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This week is a short week and I'm glad of that for work. Its been a slog of paperwork after paperwork.

bertana commented on her last post about being a "maker" and well, when all you produce is just virtual things that only a select group of people see its disheartening. Its not as bad as when I couldn't talk about my work but its still not productive in my eyes and in my brain. I've been inspired after Estrella and talking and seeing what my friends have been doing and I realized that I've been stalled out on Lois's blanket. I'm making good progress now but its been so slow. I'm determined to finish things and have the socks making progress and I think I'm 12 rows from finishing the blanket body before I do the edging which I've yet to decide upon what type.

Yesterday I printed out the cutest things to make for Easter Bunnies including making more BUNNY NUGGETS!!! and then I want to make some BUNNY CUBES!!!!. Seriously cute and seriously easy and I can make a lot of them in an afternoon/evening and hand them out. Plus they get rid of scrap yarn and I have a bit of that.

But yes, make things....that used to be me...I was productive. Ronnie and Dorinda used to ask for essence of me to finish things and I miss that. So, make stuff!

I hit the gym yesterday (yay!) and did squats. Oof, did I have problems keeping my form straight. Oof. But it was good and the guys, as always, in the professional weight room were awesome and even had one help me get things shifted for my height and what I wanted to lift. I only did 4 sets of 8-10 at 65# but that was enough. I then did some deadlifts which I'm still trying to work out how to not make my back ache from them. Something in my form needs to be tweaked. I then did calf raises and did my core routine before getting on the treadmill. All in all it was good. I did not get the "high" from it I had on Monday but the weather has turned to rainy and I'm tired which then means I'm more tired with working out. Its all good though.

Headed to knit night and it was shawl show off night which was pretty to see. 3 of our ladies finished shawls and they were gorgeous. The one that Theresa made I may have to do the pattern which was The Dhania Shawl. Again, inspired. The other two shawls, one form Jane Austen knits were beaded and lacey and pretty but not quite my speed right now. Maybe someday.

Got home and worked on socks and the blanket and read some fic while mel played Minecraft. I was cold from the rain and my running shoes getting wet leaving the gym due to the rain so I snuggled up with two cups of tea and my projects. It was nice.

Today will be laundry and projects when I get home. Seriously, laundry. I do hope to make it to the gym tomorrow but it will depend on how late we sleep in.