Hoo boy, do I! This weekend proved a disaster to my pre-winter outside prep work, thanks to cold drizzle or downright rain all weekend. I did manage to knock a few things off the list, but very few. Instead, I focused on inside work. As I was out of granola again, that moved to the top of my list. And, in the process, I managed to sort through, rearrange, toss out, and organize my dried stuff. I found a small jar of dried strawberries and tons of dried apples. Into the granola they went.
The quirky part of all this blah-blah-blah, is that I hate mixing the granola. HATE it. Because the only way I can make it the way I like it (with clumpy little bits of peanut butter), is to mix it with my hands. I suffer from some kind of hand-phobia-thingy. If I have to mix anything with my hands that may stick to my hands, I end up - after about one minute - running to the sink, holding my hands up, crying "ACK! ACK! ACK!" or something similar. I cannot wait to get whatever it is off my hands. You can imagine how long it takes me to mix up a meatloaf. It's weird. But, what is even weirder is that I discovered that I do not have the same reaction if I only mix whatever with one hand. If one hand stays coating-free, I am fine. Call the "head" doctor!
Mostly yesterday, though, I played hooky from my list and I knitted. And knitted. I have, so far, finished two pixie hats, a baby bonnet, a pair of fingerless mitts, and am zeroing in on another tot hat with earflaps and ties. To go - another bonnet and another earflap hat. I am a knitting fool. This is abetted by my new stash of my favorite yarn - "Dye-namics" - from my DS Melanie! I am going to take a picture of the remaining skeins and post them - her colorways are wonderful and she has the most wonderful sock-weight yarn that is between sport and fingering. My mother (91 and still an avid sock-knitter) will only knit with Melanie's yarn. I was very excited to hear that she is (finally) putting up an Etsy site. Which I will plug mercilessly because A) she is my DS and I love her; B) her yarn is the BEST; and C) her colors and self-stripers are amazing. And it's all hand-dyed and reasonably priced. Who could ask for more? No one.
I understand the "hands FULL of gunk" phobia. (?)
ReplyDeleteHubby laughs at me. If I'm mixing something up, I must end up washing my hands AT LEAST 5 times. At least. Sometimes more (a LOT more). WTH????? But at least it's better than a friend who lets the dogs eat (lick lick lick) gummy stuff off her hands and continues to mix up whatever. GAG..Needless to say--I NEVER eat a thing from her house!!!
Sue - My dogs couldn't lick it off fast enough.... :) Kidding. I am so glad I am not the only one. It really does drive me crazy!
DeleteAdd yet another "Hand full of gunk phobic" person to your list. I'll start out using a huge wooden spoon to mix the meatloaf, but eventually give up and use my hands....and wash them every fifteen seconds.
ReplyDeleteI SO have to learn how to knit.....crocheted stuff is beautiful, but there are so many knitting things I'd like to.
Carolyn - I'll trade ya! You come up and teach me how to crochet and I will teach you how to knit!
DeleteCan I bring the goat gang? Because that's the only way I think I'd be able to get away from the farm.
DeleteAdd me to the list! I can't mix anything without buying those disposable gloves from the dollar store. Meatloaf is the worst - even with the gloves on I am gagging and wishing for a root canal over making that!! I wish I could knit more than just scarves - I need to get out of my comfort zone and even learn how to increase or decrease...just not there yet!
ReplyDeleteMrs DM - Thank goodness! I feel so much more normal... :) I avoided socks for the longest time until my mother sat me down and showed me. I just cannot learn from reading. I am a see it to get it learner.
DeleteHoly Knitting frenzy Batman! have you tried wearing latex gloves to mix things? Is that feasible?
ReplyDeleteFiona - Alas, latex gloves give me the most heebie-jeebies. I am just resigned to mixing one-handed.
DeleteI had to laugh...heebie jeebies is the best description.....and dates us a tad!
DeleteI am here to attest to the fact that you can successfully mix up meatloaf without getting your hands into it . . . using only a wooden spoon. I've always done it that way because I am a member the club of hating the yuck of having my hands all gunked up with meat or other sticky-wicky stuff. Does it stem from feeling helpless (to do what? I dunno) with both hands so messy? Maybe that's why you can do it one-handed. Thereby leaving one hand to quickly handle whatever "emergency" happens in the middle of meatloaf making. Or granola making.
ReplyDeleteLove that you've jumped into knitting with both feet. I mean hands. Me, too. But I'm sure not as prolific as you are, you knitting fiend you. ;o)
Mama Pea - You must have mightier biceps than I do - my mixing arm leaves a lot to be desired. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out what causes all the anxiety. But there it is. Oh yes, I have quite a list of to-knits! But it's a great way to seque into the day - especially when one is up at 4A and it's dark until 7...
DeleteGo knitter! Looking forward to seeing pics of the yarn.
ReplyDeleteLinda - Hi there! I ran out of time this morning (tues) but hope to get pics of the yarn up tomorrow. Are you still knitting? Banjoing?
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