Entrelac Scarf

I have had a new obesession on my brain the last couple of days, something besides finances if you can believe it! It is something that my favorite blog writer, Crazy Aunt Purl is working on and man I want to make it so bad! It is called the Entrelac Scarf and it is beautiful. The pattern calls for Noro Silk Garden yarn which is something I have never worked with before so I am excited to try it. She also said the pattern can be a little tricky so I am hoping it keeps me interested. The colors she has are really pretty too, but I think I want more earthy tones in mine. The thing is is that Noro yarn is kind of pricey, so I consulted my knitting guru (aka my friend Christina) and asked her if she thought I should take a stab at it and buy some.

Of course she had to be all logical and told me to look at all the other projects that I started and was excited about but never finished or picked up again. Then she asked me if I still wanted to do the scarf. She is right of course....I do have alot of projects that I have gotten bored with and have left forgotten....but in my defense I have never used very expensive yarn on these projects! I think that would motivate me to finish....plus I told her that I am going to go through them all this weekend and rip back all the ones I know I won't pick up again to lessen my WIPs. She laughed at me....personally I thought it was a good argument =P

3 Weeks

My trip to Disney is 3 weeks away and I am utterly unprepared. I still haven't purchased my park pass ( Paying $500 makes my head hurt to much....not to mention my stomach....and wallet), I have no nice summer clothes to bring or the money to buy some, work has been the most stressful it has ever been and leaving for a week and a half is certainly not going to make things better (though it will be nice to get away from it), my sisters due date for her baby is very close to when I am leaving so I might not be here when she is born, and Robert can't really afford this trip because he doesn't get paid vacation so that makes me anxious for him. I am neither mentally nor financially prepared for this trip and it is so unlike me!

I usually have seperate savings for everything I need months in advance! I buy all my travel stuff and new clothes with it and I have my spending money too. I dont believe in being unprepared when it comes to money and I always have a back up plan. This time however, I have NOTHING! No plans at all, I am flying my the seat of my pants here people! I have no solutions to any problems and it is starting to piss me off royally.

The events of the past year of course have something to do with that. I had to buy a new car that decimated my savings ( not my apartment fund though, I touch that for no one!)....not to mention I had to pay another grand for my sisters baby shower, so this trip is not at a very convienient time since I have not really had a chance to recover at all. I am just so stressed about everything, I hate my job and want to leave but there is nothing out there right now.

Oh well....I am going to have to suck it up and deal. I know there are alot of people who are unhappy in there current situations and I should not be complaining. Sometimes it hard not to! The only good thing about going on this trip is that fact that it is Disney and even with all the problems I am having with going there.....at least I get to go.