14. November 2014 13:40
by Jobo
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My children are adorable
the cutest little munchkins ever. Kat is 5 months, and Bear is one month short of 3 years old. They are sweet and smart and funny
But Dude
they dont seem to sleep much!
When I`m overtired
I have a hard time keeping up in general. This has been a challenging week. I do pretty well on 4 hours sleep a night
but this week it`s been even less than that. Iced Coffee is my BFF.
I love being creative and making things up as I go. I love modifying patterns and tweaking things to add my own flair. I daydream and scheme spinning, knitting and yarny things around the clock. I get excited and talk too fast and too much about my fibery aspirations. I get all worked up about my hobbies!
When I am this tired though
I can hardly butter toast.
Enter the realm of survival knitting.
Sometimes I just need a project to follow row by row. Something that I don`t try and jazz up. I follow the pattern exactly as written. I have to mark the rows Ive completed in the margin, and make notes of any counts or measurements so I can remember how to make the second of a pair.
This kind of knitting isnt challenging it`s comforting and calming.
It doesn't charge me up it relaxes me and makes me feel like I am accomplishing something small in my chaotic day.
Some days all I get is 15 or 20 minutes
but these short bursts of survival knitting are what`s keeping me sane. Ok. The knitting and the chocolate.
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