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| Link to Bead Crochet Pattern |
December
16th—where oh where has the month gone? In fact, where has 2013 gone? Nowadays,
time certainly does seem to move faster for all of us, young and not-so-young.
With busy schedules, many commitments, and the often self-imposed pressure to be all and do all, there is often
little time to merely sit down, relax, and do a bit of nothing.
This
year I decided, with a bit of coaxing from a coworker, to spend time doing some
activities that seem to make time slow down. In other words, after a nearly 3
year break, I picked up my crochet hook and dragged my sewing tools out from
the back of my closet.
Just
as we adults often feel overwhelmed this time of year, the little ones in your
lives probably feel the same way. As Christmas is just around the corner, one
of the best gifts you can present to your children is the gift of time. Slow
down and spend a few hours each day doing something that is slow-paced and
relaxing. Watch some holiday shows. Read a few picture books. Play family
games. The activity is irrelevant. The time you spend together is what matters
most.
If
you do decide to watch some holiday shows as an activity, why not help yourself
relax and unwind even more by picking up your own crochet hook and knitting
needles? Both have been known to lower blood pressure as well as lower the
resting heart rate—a gift you can definitely offer to yourself this Christmas
season.
The
image at the top of this post will take you to a link to a pattern I created several years ago
for a local newspaper. The link will take you to Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood’s
blog where the pdf of the pattern is stored. The child-size purse takes about
2-3 hours to complete while the doll-sized purse can be whipped up in a little
over an hour, about the time it will take to watch Rudolph, The Grinch, and A Charlie Brown Christmas-three of my
favorite Christmas classics.
This
post will be my last post for 2013. I hope to SPRING back into blogging action by mid-January.
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Merry Christmas! My favorite activity to slow things down for my family is to make cookies and buckeyes. The mess is well worth the reward. :)
ReplyDeleteYummm! Peanut butter and chocolate (and ANY type of cookies)--the perfect combination!
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