Ebb and Flow

Life is all about balance. Give and Take. Ebb and Flow. Yin and Yang. Wax and Wane. And so, I am counting miles up and miles down.

The Miles Up are Runagogo miles.I'm more than half-way to the finish line! Woo hoo!! Although many people have already passed the 100 mile point, I'm trying very hard to pace myself. For blood sugar control, a couple miles each and every day works the best. If I hit my goal too early, I know I'll lose my motivation to get on the treadmill every day. Slow and steady will work best for me.

After my last post, I bet you can guess what my Miles Down are. YARN MILES!

(Yes, the total is slightly higher than the last post. I found a bit more that I hadn't logged into the stash spreadsheet.) I agree with everyone who commented that a good stash is nothing to be ashamed of. But the sheer mass of yarn is starting to make me feel nervous and pressured. And it's sad to think of it all sitting there, wondering when it will be turned into the beautiful project it was born to become. I know I'm not the only person out there who feels like this. Today, I was listening to a great new podcast, Stash and Burn, and Jenny and Nicole were discussing this very thing. Go ahead and check them out, you won't be sorry.

But I digress. While I am still not going on an official yarn diet, I have decided to always turn to my stash first and knit up some of the projects that I've had waiting in the wings before buying any new yarn. I plan to keep track of my Stash Miles in the sidebar, and put a real dent in it. We'll see how that goes!!