tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post6022418281139474381..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: What I Do When I'm Not Doing AnythingK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-52828856802850329682015-11-22T22:37:00.289-05:002015-11-22T22:37:00.289-05:00I am comforted to read about other peoples issues ...I am comforted to read about other peoples issues with winter and lack of light. It gets worse for me every year! Cleaning and cooking does help, and I think I am going to try a light even though I have sensitivity issues as well. I live in central MI and it must be very similar to Toronto! KellyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-83423565025337648542015-11-16T18:42:00.712-05:002015-11-16T18:42:00.712-05:00That's hilarious! I don't have access to C...That's hilarious! I don't have access to Costco (I'm a non-car person) but I have to find a better option than the visor. You're absolutely right - it's too glare-y - especially for a migraine-getter.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-63890712889299688242015-11-16T18:41:08.846-05:002015-11-16T18:41:08.846-05:00OK, I'm taking 6000 IUs of vit d per day. It&#...OK, I'm taking 6000 IUs of vit d per day. It's not doing any harm, that's for sure. And I hear you about jumping in the car. I'm ready to move to Ecuador at this point :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-60424807993837306202015-11-16T18:39:59.205-05:002015-11-16T18:39:59.205-05:00Thanks - and lovely project! I think I might seam ...Thanks - and lovely project! I think I might seam up the entire neck - I saw one finished garment on Ravelry that was made up this way. I can always try it and, if it looks weird on me, rip it out. It's just a seam, right?K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-937926731512212912015-11-16T18:38:23.244-05:002015-11-16T18:38:23.244-05:00OK, you have a very good system in place. I'm ...OK, you have a very good system in place. I'm trying these things btw and I'm not feeling any worse! I really need a fire place (which I don't have). Instead I'm fixated on the wood stove I'm putting into the house when we do the renovation.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-88663989654213477892015-11-12T11:54:35.991-05:002015-11-12T11:54:35.991-05:00I have made L'enveloppe as it happens. I made...I have made L'enveloppe as it happens. I made the small, you can see my project on Ravelry username Northmoon. I was happy with how it turned out and the pattern was an interesting change from yet another triangular shawl. <br /><br />I too hate the loss of daylight at this time of year.Northmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597456926736581361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-49372119325967489592015-11-08T19:39:03.759-05:002015-11-08T19:39:03.759-05:00my personal prescription for winter above the 40th...my personal prescription for winter above the 40th:<br /> - soaking up all the daylight possible<br /> - lots of lights on with daylight bulbs in them<br /> - happy-making food (things with spices and fruit and things roasted in the oven)<br /> - the fire :)<br /> - enjoying how gorgeous each season is (the colours of fall & the wonderful contrast of the cool bite under the sunshine, the way there is nothing quite as starkly beautiful as frost diamonds on the bushes in the morning light & the way snow glitters in the starlight)<br /> - planning something special for February because everything just gets a bit wearing by then...<br /><br />(I'm with ComfyCurvy on too many days of sunshine though - I get cranky & depressed :) )samalandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-41788995434982750352015-11-08T10:35:37.594-05:002015-11-08T10:35:37.594-05:00Oooh, I've never thought of it quite like that...Oooh, I've never thought of it quite like that! And I'm amazed that you find it so cozy and perfect to be practically in the arctic circle?!?! I'm aiming to feel ok about it. I think I just have to get to January and I'll be ok. That's when the weather tanks, but the light starts to re-emerge.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-1578409540486795522015-11-08T10:33:56.972-05:002015-11-08T10:33:56.972-05:00Ha! That's what my parents figured out. Now th...Ha! That's what my parents figured out. Now they live in the best climate ever, IMO - the Carolinian one.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-44142977610800878622015-11-08T10:19:39.287-05:002015-11-08T10:19:39.287-05:00I do have a light visor for this reason (see comme...I do have a light visor for this reason (see comment above about how I didn't use it due to light sensitivity). I'm going to pull it out and give it a go. And I really should book a winter trip to somewhere that isn't winter! I NEVER do that, somehow. I think I'm worried that the coming back will depress me so fundamentally that I won't be able to take it.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-81000213664645013902015-11-08T10:18:12.300-05:002015-11-08T10:18:12.300-05:00Oh, I'm sure you'll hear more about that p...Oh, I'm sure you'll hear more about that pattern - whether good or bad :-) I agree that some of the versions look terrific but most of them look weird and misproportioned, so I'm going to have to play it carefully. Stay tuned.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-86338353034840742742015-11-08T10:17:29.840-05:002015-11-08T10:17:29.840-05:00I have a full-spectrum light visor that I got for ...I have a full-spectrum light visor that I got for this very reason (a couple of years ago). I stopped using it because I was having serious light sensitivity with the migraines but I will pull it out of the drawer and set it up again. I've been thinking about it - just to ambivalent to get my ass off the couch!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-14040020422572359472015-11-08T10:16:22.897-05:002015-11-08T10:16:22.897-05:00I know! It's going one way or the other - here...I know! It's going one way or the other - here's hoping I've called it right.<br /><br />And thank you for your comment about managing the winter. Today I do intend to cook and bake my ass off - and it doesn't hurt that it's sunny outside.