New Driver

I've had my permit since March and am still currently learning how to drive. Although I am progressing and becoming a better driver, my mom still gets extreemely nervous everytime we are in the car together. Even when I'm not driving, she is pointing things out and telling me what "I should have done in that situation."
Because of her nerves, my mom has taken those window stickers that say "new driver", and has put them on the back window of our cars. Although I dislike the sticker and protested at first, I eventually let my mom keep it on the car. This was fine, until my mom kept getting nervous and decided to take it a step further. She wants to buy new driver magnets and put one on every side of the car! This way, she says that other drivers will keep their distance from me, and will drive with more caution, because they know that I am not as experienced. I don't think that these magnets are actually a way of making me a better driver, but making my mom calm down. Even if other drivers drive with caution around me, once I take the magnets off I will have to adjust to how drivers normally drive, anyway.
For those of you with parents who are as nervous as my mom is, I would suggest giving them tips on how to calm down in a tense situation, and just remind them that you are learning how to drive.

Knitting!

Some girls in my spanish class this year have got me started knitting again. A few years ago, my aunt had taught me how to knit and I started a scarf. However, my younger self soon lost interest and the scarf was never completed. But, when I saw my peers carrying around bags of yarn and knitting needles, it sparked my interest in knitting again, especially once they told me that the scarves they knit for their knitting club, SWAP, get donated to people who need them.

When I got home that night, I found my old scarf, but I also found all of the mistakes I had made when I was knitting it. So, I ripped it out, but couldn’t remember how to start a new one! So, I went online and found a good website that teaches basic knitting skills. So, I really encourage all of you to learn how to knit, it’s really very simple, and the results are greatly rewarding. I have already knit and donated a few scarves, but also plan to give some away as Christmas gifts.

It’s so much more rewarding to wear a scarf or anything else that you made yourself, as opposed to one that you bought. Knitting can give a person a sense of self-satisfaction and accomplishment, and is easy to do. So, get started!