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Yesterday, I took a time out from my daily life, drove down to Lenox, and sat in the corner of a coffee shop knitting for three solid hours. While that may sound hellish to some of you, it was more therapeutic than any amount of time under my sunlamp, or with a shrink, or on Prozac. I needed a day, all to myself. A day with no email. No dependents. No plans. No nothing. And it was exactly as healing and relaxing as I’d hoped. It’s been a hellish fall. People in my life have been coping with so much loss and hurt and struggle. And I’ve had my own hiccups here and there. And I’ve been left feeling exhausted. Burned out. Stretched too thin. And failing on all fronts. I needed a day to make peace with that. So I basked in that stream of sunlight falling on my knitting needles and steaming cup of coffee, and thought, about nothing and everything. I recharged.

Three hours later, I was nearly done with this hat and had a renewed sense of energy and excitement for the season ahead, for what I hope to accomplish in 2013, and how to better manage and support my friends and family that need it most.

More details about the Bubble Hat and how I adapted it for this chunkier knit in my Ravelry projects here. And may you all take time for yourself when you need it most. What wonderful things can come from loving and putting ourselves first every once and awhile.