Uch. One essay down, two to go. I’m a third of the way - or 33.33% - through semester two of year two! Only two more essays and… three more years to go! Go team!
How I dislike assignment season. I handed in one essay on Monday evening and my next isn’t due until 13 May, so I’m planning on having myself a nice little break - perhaps even with some blogging!
As usual with assignment season, a lot of things have gone on the back burner somewhat. Things such as putting on nail polish, taking photos, knitting, and updating beSottied. I managed to get in a fair bit of bike-riding last week but haven’t been out since Sunday. To be honest, my bottom is probably glad of the break. I hadn’t been to Knit Happens in weeks when I went tonight - but luckily the group still welcomed me back!
I haven’t knitted anything since before Easter. I had planned to make a whole host of Julie’s gorgeous little cotton egg cosies, but evidently hadn’t planned very well and I didn’t get them finished in time. I did the exact same thing last year. Perhaps next Easter I will have sorted myself out enough to finish them off: I have all the composite parts at least!
I’m actually thinking of starting to sew a bit over the summer. I bought fabric for an Amy Butler Swing Bag months ago, and now I feel I might be able to make it without exploding through stress (how university affects me so!). I’ve made quite a few Swing Bags before so hopefully it’ll be plain sailing. After that, I’m thinking about making a skirt. I found a McCall’s pattern to make a skirt a lot like the skirts I usually buy, and I thought it would be handy for me to be able to whip up a couple of them in any fabric I so desire. But therein lies the problem: I think it’s so tricky to find nice, contemporary fabrics. Perhaps it’s where I live. I could order Heather Bailey fabrics over the internet (I do love Nicey Jane) and John Lewis in Newcastle stocks a few Amy Butler fabrics, but then I’m looking at £40 for a skirt: I may as well buy one (or three!).
I’m also aware that sewing would probably just become another thing that I don’t get done, like my knitting, and very much like my ironing! I’ll make myself walk before I run, though, and get the Swing Bag done first. If I don’t throw out the sewing machine in a rage doing that, then I may allow myself to buy the McCall’s pattern! Hee hee.
I am still riding the gee-gees, of course. I’m working hard at it in the vain hope I will get a lot better. I noticed at the beginning of the year that I had been schlepping about in the saddle. Now that I have one-to-one lessons with Jill and her gorgeous ponies (I say ponies, but they are all horses. Huge horses. I use steps to get on) I’m really trying to sort myself out a bit. Hence the two days of aching I tend to endure after each lesson. Ouch.
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