Day 2: Project Drudgery

There are very few things as relentless, as mundane, and as soul diminishing, as housework. OK, maybe I'm being overly dramatic, but seriously, my kids want to eat every single day, several times! The clothes just keeps getting dirty, over and over again. Dirty dishes, toys, dust, and dog hair are constantly reproducing.  Oh, the drudgery! It never fucking ends. You are never, ever done. But I secretly love it too. A bed full of neatly folded clothing calms my nerves and I find great comfort in an organized pantry.  I've finally had to come to terms with the fact that I have a love/hate relationship to domesticity.

This projects is a mediation on the drudgery and the joy that is domestic labor. In 2014 I will make a granny square every day. No matter what. And in the end I will, at the very least, have 365 granny squares. I'm really excited to have a visual representation of daily work, because unlike dishes or laundry, I will be able to accumulate the material outcome of my work. A huge wall of granny squares!!!! I can't wait.

Here is day 2's square. It's made out of sock yarn which is my favorite yarn to work with. It's so thin and soft and comes in great colors. I'd recommend it for many different projects, not just socks.