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Social Self Care Socialization is an important part of self care. Connection to others, including those outside your immediate family, is crucial to your well-being. The saying goes... no one is an island. We need to make the effort to spend time cultivating and maintaining relationships with family and friends. Now, I know that can be difficult right now with the pandemic going on, but there are things you can do that won't put your health at risk. Here are some suggestions: Eat dinner together as a family at least once a week. Plan some fun with the family -...

Physical Self Care Not always my favourite topic, but caring for your body is important. I do pretty well in some aspects of this and not so great in others. Physical self care includes: fueling your body how much sleep you are getting  the amount of physical activity you are doing caring for your physical needs My family is pretty good in the fueling the body department. We make most of our suppers from scratch (and I'm teaching my kids how to do this too). We don't eat a lot of junk food. And although we always have dessert, we...

Sweet Yarns is closed today, January 11th, due to the extreme cold. I can't get my car to start. The store will be back to regular hours tomorrow (Wednesday, 10 to 3, Thursday 1 to 6, Friday and Saturday 10 to 3).

Our New Year KAL kicked off a few short days ago and I must say I'm excited about the theme for this year. Self-Care is an important topic that we don't often talk about or implement in our own lives. I'm sure most people immediately start thinking that self-care is big things that need to be scheduled like a day at the spa or an evening out. I know I used to think that. As I've gotten older (and wiser lol), my experiences have showed me that it can be the small things that make all the difference, and this...

That's right! Sweet Yarns is having a sale!!The Semi-Annual Clearance Sale will have select products up to 75% off starting on tomorrow - Friday, January 7th. This sale will be in store only as the majority of the products were never entered into the website. But we will be sharing some stuff on social media so make sure to check it out there as well. Some of the products included in the sale are: yarns, buttons, weaving and spinning supplies, interchangeable knitting needles, pattern books, samples. If you can't make it into the store and there is something in the...