Ahh retail therapy. Never underestimate the power of new YARN! Last month I indulged myself in a whole slew of indulgent yarny goodness.  Financial guru Jean Chatzky warns us fans of retail therapy to STOP and ask ourselves "Is this purchase necessary?". Hmm, yes, I did in fact feel like I NEEDED 5 skeins of beautiful Noro Big Kureyon. The lovely blue-greeny woolly yumminess called out to me...at 50% off! How could I say no? I threw aside good financial sense (what savings and IRA accounts?), and said "BAH!" to Ms. Chatzky's suggestion to rank and prioritize my retail therapy wants.

mmm...don't you feel better already just looking at it? I sure do!

The package containing my Noro lovelies (and more!) arrived just I was headed back to the office after my lunch break. I tore open the package (can one calmly open a box knowing what goodies lie within?) and literally squealed out loud, much to the chagrin of my perpetually scared-shitless guinea pigs. Unable to leave my beauties at home, I stuffed a hank into my purse and headed back to work.

At work, I periodically pulled it out of my bag to admire it...the colors! the texture! the twisty, pretty hank-iness of it! (I love it when yarn comes in hanks!) I'd covertly pull it out of my bag, untwist it, ooh and ahh over it, retwist it, then stash it back in my bag. (heheh, the first couple comments reminded me of the SNIFFING that goes  on with yarn admiration...oh the sniffage! how could I forget?)

This continued beyond work, and into the evening at the hospital. Does anyone else do this? There must be some of you among the ranks of us yarn-hos that display this seemingly strange behavior. Is this further evidence of my definite yarn addiction?

This is just one of my many recent yarn acquisitions, the rest of which will be soon be photographed, posted and added my slowly cataloged stash. However, I've decided to COOL IT after seeing the final calculations for my March expenditures...observe...

   

I spent more on YARN in March than I did on FOOD!! *gasp!* Yarn was my number 2 expense after rent and bills. Hmm, perhaps I do have a problem...

I decided a thorough inventory of my stash is in order. While organizing the stash, I found crazy amounts of UFOs laying around, patiently awaiting the moment when inspiration spurs me to complete them.

While the Great Stash and UFO Organization of 2007 takes place, I'll be knitting away on my newest project, the "All over lace pullover" pattern I ordered from kpixie. (And yes, I decided the next chunky number could wait until next Fall.)

Cute! I'm knitting it with Elann's Sonata, a nice, basic, no nonsense mercerized cotton.  I've already finished about 6 inches of the body.

Cheers to yarn and yarn-hos!