Too Much to Do
It's true, I have too much to do. A kitchen half cleaned, dry handpaints ready to be packaged and put on the website, yarn to be washed, and those are just the things that I've started. What I am actually going to do is go upstairs and take a nap. Why? you may ask. Because yes, I got that lovely flu that has been going around. Hey, at least today I actually made it out of bed AND I'm actually eating something other than dry toast and ginger ale. But enough with my bellyacheing. Convergence is only 1 day away and I really want to go, so off to bed with me to heal as much as I can, hopefully I can still make it and all of my projects will still be here waiting for me like old, slightly neglected friends.

I saw something yesterday that kind of blew my mind. I knew it intuitively but to see it in print was a bit shocking. Knitters (and crocheters) are to a greater extent mathematicians. I, an avowed math hater, the one who has infinite trouble keeping a checkbook, a mathametician, get out. But then I thought about it. I supose I am. It kind of creeped up with out my realizing it. Geometry, percents, ratios, and I'm not talking about anything fancy, just your basic sweater. I think that part of designing is what appeals to me the the most. Figuring out how the stitches will work together to look good, how the numbers translate into stunning shapes. Math provides the structure to this hobby. Well consider my mind blow, or at least changed.

Introduction
To the world at large:
This is an introduction of me, Holly, hence why the title of this little piece is entitled introduction. So this is me in a nutshell: I am a Christian, mother, wife, teacher, spinner, knitter, business owner and writer. I am way too busy and love every minute. My purpose in writing this blog is two fold: 1. So that people who visit my website sheeptosweater.com might get to know me a little bit (and hopefully don't go running for the hills). and 2. to give me a place to practice writing. A bit of explanation about that last comment. As a teacher I believe that it is my job to teach students how to be better readers, writers and speakers. I also believe that one should practice what they preach, so to that end I hope to practice writing so as to improve my skills. I've always been a little hit and miss with journals and diaries in the past so we will see how this turns out. My goal is to write at least once a week, but hopefully more.