by Jacalyn Pinkney
I find it so comforting to sit and crochet. All I need is my crocheting needle, the yarn, and Hispanic music for me to began my new project (or continue working on a piece I have already started). I make sure my feet are proped up on a very comfortable chair and I speed away at making those single and double chains. Crocheting relaxes me! Most of the time I am so busy - crocheting slows me down to the correct speed I should be going.
The way I learned to crochet is very interesting! I graduated from USF with a degree in Chemistry. When I graduated, I did not find a career in my degree right away. About ten months later, I was successful in finding a job in my area of expertise. I began to work at Thornton Laboratories. I lived in the projects, maybe two blocks from the job. I could walk there. At the time, I had no car. This was such a blessing!
The salary there wasn't the best, but I really liked working there. Thornton Laboratories is a small business; therefore, the people there were much like a "family". I worked in the Inorganic Department with Inez Bodden. My task was to perform analysis on lab samples of more difficult analysis (Iron (Fe), Boron (B), Manganese (Mn), Magnesium (Mg), Sulfur (S), Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu), %Acidity, etc.) on material other than water (soil, any type of plants, oil, etc.). One of my favorite courses in college was Organic Chemistry, 2nd semester class and lab, because it consisted of finding unknowns. This was fifty percent of my job - to find unknowns in different kinds of material. I immensely enjoyed finding what a mysterious product contained!
The family consisted of Inez, Nancy, Shirley, and Mary. We had a ball working there! I learned so much! This group was very talented. They participated in macrame and crocheting. I actually learned both skills from them. Our lunches and breaks were so much fun! I was not very close to my family. I knew the marriage was not going to work. I absorbed myself into taking care of my children, work, and church.
Currently now I am working on a blanket for the son Edwin Ayala and I are going to have. The blanket is complete. It is more than what I expected. My daughters rave over it! It is an array of the color blue.
Crocheting has been so beneficial to me. A blanket made for your child by crocheting is means more than being a monetary value - it is the bond between The Man You Love, You, and The Baby!
About the Author
I am Jacalyn Pinkney, Director of Marketing, for the phenomenal company, Success for Hispanics, founded by Edwin Ayala, "The Love of My Life, My Total Dream". He is a Success Coach, the Hispanic Tony Robbins. Ed can help you maximize your potential. Visit: http://www.successforhispanics.com; http://www.facebook.com; http://www.edjackie.wordpress.com.
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