Complementing Knitting

There is no argument that knitting is my favorite sit-down hobby, but when I pare knitting up with the other activities I like to do (think baking sweet things and bread), the results are not always flattering. So it is a good thing that I also like to swim. Far. Or at least pretty darn far for a middle-aged Mom.

Back in January I started recording the distance I swim every time I leave the pool. And just before we went on vacation, I reached the magical 100 mile mark. That's 7040 lengths of a 25-yard pool, or 7040 lengths of mind-freeing low-impact exercise where I don't feel myself sweating -- that's my favorite part.

I was promptly rewarded with a t-shirt and a water bottle (woo-hoo). I wish the reward could have been a new bathing suit since the pool chlorine tends to reduce the fabric to wimpy, lifeless shreds on a regular basis.

So now I am contemplating whether I can make it to 200 miles by the end of the year.... maybe. I'll need to pick up the pace a little bit.

I would like to think I had knit as many yards of yarn as I swim. I think that would mean a lot less swimming or a lot longer day.

My knitting has picked up lately - yea!!! I am trying to finish up a project because I have the next one all planned in my head - something I thought up while I was..... swimming, of course.

Where In the World Have I Been?

Summer is in full swing!

I have totally neglected this blog for the last 3 months. It could be because there hasn't been much personal knitting going on! So, here is an abridged version of 3 months of my life in the fast lane.

The month of May was a blur of major soccer injuries, graduations, Confirmation, and a house full of company. No time for knitting.

I don't think I did anything in June or the first half of July except work, work, work. Some of my tech editing efforts can be seen here. I l-o-v-e Jacques Crusteau! There is a big book in the works, several indy patterns, and knit and crochet leaflets that have taxed my brain. I wrapped up loose ends just in time for a long-awaited vacation to NC.

There, I got my fill of babies with my nieces and nephews.

I forgot how much I missed the beach. The weather was perfect, even if the waves were a little small.

There were lots of broken shells on the beach following a storm 2 days earlier.

I am threatening to make this shell shot into a jigsaw puzzle. That would be torture!!

It rained one day, so we all went bowling. Bowling shoes are so goofy! Mine are the uber-groovy orange and yellow ones. What a fashion statement!

I did knit quite a bit on the planes and waiting around in airports (of course the airlines weren't running on time). There is a glimmer of hope that I might eventually get to show off a finished project.

Stay tuned - I'll try harder not to be AWOL for 3 months this time!

I hope you all have had more time to knit!