I’ve spent this week pretty much hibernating in a vaguely introverted stint of recuperation after a month of houseguests. I didn’t think I was making very much, given that I’ve also been working and I read an entire YA trilogy, but after collecting these photos, I see I’ve actually been making quite a lot. Below, you’ll see the first Pyrex I’ve destroyed in the making of soap, the soap that resulted after I briefly mourned the loss of the Pyrex and oils involved and poured fresh oils into a stainless-steel pot instead of glass, pancakes, the first meal resulting from my newly acquired copy of Mark Bittman’s truly enormous How to Cook Everything Fast, some crochet, and my bullet journal.
How’s your daily making going?
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Well, I have to say this has been just awesome. So many times I’ve started doing something every day – a picture a day, journaling, what have you. But I never stick with it! What I’m loving about this is that it doesn’t have to be something big, it doesn’t have to be a complete project, it just has to be.
So often I sit down at the computer like a zombie, tired after work, and the next thing you know it’s time for bed! But now, I might poke around on the computer a bit, but I stop to crochet a couple of rows on my blanket. And even if I tell myself a couple of rows will do, I usually end up finishing several more rows! I’m not feeling any pressure to get the project done in any time frame, and it’s been a great way to wind down in the evenings before bed. I just know that when I’m finished I’ll have a really nice lap blanket (for those zombie hours in front of the computer).
I’m starting to think about the next project… my embroidery thread is looking mighty fine right now!