SQUIRREL!!!

At work, we have a meeting group that tends to go off topic....a lot....it's quite predictable, actually. We laugh. Some of us interject with the phrase "Squirrel!" (borrowed from the animated movie "Up!" where the talking dog gets easily distracted), and others comment "Oh Shiny!"  I'm not usually so structured or rigid in my processes where a little "Squirrel!" moment isn't welcome, but I will admit there are times when I question our lack of focus on the issue at hand.  Why is it then, that being distracted by a new knitting project or
pattern doesn't seem to cause me the same angst?

My last post referenced the new things -- yarns, patterns, techniques -- I'm anxious to try. This was in contrast to the previous post highlighting my "clean-up" efforts this summer, finishing all those "starts" of the previous year(s). You'd think that would be deterrent enough to make me think twice about succumbing to the squirrel moments.

But no.... at last count, I had 10 knitting projects awaiting my attention, all in various stages of progress. And the call of the yarn is loud and clear. I started yet another project this week (but in fairness, I did try a new technique with this pattern, so...!), and I'm really (really!) tempted to try another design I've been oogling.

I think I'm ready to surrender to the squirrel.... isn't that why they're summer critters? Their collections sustain them all year, and each summer they replenish their stores. I've cleaned the slate and replenished my "squirrel list" for the winter.... I'll nibble away on it for the next few months, and then clean house next summer before restocking the nest for the next knitting season.

Celebrate the Squirrel! Or am I just nuts....