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Season’s greetings

December 27, 2016 by Susanne 3 Comments

And yes, I know I'm almost too late.

Still I wanted to let the people who are still watching this space know that I'm thinking about them often. It's only that not writing has become such a strong habit that writing this feels weird. Which it shouldn't.

Interestingly this advent has been the least stressful in ages. I'm still thinking about why that is.

November was crazy busy and at times rather stressful because I did NaNoWriMo again, and I also did the sweater knitting thing. I had to knit the sweater twice because the first time it was way too small, and while the writing went well it did not go as smooth as I had hoped. Still I think doing both events was completely worth it.

Then Decenber came around, and I went to see a few people for brunch, and afterwards I just knew that that had been the one thing too much.

And I canceled everything for December. No meetings, no appointments, no concerts to watch, no parties to go to, I even canceled the spinning meeting that I really had looked forward to. And our son decided that he didn't really want a birthday party. And I got all the presents rather early and sent them off pretty early as well.

And then I started decluttering the house. I spent two weekends going through all my clothes and books, and I'm planning to tackle papers next. I'm doing it by the KonMari method, mostly.

And while that did add a bit of stress, and quite a bit of work, it also made me feel like I had more control over my life, and that felt really good. I'm completely fed up with all the piles of things everywhere, and my options are to either get lots and lots of new shelves, build another annex, or get rid of stuff.

I don't want to end up living in something that looks like a warehouse, and there is a lot of stuff around that I neither need nor want, and so I am letting go of it, and it feels glorious.

I actually reduced my clothes yet again, something I wouldn't have thought possible, and there still are a couple of things that will go next year once I have bought new things that actually fit me. And I got rid of about 200 books. All books that love but I am completely sure that I will read none of them ever again. And I don't need the physical book to remind me that I used to love it when I was fourteen.

So apparently the key to having a stressfree advent is to not do anything, and make sure to get enough sleep if possible, and to meditate every day, and to focus on the things that you're able to control.

Now we are right in the middle of Christmas break, and I'm planning to make these days as normal as I possible can. Work on my writing, do the housework on time, go to bed early so that I get enough sleep, and exercise as usual, maybe a little more because there are still all these cookies and chocolates to eat.

And I'm planning to continue the decluttering. We'll see how that goes.

I hope you all have a peaceful and relaxing time as well.

 

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Handgemacht – Folge 68: NaNoWriMo und NaKniSweMo mal wieder

December 11, 2016 by Susanne Leave a Comment

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Gestrickt habe ich:

  • Black Rib: Socken aus anthrazitfarbener Regia Silk für mich, der zweite ist bei der Ferse, aber wahrscheinlich stricke ich den ersten dann noch mal
  • Sunny Socks: hatte den ersten bs zur Ferse fertig, war zu lang, also noch mal
  • Armande: fertigIMG_1802
  • Vine Leaves: wird heute angeschlagen

Gesponnen habe ich:

  • rot-weiße Merino-Seide: auf dem Victoria für Armande 500 Gramm gesponnen
Gehäkelt habe ich:
  • Jehanne zum zweiten: Vorder- und Rückenteil fertig, eventuell zu klein
Genäht habe ich:
  • gar nicht
Erwähnt wurde:
  • Marie Konto: Magic Cleaning
  • NaNoWriMo
  • mein Bücherkatalog bei librarything
  • M Harold Page: Storyteller Tools
  • NaKniSweMo (Ravelry Gruppe)
  • Slipstream Socken
  • Vine Yoke Cardigan

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