Full disclosure
June 30th, 2005
Okay, it’s time for me to fess up…Basically, that “appointment” that I was telling you about was a job interview at the Spokane Public Library, for a Youth Services Librarian position. As it turns out, I got the job! Yay! I will be moving to back to Spokane by August 16th which is my first day on the new job. I’ve got a lot of work to do 
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I’m so excited to work in this field of Librarianship, as well. I’ve been working in Academe for about six years, one of those years as a Science Librarian. And it’s been great. Wonderful experience and the people I have worked with here have been so good to me. It will be sad to leave them. But when I first decided to go to library school my intention, upon graduation, was to be a children’s librarian. So I feel like I will be where I am supposed to be, you know?
Sorry to build this up so much! I mean, it’s not like I’m the first person in the world to get a new job 
. But I just didn’t want to make it public until I told my boss, which I did today. whew!
I have an FO to show you. It’s my recycled silk afghan. Here she is lounging on my chair. I’m glad it’s done. I did have a MAJOR bonehead moment last night, though. grrrr. I was so stoked because I had finished the mind-numbing task of attatching the fringe and I was in the process of weaving in my loose ends. I did something really stoopid. when I trimmed my “end” after weaving it in, I had accidentally cut a stich. ARG! I was so mad at myself! I’m not having very good luck lately with finishing my knits, am I? Don’t ask my how I fixed it. It was hella janky and I’m embarrassed to say (I thing I just tied the two loose ends together into a knot). I pray it doesn’t come loose someday, but it probably will. sigh.
Here is my progress on the Vintage Cami. It seems like it takes forever to knit a round of this, but the good news is that there will be no seaming, which is great. I am going to focus on fininishing this over the weekend and then I will start my step mom’s Leonora. Then I will finish Lucky Clover.
Oh, I finally got my IK in the mail on Tuesday! I really like a lot of the patterns in this issue. I’m already trolling around for Rowan Kid Classic for the Greek Pullover . But I keep stopping myself. I mean, I’m moving to another state, for crissakes. I do not need to add to the yarn stash. It’ll be there when I get around to it. I also really like Chenille Cutaway Jacket, the Union Sqare Pullover, the Drop Stitch Cardigan (I’d do it in a solid color), and the Blissful Jacket. I wish I could knit faster
Entry Filed under: General, Recycled Silk Afghan, Vintage Cami
11 Comments
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andrea | June 30th, 2005 at 2:37 pm
yayyayayayy! congrats congrats ~ i bet you’ll be a kick-ass *great* youth services librarian! what a great job, go you!
;)
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Dianne | June 30th, 2005 at 2:43 pm
I’m so happy for you! Are you guys going to buy a house???
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Karma | June 30th, 2005 at 3:11 pm
“Hella janky.” Yeah, I think you’ll make a great children’s librarian! Snort! Seriously, I’m really excited for you and your new wonderful job, and selfisly excited for me because I’ll have a greater chance now of meeting you someday. We’ll only be across the mountains from one another!
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amanda | June 30th, 2005 at 4:30 pm
Congratulations, Monica
That’s awesome news, I’m so happy for you. I agree with Andrea, you are going to rock as a YA librarian!
I’m totally jealous too because I sometimes feel like, in some parallel universe, I should be a YA librarian (that YA lit, I can’t get enough of it)
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Katherine | June 30th, 2005 at 8:37 pm
Go Girl! Its your Birthday!! Hurrah Hurrah!! I drink to your new job and to you following your dream!!
Don’t worry about the fix-it job too. thats the kind of thing that makes hand knitting “hand knitting”. Its that lil bit-o-monica in every stich!
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Kris | June 30th, 2005 at 9:21 pm
Congratulations on the new job!
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Christie | June 30th, 2005 at 9:37 pm
Congrats on the new job…Washington state’s gain is our loss!
I love the Greek pullover too…isn’t it purty!
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Lolly | July 1st, 2005 at 4:10 am
hip hip hooray for Moni! it is a BIG deal–you are taking a new job and moving–that is always big! I wish you the best of luck in the next few weeks getting things settled–what an exciting time for you!
Love the new afghan. I imagine it is quite heavy with the recycled silk–perfect for those chilly Washington nights (they do get chilly, right?)
Have a lovely weekend, dear!
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Heidi | July 1st, 2005 at 7:07 am
I have to chime in with the congratulations! Have a great final 1.5 months at your current place and good luck on the move too!
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Becky | July 4th, 2005 at 11:23 pm
WOO HOO! Congratulations! [Passes champagne all around.]
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Nancy | July 7th, 2005 at 1:56 pm
Big congratulations on the job, especially since it’s what you’ve wanted.
I would have done the same thing on the throw - no harm, that yarn will hide it fine. Looks good from here.
Cami looks great too. I understand about the sizing, but maybe the wash will solve. Great color. Too bad about the Sonata - I have that in statsh. Oh well, as you say, it’s cheap.