my things are changing

My knitting has been coming along well.  I have finished the pink ribbon illusion scarf.  I'm not completely happy with this, as after I finished I realized that the pink ribbon is on opposite sides of the scarf.  I also feel that the ribbon itself is streached out a bit long.  Both are things that I can correct if, or when, I make another one.

I also finished the tea cozy for my MiL.  I think it is a bit big, but my wife says that it should fit because the tea pot that my Mil has is bigger than ours.  I'm thinking about possibly making a pad to go with the tea cozy, but that will depend on the amount of time that I have.

I have finished one of the mittens for my BiL.  I made a couple mistakes on it, but I think overall it went well.  I have just finished the thumb gusset on the second one, so this project is comming a long well.

Speaking of time, I should have a lot.  I was fired form my job on Wednseday.  While I have been unhappy there for quite a while, I would have prefferd to be looking for a new job while I was still employeed.  I have been spending the last couple days talking to recruiters, searching and applying for jobs and doing some chores around the house. 

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