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As some of you know my family is planning to move soon. In order to make room to pack up some of the non-essentials I had to box up my yarn, patterns and fabric fairly early on. The boxes they're in are now at the bottom of a large stack of other boxes. I haven't made anything since early February and I'm going stir crazy.
In a fantastic bit of serendipity, I was in the right place at the right time and talking to the right person about not having a working sewing machine. She just happened to have one that she was planning to give to charity and would I like to take it off of her hands? Of course I jumped at the chance and we picked it up the next day. We don't really have room for it right now, and I haven't been able to try it out because my fabric is in boxes, but I have a working sewing machine now. I could happy dance if I weren't going stir crazy from not being able to craft anything. rofl

You should have seen me the week before I got my Denise circulars. I wanted sooooo badly to start knitting the stuff in Treasury of Magical knitting, but didn't have long enough circulars.

My husband promised me we'd go up on Saturday. Due to circumstances beyond our control, we didn't get there until tuesday. gonk

I was seriously hopping around like a little kid a week before Christmas. I can see my presents from distant relatives under the tree but I can't touch them yet! gonk

(My husband thought I was adorkable though whee )

I'm going crazy right now because my coursework has kept me away from my crafts! Wah! I don't want to work, I want to sew or cross-stitch or crochet! crying

Yeah, i know what you mean... which is why i like crocheting so much. It only requires one hook and some yarn, which easily fits in a purse.

Could you really happy dance, anyway, with all those boxes around? lol

I REALLY would like some room for my sewing machine and serger - I haven't used them in over a year. So, yarn stuff has had to keep me happy.

If anyone knows how to convert Gaia gold to real money, please let me know so I can get a bigger place so I FINALLY get a sewing / craft room! rofl

Thanks for the good wishes, I think I need them. Where in Oregon did you move to if I may ask? We're leaving NW Oregon for Northern Washington.

Ah, you got to hang out with the Oregon hippies. lol Eugene's Saturday Market rocks, but we haven't been down there in ages.
I'd love to get out to the east coast in the fall to see the leaves turn. I hear it's a lovely sight.


*Currently distracting myself by rereading Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince.*

A little bit of an update:
My yarn is still in boxes, my patterns are still in boxes, but I found a magazine with a few basic sewing patterns for a doll that I have that really needs a wardrobe. I have two pages of scribbles, planning what I'm going to make for her and how to modify the patterns I have into what I want. It's not quite the same as having a project in my hands but it will have to do.
Our offer on the house we want has been accepted, but we are still working on a loan. The lender says that we WILL get a loan, he's just working on getting us the best one for us. The house is big enough that we can have a guest room that I can craft in when we don't have houseguests. It will be the first time I've ever had a whole room for crafty stuff (since we don't have houseguests often biggrin ).
I did think that we'd be moved by now though, that's why everything got packed up when it did. I had to pack the craft stuff to get to the rest of the living room. If I'd known it was going to take months for us to get moved I would have definitely kept my craft stuff within reach.