{"id":946,"date":"2011-11-24T23:45:37","date_gmt":"2011-11-24T20:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chocolatemintsinajar.com\/craft\/?p=946"},"modified":"2011-11-24T23:45:37","modified_gmt":"2011-11-24T20:45:37","slug":"blogging-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemintsinajar.com\/craft\/2011\/11\/blogging-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes blogging is so hard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, sometimes it is. \u00a0I was in Egypt in the first 2 weeks of November and that should explain a part of my absence. \u00a0Then the situation in Egypt took a wrong turn and when I am stressed, \u00a0I just can&#8217;t make stuff. \u00a0My hands and my heart refuse to cooperate with what my head tells them to do. \u00a0I feel the same way about blogging. \u00a0I sat down dozens of times and just stared at the New Post page as if it were written in some alien language. \u00a0The words just would not come out. \u00a0But right now I am forcing myself to get back on track. My heart will always be in Egypt but since the situation seems like it might drag on for some time, I might as well get myself sorted out.<\/p>\n<p>When I was there I managed to knit another <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chocolatemintsinajar.com\/craft\/2011\/10\/wednesdays-wip-knitting-hat-addiction\/\" target=\"_blank\">November Hat<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chocolatemintsinajar\/6396276093\/\" title=\"Another November Hat by ChocolateMintsInaJar, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7173\/6396276093_1ebeba88eb.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" alt=\"Another November Hat\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I also took lots of pictures<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chocolatemintsinajar\/6396273557\/\" title=\"Recycling Egyptian Style by ChocolateMintsInaJar, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7021\/6396273557_5a213a4358.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" alt=\"Recycling Egyptian Style\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I got some yarn (this is just a sneak peak)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chocolatemintsinajar\/6396279903\/\" title=\"Some Yarn by ChocolateMintsInaJar, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6045\/6396279903_f599713dc4.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Some Yarn\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But ever since I got back I have been swatching, frogging, casting on, frogging again and so on.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chocolatemintsinajar\/6396288395\/\" title=\"Swatching by ChocolateMintsInaJar, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7172\/6396288395_17da341ba7.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Swatching\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I did get a knitting basket, finally.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chocolatemintsinajar\/6396227623\/\" title=\"The knitting basket by ChocolateMintsInaJar, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7170\/6396227623_ed26a5dcba.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"The knitting basket\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And I think I just might have started something I like.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chocolatemintsinajar\/6396225059\/\" title=\"A start by ChocolateMintsInaJar, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6099\/6396225059_df46a4a321.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"A start\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And taking more pictures.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chocolatemintsinajar\/6396283537\/\" title=\"Tiny Apple by ChocolateMintsInaJar, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6042\/6396283537_c95cbde9de.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Tiny Apple\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What have you been up 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