Is it Possible to "Cheat" on My Book?

I'm taking a little trip at the end of this week and all of next week to go on our annual anniversary trip with Mr. PurlQueen. I don't know why, but packing for 10 days in a totally different climate takes one-tenth the time of packing my knitting projects for the trip.

Because I take really scrupulous notes while I'm working on Deep South Knitting projects, and I sometimes like to block as I go to make sure it's really turning out the way I think it is, and it is really supposed to be a vacation from work, I have to pack something other than my DSK projects. But what will I feel like knitting? That's the really hard choice. Three pairs of jeans and a half dozen tee shirts, 1 sweater and 1 lightweight jacket will get me through a week in Alaska. But with a lot of downtime on the cruise, how can I possibly pack enough projects/yarn to make sure I have whatever I'm in the mood to knit?

It has ocurred to me that my real problem in choosing is that I feel....guilty? For knitting something other than my book projects. Yes, I feel like I'm cheating on a book, for Pete's sake. It's not like I have any understanding with the book that we're exclusive or anything. And hey, I'm working on almost a dozen projects for the book at the same time, so it's not like it doesn't know I'm "playing the field" project-wise. So I'm not sure why I feel so guilty. Damn all those years of Catholic school!

OK, so I'm deciding right now. Yep, right now. Right now while I'm typing this. Uh, huh, right now. Right this very minute. Yes. Now. OK, darn it, now. Hmmmm, maybe it'll be easier if I cover all my book projects with a blanket and then sneak my cruise projects into the luggage where the book projects can't see them. yeah, that'll work. Be right back.....

OK, a lace moebius scarf in deep red Windy Vally Musk Ox and a pair of socks I just cast on (my first real pair) to brush up my skills for an upcoming Cat Bordhi workshop. Neither take up much space, so I still have room for some yarn shopping. Whew. Now I can finally finish packing.....