Time

It's a cliche, 'where does time go'? But I'm sure that as you get older, it seems there is so much more to cram in, more to get done whilst you can. More knitting projects - I've got so many planned, more gardening to do - my garden's looking pretty bare and more things to see, more places to experience. The plan for this year is Berlin for a weekend and also a girls' weekend away. That's a big deal for me; for many years I've not travelled far and definitely not without Mr HB in tow.

I think I'm possibly having a mini mid-life crisis with a looming birthday. Right now it's manifesting itself in me being dissatisfied at work, wanting to trade in my Honda for a Fiat 500 - they are so snazzy and deciding that damn it, I hate housework and I'm going to get a cleaner!! That gives me more knitting time, although I would be lying if I said that doing housework took too much time away from knitting hah hah!

Also, many people seem to be ill at the moment. There have been a few bereavements that have impacted people I care about. I'm getting to that age when you have to face mortality of parents and also that it means you are mortal too. As some one who's always been possibly unhealthily obsessed with the idea that people I love may die, this is quite difficult to deal with. But I'm trying. I hear of another bereavement and I say, that's sad and they had a good life and try to take that in and mean it with my heart and not just my head. I'm trying, I'm sort of getting there.

I think about things very deeply. If I don't have space to think things through I get terribly agitated. I think this blog may reflect more of those thoughts than I first imagined. Certainly at the moment there is a lot to think about. Life doesn't feel that happy for many people, but I still smile and laugh every day. So, to make me smile and possibly my one other reader, this is what's making me smile and laugh at the moment:

- Making up alternative car names with Mr HB (Toyota Chlamydia for example)

- Meeting fellow knitters in real life and online

- Buying aubergine seeds early - this year they will grow

- My catties - love them, love them

- Realising I can do my job

- The Virgin Atlantic Advert - brilliant

- Knowing winter is over and spring is tangibly close

- Listening to music and singing along

- Just a Minute - Sue Perkins and Liza Tarbuck ganging up on Giles Brandreth - fab

- QI 

I'm going to post my blog title to Knitty now. Welcome Knitties to my world.