Solace in Yarn Stores

Everyone has an escape when the shite hits the fan. For most of us that includes retail therapy. We fill up a hole with stuff we don't particularly need, but makes us feel good. I guess there's some hope that by buying something shiny and new, maybe we'll become shiny and new as well.

On my lunch break yesterday, I had nothing to do and no one to be with and I couldn't stand being in the office or talking about dogs. So, what was the first destination that popped into my head. Yarn. Internal monologue: "I must buy yarn for that scarf that is #5 on my list of things to make. (ignore the fact that you must complete projects #1-4 to get to #5) Yeah. That makes sense. Besides I can pick up buttons for my slipper straps (read: productive)."

I came home with neither yarn nor buttons. They didn't have the yarn I wanted and I just wasn't in the mood to pick out fun buttons. I felt frustrated in the store. "If only they had what I needed I might actually feel better. Something good would come from today." I left feeling silly for even attempting to fill a void in such a dumb way.

So today, I'm headed to another store to buy that yarn in a reddish colorway that will look great on a friend. Today my mission is not to fill a void, but to keep going. The more yarn that comes in, the more things I can make for others. At least that's the line I'm giving myself today. ;)