Tangled Web

Yesterday, I drank too much coffee. With an addictive personality, it shouldn't be too surprising. So, of course I couldn't sleep. Instead, I stayed up and spun yarn. I'm getting better at it, although, I know I have a ways to go yet. The picture above is of my drop spindle and the small ball of yarn I spun. I made it so little because I couldn't wait to see how it would turn out once plied. Plying is when you twist two strands together. It makes a much stronger yarn this way. It's too small to make anything, but I'm working on another spindle full. Eventually, I'll make something from this yarn of mine.

The diet went well yesterday. I was a bit anxious, but ok. I always have some emotional stress when I start. I'm either really cranky or lethargic or anxious. I think it's simply my body reacting to the change. In a few days, I'll feel euphoric, which is wonderful! I think it's a purely chemical reaction. We women are accustomed to those chemical/hormonal changes, and that is exactly how this feels. I'm just going to have to watch the coffee consumption. Having something in my hands like a crochet hook or a spindle helps. It's hard to shovel the food in when my hands are occupied.

Tomorrow, I'm taking Buddy down to my sister-in-law to be trained. He's getting too big for me to handle as he is. I'm afraid that he'll pull me on to the ground sometime and break something. I want to walk with him. I need to walk with him. But I need him to be my partner and not my adversary.