I Have Some Limits

What, exactly, are my limits? I mean, everyone has limits, right? I can only knit so much, so fast, or for so long... or my tunnels will carpal. (Doesn't really stop me from trying to knit more, tho.)

I can only play so hard with the grandkids... or I'll be a little "limpy" later. (If you know me IRL, you know I generally accept the limpy better than the limitation.)

I can only eat so much at once... or my tummy will rebel with unwanted expulsions. (My solution? smaller plates...typically. Sometimes, tho,  you just accept that there's a price to pay.)

I can only drink so much... or I'll be dead asleep, wherever I sit. (If you're counting, my drink limit is currently one...if I sip it slow... because I don't drink very often at all.)

I can only drive about 5 over the speed limit, and even that makes my rule-following soul twitch a bit. (But I don't want that guy riding my tail actually touching my bumper. I also prefer to avoid speeding tickets!) 

Speaking of speed limits, I realized recently that my life has really picked up speed! I am nearing that year of my life when I can "drive 55," because I'll be 55 for the entirety of 12 months. Wow! It feels like that is coming right out of nowhere. 

55 years down, who knows how many more? So, I'll keep knitting...

I'll keep playing...

I'll keep eating... and (occasionally) drinking... and driving the speed limit... and having fun, fun, fun 'till my kiddos take the car keys a-wa-a-a-ay...lol!

And I'll keep blogging, so there's a record when I reach my final limit...hopefully many, many years from now. 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you'll try to respect your limits this week, and Knit in Good Health! 

Moves Like Jagger?

That post title is misleading. 

Neither Pop Pop nor Pretty "got the moves like Jagger," but we are moving.

Yes, in a little over a month, Pop Pop and I are planning a move. It will be a local move, with little to no dancing (maybe singing though...), to a condo in a neighboring town. I am overwhelmed by the process, and I honestly wish it were over already, but I suppose that is pretty normal. The outside will look something like this rendering:

It will be shiny and new, and we will no longer be responsible for snow removal or lawn care, which is good. Our little starter home of 26 years is paid off, so we won't list it until we have moved out, which will make it easier on the real estate agent and the cats. Cats hate moving and people parading through their place!

To be perfectly honest. Pretties hate having people parading through their place, too! I mean, you never know what someone will touch or see, and keeping a place clean enough to "show" while you are still living there is difficult at best! So, we know we are blessed to be doing it this way...but the waiting is tough! I mean, everything is not yet shiny and new at the condo...

But it is getting there! I hear that counters and cabinets will be installed soon, and this will start to look more like our new living space, so that is pretty exciting! This is what the model looks like, from an angle similar to mine above (fun to imagine with furniture!):

While we wait for buildings to be finished and loans to be closed, we will continue the great cleanout and start our packing...which explains all the boxes in my living room, lol! And we will spend time loving some of our favorite people, who will live just a little bit closer after the move. 

Happy Baby! I love a happy baby!

"Build house, Gee!" This kid loves to build and climb!

Yes, that will be good indeed! I will also be a little closer to work, and less commute time means more knitting time! Speaking of knitting, I finally put a lid on my 7-year Beekeepers Quilt, that I've been working on since 2013! 

That means that I can finally take down that counter on the side bar of the blog...I got up to 243 hexipuffs (though I only put together 233). I may use the other 10 for something else, but I may not. Either way, I am so excited to put this piece in my craft room as a pop of colors!

Prayers and moving mojo are greatly appreciated as Pop Pop and I navigate the next few weeks! If you have moving tips and tricks, please share. It's a little surreal, and 26 years is a lot of history here, but we are ready. New beginnings are good things, and every knitter could use a good excuse to knit some new dishcloths...so that's where you'll find me while we wait!

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!