There are things that give you that sense of balance even after you have neglected them to run around the world, climb every obstacle you can find, and pretend to be someone else. For some, these things may include dark chocolate, coffee with friends, sorting the laundry, or playing with their kids.
For me, it’s sewing (oh wow, how surprising!). After days or weeks of working until my brain is fried or doing absolutely nothing until the feeling of inadequacy wears me down, sewing makes my brain clear and fresh again. In an endless cycle of sweeping the floor, washing the dishes, writing 250-word articles, showering, sleeping, eating, etc. etc. etc., I can easily lose myself. But sewing gives me myself back.
And when you add rainy afternoon and tea to the equation… well, let’s just say some part of our chaotic world is experiencing a rare moment of perfection.
How about you? What things give you that sense of balance?
7 responses to “i always come back to you”
Paige Moore
October 21st, 2009 at 20:37
Sewing is one of the past time of all the mother’s out there. But nowadays it is not just an ordinary sewing, some are doing it as their business. Thanks for sharing this site.
Meream
October 22nd, 2009 at 04:29
Haha I’m happy that we are experiencing a craft resurgence, actually.
Oh yeah, love the photos you post on your blog. Do you model, too?
putingtikbalang
October 22nd, 2009 at 22:01
It would be crafting and doing housework for me. I totally understand what you mean. Just when I start feeling like my cubicle owns my soul, working with my hands makes me feel human again.
Oh, and add reading to my list.
Meream
October 23rd, 2009 at 14:30
Oh I hear cubicles have soul-sucking mechanism. Thankfully, I’ve never worked in one. :D
krissy
October 23rd, 2009 at 15:09
For me it’s writing. I am most in my element when pen comes into contact with paper (or when fingers tap at the keyboard when I’m blogging) and let the stream of consciousness take me away :)
Btw I’ll get me a netbook tomorrow, finally! I’m so excited :D
Meream
October 23rd, 2009 at 23:41
I say the netbook is the new Moleskine. :D I have yet to write something remotely literary using mine, though. Haha
putingtikbalang
October 27th, 2009 at 02:59
Ye gods, please don’t! Or maybe do, but leave before it makes you hard the way New york does. Y’know, like the Sunscreen song.