Domestic scene with stove top alchemy going on. I can’t tell you how happy this makes me feel. Dyeing with natural dyes in my own kitchen has been something I have wanted to do for years. And this week I’m doing it. 🙌🏻 Sunday was scouring, Monday was mordanting, today is dyeing and soaking and tomorrow will be dyeing too.
Working it all out has really really made me feel so happy. I’ve read various books and consulted the internet and now I can really play. My plan is to dye lots of lovely warp yarn for my blankets. But the joy is deeper than that.
I left my job as a GP partner 18 months ago because I was overwhelmed, depressed and anxious and medicine and life had completely killed my ability to feel creatively fulfilled. We had a difficult few years as a family and enough was enough to be honest.
I’ve had to process A LOT of guilt around leaving my patients, colleagues and vocation and still am processing it. It’s the first time I have not had a job since I was about 16. I worry about being judged to be work shy, especially amongst my fellow doctor friends. And I’m not contributing financially to the family which is tricky.
Will I go back to medicine? Maybe, difficult to say. It would be really good to use my skills but I love being at home and I need A LOT of balance.
Starting up A Nest Of Gentle Makers was initially meant to happen alongside my career but the past 18 months have been a gift of time to really sink into the new venture and it turns out I needed the time and space and it has been such a wonderful way to recharge my batteries and light up my creative side.
So here is to 2020. To more kitchen chemistry and creativity. To retreats and nature and making beautiful things with fibre.
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