i rage quit my yarn hobbies

tl;dr the hobby just wasn’t worth it to me but here is a list of some stuff from just off the top of my head:

• i bought too much yarn
• i bought/hoarded too many patterns
• i failed at too many projects
• i lost interest in too many projects
• i had too many unfinished projects laying around
• i got too excited about making things for other people and saying i would and then i’d be too stressed about them
• trying to store yarn was too stressful
• … and took up too much room
• trying to store all the yarn hobby supplies was too stressful
• finished projects weren’t to my satisfaction because of yarn choice or just poorly made somehow
• too stressful trying to find vegan versions of yarn i wanted
• too stressed from feeling excluded from yarny things because i’m vegan
• too stressed about the environmental impact of some of my yarn choices and purchases
• hate feeling like i always have to be working on something like it’s constant thought/urge
• i have developed actual hand problems from knitting and crocheting too much
• hated how hard it was to not work on something when trying to rest my hands and i’d sometimes just work through the pain because i just couldn’t stop
• …. only to be disappointed because nothing became of the project
• …. and i’d be in pain
• way too anxious over seeing yet another project i want to make but i can’t
• …. because i already have too many WIPS
• …. can’t find a vegan yarn version
• …. pattern is no longer available
• …. has a skill i haven’t been able to learn (I’M LOOKING AT YOU, DOUBLE KNITTING!)
• …. i have no reason to make the thing because it’ll just end up in the trash or donated if it actually got finished
• desire to participate in other hobbies but too deep into yarn stuff
• losing a need/hook or project or yarn for a project while i’m working on it is so fucking stressful

i kept a project i’m doing for charity and a project for a dear friend and i still have my weaving/spinning stuff. i never had the chance to really focus on those things so now is my chance? sadly i didn’t think about that before getting rid of all my yarn…

books i read in 2021

Hi! Charlie here.

So I tried to read a lot this year. I realized at some point that I’ve been adding books to my wishlist but not buying them and if I’m not buying them I’m not reading them so what’s the point of spending the time adding them to me list?

So, in order…

The Books I read in 2021

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

So I read this book years ago but I wanted to read it again this year. I’m thinking of making it a yearly tradition. I love this book. It’s probably the most entertaining read ever. This re-read I did was an audiobook and it was great to listen to.

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Dude. I started this maybe 2 or 3 years earlier on a plane ride but it was such a bummer. I set it aside but picked it up again this year. I kind of wished I had restarted it but I did finish it and wow what a journey. I think I’d like to read it again but make sure I try to finish it pretty quick.

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

This is the book to read if you want to take on the dark academia vibe. It seems a bit divisive and I can totally get why people wouldn’t like it. I liked it myself and I wouldn’t mind reading it again some day but I’m not in a hurry. I have a problem with books that hit slow patches and for me this got really slow and drawn out somewhere in the second half.

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

This book wasn’t bad. It wasn’t nearly as sad as I thought it would be. You’d think kids with cancer would do it for me but it didn’t? I listened to it as an audiobook and it was pretty nicely read. I don’t think it really left a lasting impression on me but I recall enjoying the story well enough. I don’t think I’d read it again.

Security by Gina Wohlsdorf

This was another audiobook for me. It was a thriller, I loved it! I’m surprised I liked it so much. The pacing was really good. It got a little gory. There is an element of the story that unfolds overtime that was pretty awesome. I’d like a physical copy to read it again.

Let’s Pretend this Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson

This was a really fun read! Fast paced. Super whacky. Very nice to pick up just whenever because the chapters are bite sized and they’re just little stories. I can totally see how people find her annoying but she reminds me of me and I annoy me. I was rolling my eyes and cringing. But in a very understanding “me too, man, me too” way.

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

This was another audiobook. This old timey-wimey style of writing is really hard for me to follow and digest and this book was no exception. So eh… I can’t say too much about it.

Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation by Bill Nye

OK so this was another audio book and I feel bad but I can’t remember any of it. I’m sure it was delightful though. Because… Bill Bye the science guy!

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

So I tried breaking into Murakami’s books a few years ago with 1Q84 but I had to give up on it. It was interesting but painfully slow. This book was also slow. Not much happened. It got very dull in some parts. I’ll admit I skipped several pages of a story that a character told. A story so long she had to tell it in 2 parts. I didn’t hate this book but I didn’t love it. It was kind of interesting. I had a hard time understanding the main character. There seemed to be a disconnect between what he thinking and what he was saying. Meh.

