Being an engineer, stress is a natural part of the job. Add to that all the stress of just living life and I get a little wound up at times....okay a lot wound up. So, I've adopted the attitude that rather than binge on cookies and chips, I will keep my mind and hands busy with my hobbies.
Sometimes it jewelry making, sometimes it's scrapbooking and sometimes writing. Lately, the hobby of choice has been knitting. I find that concentrating on a pattern and working to finish a project really keeps my mind calm. And it keeps me from becoming the angry office 'B'.
But I sometimes procrastinate on starting a project. I will buy the book or pattern, get all the yarn I need and then nothing happens. Hanks of yarn have been lurking at the back of my closet for months with the fact that they have not been wound into balls my excuse for not starting those projects.
Well, last night I put aside that excuse and I sat and watched TV as I wound 7 balls of yarn that have been waiting for me to get into gear. A couple of those skeins wound into pretty big balls. No more excuses!
TIME TO CAST ON!!!!
Today, I removed the Christmas and fall decorations from the house and neatly packed them away. It was a little sad. The holidays, especially Thanksgiving, are very precious to me. And for another year I've packed away the decor but there is still is a hole left where some experience that I've not yet been allowed to have will reside. I don't know what's missing. All I can say is this still was not it. Even with the new that has come into my life, that old longing is still looming. I hope the holidays brought you everything you were looking for. If not, I pray next year brings that magic.
