lost my knitting mojo?

The big push to get the purple cardi finished has robbed me of my knitting mojo. I haven't picked up the needles since last Friday. I even brought my knitting camping over the weekend but never took it out of the bag (except to show it to a very disinterested 'tween. I am so uncool).
There are 2 baby showers coming up, babies due in August but showers at the end of June. I have, of course, enough yarn to clothe both kids many times over, but need something to get me going...suggestions?
Anyone else ever have this blah feeling?

P.S. I am slooowly burning those Guilty Pleasure CDs. Your patience is appreciated :)

Ta dah!

A momentous day.
The purple cardi is done! And the birthday Jaywalkers are ready too (top right).
Blocking away on the dining room table (I won't need it again till Thanksgiving so no rush)
Of course, I am still adding to the stash. I was in Bryan, Texas this week, at The Hook and Needle ( lovely wee store) and got some "Flat Feet." Basically a piece of knitted fabric that you knit from, without ever rolling into a ball. Colours are great, and I'm planning to go to Goodwill to pick up an old knitted wool sweater next time I need some sock yarn ;)

Guilty Pleasures: the final cut

OK - so had to make some cuts as there isn't a music CD (that I could find) that holds 71 songs. So may I present:

Guilty Pleasures - Rock:

You Shook Me All Night Long/AC/DC
You Give Love A Bad Name/Bon Jovi
Total Eclipse of The Heart/Bonnie Tyler
Money for Nothing/Dire Straits
Sweet Child O' Mine/Guns N' Roses
Me and Bobby McGee/Janis Joplin
Don't Stop Believin'/Journey
Rock n Roll all nite/KISS
Paradise by the Dashboard Light/Meat Loaf
Come As You Are/Nirvana
Crazy Train/Ozzy Osbourne
We Are the Champions/Queen
Black Betty/Ram Jam
I Wanna Be Sedated/The Ramones
The Galway Girl /Steve Earle
Come Sail Away/Styx
Whiskey In The Jar/Thin Lizzy
Pride (In The Name Of Love)/U2
Jump/Van Halen
Brown Eyed Girl/Van Morrison

and

Guilty Pleasures - Pop:
All Out Of Love/Air Supply
I Write The Songs/Barry Manilow
Uptown Girl/Billy Joel
Top of the World/Carpenters
If You Leave Me Now/Chicago
Brick House Commodores
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)/Dead Or Alive
I Want To Know What Love Is/Foreigner
MMMBop/Hanson
Like A Virgin/Madonna
Beat It/Michael Jackson
The Other Woman/Ray Parker Junior
Can't Fight This Feeling/REO Speedwagon
Never Gonna Give You Up/Rick Astley
Don't You (Forget About Me)/Simple Minds
We Built This City/Starship
When Will I See You Again/The Three Degrees
Africa/Toto
The Hustle/Van McCoy

Like I said - let me know if you'd like a copy!

Fancy clothes

The Tuvstarr is blocking...The purple cardi!: Cast off the second sleeve last night while watching Roman Holiday. Had a girls night in - my friend (a Bombay native) stayed over, and helped me finally try on the sari DH got for me in India last year:
I could easily get used to dressing this fancy...

The long list of Guilty pleasure songs

Here they are:
If I didn't include your suggestion there's probably a real good, irrational reason*. Like I slowdanced with this one guy to Phil Collins...nope even 20+ years later that's still off the list.

GUILTY PLEASURE SING-ALONGS
Crank it up and let ‘er rip

Take On Me
a-Ha

You Shook Me All Night Long
AC/DC

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Aerosmith

All Out Of Love
Air Supply

All I Really Want
Alanis Morissette

Sugar Sugar
The Archies

You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Bachman-Turner Overdrive

I Write The Songs
Barry Manilow

Stayin' Alive
Bee Gees

Piece of My Heart
Big Brother & the Holding Company

Lovely Day
Bill Withers

Uptown Girl
Billy Joel

You Give Love A Bad Name
Bon Jovi

Livin' On A Prayer
Bon Jovi

Total Eclipse of The Heart
Bonnie Tyler

Top of the World
Carpenters

If You Leave Me Now
Chicago

Tubthumping
Chumbawamba

Brick House
Commodores

(I Just) Died in Your Arms
Cutting Crew

You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
Dead Or Alive

Come On Eileen
Dexys Midnight Runners

Money for Nothing
Dire Straits

I Touch Myself
Divinyls

Return To Innocence
Enigma

A Little Respect
Erasure

I Want to Know What Love Is
Foreigner

Radar Love
Golden Earring

Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses

Hollaback Girl
Gwen Stefani

What Is Love
Haddaway

MMMBop
Hanson

You Sexy Thing
Hot Chocolate

I Want You Back
The Jackson 5


Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett

Jack & Diane
John Mellencamp

Ring Of Fire
Johnny Cash

Don't Stop Believin'
Journey

Carry On Wayward Son
Kansas

Rock 'n Roll All Nite (Live)
Kiss

You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Leo Sayer

Like A Virgin
Madonna

Paradise By the Dashboard Light
Meat Loaf
Beat It
Michael Jackson

Love Hurts
Nazareth

Come As You Are
Nirvana

Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne

I'm So Excited
The Pointer Sisters

U Got The Look
Prince

Purple Rain
Prince And The Revolution

We Are the Champions
Queen

Black Betty
Ram Jam

I Wanna Be Sedated
The Ramones

The Other Woman
Ray Parker Junior

Can't Fight This Feeling
REO Speedwagon

Never Gonna Give You Up
Rick Astley

Don't You (Forget About Me)
Simple Minds

Mandinka
Sinéad O'Connor

Baby Got Back
Sir Mix-A-Lot

We Built This City
Starship

Come Sail Away
Styx

Where's Me Jumper
Sultans Of Ping

Eye Of The Tiger
Survivor

Tell It To My Heart
Taylor Dayne

Whiskey In The Jar
Thin Lizzy

Africa
Toto

Pride (In The Name Of Love)
U2

The Hustle (Original Mix)
Van McCoy

Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison

Y.M.C.A.
Village People

Low Rider
War

Here I Go Again
Whitesnake

OK so some serious cuts must be made. The average CD holds 80 min of music (not 5 hours like this playlist...) Plus - how can I have Thin Lizzy and The Carpenters on one mix?
What to do - come up with sub-genres?
Suggestions please - and the offer to get you a CD of the final mix still stands. I've been having fun listening to these - all but a few already on my itunes list ;)




*I was just as irrational when it came to picking DS's name: so many otherwise decent names were out because of past experiences with people of the suggested name...