Knitting at Dawn

Dec 9

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On the weekend I was listening to Woolful podcast's interview with Jess from www.witchininthekitchen.com. She was telling about her day and how much time she usually spends on her crafts. Jess raised a very important question for me - how do you balance your life and include everything that you love to do without missing your meals and bedtime?For me it's always an issue. Afternoons and weekends are full with doubts and questions. Do I want to knit, to crochet, do some machine knitting, read a knitting blog, start learning to sew, read a book, watch Craftsy videos, do a workout, walk with the dog, organize my yarn, etc, etc?..I have my own kind-of-schedule that kind-of-works for me.For example I never have too many WIPs going on. I usually have one knitting project, one crochet project and one machine knitting project going on at the same time. If I have more, I get overwhelmed and can't get things done.I always wake up at the same time, 5:30 in the morning, whether it's Sunday or middle of the workweek. Consistency helps me to stay focused. Morning is my favorite time of the day when the world is asleep, still and silent and I can have my blissful extra 40 minutes of knitting/crochet before going to work.