@cotton_clara: Welcome to my new series - Reclaiming my lunch hour. I’ve had a busy year and I can feel myself getting to the point where I burn out. Now, no one wants that so I need to change some things, bring a bit more chill and fun into my life, so I’ve decided to reclaim my lunch hour. Because I am good for nothing in the evenings and I feel like the rhythm of breaking up my day with some light hearted creativity will really help! I’m going to try and show you how to add in a bit of simple creativity into your day to help regulate your nervous system, and breathe a few deep breaths at least once in the day. But if you’re like me you’ll probably keep hyper fixated on said creative activity and not be able to put it down! We start with knitting. A project I've been wanting to do for ages but just never found the time in my busy working week to start. I use my lunch hour to look up a YouTube tutorial, cast on, and learn the basics of this really simple knitting project. I have to admit I was a bit nervous. I didn't think I'd be able to do this but I did it! It was so fun and it was so relaxing and really easy to get the hang of. It's simple enough that you're kind of counting your stitches and it switches off your brain because you're trying to count your stitches and not forget where you are. It's repetitive enough to not be taxing on your brain and to kind of stress you out in a different way. I would highly recommend this as a little lunchtime activity. The kit is from Petite Knit, which is a beautiful brand, and I aspire to move on to knitting a jumper at some point but maybe I'll do a few scarves and just practise first. This was a huge hit and helped me break up my day with just some chill and some peace and switch my brain off for half an hour. I loved it.

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2026-05-13 17:42:23

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