Talena Winters May 29, 2023 Talena Winters May 29, 2023

Through the Fire

We’re in the worst wildfire season in Alberta’s history, but there’s a lot of other life stuff happening too. Thankfully, most of it’s good.

Talena Winters September 10, 2022 Talena Winters September 10, 2022

Peaks and Valleys

When the blahs happen two weeks a month, it’s not just depression… Also, update on my slow productivity mission, what I did this week in my business (hint: knitting pattern update), and some sad news about my grandmother.

Talena Winters September 2, 2022 Talena Winters September 2, 2022

Stop to Smell the Cosmos

How things went with my first week embracing Slow Productivity.

Talena Winters February 6, 2020 Talena Winters February 6, 2020

The Year of Playing with Words and Yarn

This year, I'm taking my knitting business in a slightly new direction, one designed to respark my joy, to borrow an overused trending phrase. I have decided to take a year off of publishing new patterns, and have declared this my "Year of Playing With Words and Yarn." That means you’ll be hearing more about knitting. And that’s a good thing.

Talena Winters February 25, 2019 Talena Winters February 25, 2019

Big Release Week Ahead for Books and Knitting Patterns

New fantasy novella coming, a new dragon thriller story, and a new knitting pattern. Yep, just a few things going on! (And you can read my upcoming mermaid fantasy book for free!)

Talena Winters January 30, 2019 Talena Winters January 30, 2019

Equilibrium: What a Rush!

Today, I had an epiphany. I realized that my idealized state of “balance” and true homeostasis are not the same thing. This is going to change everything…

Talena Winters July 17, 2017 Talena Winters July 17, 2017

When You Just Can’t Do It All

Lately, I've been getting that too-familiar "overwhelmed" feeling. Looking back over the first six months of this year, I am coming to a difficult conclusion: I still can't do it all. So it's time to reset some priorities.

Talena Winters November 9, 2016 Talena Winters November 9, 2016

Introducing the "Just Plain Mittens" Pattern!

At last, this pattern is finally ready! When you see all that it has to offer, you'll know why it took nine months to make! (Okay, so I didn't knit a lot during the summer... but this pattern did get super-tested!)