A Wise Choice

Happy Friday, friends! Even though my alarm went off at the normal time and I woke up with a bit of a headache (which I'm blaming on the snoring in my bed that woke me up at 5 a.m.), I am feeling very cheerful this morning and very glad I decided to take today off as a mental health day. I must have been somewhat clairvoyant because I actually need it! Yesterday was a very long day, starting with my mammogram (which was normal -- thank you for all the good thoughts) and ending with a nearly two-hour-long synagogue board meeting. Having knitting in my hands and a glass of wine next to me made that meeting a bit less painful, but only just. It's been a long week, so having a bonus day off is a very good thing.

Thanks in large part to last night's meeting, I do have a finished object for the week -- the first of the charity headbands:

I like the squishiness of the fabric from the brioche, but it also took a while to knit because it's so compressed vertically, so I think for the second one I'm just going to do 1x1 rib on the edges and 2x2 rib in the middle.

Today Rainbow and I plan to do some shopping (Costco and Target) in the morning, and in the afternoon she is going to focus on getting her homework done and I'll take my walk. I also have about half of my weekly to-do list left to tackle, and it might just get done today. The weather forecast for the weekend is looking pretty terrible -- much colder, blustery, and even a chance of snow! -- so I'm going to enjoy not having to be planted in front of my computer while I can. I will likely still go out for my walks this weekend, but I expect I will hurry back to cover myself with wool and sip tea as soon as possible. I hope that means it will be a good crafting weekend with lots of project progress -- and I hope you have a great weekend with lots of crafting, too!