If you’re anything like me, you have been feeling the weight of everything going on lately. There is just one crisis after another right now- and EVERYONE is hurting in some way. My normal coping skills haven’t been working like they used to. A lot of highly sensitive people tend to want to numb outContinue reading “A Knitters Guide to Gratitude During Difficult Times”
Author Archives: BrandieKnits
Making Space
White friends: It’s time to Listen, Learn, and Amplify
April is National Poetry Month
I love April, even if it’s the “cruelest month” (I mean, it’s true). I love seeing life spring up again- I love flowers- I love being able to read outside again. (Hate the allergies tho) April also happens to be National Poetry Month. So I thought, in our state of social isolation, what better timeContinue reading “April is National Poetry Month”
Reading as Self-Care
Sometimes getting my family to read feels like making them put their toys away- or making them put on pajamas and brush their teeth. A lot of times, my children love reading- and sometimes they- ugh don’t. I wont tell you about the books collecting dust on my husband’s night stand. However, I think readingContinue reading “Reading as Self-Care”
Peace in the Pandemic
Since our lives are all on hold for a minute and everything is increasingly stressful, I’d thought that I would write about how to find peace in all of this nonsense. Ugh, I know.
