Sock Madness

As promised, here are the pictures of my socks in progress.

The Koigu Socks (second sock almost done)...









The Dana socks (sadly I haven't made much progress on these just yet)...









I've gotten really ambitious and doing two socks at once; from different skeins since I didn't want to separate the Berocco Sox into two balls...


I'm enjoying the sock knitting and I can't wait to have several pairs to choose from!

I Hate Interviews

I've had two interviews this week. I'm not the best at interviews (my opinion), although I do manage to make an impression. I think it has more to do with my honesty more than anything. I don't lie about anything and in an interview; I think people find it refreshing to see someone be honest.
So I made it through the interviews and now I'm in the process of negotiating salary on one of the jobs. It's a fantastic job and I would love to do it although it will require me to work in another city for a couple of years. So, more time on the road away from home. (Insert sarcastic YEA here) I'll have to get an apartment in this other city to stay in during the week and I'll come home on the weekends. I can live with this (I think). We'll see how things go. But I hate the negotiating portion of the process. The only reason I do it and try to get a higher salary is because women tend to get paid less than men doing the same job and; being in a field dominated by white males, I am going to continuously fight for equality in pay. So far I've been successful in getting paid what I'm worth but I still worry about people's initial reaction to my salary. But you know what. I'll get over that when I'm able to buy more yarn at the LYS.
So, during my time off I have gone sock crazy. I'm determined to knit up a week of socks before I start the new job so I can have my custom socks on. Kind of like a security blanket to give me a little boost of confidence while working. I'll be wearing trousers and loafers most of the time so having some pretty colors on my feet will be great. I'll upload pictures tomorrow of the four socks I have going right now. And they are all different. Can you believe it? I'm crazy, but my feet will be gorgeous.
So to those of you out there negotiating through life, I wish you the best. Get what you deserve and always make sure you deserve what you are asking for.

Journal Love

I have an addiction to journals, notebooks, paper and anything else made to record one's thoughts. I probably have hundreds of them. Some are completely written in, some are still blank, some are only half used. But that doesn't stop me from buying more of them.

When I discovered ETSY, I immediately looked for sellers of handmade journals and I found MyHandboundBooks. I ordered a small leather covered journal and I absolutely love it. I don't know what thoughts it's pages will hold but I can not wait to write the first words.

My love of journals has probably been a clue that I should have pursued a career in writing. I have always loved the idea of leaving a legacy behind and I'm finally going to start working towards that goal. I hope you all find your passion in life and choose to pursue it.

Happy writing, blogging, scrapbooking, making videos or whatever else suits your style of legacy preservation.