Jen Clodius

Too, too fun!

I met a new friend (TracyBird, on Ravelry) at World-Wide Knit In Public day. We chatted a bit, and discovered that neither of us had time (or, on my part, inclination) to spend more than a day at Black Sheep Gathering. Since she was already planning on a day trip Saturday, we agreed to go together.

Well!

What a fun trip that turned out to be! TracyBird is great company, we accommodated each other’s interests without (I think) particularly noticing, served as reciprocal enablers and stash enhancers, were both ready (again, I think) to leave about the same time, and generally had a fabulous time.

We ran into Gail, Duffy (of singing-to-the-Harlot fame), and Susan (all PDX bloggers) in the parking lot, but only ever saw Duffy again. We did get to see Tammy and Debbie from Blue Moon Fiber Arts (Socks That Rock!) (and I finally got to meet Kim, Tammy’s almost-grown, and very charming daughter). And I bought (without flinching three skeins of Rare Gems (bless you, Tina!)

All in all, a great day — and credit to TracyBird for allowing someone she’d just met to tag along!

I closed on the house on March 27, moved in March 28th. Since then, I’ve
- bought a new washer and dryer
- had the roof replaced
- had the furnace replaced
- had the water heater replaced
- had a heat pump installed
- bought some bits of furniture
- planned (with Tric’s help) what furniture I want to buy next
- gotten input from Tric on colors and themes and design and balance

I’ve begun to think that maybe I can stop analyzing every move quite so much — I may be getting to the point where I can stop thinking about *how* I live in the house, and start just living there.

But…

I noticed a couple of days ago that the fridge is running oddly. It turns on for a minute or two, turns off for 30 to 45 seconds, then turns on for a minute or two, then turns off for 30 to 45 seconds… I’m pretty sure that’s Not A Good Thing.

 sigh.