Who loves Tuesdays???

Okay, honestly, I'm going to try to update more. But today something actually happened! I called my boss in New York and she bought me a ticket to fly to New York next week. Just like that! Just for the heck of it! Do you know how exciting this is? I can hardly believe it. I'm making a mental note of all my favorite places to go. A movie at The Angelika, drinks at Frank's, cheap shopping at H&M, The Whitney, and Chinatown. Wa-HOO! Yay! And all my friends! I can't effing wait!

Also, my very good friend Nick called today to say he's in town and up for a visit. This is also very exciting since I haven't seen him in a long time and he's one of my all-time favorites.

Tuesday is full of surprises and exclamation points!

Another stinkin' Tuesday! Today hasn't been too bad - we're trying to get our online store up and running, which is proving to be a bit of a pain, but other than that it's been mellow. A little too mellow. WHERE IS EVERYBODY? Who ever let 29 days of rain keep them inside? Geez, Louise. I sure do miss New England sometimes. And by sometimes I mean all the dang time. The rain is really getting me down, and is just killing business. Ugh. Just one good day of sunshine is all I'm asking for. It's been so effing long.

This past week I finished the 7 Up series (Ashley - please show me how to link!) and now I'm obsessed with finding the still unavailable 49 Up, which aired in Britain in September, I believe. I gotta know what's going on with everyone! Aye! These people feel like my family in my own creepy, out of touch way - much like Rabbit Angstrom did after I read all the Rabbit books in a two week period. I couldn't get enough of that man!

I finished my sweater (disappointing) and I need a new project. I'm still kind of in the mood for a larger project, but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe something with alpaca.

Oh, and this is day 4 or 5 of no sugar for me. It hasn't been so bad, especially since I can still have Diet Coke (blessed be) and lots of other stuff I like. We'll see where this is leading...I just want some good health, is all.

Okay! awesome!

Ah, Tuesday. Tuesday, tuesday. Tuesday is the day I'm at the shop for 12 hours on my own (yes, I caved and extended the shop hours). And that means no movies, no doggie, and no swearing for 12 hours straight, which is difficult.

Tonight is book group. The book is Inherit the Wind, keeping with our chosen theme of trials. I liked it - it took about an hour and a half to read, and was quite relevent. I'm bummed that I have to work while it's going on, but I suspect I'll be able to listen in.

I just bought the new Kate Bush album (actually a double album) and the second part (A Sky of Honey) is kicking my ass - it's so good. Is it really uncool to like Kate Bush? Goodness. I was listening to it last night and every song was making me want to cry. Not in the sad way, but in the over-emotional, freaked out way. I'm not even sure why I bought it, but I'm glad I did.

So...yeah. So much, so much. We've been talking so much about the business (as usual) and how to make it all work out. We're launching an online store by the end of January, which I am very hopeful about. I just keep thinking the perfect solution will come along....until then we'll just work, work, work and hope for the best.

Happy New Year! Know what I'm going to do? I'm going to make some resolutions, and I'm really going to try and keep them. I feel like this is a big year coming up, and there's some crap I need to take care of. It's going to be great! I'm going to be great! 2006 is going to be great!

1. A lot of what I need to take care of has to do with the shop. I have decided to fill the shop only with things that I really love and would want to buy myself. I have felt this funny pressure to carry novelty yarns that I really don't like (and which have very little integrity) and I just don't want them around anymore. I would much rather give my money to people making beautiful yarn, that will turn into beautiful and long-lasting projects. Another decision about the shop has to do with the hours we are open. We have struggled through the last year with having very long hours. I've decided to cut the hours to 10/day - which is PLENTY FOR A YARN SHOP, and which makes so much sense to me. Some customers will be upset by this change, but I know in my gut that it's the right thing to do. Yay for guts!

2. Okay, okay. I know we all say this, but shit...I need to start taking care of myself. I need to get better sleep, drink fluids not containing caffeine or alcohol, and walk further than across the street to Wild Oats. Also? NO MORE DINNERS OF HASH BROWNS FROM TRADER JOE'S. That's not a meal - it's a disgusting habit, akin to eating a stick of butter for supper once a week. Which I will also stop doing.

3. This is a tough one. I am not going to BUY (so be it if I happen upon one on the street) any of the following magazines:
US Weekly, People or In Touch.

4. More new music. I'm so out of touch these days (which happens when you never leave the block you live on and own a yarn shop) and I want to get into new stuff again. Portland has some fun music venues, and it's silly that I've spent the last 2 years buying magazines (see above) instead of seeing music.

5. Since moving to Portland (away from a city and a whole side of the country that I LOVE) I have really struggled with being happy. Along with that has come a crippling inability to be creative in any real way. This year I vow to give Portland a chance, and hope that that means a little part of me will come back. I want to challenge myself in some of my creative pursuits, and maybe step outside if (but not away from!) my normal outlets. I think it's time again.

That's enough for one year. Next year I will totally kick the Diet Coke habit.