<br /><br />I'm pretty hard core about having a clean (and uncluttered house) so I don't know that I can maximize the deep clean - I try to make it deeply clean all the time :-) But I could sort my closet...K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-91332384188184957542015-11-08T10:14:56.037-05:002015-11-08T10:14:56.037-05:00I think you're right Gary. I also think that a...I think you're right Gary. I also think that age degrades one's natural propensity for winter - it's just too difficult! Thanks so much for your comment.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-8714865952037137112015-11-08T10:14:31.539-05:002015-11-08T10:14:31.539-05:00I discovered I was solar powered so I moved to the...I discovered I was solar powered so I moved to the tropics. Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402352199439757697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-61699422386019136772015-11-08T10:14:15.987-05:002015-11-08T10:14:15.987-05:00OK, I'm glad to know I'm not alone! (Thoug...OK, I'm glad to know I'm not alone! (Though I really hope you're feeling all better now.) How's the chest??K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-39485055927957731242015-11-08T00:16:17.158-05:002015-11-08T00:16:17.158-05:00The northern light thing is definitely a division,...The northern light thing is definitely a division, similar to Nightowls vs Larks. I gre up in Rocky Mtn desert country and by age 25, had had enough squinting into bright sun to last me a lifetime. I headed north, and then further north: England, WA, and finally here in Juneau, Alaska. Peupke here actuLly head to Seattle for little sun in winter. Not even kidding. I love the gray, misty green rainforest here. I enjoy a day or two of sun, but if it stays longer than 3 days, and hats & sunglasses are involved, I get annoyed, frankly. It's dark at 3:30pm now, and that just means more time for good books and Irish whiskey by the fire.ComfyCurvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15066188358572221432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-58429021729876790402015-11-07T20:14:05.584-05:002015-11-07T20:14:05.584-05:00I live in Seattle. I use a light box for 30 mins w...I live in Seattle. I use a light box for 30 mins when I get up, esp if it is still pitch dark outside. I sit about two feet in front of the light. I have a second light box set up on a high shelf that I use to light my sewing room. It really helps my seasonal dip into mental hibernation. Then I have the energy to plan a trip to a sunny place for Jan or Feb. Good luck.Claire R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09937988030390654215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-12886879193303134022015-11-07T19:11:40.632-05:002015-11-07T19:11:40.632-05:00Look forward to your further thoughts on L'env...Look forward to your further thoughts on L'enveloppe -- have the pattern, but haven't attempted it yet. Agreed that oversized does not look as good with this (at least from what I've seen on Ravelry). Something about the proportions just looks off when it's too long I think. An interesting piece when done right though --!good luck.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054898339904207513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-74815390381929011192015-11-07T17:02:58.426-05:002015-11-07T17:02:58.426-05:00I think it's become far more recognized and ac...I think it's become far more recognized and accepted that lots of people have trouble with autumn and winter. I was at cistron today, and they were selling those full spectrum 'sun' lights that you used to have to get prescribed by a doctor to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder. I don't know how effective this Costco one is, but obviously there's a lot of demand find them...Birdmommynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-57549844966539052322015-11-07T15:24:51.092-05:002015-11-07T15:24:51.092-05:00I think your wrap thing has the ability to look ei...I think your wrap thing has the ability to look either awesome or dorky, and it'll be a lot of work to find out which way that pendulum will swing. Fingers crossed for awesome!<br /><br />As for how people deal with winter, I think you just have to have the determination to not let it defeat you. Turn the cold and dark into a productive time and do something you enjoy to pass the hours. Open the blinds and let in what light you can, bake something, enjoy your hobbies, spend more time with your family. For example, we play a lot of games with the kids in the winter and spend time with other family as well. And this might just be me, but I find that if I clean my house (like a serious deep clean) in the Fall, it helps me breathe easier all winter. It's the little things, simple pleasures that will get you through. You can do it! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-1635639505040723672015-11-07T13:35:46.996-05:002015-11-07T13:35:46.996-05:00Hi
I just had to comment on your question of livab...Hi<br />I just had to comment on your question of livability North of the 40th. Just let me say that I believe one has to be genetically predisposed to put up with winter time shit in the North. I live on the 45th and I love all 4 seasons of the year.<br />BTW I enjoy your blog. Its entertaining and sometimes<br />thought provoking, to me anyway.<br />GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-72334738986168138192015-11-07T11:53:30.653-05:002015-11-07T11:53:30.653-05:00Ugh. I took Tuesday off because I woke up so light...Ugh. I took Tuesday off because I woke up so lightheaded that I had to lean against the wall as I tried to get ready! I decided nobody needed me to drive an hour in that state, so I stayed home, slept, and got better. Yes, it was partly because my month-long cold is predicatably settled in my lungs on it's way to becoming bronchitis... and yes, it was partly work stress... but really, I think it was daylight savings time. Not worth it!!!!! <br />I hope your weekend of relaxing helps - I wish there was more in the rest of your life that you could cut back on! Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306054198401843077noreply@blogger.com