I'll be honest, I've been struggling lately. From anxiety to a smidge of body dysmorphia (losing half your body weight is a major mind eff, ya'll) to just plain not feeling well, it has been a tough time.
But this blog isn't to complain. This morning, as I pulled the yarn through the toe of The CEO's sock, completing a knitting project that has taken nearly a month, I had a moment of real clarity.
A friend posted a link to this on Facebook. I read it, laughed really hard, and shared it with everyone I know. But the truth of it keeps coming to me. I never have to wonder where my next meal is coming from, my food frustrations tend to lean toward forgetting an ingredient at the store and having to walk two blacks to get it.
I don't have to worry where I am going to sleep because I have an amazing partner and together, we will always carry each other through good and bad. And if he weren't there, I have an incredible family who always welcomes me with open arms (and doors). Add to that my friends across the globe who would give the shirt off their back to help me if I was in crisis. I am a very lucky woman.
I have a job I (mostly) love that pays me well enough to stay alive, take vacations, and still have some left over to save. I have two little dogs who make every day a little better.
I moved to one of the greatest cities in the world in 2005 with my life packed in a minivan, Teddy, and very little money in my bank account. Now, almost 8 years later, I am comfortable, in love, and healthy(ish). I have made it here...which means I can make it anywhere, right?
I wouldn't go back to being in my 20's for all the money in the world.
So I finished the CEO's socks with love. It's like I told him last night: "Every night I go to sleep thinking I couldn't possibly love you more. Then I wake up the next day and I do."
So, as tough as I often think things are, I am a very lucky girl. And I'll bet if we all took a moment to assess where we are, what we have, and what we are doing; we'd all realize that we are far far luckier than we think we are.
Tonight I hope to Ninja Roast a chicken and I will take pictures, I swear it. And I'm knitting a hot water bottle cover in Artesano Aran which makes my hands feel happy. So...stay tuned.
NoM
~EK
But this blog isn't to complain. This morning, as I pulled the yarn through the toe of The CEO's sock, completing a knitting project that has taken nearly a month, I had a moment of real clarity.
A friend posted a link to this on Facebook. I read it, laughed really hard, and shared it with everyone I know. But the truth of it keeps coming to me. I never have to wonder where my next meal is coming from, my food frustrations tend to lean toward forgetting an ingredient at the store and having to walk two blacks to get it.
I don't have to worry where I am going to sleep because I have an amazing partner and together, we will always carry each other through good and bad. And if he weren't there, I have an incredible family who always welcomes me with open arms (and doors). Add to that my friends across the globe who would give the shirt off their back to help me if I was in crisis. I am a very lucky woman.
I have a job I (mostly) love that pays me well enough to stay alive, take vacations, and still have some left over to save. I have two little dogs who make every day a little better.
I moved to one of the greatest cities in the world in 2005 with my life packed in a minivan, Teddy, and very little money in my bank account. Now, almost 8 years later, I am comfortable, in love, and healthy(ish). I have made it here...which means I can make it anywhere, right?
I wouldn't go back to being in my 20's for all the money in the world.
So I finished the CEO's socks with love. It's like I told him last night: "Every night I go to sleep thinking I couldn't possibly love you more. Then I wake up the next day and I do."
So, as tough as I often think things are, I am a very lucky girl. And I'll bet if we all took a moment to assess where we are, what we have, and what we are doing; we'd all realize that we are far far luckier than we think we are.
Tonight I hope to Ninja Roast a chicken and I will take pictures, I swear it. And I'm knitting a hot water bottle cover in Artesano Aran which makes my hands feel happy. So...stay tuned.
NoM
~EK
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| I know I've used this picture before but it makes me happy, so I am using it again. |
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