When I was engaged to be married, I was stressing out about this important event coming up in my young life. Coping with the my nervous energy, I started needle pointing several projects. This hourly monotonous repetition of stitching calmed me down. Not only did I avoid the pitfalls of eating everything in the house, I had two completed projects to hang on my walls in my new home.
Everyone copes with stress differently. I have a girlfriend who when she gets stressed out doesn’t eat. Hello………..how does she do that! Others exercise, and some get busy. My girlfriend’s daughter gets her fingers busy while being a student up at Michigan State University. Her hands rapidly move one stitch at a time and fabulous funky chunky scarves emerge. I went over to her home to look at these scarves thinking I would see a dozen or so. But no…….there were 4 large baskets overflowing with colors, textures and softness. I am not sure if these are 5 semesters worth of work, but clearly she has a passion and a stress level that is being managed.
Her artistic entrepreneurial instinct is emerging and she would love to share these stress reducing scarves of fabulousness with others. If you would like to wrap yourself up in one of her creations, the softness of these scarves will bring your relaxation level up as the temperature outside falls. Leave It To Laynie
