>>Any one got any recommendations for burnout reduction?? Soem days I wonder what the h*** I'm doing in this industry & wish I could keep sheep and knit instead!
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>>Jen
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>That wouldn't be easy - between the sheep and knitting there's a complete n-tier world: wool cutting, washing, combing, bleaching, dieing, ... OTOH, there's the complete set of classes to instantiate couple of needles (I should know - I have a hand made sweater which has a pattern fitting the pattern of my beard :)

Sounds wonderful! I've been knitting Beanie Baby clothes for my son'sschool fund raiser. Have Beanie Babies made it to Europe? Strange little bean bag animals that have become quite the collectible cult.

I'm aware that there's more to knitting and sheep -- I have the sheepdog (a border collie named White Star of Minbar) and have been learning to spin. Spinning is an interesting occupation, very therapeutic and relaxing. It's also something that you can only learn by doing, Reading about it doesn't teach you squat about actually handling fleece. Dyeing is probably going to be my next big adventure.

Jen