Catching My Breath

Old habits die hard -- and for a change -- it is a good one. Early in my career as a computer consultant I got in the habit of tracking my time (usually client by client). Today, I still keep track of how many hours I work on the business each day. When you work out of your living space, it is easy to misjudge the amount of time spent.

January was very busy as was February, but this month has been a quite a bit lighter -- at least in terms of Knitability. I am still very busy with church and charitable activities and part-time ski instructing, but Knitability is my primary business. So March has been a bit of a breather. April will pick up some and May should be light (except for preparing for TNNA). June is just NUTS between all sorts of commitments and then it will stay fairly busy through the rest of the year.

I guess sometimes getting a little break can be a good thing!

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I Made It In the Newspaper

Ok -- so it is just a relatively small town newspaper, but it is always good to be quoted with some level of authority! As with many things, we are a little behind the trend curve, but here is the Merced Sun Star's take on the popularity of knitting. Unfortunately, I am not quite sure if we are going to be able to have the class that is mentioned. Hopefully the article will generate a few more sign ups. Right now, we just have too few.

Of course Spring has really sprung around here, so the "knitting season" is being taken over by gardening season. Sometimes things pick up again in the summer when the temperatures get warm enough that it makes more sense to stay inside in the air conditioning!

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Time Flies

I can't believe a month has passed since my last post. Now, last week was a complete loss as I had a MAJOR cold that pretty much knocked me out and the weekend prior was Stitches, but where did the three weeks prior go?!?!

I know that I have been busy filling orders -- which is a good thing! And I am already aware of how quickly June is going to be upon me (the next TNNA show). Spring is popping up in my neck of the weeds (oops - I meant woods). And still my hope is to become more regular about posting on the internet.

Why is that so hard? I could blame the extrovert in me -- that thinking is more of a verbal process for me. And it would be true, but I am not sure it is sufficient. Maybe I am just not sure what I want to share with the world and more importantly what the world might possibly be interested in reading from me. Of course, it is probably more basic -- like I place other activities as a higher priority.

Well, it continues to be an ongoing question for me -- and probably will remain so. In the mean time, I will acknowledge that time flies -- especially when you are having a good time -- and I am!

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