my body has not been registering fall yet...it's been too warm.
it has been summer, summer, summer...until this morning.
the clouds have finally come, and a nice cool breeze.
my head has been trying to convince my body that fall is just around the corner...
next week in fact.
which means "tomorrow" is coming quicker than i was anticipating.
october, my birthday month, still seems months away.
it's only weeks away.
i have tried not to think too far ahead for my halloween costume,
but now i've realized i've entered crunch time!
november, cj's birthday month and thanksgiving, sooooo far away.
nope, just a month and a half.
and december, which felt like it wouldn't happen until next year,
is 2.5 months away.
december: fun holidays, and the big move.
it's here. tomorrow is here.
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i had an impulse buy at the yarn shop last week.
i went in to buy knitting needles...
i came out with the needles and two skeins of irresistible yarn.
and this yarn is special...why?
because i usually only knit with grays and browns and creams and blacks...so neutral.
this yarn has color.
i'm moving on in the knitting world...but i'm sure i'll hold on to my beloved neutrals.
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things this week that i've found interesting or helpful:
01.
good guide. this website is amazing. it's a green buying guide. it makes everyday shopping
for sustainable products soooooo simple. it rates any product (out of over 50,000 everyday products) by how good they are for the environment, health, and society (i.e. good labor conditions). hooray for good guide! by the way, for those of you with iphones you can download an app that lets you scan bar codes in the grocery store and it will immediately give you the product's good guide rating. genius.
02.
if you're interested in politics, read all ten pages of this article in the new yorker.
03.
daniel goleman's book, ecological intelligence.
we're listening to it as we drive to all of our camping destinations.
04.
i started in my first book club ever this week.
we're starting with a classic: the joy luck club
05.
confession: i made a dress yesterday...even though it
was part of my "liberation list" to stop trying to sew my own clothes.
oops.
06.
confession: these photos of yarn were taken with a digital camera...
not film.
i decided that the "film only" rule did not apply to snapshots
of crafts and food i make.
..................................good guide. this website is amazing. it's a green buying guide. it makes everyday shopping
for sustainable products soooooo simple. it rates any product (out of over 50,000 everyday products) by how good they are for the environment, health, and society (i.e. good labor conditions). hooray for good guide! by the way, for those of you with iphones you can download an app that lets you scan bar codes in the grocery store and it will immediately give you the product's good guide rating. genius.
02.
if you're interested in politics, read all ten pages of this article in the new yorker.
03.
daniel goleman's book, ecological intelligence.
we're listening to it as we drive to all of our camping destinations.
04.
i started in my first book club ever this week.
we're starting with a classic: the joy luck club
05.
confession: i made a dress yesterday...even though it
was part of my "liberation list" to stop trying to sew my own clothes.
oops.
06.
confession: these photos of yarn were taken with a digital camera...
not film.
i decided that the "film only" rule did not apply to snapshots
of crafts and food i make.
happy weekend!
we'll be heading into san francisco tomorrow.
can't wait.
