Wool & Words

When I got to the hotel last night (at 10:30 p.m. CST), I set about the oh-so-arduous task of uploading pics, a task that would have been a breeze had I remembered to bring the cord for my camera along on the trip! Alas, no picture transfer = no pics for the blog.

I did turn my sights to a bit more knitting. The Nymph Pi is coming along fine and, as EZ promised, it's excellent travel knitting. Oh so small and portable! I need to get a photocopy of the lace chart so that I don't have to lug the book around, and then I'll really be cooking with gas!

On the way home from Lake Charles today I stopped off at Barnes and Noble (I really miss Borders!) to look for a yoga book. I found Yoga to Go which has routines to counter various travel related physical ailments (as well as some mighty good advice about adopting a great travel attitude). I've been really struggling with back pain lately, I think from Poor Posture when standing (which I do a lot of) and Lifting With My Back (which is the devil's way, apparantly). We'll see if this regiment helps with the pain because, in the wise words of Carly Simon (who is, I think, one of my personal goddesses) I haven't got time for it.

The teaching went really well today and yesterday. I think I'm getting the hang of it and enjoying it a lot more. I shouldn't speak too soon, though, as I have 6 classes this weekend in a Big City (Lake Charles, where I taught yesterday and today is small) and the kids may be a bit tougher to crack. No matter--I'm having fun and enjoying the experience. And every class taught brings me one class closer to finishing and getting home, which is where I'm longing to be.

Go on and hug a pet or a loved one or both. The world is a beautiful place.