Cables!

I decided to branch out and do a project with cables. I was always scared to as I knit while watching a show or socializing, but this is a fantastic pattern from 101 Designer One-Skein Wonders.

The edges are curling a bit so it looks uneven. Instead of sewing it, I'm going to crochet the sides together and then stuff it with catnip and fluff.

So far, I'm over 1/2 way done. You can see where the pattern breaks to fold over.

Baby Blankie

I finished the blanket for a coworker's sister's baby. Follow that? She and her sister loved it. It was small, but little Xavier was pretty tiny - just over 5lbs.

Now, I'm working on a kitty kick toy with cables!
Well, in between cleaning that is.

Bunny Nugget FO

I found the pattern on Ravelry for Bunny Nuggets and had to make one for my friend we call Bunny. She loved it. I can't wait to make more!

Changes

There are huge changes going on currently in my life. I am learning quite a lot about myself in this process. I am becoming a different person and the change is more apparent daily.

I am still knitting and I'm hoping to do that more. I am still wanting to work with ferret rescue, just perhaps not to the capacity that I was. I want to keep socializing with my friends and building friendships.

But I'm doing all this alone now. I have my roommate to help with things. I'm having to rely on myself and not anyone else. I'm having to stand on my own two feet more than ever. I'm having to be strong and learn to do things that I haven't for a long time or haven't ever done. I am on my own.

I have a lot of work to do now on the house, for my pets and for myself. I hope that this will one day be worth it because right now, it can get hard to breathe and it is incredibly lonely. I have confidence that I will get through this and I will be a stronger person because of it.

Ruby-gills

Ruby is all better. I couldn't be more proud of her progress. She actively wants to be out in the rest of the house. She's found her own special spots everywhere. She is trying to play with the other cats and is learning to ignore the dogs.

I still try to make sure she has a little more attention than the other cats because she is so sensitive and needy. She as partially adopted me as her "mommy" and is distant if I don't at least read for 1/2 hour with her squishing my belly.

So glad she's happy here.

Typical Day

Seems like daily I try to get myself into a rhythm. I get up, get to work, come home...then it all falls apart. I'm missing my motivation to do anything other than sit and watch shows. It' a chore to knit lately and doing housework...eh, forget it.

Tonight, I'm trying to change that. I did some dishes, am going to clean boxes and fold laundry.

I will only give into Netflix temptation once those things are done.

Buena

Buena's feeling under the weather and is demanding mommy time making it difficult to knit. She's prone to sinus issue and colds. When they hit she becomes super needy. She adopted me when I met Kopi, so she's my baby girl now. She's exactly Anna's age and they get along as well as they can. They are both top girls in the house, but as long as both can lay touching me (as they are right now), they are happy girls.

She's a very special girl. Most people are put off by her screaming meow that sounds like she's angry at you touching her. She's not. She's deaf in her right ear and slowly losing hearing in her right. She's big, loud and super friendly.

She loves people and is quite social with new people. She's getting older and doesn't play as much, which upsets Mimir when he tries to pounce and she curses at him. She will play all day with a laser pointer or anything dangling. We can't have those cute over-the-door toys because she will keep us up all night playing with it until it's torn to shreds.

She's tough though. Rob has a big black cat, Raven, that apparently is her sworn enemy. They do not get along at all, but they don't fight much either. It is just a lot of talk and hissing and growling. Buena would rather find another place to lie down than start a fight.

I might bitch and whine about how needy she is, but I can't say that there is a better snuggle buddy when I'm ill or upset. She may not be beautiful or slender, but she's loving and sweet.