The Creative Arts

Hi Mom!

I want to lose 30 pounds. I never tried to lose this much weight, and it's a little intimidating. I would like to exchange the sensual satisfaction obtained through sweets and salt with the sensual satisfaction of knitting with different fibers of different colors and color combinations. I certainly can't financially support an obsession with high-quality food with an obsession with high quality yarn. Next year I plan on attending the Sock Summit 2011 so I need to focus on increasing my skills in sock knitting before July. I think I can do well, and at Fibre Space there is some very cool multi-colored yarn with a little gold or other metallic colors. Socks may last a year or two, so I need to make myself some new socks. I had to throw away quite a few pairs I made last year. Time to move on.

I started to find satisfaction in grapes and salads. I just need to be more diligent; treat it like a course in high school. I never skipped out on high school classes unless I was really ill. That's it, I need to weigh myself tomorrow (EEK!), and then work from there, to include 2 salads/day and 2 times I juice fruit or vegetables a day.

Onward I go!

Love,
Maria

Friends knitting

Hi Mom!

I just knitted with my friend at a Thursday night knitting group in Alexandria, Virginia. It was at Fibre Space, which is about a year old, and has some very cool yarns. I finally started your Christmas present. Boy, will it be soft as it is all silk, and a beautiful teal. It's not green or yellow, but I think you will like it. The green and yellow or green/yellow combination yarns just didn't fit the bill.

It's always good to hang with Angel, and to say I have a friend. I could talk with her about waiting for Roy to come home, and I can talk with her about my career dreams. As single women in our 40s when we talk about family we are talking mostly about family of origin, and how our nieces/nephews mean a lot to us. It's good to have someone like that to talk to. She is crocheting potholders that are very cool.

I hope all is well with you!
Love,
Maria

2 Miles Away

Hi Mom,

There was a gunman in the Discovery Building who held 3 hostages. He was eventually shot and killed. The Discovery Building is about 2 miles away from me, and the distance is the main reason that I submitted at least 5 job applications through the online job application site. A couple weeks ago the Discovery Channel had Shark Week, and big big big shark models were attached to the building. That's digressing from the main point, though. It must have been extremely scary, and I watched the news change on the Washington Post online whenever I could. Cars were diverted away from the scene, which resulted in more cars down Blair Road than I usually see when I walk home. I had a feeling it was a result of the hostage situation. How extremely scary, eh?

I hope you are well.

Love,
Maria