over, or … Continue reading »
Drawing down the moon
2011 is nearly over – and in many cases, thank heavens for that. It’s been a very trying year for me, my friends and my family for many, many reasons. But for me, it has been a bit of a sea change as well. In my first year out of academia (almost to the day … Continue reading »
Letters from Erewhon…
Just a brief blurb to say I’m still alive, and put some thoughts down in the intarwebs. It’s the mark of a productive day when the hours tick by and you’re surprised when it’s time to walk out the door. I’ve really enjoyed having that again. The logistics, the problem-solving, the bureaucracy… it all reminds … Continue reading »
Train Tracks*
I’m having a brain break at the moment. Getting all the paperwork done before finishing this chapter of 2011 and starting my next job on Thursday sees me at work on a Sunday afternoon and staring at a computer screen for hours while a gorgeous day wanes outside my window. This is my current view: … Continue reading »
Oh! The places you will go…
Spontaneity is something that I have missed this year, as my life has been on hold in some manner or another, and with next year still being uncertain, I decided that spontaneity is something that I deserve – even for a little while. I’ve had a lovely two weeks of sleeping in, knitting like a … Continue reading »
Ah! Freedom!
Who would have thought that 4 months solid slog would make you feel so exhausted when you stop? And how incredibly bored you’d be? Granted, I’m still trying to get over the guilt of not working on my thesis, but I need at least a week off to recharge. Then I can think about re-addressing … Continue reading »
