Weyhey ... ouch!!

Today has been a very mixed day, full of ups and downs! I had to go for a blood test this morning ...just routine.... and the nurse had quite a lot of trouble finding a vein.... and when she found it it wouldn't flow so she had to 'dig around a bit' ...her words not mine, but boy did I feel it and now I have a lovely purple arm!!

I did have a 45 minute wait at the hospital and have now nearly finished my socks ( I had hoped to finish and post a picture tonight but they are not quite cooked yet!!)

I also received a lovely letter ...... which we won't go into but ..... urrrgggghhhh neighbours !! So I received this frustrating and annoying letter and managed to let it bother me for some time today and then I decided to apply some of the cbt I learnt. So I thought about how I reacted, analysed my feelings and didn't know what to do next !! lol I now need to look at how to deal with my feelings/change my reactions but it was a breakthrough.

I went to see the new Harry Potter film today and thoroughly enjoyed it. I am afraid I got a little bored in the last one! Of course as soon as I returned home ( and fed the family) I had to check my email and What a surprise! I won a competition. I entered, just for fun really, a competition on a blog site I recently discovered, Cattywampus . The prize is some lovely lace weight wool! Wow now I will have to try knitting something Lacy! Thanks Rachael

Happy happy happy.... my new Addi's have just arrived .... hopefully no more confusion about which needles to knit on.

About two weeks ago I decided to attempt to knit 2 socks on 2 circs ....wow ..... hard or what, but I stuck with it and finished my first pair. I am now on my second pair and have learnt that I have to cast on and knit several rows of the rib on each sock individually, and then transfer them onto the circular needles!! :o( But this seems to work for me :o)

My friend Michelle came round today and she has recently taken up knitting again so I shared some wool and needles with her.

I haven't had chance to complete the next part of the cbt therapy so far today, I think I am still digesting yesterday's session. I did start to have some negative thoughts about the new job I am starting in September but managed to banish them pretty quick. :o)

anyone for a quickie?

This is Charlie... who for some reason insists.... much to our annoyance ... . on sleeping on the tv!And this is the oh so mad Archie, whose hobbies include getting tangled up in my knitting, standing on the computer keyboard when I'm trying to type and generally just being mad!!

I am rushing around like a mad woman trying to tidy up because my friend is coming to visit, so this is just a very quick post to introduce 2 members of my family.

First post!!

This could be a very interesting journey! I discovered a cbt site and signed up today and completed the first session... with that in mind I decided to start a new blog! Hopefully it will record my ups and downs as well as life's general goings on... which ... I suppose is life's ups and downs. I decided to investigate the course after reading an article in the Sainsbury's Magazine. I have for some time been aware that I needed some sort of .... well help to get my life back on track and deal with some food issues. This always seems to become more evident during the school holidays when I have far too much time to think and around my birthday ! ( Yesterday)

Currently on the needles : a pair of socks with wool from The Natural Dye Studio (wow new to this .... first link!!) This wool was the sock club wool for June, which I have to say I wasn't keen on when it arrived but I absolutely love the more I knit.

I have already selected the wool I will take away on holiday next week!! I have a lovely pastel wool to make a pair of socks for Helen as a Christmas present and this months sock wool!

The lower wool is for Helen. I have just signed up for another 3 months with the sock club *( a birthday present from Dad and Helen... thank you!) Can't wait for August's sock club wool which should be here next week !