Anxiety-friendly, Netflix-safe projects 🧶 If your brain feels like it has 47 tabs open and none of them are loading, you’re not alone. Consequently, some days just existing is a full-time job. Survival Knits for Anxiety are specifically designed for challenging moments. This is when remembering where you are in a lace chart is absolutely impossible. I’m …
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The world may feel chaotic. Your brain might feel stuck on a spinning beach ball. In such times, picking up your knitting might seem insignificant. There are wildfires, elections, and systemic injustices. And you’re just… counting stitches? But here is the truth: I don’t knit because I think yarn will single-handedly save the world. I knit because …
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UPDATE 12/24: Part 2: The Bullet Journal is now live! I don’t have a minimalist, beige, “clean girl” planner life. Instead, I’ve spent years trial-and-erroring a 2026 planning system that actually works for a brain with schizoaffective disorder–bipolar type. It also addresses PTSD and neuropathy. If you’ve ever felt the “shame spiral” of a half-finished planner, this hybrid …
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Let’s be honest. There is a very thin line between “generous creative spirit” and “resentful sweatshop worker.” If you are currently feeling a tight knot of anxiety in your chest, stop. You promised a blanket to your cousin. You said you’d give a hat to your neighbor. You also committed to knitting socks for your …
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I used to believe that if something I made wasn’t beautiful, it wasn’t worth making.That if I couldn’t draw “well,” I shouldn’t draw at all.That creativity was a talent I must’ve missed out on in the gene lottery. Sound familiar? If you’ve ever ripped out a sketch because it didn’t match the Pinterest version, or …
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