So it probably looks like I took an inadvertent break from all things felt and DIY and creative. I didn't. Not really. I just fell off updating this blog because I've been... well... sort of cheating with another blog.
Don't judge me!
Back in January, in order to help me deal with some of the stress and anxiety of my joblessness and my uncertainty about the future, I started a project called One Hundred Changes. It's a list of things, big and small, that I have been meaning to change/do/try this year. Most of them are things I've just been putting them off, whether because I'm lazy or frightened or feeling grievously unprepared. So that's where I've been. On a blog called "One Hundred Changes: Adventures in Being (and Becoming) Myself." Here it is, for those of you who like to hear other people flailing around and attempting new things in life.
I'm already around 30 changes into this project. My life is already significantly different after only 9.5 weeks. I've started all manner of healthy habits that I could never seem to stick to before (flossing, anyone?) and I'm more rested, hydrated, and organized than I've been in a very long time. Possibly ever. And I'm just getting started.
One of my changes, though, has to do with this blog. Change #5 is a habit I wanted to start: "Do something creative every day."
It doesn't sound like a whole lot until you actually try it. Then you realize that it's a big goal.
Some of my creative pursuits involve other changes I'm making. Like Change #17: "Try knitting." It's not pretty, but I think I'm starting to get the concept. (Turns out for the first evening I was holding the needles wrong.) Someday, when my projects start looking less like a spaghetti monster, I will post pictures.
Here's another craft I discovered because of this project. I like to call it "Existential crisis cross-stitch" (Although technically it's probably more embroidery than cross-stitch. Oh well. I'm a sucker for a title with alliteration.)
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| Yes, this is a quote from Welcome to Night Vale. |
But my default creative pursuit, if nothing else is in the works, is working on my mobiles. Here's a recent one in a nice blue and yellow color scheme I've come to like very much.
So that's where I've been. I'm hoping to become more disciplined about my postings here and on etsy (becoming a better blogger is one of my One Hundred Changes!) so we'll see how that goes.
Thanks for stopping in! I hope you're doing well, and I appreciate you!
M
