Domestically Challenged

Monkey Mits

So cute!

I took this picture of Red Pegasus' front window in Toronto last Sunday. These mitts make me want to knit up super cute animal mitts for my nieces.

California Dreamin'

Ottawa is a winter wonderland!

It has been snowing for the last three days and the entire city is now snug under a white blanket. It really makes it feel like the holidays. Bree will be absolutely shocked when she returns from Halifax this weekend. On Wednesday, when the snow started, my husband accepted a post-doc position in California beginning next fall. Normally I would be cursing the cold, but it's really hard to hate your last winter (at least, the last one for a few years).

Escaping Ottawa

Kristin and I were both having a dull week, so we decided to spice things up with a road trip to Montreal.

We spent most of our time shopping and I scored some amazing Guido & Mary Jeans that make my ass look fantastic - lululemon fantastic. This should make my husband very happy seeing as all of my other jeans are saggy in the derriere due to marathon-induced booty shrinkage.

It was so nice to be wandering around a new city and seeing new things...like Spiderman and his crumping friend dancing around to some techno-beats.

Spiderman had a whistle and, you can't tell from the picture, but the other guy must have been well over 50. Get down, grampa!

I also finished my hippie poncho jaywalkers. I photographed them after weaving in all of those ends only to discover that the toes were two different sizes! If I had only knit them using the magic loop method, this never would have happened. I am still debating whether to re-knit one of the toes - afterall, one of my feet is bigger than the other.

Spending the Evening In...

It is so cold that I am wearing long johns. Although I think that this makes it sound as though it’s really cold, people who’ve known me for long enough know that I will bust out the long johns at the drop of a hat – I heart long johns. They make me feel like I’m on a ski vacation. Also, my legs (and bum, let’s be honest) tend to freeze when it’s only a little chilly out. What I wouldn’t give for a head-to-toe fur coat like Minchie’s in the winter.

In an effort to make use of the gym membership that I am paying for but which has been collecting dust on my dresser since I began my marathon training, I have been resisting the urge to curl up on my couch in my duvet and knit until Spring. That is, until last night. I got home from work and thought it would be nice to sit on my bed, listen to Moral Disorder on CD, and knit. It was my night off the gym. Then I thought it would be even nicer if I sandwiched myself in the duvet and got into a more prone position. Maybe I would just set the knitting to one side for a moment and rest my eyes. The next thing I knew, my roommate was home and I was still sandwiched in my duvet, but instead of knitting I was holding a Corona.

Many things happened once I finished that first Corona and had the energy to get out of bed. There was some Coronation Street, a little bit of a documentary on China’s Sexual Revolution, some Snatch and finally half of “Dude, where’s my car?” (I had never watched it before and now I know why). Interspersed throughout there was dinner, some knitting, a pair of mud masks and a gliding demo. Who said spending a Thursday night in couldn’t be fun?

Office Emails

Today I got the following email from a co-worker:

Hey Type A lady,

I just read that Ms. Holmes ran the New York Marathon in a time of 5:29:58 min so there!

Have a good day,

Being an hour faster than someone who could probably hire a trainer and nutritionist to prepare for the race made my day!

(Photo taken from here)