I would like to have...

1.) A few more jobs with flexible schedules, but high hourly rates.

2.) Another room on my apartment. I REALLY need some designated work space! Its a bitch setting up a project on the kitchen table and then having to clean it up every night, or conversely, scrub up the kitchen table and sweep the crumbs up every time I want to spread out some work. gah! Next apartment 2 BEDROOM.

3.) An organizational system for the closet in the front room. Its getting to be a nightmare in there! Its deep, and there's a crappy Ikea shelf in the back but there's three rubbermaid tubs in front of it rendering it almost useless.

4.) One of those diffusing screens for taking better pictures of prints and things I make. Its so difficult to take photos with good lighting ...

5.) A better system of record-stereo-receiver stackage. The stereo is taking up a LOT of floor space, and it looks so untidy over there. The cat is always knocking things or falling into the gap behind it, which unplugs the speakers or some other annoyance.

and I'm sure there's more. These are the things that have been rattling around in the back of my head lately, inflating all the other more immediate stresses. Soon as I have steady income I'll be able to get to work on these.

2008: A Space Heater

Today I met a gal named Sparkli who gave me a Space Heater. It will be used to heat my studio to hopefully a temperature I can tolerate. That silly sunroom is FREAKING COLD.

Anyway, the way i found it was i posted in the Ravelry STL Knitters group. She messaged me right away, AND she was way excited to trade it for letterpressed cards!!! She also drove it all the way to me house. Isn't she a sweet heart? Tomorrow that group meets for knitting at the St. louis Bread Company on South Grand, and I think i'm going to attend for once.

I love barter! I wish everybody wanted to barter, because I have no money and its hard to get things with out money. But I have "Stuff" and "Things" that no one want s buy, but some times they will trade!
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I began working at Knitorious here in Saint Louis a few hours a week, currently our only income. Its so hard to go there and hang out with beautiful yarn, helping people with their projects and purchases and not be able to buy anything!

TORTURE.

And, I can feel the sock obsession creeping in. I didn't understand it at first, and usually I'm not susceptible to the same kinds of "fads" and things other people are. Plus, I've technically never created a pair of socks.

Thing is, I started a pair, and even tho its not finished, I remember knitting it up and thinking to myself, "Man, this is really great. Stockinette has never been so enjoyable!"

Each time I fondle Dyeabolical Yarn's amazing sock yarn, I get so happy, then sad because i don't get any. One day. I will buy her yarn! i will create socks! and I will WEAR THEM!