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It all started yesterday when I was off to meet my friend Kerri for a quick breakfast. The plan was to have a quick bite and then go back to my place to film a new episode of 5Minutes. I know. Exciting.
On the way down to the coffee `shop I was browsing Facebook when I saw this.
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Yeah. So maybe I won’t be wearing this necklace today. Or ever again. *sobs*
Posted by Kerri Sackville on Thursday, 26 November 2015
As I walked into the cafe Kerri greeted me with her angry face and opened her hand to show me the knotted piece of jewellery. It was a mess. I could not have been more excited to see that she had brought it with her.
It’s been ages since I have had the pleasure of untangling jewellery, and I don’t use the word “pleasure” lightly. I immediately grabbed the necklace and told Kerri not to worry, “I am excellent at untangling chains” I said to her with a confidence that possibly belies my ability.
I grabbed her glasses and set to the task.
Cue the meditative effect, or maybe the obsessed effect. I couldn’t stop playing with this thin tangle of silver chain. And by playing I mean untangling. Although Kerri didn’t agree.
My coffee went a bit cold. I didn’t finish my toast. I was very. very busy.
Kerri kept staring at me, she claimed I was making her twitch. She wanted her chain back. I warned her my mental health was at stake, and I was only half joking. This untangling thing was doing great things for the quieting the racing anxiety in my head.
So @lanahirschowitz asks to meet me for coffee & spends the ENTIRE time untangling my necklace. UNSUCCESSFULLY pic.twitter.com/A7P1EWvPTU
— Kerri Sackville (@KerriSackville) November 27, 2015
I admit that weird smile I am sporting is not my normal smile. It must have something to do with the calm I was feeling.
I ordered another coffee. Kerri took out her laptop and started working. I lost myself in more chain work. I let another coffee go cold.
We didn’t get to film a video because I refused to leave my new chain. And by my new chain I mean Kerri’s chain.
Eventually I was forced to leave because I had an appointment. I took the chain with me. And Kerri’s glasses. The three of us are a team now.
That night I had to go out and leave the rest of the team at home. I wasn’t happy. Nor was I happy to hear the cheats and hacks Kerri was hoping I would use.
@lanahirschowitz ME TOO — Kerri Sackville (@KerriSackville) November 27, 2015
@lanahirschowitz Someone on my FB page suggested cornflour. Rub it all over and it should slip right undone. Or something.
— Kerri Sackville (@KerriSackville) November 27, 2015
@lanahirschowitz Please. CHEAT. I beg of you. CHEAT! — Kerri Sackville (@KerriSackville) November 27, 2015
@lanahirschowitz DUNK THAT THING IN THE FLOUR! ROLL IT AROUND! JUST DRENCH IT IN FLOUR!
— Kerri Sackville (@KerriSackville) November 27, 2015
@KerriSackville no — Lana Hirschowitz (@lanahirschowitz) November 27, 2015
@MolksTVTalk @lanahirschowitz I don’t CARE what she uses she is holding my necklace hostage and I WANT IT BACK!
— Kerri Sackville (@KerriSackville) November 27, 2015
It’s looking ilke it’s going to take me a while – I’m old and I need the right lighting and Kerri’s glasses (not that I am saying Kerri wears old people glasses but they are surprisingly good for old people).
But mostly I don’t want to finish it becaise I am aboslutely loving getting completely lost in the thin silver chain and not thinking about anything else.
Kerri on the other hand….
If you have some tangled jewellery, I can strongly recommend you untangle it as a meditation technique. But don’t take your friend’s tangles, apparently it’s not calming for them.
Haha!! This is the BEST
Ha ha! Although I’m pretty sure this would have the opposite effect on me. 3D puzzles tend to bring out the rage in me! I’ll stick with colouring books 🙂
Please don’t mention 3D puzzles, they make me anxious 😉 xx
Hehe! Crazy Russian Hacker has a life hack on this. Don’t know if it works though… lol
No hacks! Just patience, persistence and lots and lots of time
*whispers* May I have my necklace back please?
I’m sending you a package of all my tangled jewellery right now. It gives me the heebie jeebies just looking at that photo. My garden hose is bad enough.
Brilliant, just brilliant x
I’m like that with tangled wool. Tangled necklaces will do in an emergency. We’re not weird.
I hear you Lana, last week I was in Vinnies and was listening to one of the volunteers complain about some tangled jewellery, it took all my willpower not to gleefully snatch it out of her hands and do it myself. On a completely different note, last night I sent in my volunteer application form to said store 😉
I enjoy the detangling of jewellery, string, etc. as well. As a strange coincidence I was actually telling my co-workers about my strange (although now it seems a little less strange) enjoyment in the fine art of detanglement just a few days ago!