Decent week

The week has been good. Tuesday was a good day at the shop. Nothing great, nothing bad, just a good day. Wednesday was a little more interesting. The Mystery Sock KAL went well. Everyone seemed to be at the point where I wanted them. Except poor Lee. She had knitted to where she was supposed to be, but her sock was huge. She is supposed to be knitting the small size. It was larger than mine, and I'm doing the medium! After a few rounds into the new clue, she decided to rip it all out and start it again on smaller needles. I think that was a very smart decision. It does hurt, though. That was a lot of knitting that didn't have mistakes.

Wednesday night was my learn to knit class. There were two students. It took a while for them to catch on. My patience was definitely tested.

Today started out great, with a good run. Tawny behaved herself and I gave her access to everywhere. Maybe she decided that she doesn't like not knowing where the cats are or not having access to all the rooms she typically accesses. When I came back on Monday afternoon, one of her chew toys was in the bathroom. So it appears she did wander about the house. Part of me wants to get the iPhone app that taps into your computer's webcam and shows you what's going on. The other part of me really doesn't want to watch Tawny destroy the house.

I taught a fixing mistakes class today that also tested my patience. Two of the students were repeat students and I think they both picked it up well. The other two were completely blown away by the whole concept of fixing mistakes. After the third one left, I looked at the fourth and she just looked frazzled. I asked her if she wanted some wine and she said yes. I had about half a glass left over from the bottle Jon brought Tuesday night. We talked for a while about how the knitting works and I think by the time she left she had a much better idea of the basics of fixing mistakes. She wasn't brave enough to attempt the garter stitch section, though. Maybe in a few days when she gets over the initial shock.

Tomorrow should be a busy day with two square-a-month sessions and sit 'n stitch. I would like to make some progress on the newsletter, but I don't see that happening tomorrow. Anything can happen, though.

Tonight I opened a bottle of the Malbec I made a few months ago. I opened the bottle that didn't get filled to the top. It had about four inches of air between the cork and the wine, so I thought it might be bad. It was actually quite tasty! I am tempted to pour a second glass. I may bring a bottle in Tuesday.

Amy, a friend up in DC, just started repping for Arbonne. I tried a few of the products when she first started her business, a face lotion and a hand lotion. All of Arbonne's products are made without animal ingredients and are not tested on animals. Amy thought I would like them for that reason, as well as them being high quality. They are expensive, I won't kid you, but I really like the face lotion and hand lotion that I got. I plan to reorder them when I run out.

Amy asked if she could send me some samples of other products to test out and give her some feedback. I said I'd be happy to try them. Well she sent a ton of stuff! She sent some protein powder samples and I tried one after my run today. I blended the chocolate one into a shake with some almond mild and it was absolutely delicious! I tried the tea this morning and I did not like it one bit. The fizzy energy drink was good (although I'm not sure I got an energy boost from it). I also tried the shampoo and conditioner this morning. She sent a sample of a night face lotion and an eye cream. I tried both last night and could feel something on my skin. It may have been the lotion working, or it could have been a sensitivity to one of the ingredients. I'm going to see if I get the same reaction tonight. I checked the ingredient list but I didn't see anything I couldn't have. And there are still a few others I haven't tried yet. I appreciate the opportunity to test the products out and I might be willing to order some of them.

My feet are improving. I think the twice daily massage is helping and I've been wearing my Earth shoes. I thought the negative heel technology would give my fascia the opportunity to be in a resting position. The trigger point therapy kit has been great for working out some of the kinks. Cherryl keeps insisting that she work on them, and I will ask my massage therapist to work on them. Even if she has to forgo some time on other parts of my body, the shins, calves, and feet need some extra work. I'm excited to feel improvement. I was really scared after the Disney run that I might have done something permanent. Everything I read on the (all-knowing) internet about plantar fasciitis is that it takes a year or more to heal. I thought about going to my doctor, but I had a doctor in the shop the other day and I asked her opinion. She is a rheumatologist and I asked her not for a diagnosis, but whether I should see my doctor. She said that the trip wouldn't be worth it if I am 1) not in pain and 2) showing improvement. She said that if it does get worse or the pain comes back, then by all means to go in. That makes sense. If I don't hurt, what is the doctor going to check? He'll probably tell me that it sounds like PF, but he can't be sure.

I talked with Jenn today and we are tentatively planning on running a half marathon together sometime. I suggested Disney and then thought of the Disney Wine & Dine, so I think that's going to be the one. It is in October, so a lot is going to depend on where we end up. I think it would be fun to get orders to Newport, where they are. But who knows. We'll take it all one day at a time.

I also got to skype with Bill today, which is always the highlight of my day. I'm glad my customers understand. I can't wait to see him in person and be reminded how wonderful it feels to be held in those arms.

So all in all it has been a pretty decent week.