ten things I wish I liked.

...happy to be back with carole today, but surprised how hard it was to come up with this list. of course the first two were easy.
1. poached eggs. I really want to love eggs benedict, but it's hard when I don't like poached eggs.

2. black coffee. I've tried (on purpose and on accident when we run out of milk), but I just can't do it.
then after that first cup of coffee (with hot skim milk thank you very much), I came up with a few more.

last summer's herb "garden"

3. gardening. my mom and my sister are so good at it, and many of the blogs I read are filled with lovely gardens (kym and kristen are two of my favorites). but I can't manage more than a few pots of annuals and herbs. and this year, I haven't even managed that!

4. driving. living in suburban atlanta, driving is necessary. I'd much rather walk, or ride a bike. ...although I must admit the hour plus I spent in the car this morning after I dropped katie at the airport wasn't bad despite the rush hour traffic. because I had podcasts to listen to. the yarniacs, doubleknit, fresh air and craft lit. I was actually sorry to pull into the garage!

5. showering at night. so I could have more time in the morning, but I have hair that just doesn't "do" after a night's sleep.

but these last five were hard.

6. crochet. yeah, I'll do it if I have to, but if I liked it, I'd make this beautiful blanket.

7. non-fiction books.

8. camping.

9. magic loop. so I wouldn't have to worry about my dpn's coming out of my socks. (shoot, why not get crazy and say toe-up socks, too, because then I'd never worry about running out of yarn for the toes...but let's face it, I'm a cuff-down dpn sock knitter!)

10. playing games.

...I'm smiling thinking about the me that would be if I really did like these ten things. very different. and as a package, I'm really not sure how I'd feel about myself. I think I'd be better off taking just a couple than all ten at once!

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