May. 19, 2008 - Retiring?
Why I am semi-retiring from the knitting business?
I suppose I could have wandered off quietly, but I wanted to share the reasons why. Well, I've been knitting shorties and longies for Adventure Knits since August of 2005. It's almost been 3 years since I have been knitting for children all over the US, Canada and even cool places like Australia, Croatia and England (Cathy has knit for someone in Norway, too!). It has really been fun and a pleasure! I always love to get customer emails, especially if they send a picture of their child in my creation!
When I started knitting, I had two children and was pregnant with my third. My busiest time probably would have been from the beginning until the fall of 2007, when I was pregnant with my fouth. I started homeschooling my two oldest children (the oldest is K-aged now) and that was a higher priority. I also began knitting for the little one and WOW did she ever get the dream stash! I didn't knit enough for my third child so I was over-compensating for the fourth!
Anyway, I had full intentions to get right back at it after Maria was born in late Jan 2008; however, she has the same odd skin condition that her next oldest sister had as a baby. Some of you may remember that. It's not as bad but it does make her very uncomfortable and I spend a lot of time holding her. Of course I LOVE holding her, but it makes it hard to be a speedy knitter like I used to be. That's one reason.
Another reason is that I recently enrolled with a medical transcription training school online, and I want to devote my energies to this as well. Because my hands-free time is limited anyway ... I need to devote that time to this new endeavor.
Another reason - I began REALLY homeschooling the children this spring. I had been doing more preschool activities with them but I knew I needed to buckle down and get a "curriculum" for them. We decided to go with Sonlight, which is GREAT. It's a lot of reading and that alone takes up (good) time.
And so ... for these reasons I have decided to put the needles away - commercially, anyway. Of course Maria needs new knits! And perhaps I will stock a special custom every now and then. Maybe I'll create an instock if I have time, who knows? But for now, it's time to concentrate on these new parts of my life. A Mama can only do so much! I would never want to add so much to my plate that my children suffer for it. That's WHY I stay home with them - to be the best possible mother to them.
Of course I'll still be around, on this blog, on messageboards where I have made good friends ... I'm not going anywhere!
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Jun. 1, 2008 - hi
 Posted by Anonymous
I just stumbled upon this blog and I think those green pants look absolutely perfect...but I had to laugh because I am the exact same way about my photography! we are much to hard on ourselves.
I also do medical transcription from home! :)
good to "meet" you :)
Melissa
http://ofamily21.blogspot.com/
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