I totally agree with you! I am a photographer, filmmaker, skateboarder, and writer even when I’m not doing these things. I feel I am these things no matter what because they have become different lens through which I look at the world.
Hey fellow knitter / painter / recover-er! My husband saw your post and shared it with me—he knows me well. (And I, too, have—ahem—"several" UFOs in with my yarn stash. I also suffer from knitting's SSS*).
Have you: seen Jackie Andrade's article (from 2009?) on Doodling and how it supports memory recall? (By 29%) We've called it "Cognitive Anchoring" over at CraftLit podcast because all of us have been able to anchor ourselves to the "now" via our knitting and creating.
Glad to find more of us!
*Second Sock Syndrome = the inability for an ADHD brain to finish a second sock because after you've figured the pattern out on the first one...where's the challenge?!
I totally agree with you! I am a photographer, filmmaker, skateboarder, and writer even when I’m not doing these things. I feel I am these things no matter what because they have become different lens through which I look at the world.
Thanks for the great piece.
Thank you for the kind words Michael! I totally agree about the lens.
Hey fellow knitter / painter / recover-er! My husband saw your post and shared it with me—he knows me well. (And I, too, have—ahem—"several" UFOs in with my yarn stash. I also suffer from knitting's SSS*).
Have you: seen Jackie Andrade's article (from 2009?) on Doodling and how it supports memory recall? (By 29%) We've called it "Cognitive Anchoring" over at CraftLit podcast because all of us have been able to anchor ourselves to the "now" via our knitting and creating.
Glad to find more of us!
*Second Sock Syndrome = the inability for an ADHD brain to finish a second sock because after you've figured the pattern out on the first one...where's the challenge?!
Exactly!! I’m so glad you found me!
Thank you for reading! I’m glad I’m not the only one, and that exceptionally talented creatives like you are also still finding that balance. 🙏💙