I am not a person who takes breaks. Thus, I have to find activities which allow me to slow down while still thinking I am "doing something." I keep bees for this reason. One does not go work with the bees if you are feeling jumpy and agitated. They will become agitated if you move too fast or treat them roughly (life lesson there). So I have to slow down to work with them. It is good for me as well as the environment to tend to them.
For this same reason - the need to slow down - I spin. Not exercise spinning, but fiber into yarn. It is a relaxing task, with a tangible outcome, but it forces me to sit for a while. I can listen to the radio, or an audio book, or just be quiet. I have not taken the time to spin in a few month. Too many "have to" tasks got in the way. So I took some time on this first weekday of Spring break and plied some of the yarn that I have had sitting on bobbins since Christmas or earlier. It is not fancy - just some Icelandic wool in natural colours, but I can hardly wait for it to be dry so I can start working with it. What I will knit it into I am not certain, but I have plans to hold a little of it out for a small weaving project I have been hatching.
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| the first skein is a bit more nubbly than the other two |
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| Hanging over the dehumidifier so the extra moisture won't wreck all the books! |
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