No Man's Land

I hope you had a merry, merry Christmas!! 

Do you ever feel that the days between Christmas and New Year's Day are no man's land? I never quite know what to do with myself. After the craziness of getting ready for Christmas and the holiday rush in my etsy shops, everything just suddenly comes to a dead halt! People seem like they're in a sort of fog right now. Nothing is expected of anyone right now. Can't really get ready for any holiday, it's a little early for "spring cleaning", most Christmas decorations are still up, etc. I guess we're supposed to be standing in line with returns. 

The last few days, I've been:

• Spending a lot of time on our new Christmas couch. It's so comfy and pretty.
• Watching favorite movies like Little Women and Gone With the Wind
• Satisfying cravings for yummy, chewy artisan bread with olive oil or goat cheese, avocados and diet coke. *shrug*
• Fighting lots of snow and ice around here - driving is scary!
• Knitting up a storm
• Lazing around the house with Dustin and Lucy.

I've made quite a bit of headway on this new knitted blanket pattern!

 

I love it because you add squares by picking up stitches from the previous square - no sewing squares together! It's supposed to help use up your stash and be fun and colorful so I've been enjoying choosing colors as I go. 

 

The pattern is from Living Crafts, a wonderful magazine if you have kids and/or like using natural materials to craft with. They have some great ideas and patterns!

So that's what I've been doing, how have you been spending the days after Christmas?

Comments

[dawn]

I LOVE that blanket!!! It's going to be so colorful and fun. And I love using things up. Make sure you post a picture when you're done. And I agree -- I've been in a total funk since the day after Christmas. Our tree was getting very crisp -- so he's now at the curb -- and that hasn't helped my mood. I actually miss it! It helped fill up space in my too-big house. My daughter suggested an after-Christmas party. She's four -- and I think I should listen to her more. :)