Sunday, June 10, 2007

On the Difficulty of Eating While Knitting

Lemme tell ya, I can eat anywhere! I eat in the car, at the computer, watching TV, standing up, sitting down, you name it kid. BUT! I find I do not eat while I am knitting.

I was examining the reasons I overeat, and I realized it was mainly excess nervous energy. Not boredom, exactly, but an inability to be still. I want to become able to be receptive and still, but meanwhile, the clock ticks on, so in order to involve my fingers in something enjoyable and to be making something, I started knitting again.

So far I have made three dishcloths (see ElleCoyote blog for the latest), and I am having fun doing it and incidentally, eating less!!!! YAY!!!!

2 comments:

J.N. said...

Your knitting has inspired me. I think I overeat cuz I've got over active intestines that grumble and make me think I'm hungry. As I type I'm knitting my brow. does that count?
smile

Ellen McCormick Martens said...

brow knitting is an art in itself :)