Episode 22: Dizzy Blonde

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Warm Thanks Dept:

kandbpurple for the astute comment about the sensory rescue kit. Here’s the list:

Sensory rescue kit that you can take along with you:

Cell phone - – for pictures that make you happy 
Bluetooth or wired earphones – – for songs that make you happy

Inside a Ziploc bag: 
Rollerball of essential oil for your sense of smell 
A few starburst fruit chews for your sense of taste 
If you cannot tolerate sugar: sugar-free natural cough drops for taste 
A small emery board to file your nails or simply rub on your fingers for touch.

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:

Nope.

In Progress:

Spectrum Socks—past the heel of sock #1

 Wild Lettuce Shawl: on the knitted on lace edging, but not knitting much on anything today

Twinface’s vest (restarted in smaller size) working on the second skein

Temperature Blanket—up to date!

I’m currently wearing...  COWLS! For warmer days over a dress...

And vests, when you need a turtleneck and leggings:

Socks: None for the foreseeable future. It's called "spring".

My Three Favorite Resources:

Lisa Souza Yarns

Webs for supplies

Mimi's Needlebasket for supplies

Dizzy Blondes:  
 my latest Electric Eel Wheel—IT'S HERE!!!

Churro roving—Desertchurrosroving on Etsy

Strategy: 

IMPROVE the Moment: a different way to manage distress

O for One Thing at a Time

Put a Lid On It:

Pudding please, Mom!

 

Aw Shoot!

30 minutes per day; IBS and exercise and keto

Fluffy Books:

Zen in the Art of Writing

by Ray Bradbury

The Eyre Affair

by Jasper Fforde

Something I Really Like:

Where the Hell is Matt? My favorite video with the best of his songs

Blather:

60 Crisis: Covid-19 and Concussion—or the year that I truly was a dizzy blonde!

Vacation developments 

And Minerva gets the last word:

It’s the wee paw hanging off the edge (her symbol of possession) that always cracks me up.