So it appears that most of you were right a few months back when you said I was doing way to much.
I was actually on route to a burn out and got diagnosed with depression in August. It’s been a tough couple of months. But we’re on the up now. For anyone wondering – apparently taking on way to much can be a symptom (the opposite end is not wanting to do anything at all).
I’ve still been knitting though – it’s amazing how much it can do for your mental health. The amount of focus it takes is great for helping things calm down and putting it all in perspective. Where I’m not putting so much pressure on myself to get blog posts written, I am probably knitting more.
I finished this Shawl for my Nan. She’s just come back home from hospital and I’m hoping it keeps her nice and snuggly.
The Mini Christmas elf is also done. This was the first toy knit I’ve done for a while and I really enjoyed making it 🙂 I chickened out of the face though. My sewing skills are naf,
I also finally finished backing this Starwars Scarf! I was initially going to sew something on the back. However, I’ve been picking up crochet skills this year and finally figured out how to back it! Combo of yellow and black DK yarn.
I don’t want to stop blogging in its entirety. I love writing, but with a small person it’s not something I can fully focus on making work. Work is also super exciting at the moment, so I’m plowing a lot of energy into that. So I need my hobbies to relax me and help me chill out. The blog will continue to be, but more as an online documentation of what I’ve done in the world of knitting. It will be a place of my knitting ideas and inspiration. It will be a place where I keep my (ever growing) To-Do list of knitting projects. It will be a place of my list of my completed projects and a place of my writing as I continue to edit my book (I will get that damn thing finished one day!!).
So thanks for being patient with me. I’ve been told I need to clear some stuff off my plate and I know that pressuring myself to do this regularly is just on thing to many at the moment. I need to back off and make this fun again.
Love to you all and Happy Knitting
MrsKirstyHoll
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Good for you for taking things a little easier 🙂 I think sometimes we impose too many deadlines on ourselves and we can definitely get burnt out. I’m all for taking it one day at a time now and whatever happens will happen. Que sera, sera.
It’s very easy to try to do everything, well done on stopping in time. Love the shawl and elf. Take care.xx
thank you 🙂 xx
I hope you can get the balance back in your life. And crafting is a good way to relax, so I hope you can enjoy it!
Sending you heaps of hugs and I hope that you will find your balance back 😘 take good care of yourself and definitely continue your writing, I love your writing style 😊
Thank you xx