It's the most wonderful time of the year...

A few months ago, I made what, at the time, seemed like a very attainable goal. I decided to go 90% handmade this Christmas. And when I say "hand-made," I mean "hand-made by me." I did not take in to account the fact that I work full-time, go to school every night, and generally do not have any "extra" time. There are, what, ten days until Christmas? (Oh my, I hadn't really counted that until just now.) I've been knitting so much that my right index-finger has become a bit inflammed, which really puts a damper on my whole hand-made thing. I will never knit with a needle smaller than 10.5 again. (Okay, that's totally a lie, but, um, whatever.) Knitting is definitely one of my favorite things in the world, though. I can't wait until I'm finished with these Christmas gifts so I can branch-out and try some new techniques. I would love to try some socks (with 10.5s? reeeeaaaally?), and some beanies, and, and, and, uh, everything else in the world. It's seriously addicting. Despite the fact that my finger is throbbing and every stitch is painful, I can't put down what I'm working on now, and that's why I'm trying to blog. Very unsuccessfully, I might add.