Knitworking Vs. Networking

There were times when my kids were little, they will be asleep and hubby’s at work I didn’t know what to do with myself.  The soapies were getting tedious, lost interest in the repetitive wash, hang, iron, fold routine too.  I thought of talking to the wall but it won’t answer back. I decided to refresh my knowledge of crochet and knitting. I was hooked for the first few designs. In between dashing to answer squeals of ‘MUM I want some juicy MUM”, “ I can’t sleep mum I think there’s a drawf lookin at me in the corna”

My daughter at 2 can’t pronounce dwarf. So, I have to talk to the drawf to go away as my little CINDY wants to go nyt nyt and then back to the knit and purl thingy.  It was an orgasmic feeling when I admire my finished project.  A piece of art to me and l proudly show hubby when he walked through the door. Which he said dryly “You did well dear, very clever of you.“ He knew I just needed to be appreciated, have sense of accomplishment and self-worth. I was losing my identity I became a boring woman who just cooks, cleans, knit and look after the kids and the house. After I accomplished a few doilies, blanket and a couch throwover; which I was very proud of by the way I lost interest again.

You can only go so much on knit, purl, treble, double treble, slip stitch.  I throw my hands in the air and said enough is enough I’m going back to the workforce.  And I feel sucessful, motherhood, workforce combined.  Not to mention a bit of financial independence and be out there in the rat-race again.  Although, hubby honestly thought I only went back to work for a rest.

Then on my days off I dabbled in pottery, scrap booking, folk art, sewing and witchcraft.  Just joking on the witchcraft bit.  Then my good friend phoned me one day and said “You should open an account in a social networking site, it's fun."  I’m not a wiz but I know my way around internet and consider myself savvy enough. Needless to say I swapped the crochet hook for the mouse.  My designs and layouts now includes imikimi, photo bucket.com and glitter- graphics.  One has to keep up with times you know. Hubby get frustrated sometimes and said ”Why don’t you just go back to knitting?”  I replied “Don’t be a nit- wit dear.”