@suzanne2, @becsbuddy Ooo I’m liking this thread...no pun intended. It’s wonderful you enjoy knitting and love it so much! What are your favorite things to make? And I just have to ask, with all the nightly knitting, what do you do with your projects when completed? You described that antsy feeling perfectly! My mom used to tell me I had ants in my pants and set me to work with embroidery or weaving potholders at night! Probably so she could concentrate on her knitting!! It skipped a generation. LOL.

Our creative outlets are very important to our wellbeing and quality of life! I also realized they can be a coping mechanism to help wind down at the end of the day or any time we’re under duress. Working with the things we love, whether it’s yarns, fabric, threads, paints, etc., gives us a momentary escape while our minds work in the background to process and heal incrementally. Escaping for me has anything to do with quilting, watercolors, fiber arts and lately I’ve taken to making journals. So Sue, while you’re enjoying your knitting at night, I’m mindlessly folding paper which I find oddly therapeutic!! It IS the little things, after all. Wishing you peace.

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