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My group of friends from high school has remained close over the decades, partly because of our shared loss. When we were 19, A member of our close-knit group died in a car accident. Since then we’ve loved each other through the joys of life—marriage, babies, work achievements—but also through some very low lows—bereavements, disease, loss.

Most people who know me well know I’m a pretty avid knitter. I’ve been obsessed ever since I learned. If I’m sitting, I want to be knitting. So it really made me think when one of my favorite knitting podcasters, Laura from Penrose Knits, mentioned one of her knitting goals for 2023 was to knit less. (What? Why?!) Laura explained that she’d realized she needed to make more space and time in her life to focus on her mental and physical health in other ways like therapy and exercise. Even though she loved knitting, it was necessary to be intentional about knitting less in order to take the pressure off herself and leave more space in her life for health.