How are you doing this week? The last couple of weeks have, frankly, been a real doozie for me. A couple of figurative hurricanes (recent breakup, mysterious skin condition) and then a literal one! 🌀 But the funny thing about storms, I’ve learned, is that they don’t all come to disrupt your life. Sometimes they…

The longer I move along through this thing called life, the more I believe that there are a few lessons – or maybe just one big lesson – that we are meant to learn, over and over again, until it finally sinks in. If you’d asked me in my first 50 years, I would have…

Today is the last day to enroll in Knit Stars Season 11, and that’s got me thinking. From interacting with Yarnies around the world each day, I’ve picked up the general sense that many of us are feeling weighed down – by our responsibilities, by our struggles, by our unfinished projects, by our stash… And…

Today we’ve just opened the final enrollment period for Knit Stars Season 11: Your Season of Genius. And if you’re game, I’d love for you to try a little experiment with me. The idea occurred to me when I was scrolling back through my photos from the past few months of traveling and filming, and…

This week I’m keeping my thoughts short. First, because these ideas are really powerful in their simplicity (and yet may give you lots to ponder). And second, because I want to get to the very special Project Watch section, because I made something I’m extra-super-duper excited about. So here’s the first thought. I heard it…

In the past few newsletters, I’ve been talking about fears that have held me back at certain times in my life. Bridges, heights, flying, even using the “good yarn.” But there’s one more fear I haven’t talked about. It’s the one I’ve had the longest, and it’s maybe the most embarrassing one. I’ll just come…

It had been quietly sitting in a plastic bag on the bottom shelf for 7 years. Seven years.  And every time I saw it, it spiked my adrenaline. Guilt churned together with fear in my gut. “I know I should knit something with it…but what?” Every few months I would see the plastic bag out…

When I think about the moment, my veins still turn to ice. It was about 15 years ago, and I was in my Mini Cooper convertible, frozen at a full stop in high-speed, rush-hour traffic, in the middle of a highway overpass. For a few terrifying minutes, traffic whizzed around me. I couldn’t move. I…

At some point during their first knitting lesson, every single person I’ve ever taught to knit has asked the same question: “But what happens if I make a mistake once I get home? Can you teach me how to fix it myself?” And always, I would smile reassuringly and say that learning to fix your…

How much do you know about dragonflies? The way I look at dragonflies has changed a lot over the years. When I was a kid, I remember being at the lake and seeing them mating. There always seemed to be two stuck together (ewwww gross🤣). Then when I moved to the beach, I noticed there…

Last week, Hot Luke and I drove the seven hours from Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, to Augusta, Georgia, to film with Adella Colvin, founder of LolaBean Yarn Co., for Knit Stars Season 11. Charles Barkley was so excited that he got to join in the fun. And for once, I didn’t have to sneak out…

This past week, I posted a reel on Instagram that seemed to really resonate, with thousands of comments and shares. It’s also an idea that I believe is super important, so I wanted to share it with you here, too. It’s about Tall Poppy Syndrome. I just learned about this concept from my friend Michael…