My knitting time.
Where do I knit? Let me count the places. I knit in the grocery line (and many other lines), I knit at doctors offices, knit in traffic jams…
I always have a knitting project in my purse, and have no qualms about knitting in public. I do knit a lot at home, too. If I am watching TV, I can’t just sit there and watch. I always have a knitting project close by when watching a movie or TV show. I will knit on the bus while listening to podcasts. I knit at lunch break (when I am gainfully employed). I have no shame. I knit at church! I knit on picnics! I knit at the BEACH.
I just love knitting, love how it relaxes me, love the process and the finished piece, whatever it may be. And when I am working it doesn’t seem like I have a whole lot of time to knit – get off of work, pick the kiddo up, go home and make dinner, help said kiddo with homework, get him bathed and in bed. If I don’t crash on the couch while waiting for a show to come on, I am usually to bed when I put my little guy to bed because I am plum beat. So I am taking full advantage of being unemployed and knitting as much as possible; I think there will be withdrawals when I get back to work. I am enjoying this time while I can…
I jokingly say I knit so I don’t kill people, but it really is, besides working out, one of the few things in my life I can do to let off steam since punching walls doesn’t seem appropriate and just too painful to express my feelings. I imagine fixing those holes would be spendy too – I would rather spend that money on YARN!