I am paying.off.my.student.loans. FOR REALZ.
na na na na10 years ago when I started my monthly payments, my student loan debt made my eyes cross. The balance I had accumulated was almost unfathomable to me. I couldn't even picture what my life would be like without a student loan debt looming over my head. The pay off date was so far in the future that I pretty much tricked myself into thinking that I'd have this payment forever. And it was a significant enough payment to feel a punch each month - in a way that was a constant reminder to me that I was not, in fact, using my degree in any lucrative way. For a while (before kids, ahem) I actually made a few double payments to try to get ahead, then that went out the window when I deferred my loan when I was jobless and between homes. I really never thought I'd see this day. In the past 10 years I have come to terms with the fact that I will never do what my education prepared me for (psychology), but I can honestly say that I do use some practical lessons from those studies in my job today and I continue to feel that it was all worth it. The fact that my student loan has been replaced with credit card debt and a mortgage doesn't at all overshadow the sense of pride and accomplishment I'm feeling right now. HUZZAH!
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GOODBYE.
And to just add a knitting touch to that sense of accomplishment - A FINISHED project! It's a super easy drop stitch scarf pattern (details on ravelry) that I found while searching for something to do with my Briar Rose yarn from Rhinebeck of last year. It was originally purchased for a Clapotis, but then, it didn't quite make it.
and here's a close up for ya:
It has the loveliest oil on water feeling to it - mostly blue, but with a shimmery yellow halo to it. It.Is.Awesome. I couldn't love it more.
You might remember that I was working on Juno a while back...
and well, I'm about 85% complete and seem to have run out of yarn. It's languishing in my closetin it's current almost completed state because I'm fairly sure I can get another skein close to the same color, but I'm not in any huge rush. It's possible that it will stay there forever.
And here's some gratuitous baby stuff for those of you who might be wanting it (Hi Theresa! I promised I'd deliver!) -
These are toddlers.
These are toddlers on hatebreed.
Any questions? Blame my brother in law. His music. His idea.
The wee demons are still running me ragged, and now challenging me on a verbal level too. I can't believe I can have conversations with them now (nothing huge, but definite back and forth dialogue). Scarlet is obsessed with boo boo remedies, she is constantly asking for ice or band-aids. She insists on wearing pink almost every day. In fact, I'm completely amazed at how gender-stereotypical their likes are. She gravitates to dolls, Blu to trains and cars. I had no hand in this. I gave them each the same toys (and dolls were never even in my house...until we were in the toy aisle at the drug store killing time and she went straight for the baby doll and started feeding it its bottle). She is also the caretaker, asking if people are ok and petting them in comfort if something has gone wrong. Blu is much more rambunctious - the other day I picked him up from day care and he was diving over a smallish plastic car thing (it was about as high as his waist). Diving over the top, head first, into the ground. Repeatedly. And loving it! (He never actually hit his head, but it sure did look like that was what he was aiming for.)
God help me.
