stuff

Uncle still building, mum still organising, man coming for very important meeting at 2pm, gulp.

I need my knitting.

Tuesday

The weather is so gorgeous here, so blimin gorgeous, would like a walk,  but the dye pot is callling ...........

My little head is spinning.

Well, mum came today with my uncle peter to do some tidying up jobs in my house, things like filling holes and building cupboards, and mum bascially deconstructed my entire dyeing space and reconstructed it into something which is pretty damned amazing. She has the most incredible ability to organise, which I obviously have not inherited, but I almost don't want to dye because I don't want to mess it up, lol. Anyway I am very very grateful, and chuffed.

I am mildly anxious though that I have a million deadlines to fullfill this week, so its going to be a week of very long days, still thats ok, I will look forward to the weekend.

So, what do I do first, finish my article for a magazine? Dye the wholesale orders, pack the other orders and 70 sock clubs? carry on knitting a design for another magazine which is due in the next week or two?

Cup of tea and a nap anyone?

Hair!

So here it is, its v short, and like I said minky, NOT manky Tracey!!!!!! lol.

so much to do so little time

hair is white, well, slightly minky, am loving it, photos later I promise, have so many exciting things and orders, just can't kind of keep feet on ground...........shop update will be tomorrow.

will be knitting secret project tonight to keep me sane and not running around house squealing with excitement.

xxxxx

So the hair has been cut.........

So Tristan the most gorgeous hairdresser in the world (gees, I hope he never reads this) chopped my hair up, and now its just under 2cm or less all over. The next step is bleaching it. That comes later, probably accompanied by a glass of wine, and some superstrong bleach, I am going kind of ash white.

So tomorrow I'll do pics. I'll try and do before and after as well. ;-)

PERU and reflection

Its booked, the trip is actually booked. You know when you can't actually believe it, so your head is gearing up to be excited, but you are still in denial? Well thats me. I am a little shell shocked to be honest, I am going to Peru for 10 days to research my yarns and do business things, as well as going to see Machu Piccu and the Alpaca's. GULP!

I decided that this year was going to be the best seeing as it was my 30th year in this world, and up until the last 2 years of my life, I have done things which I have always thought I 'should' do rather than what I actually want to do, and chase options which I thought would validate me, and then when they didn't, I stopped, and decided to be true to myself.

My friend Philip always says life is like a big massive tanker ship, which if you want to turn around to go in another direction, you have to switch of the engines, and then the motion still keeps it moving for ages in the wrong direction, and that's a bit like life, if you want to make massive changes, sometimes it feels like things take so long, and of course all the causes/choices you have made in your life up until now are still having their effects, so sometimes slowing that tanker down and turning it around can take a really long time and a hell of alot of effort. It feels like its taken two years to turn my tanker around, but my goodness its turning now, lol!!!

I was chatting to A friend last night who is supporting someone who is dyeing of cancer, and the change in that friend is phenomenal. Because he is around someone who is dyeing he has realised how precious life is, and has decided that he is going to live his life with joy in every moment. I cannot even begin to tell you what a change that is for him, he was just shining. I was so inspired by this, so I suppose its why I am feeling reflective today.

Anyway I am a little shell shocked by my new life, lol, but I am going to make sure this is the best year of my life so far, and I hope you all don't mind me sharing it with you.

xx