What I like about "Black Friday" is that there are zillions of people out there today, pushing and shoving and I'm sure calling names to buy that high-tech whoziwhatsit and probably spending most of the day crabby and still in a turkey-induced coma. Me, I turned on my computer, went to etsy.com, click, click, click, and I'm done buying Christmas presents and they're all unique and handmade! Yay me.
Another "Yay Me" medal I would like to accept is the "I have an almost 11 week old baby girl and I still was able to cook the entire Thanksgiving Meal, ok Lovey did the turkey, and have it on the table before midnight (7:30) and it was F-ing awesome" Award. It really was. Root vegetables, yum, mashed potatoes, yum, stuffing, yum, cranberry sauce (which I made for the first time because I thought I hated it all these years, but it was so good!), yum, green bean casserole, yum, turkey, yum, and a great pie, very yum. We had a very nice, low key, just the three of us, day. Satya decided it was a good day to sleep a lot, so that helped.
So, this is Satya feeling bored. I think a common mood for her. We have lots of tummy time, smiley time, coo-ing time, mobile time, sleepy time, and many other "times" and I swear she's still bored. I think she's a little too young to read anything Dostoyevsky, and she's having a hard time purling, so I am at a loss of what to do with her. I guess I'll just spend the time loving her and kissing her and just enjoy these last sniff five or six weeks left of my maternity leave. double sniff.
On to Friday Favorites.....
I don't have too much to share with you this week, but I want to highlight the wonderful world of Etsy. I spent a lot of time surfing the site today buying presents and wow, there is just such great stuff out there. I like the Treasury lists, because you can get great ideas for things you never thought of. Etsy also makes me want to quit my day job, learn how to sew and make all these wonderful things I have designed in my head and join the etsyworld. Doubt I'll quit my day job, but I do hope to get sewing and start creating!
Two of my FFs this week are etsy:
Yarn Chef. I actually found this site via Courtney. I really like the colorways, especially the purply ones.
larimeloom. This shop is based out of Italy. I really love the items, although some have a shocking price tag. My absolute fave is this shrug/vest thing . I am really loving it and need to get a design going in my head for something like it.
Lastly, I'd like to promote one of my local knitters, StacyZ. She is one crazy fun chick who is a fabulous photographer. She recently started her own photography business and another local knitter's kids were her subjects. I think these pictures are gorgeous. When we're ready to torment treat Satya to a photo shoot, I am definitely giving Stacy a call.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. I plan to take Satya to my knitting group tomorrow afternoon if the planets are aligned. And if the planets are aligned tonight, I hope to finally cast on for Cobblestone. Right now, I think I need some pie......
