Right now I know a lot of people are struggling with staying home. There are so many people who have been thrust into positions that they didn't anticipate having to fill. In that regard I am lucky. After we had our first child my husband and I made the decision that I would be the primary caregiver. I gave up my job at work and transitioned to mothering. Even though I made the choice to be a stay at home mom, last week was hard. Homeschooling has always been on my radar, and it is possible we will do it at some point, but being thrust into it without a choice was jarring. In addition to suddenly being at home with the whole family was the bombardment from social media that we should be doing all the crafts and projects and things! I got emails for bread making workshops, knitting patterns, Knit a Longs, and enrichment activities for the kids. It was like the world was telling me to fill up all the time I suddenly had. At first I felt like I should be doing all the things too! Then I realized that I don't have to fill the time. Things are strange right now. If all you can do is what is required of you, you aren't failing, regardless of what others may say. If knitting brings you comfort, then by all means knit all the things. If binging a show after you are done with work makes you happy, do it. If you are happy to finally have the time to read that book or catch up on sleep, that is fine. Just because society is telling us to be picture perfect doesn't mean you have to do it. The one thing I have been doing more than anything is video calling my family. Spending time with my loved ones has always fed my soul. So we are doing it the best way we can right now. It probably doesn't look like what everyone else is doing, but that is ok. What are you doing to relieve stress right now? Oh, and I did finally start knitting again yesterday. I am making socks TAAT. My mom has been helping me during our video chats. I am just deciding what ribbing they should have. Finally an update on our family. Deplorable husband is almost 100% better now. I am still feeling fatigued. There is a bit of chest pain and headache, but much better than I had been. I have started doing house work and knitting, which is a sign I'm on the mend. Per our physician, we are still self quarantining until Sunday at the earliest, but hopefully it won't have to last much longer than that. I hope you all are healthy.
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Well, it has certainly been an interesting few weeks. My husband saw what was happening in Italy and encouraged me to get extra groceries a few weeks ago. Before you get upset, we are NOT hoarding toilet paper. We did get a bunch of Mac and Cheese, but that was because I don't want the kids to starve. I am not fearing the social distancing and quarantining, except for the fact that my whole family is going to be trapped in our house for at lease a few weeks. I am going to be working with my kids everyday, partially, so that they haven't forgotten everything they have learned when school starts again, but mostly to keep some semblance of order in our lives. I'm going to try to be optimistic. There is some spring cleaning to be done, and there are always new patterns in my head. Things may be coming to the Etsy shop a bit faster than usual. The Women for Trump KAL ended on Friday. We had about a dozen completed projects. It was a great experience. I have learned somethings about leading a KAL and have more planned for the future! This is a picture of Sarah's hat. She was the grand prize winner and will be receiving a skein of yarn and a copy of the Ric Rac Rib hat pattern. Thanks to all who participated! Finally, there is a new pattern being released today. The DD214 hat. We love and appreciate our veterans. In fact, this was inspired by my step dad and grandpa who were in the Navy and Air Force.
The DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, generally referred to as a "DD 214", is a document of the United States Department of Defense, issued upon a military service member's retirement, separation, or discharge from active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. One dollar of every sale of this pattern will be donated to the Tunnels to Towers Foundation. We want to give back just a little to all of the people and families that have done so much for our country. The pattern can be found in the Etsy shop. https://www.etsy.com/listing/773138820/dd-214-pdf-hat-pattern?ref=shop_home_active_1 |
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