Same song, second verse, little bit louder ...

I know my posts have been short. I've been occupied - dating again! Really, really happy! It's surprising how fast the weekend goes when you're out with people the whole time.

I'm barely keeping up on my online MFA classes, and I have a new class starting tomorrow. I've got about six more weeks of classes and I really, really have to finish my thesis proposal (which is now two weeks late/behind ... goodie).

Work keeps me insanely busy. I don't have much time to do anything else.

Took the boss to the airport today. Fell asleep afterward until 2 p.m. That's mostly because we went to a Florence and the Machine concert last night.

I'm smitten kitten.

Also, first publication online is happening tomorrow. Dirty Chai Magazine "Lit with a Kick" is publishing me in their eighth issue!!! Tomorrow!!!

Knitting Chainmail

Oops! I missed another Sunday post. I'm knitting chainmail for my chain maiden costume.

Work is really busy, as is school.

I got a bit swamped and my priorities were homework and dating. I'm smitten kitten.

Ripping Back

I misread the Drachenfels pattern and started the striped section too soon. I was too many stitches off when I counted, and then I read my knitting alongside the pattern.

I skipped an entire section of solid color. I had two choices: suck it up or rip it back. It ripped it back, but in order to catch all 100-plus stitches, I ended up ripping back into a section that was fine. It's in time-out right now because it was really frustrating to make that kind of mistake and to have to rip out 30 rows of work.

It reminds me of my life right now. I'm not where I thought I would be and getting my MFA is a way of ripping back to doing what I should have done after college.

I wrote a blog post for my new job. I'm learning a lot about video marketing. The only annoying thing was having to pick up the boss from the airport on Saturday when I'd initially been told I wouldn't have to do that task. I stick pretty close to home on the weekends for now, at least until I get a better feel for how long my work leash is.

Sometimes to make something right, you have to go back and fix it. I'm fixing my life, one day at a time.

Knitting and Dating

I've been dating for about a month or so. I have really enjoyed getting to know people.

I also drag along my knitting, which keeps my hands busy and gives me an outlet for my nervous energy. I'm still working on my Drachenfels.

Not having a lot of online dating success, but when it goes well, it has gone very well.

At brunch today, my mom said I was the happiest she had seen me in a long time. It's true.