Keeping My Hands Busy

Have you ever noticed that when you are caught up in an activity that you absolutely LOVE, you rarely notice you are hungry?  In fact, there have been times when I've gone an entire day without eatting just because I was so busy doing something that completely captured me - heart and soul.

Why can't each day be like this?

I guess each day can be like that as long as we ensure to not allow the mundane to rule our time.  Does this mean I'll never clean my house or do laundry again?  Probably not, but we should work to remind ourselves that life isn't just about chores.  Bottom line: we have to shake things up from time to time to keep things interesting.

I'm creative and love to paint, draw, and crochet.  One thing that I've always wanted to do (and have tried several times) is to knit.  Yesterday I decided to take another dive into knitting after finding a fabulous little yarn shop not far from my new office (yes, I just started a new job this week, too).  The shop turned out to be as delightful as I had anticipated and I left with a new skein of yarn, new knitting needles and new enthusiasm in keeping my hands busy.

Once I arrived home for the evening, I immediately retrieved my yarn.  It was quite a bit later before I realized I was hungry and wanted to eat something.  And even with that realization, I was only interested in grabbing a quick bite so I could get back to my knitting.  You see, my new yarn, new knitting needles and new enthusiasm had completely captured me and that's a good thing.

For me, this is key in understanding one reason why I overeat... frankly, most of the time it's simply because I'm bored.  So here's to not being bored and keeping life interesting every single day. 

Cheers!