nyc knitting . . . or not.
Ok, before I rant, here is Rogue's pocket - attached and relieved to have a home.
It figures - soon as I join the NYC Knitters ring, I'm out of NYC half the time, and too burnt to knit other times. Too burnt to knit?? How can this be??
Well, knitting can require thinking, especially if there's a chart involved, which there is on this project. Add some sleep deprivation and a few 14 hour work days (with teenagers) and you've pretty much got me not able to focus so well - mentally or visually!
Which brings me to another creative aside: restoration. When I'm travelling and burnt, I often still want to do something, something relaxing that may add up to some progress at some time in the future. It's part of a knitter's psyche, I think, to want all the mundane moments to add up to something. And it's good to do something that helps me focus down from all the "stuff", stop my mind from chattering and help me relax. And if it's somewhat creative, all the better.
Discovered in the SLC airport: coloring books. Better than a bad movie or a celebrity gossip magazine, focusing but not taxing at all, the hardest part is just pulling them out in public and silently declaring, yes, people, this is a coloring book, and I am going to color for the next few hours. But it was awesome, easy enjoyment, the colors were refreshing to my eyes, and soothing to my psyche. Who knew?
It figures - soon as I join the NYC Knitters ring, I'm out of NYC half the time, and too burnt to knit other times. Too burnt to knit?? How can this be??
Well, knitting can require thinking, especially if there's a chart involved, which there is on this project. Add some sleep deprivation and a few 14 hour work days (with teenagers) and you've pretty much got me not able to focus so well - mentally or visually!
Which brings me to another creative aside: restoration. When I'm travelling and burnt, I often still want to do something, something relaxing that may add up to some progress at some time in the future. It's part of a knitter's psyche, I think, to want all the mundane moments to add up to something. And it's good to do something that helps me focus down from all the "stuff", stop my mind from chattering and help me relax. And if it's somewhat creative, all the better.
Discovered in the SLC airport: coloring books. Better than a bad movie or a celebrity gossip magazine, focusing but not taxing at all, the hardest part is just pulling them out in public and silently declaring, yes, people, this is a coloring book, and I am going to color for the next few hours. But it was awesome, easy enjoyment, the colors were refreshing to my eyes, and soothing to my psyche. Who knew?
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