Power Porridge

I'm over half way in my Channel swim and have just five weeks to go to swim the last 9 miles. I thought I'd be feeling super-fit by now; actually I've just felt shattered so far. But recently Kirsty reminded me that I need to be stocking up on protein and carbs in order to replenish my energy. Now why didn't I think of that?

So I have decided to follow my health and fitness guru's lead and start using chia seeds in my breakfast. I have been watching him sprinkling this stuff into his muesli every morning for months but its resemblance to fag ash has prevented me from following suit. However, this last few days, I have discovered that it actually tastes pretty good mixed into porridge, especially with banana and maple syrup on top. 

And I really do feel more energetic. Calais, here I come!

Hundreds of Little Ends

Progress on my left-overs cardigan has stalled. There are hundreds of little ends to weave in and I really hate weaving in hundreds of little ends. It's boring and fiddly and takes ages.

I will do it eventually but in the meantime I've started another stash-busting project and am trying to avoid the problem of hundreds of little ends by carrying the yarn up the side of the knitting rather than cutting it off to join in a new colour. But this means having to knit with lots of balls of yarn at the same time and it gets very tangled.

It's a dilemma - de-tangling every few rows or weaving in hundreds of little ends...