Doesn't everyone have a face blankie? I told my husband,Dan, about writing this little story and he told me about a blanket he had as a child. He called it his "Lilly" and it used to be white but of course, as it aged it became grey in color. He loved his "Lilly" until it was the square size of a handkerchief. I love knowing that about Dan because he is so adult and mature and I know he once loved something that couldn't love him back but offered him great comfort.
Years ago, when I was pregnant, I started sleeping with this hand knitted blanket my husband's grandma made. It was black and had all these psychedelic colors. I adored handmade stuff and it was cozy around my neck. I started wrapping my neck up because I got these terribly hoarse throats and the face blanket made a difference, I didn't seem to get the hoarse throats anymore. I developed a love for having my neck covered with this itchy yarn, it was comfortable and comforting to me. My husband and I got a divorce (another story) and I thought I better give that blanket back to him since his Grandma made it and all.
My son, Travis, got all these blankets when he was born so I went thru them and found this one and it became my infamous "face blankie"! It's blue, has a few different shades of blue in it and it's handknitted. It was made by the aunt of my son's "God Aunt", which is a different story as well!
Everyone should have a face blankie as far as I'm concerned. I sleep with it on my neck every night. It has this scratchy feeling that I have grown to love.
It's this face blankie that offers me comfort, warmth and security.
At night, if I don't have it around my neck I can feel it and I know I just sleep better because of it. I took it to the hospital with me, I take it to hotels with me, this face blankie has become my friend. It's just a baby blanket so it travels very easily. I wash it every few weeks and it smells and feels so good and it's so warm when it comes out of the dryer. Dan knows that I have an attachment to my face blankie, he makes sure I have it at night. Travis will argue with me that it's HIS face blankie and I tell him I will let him choose a different one if he needs one. He's an only child so I think he just likes to argue sometimes plus he knows that I really love it so don't mess with it. I sometimes come home to a dog wrapped up in it, I have 3 so it could be any of them. Usually, it's my eldest dog, Wrigley snuggled up with it because it smells like me.
I wish my face blankie could create world peace, end hunger or make people thinner but it's just my face blankie, it really can only make me feel better. I don't know why but I'm so glad it does.
I think the world could be a better place if everyone had a face blankie to cuddle with?! There is something about that yarn, it's not itchy anymore, it just comforts me. Who couldn't use a little comfort at the end of the day?
Linus had his blue blankie and seemed so evolved, at least I haven't given in to my thumb.
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