Continue to care in the new year

Continue to care in the new year

Twenty-twenty may not have been what you wanted it to be. The new year may not be better, at least right away. Or it may be the same. There were many disruptions in our routines and for some it was very difficult. There were places I wanted to go and couldn’t but I was still safe at home. In March, a friend asked me if I had enough yarn to keep me occupied. I laughed. I did and much of that yarn carried me though the year. Some is earmarked for other projects or isn’t working stash. In the past few weeks I purchased some yarn to use for part of my 2021 goals. In the new year, I’m looking forward to crocheting and making things to give away, hopefully I can crochet in various locales like the park or other places, if not, I’m content to crochet safely in my house as I did for much of 2020.

This New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2020 there’s the opportunity to stay safely at home without making excuses for not wanting to go out. I’ve made a casserole and will do what I have been doing in the evenings for the past few months, sitting at home and crocheting, except tomorrow I don’t have to go to work and probably won’t go for a walk because it will likely be too cold. Nevertheless, the new yarn I’ve acquired gives me hope that more people will have something warm to wear in the future.

There is already a lot of pressure that 2021 has to be great, fantastic and “can’t be any worse than 2020.” Instead, remember that we can still be good, generous, kind and loving to ourselves and others. Regardless of what the calendar says: continue to care.

Happy Crocheting and Happy New Year!