Far Beyond the Stars by Hans Beimler, Steven Barnes

This was such a fantastic read! It had great pacing, wasn’t too long. Was the perfect length. I don’t know how to talk about it without spoiling anything but if you like scifi you should check it out. I might want to read it again sometime in the far future.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

This was another fantastic read! I read it so quickly. And it was the first time I annotated a book. I wish I had learned to take notes on a book sooner, it’s a total game changer. I very often forget who characters are and what has happened since I last read and it’s just really hard ok. Anyway, this book was pretty fun to read. It was unique and interesting and maybe I’d read it again.

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

omg. This book was so good but it was so sad. It’s about a family after their daughter mysteriously died. And for me it wasn’t sad because of the daughter’s death (though that didn’t help at all) it was mostly about the family dynamic afterwards. I don’t really want to get into it here, it’s probably best brought up with a therapist. But yeah, fantastic book. Great writing. Amazing similies. I think my only complaint about this book was the perspective/head jumping. I’d like to read it again but it sure got me in a funk for a few days after I finished.

The Stranger by Albert Camus

Another audiobook. This was an interesting one! But very strange. I’d love to get a physical copy of it and give it another go.

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

omg. Again. This book was even sadder than Everything I Never Told You. I had to put the book down a few times just so I could cry. I’M NOT A CRIER. It takes a lot to make me cry. I may joke a sometimes that “omg I cried/almost cried” but no seriously I CRIED. LIKE UGLY CRIED. There was actual sobbing. It took me a couple days to shake this book off me. I can’t wait to read it again.

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

I managed to squeeze one last book in for the year! 2.5/5 stars. It was entertaining and different and a breath of fresh air after all the other books I read.

So that’s it! I have tons of books laying around that I need to read next year. I might try to squeeze one more in this year but I don’t think it’ll happen (edit: it did!). Let me know some of your favorite reads from this year in the comments!

a questionable guide to minimalism

Minimalism is a tool to rid yourself of life’s excess in favor of focusing on what’s important—so you can find happiness, fulfillment, and freedom.

The Minimalists

A nice lady in a completely unrelated Facebook group I’m in saw my blog and quickly became interested in my minimalist posts. She suggested I write more about it. That was *cough* last summer but hey, here I am!

Disclaimer: I don’t think I am The One to be talking about this. This is just how I, and many others, see minimalism. You should absolutely spend a little time looking into this, gather ideas and inspo and see if it’s right for you.

I started my minimalist journey with KonMarie back in 2015. The post is probably cringy. Don’t read it. I think that it’s worth mentioning that minimalism and KonMarie are not quite the same thing and I may get into that later. But that is still where all this began for me.

What is minimalism?

This is a debated topic in some circles but minimalism is largely seen as living without excess. It’s a tool, a mindset, a lifestyle, and *cough* an aesthetic. This post isn’t about minimalist art, design, or structure. It’s more about looking at what you own and asking yourself some questions. There aren’t any official “rules” you have to follow except the ones that you make for yourself.

The way I see it is I’d rather be invited to a smaller party with all my favorite people than a huge party with a ton of strangers and a few of my favorite people. I would rather focus on enjoying my time with the people I like the most rather than be overwhelmed amongst strangers in an effort to find my people.

How many items am I allowed to have?

Well I don’t know, how many items do you want to have? How much space do you have to work with? What is your life like? Don’t ask me! It’s going to vary, person to person. And you probably shouldn’t even count your stuff, that could get annoying. There are people who get really hung up on numbers… if it works for them, great. But that’s not the point.

There are some minimalists who live out of a backpack and hand wash their clothes every other night. Some minimalists can’t hand wash their clothes frequently and they have really messy dirty jobs or hobbies and need more clothes than some. Some minimalists have one more more hobbies that require many items. How many items you keep is going to first and foremost depend on your lifestyle.

OK but why minimalism?

Well it’s different for everyone. I can’t quite remember why I started on this path but I personally find that visual clutter adds to my anxiety. I also really like being able to find something quickly when I need it. It’s much less frustrating to look for an object among 25 objects than 250 objects. I think minimalism in general helps with some of my ADHD frustrations.

Other people go for minimalism so they can easily travel the world without worrying about their things. Others may do it to save money. Or for spiritual reasons. Everybody has their own reason.

What’s your problem with the aesthetic then?

Yo, I’m big on the aesthetic. It’s just that some people get a hold of the trend and try to sell on the idea that you have to have stark white walls, no furniture, certain colored things, buy only certain brands, etc. You know: people who want to make a buck or gatekeepers.

If that is what you want in your life, that’s great. But you don’t have to do that to be a minimalist. Minimalism can look so many different ways. I couldn’t stand being surrounded stark white walls and I find some furniture very handy, thank-you-very-much.

Isn’t minimalism for rich people?

Not really? Ugh. I hear this way too much. It’s for anyone who wants to be a minimalist. Before I even knew what minimalism was I had spent good chunks of time living out of 1-2 backpacks and I had no money. I just had what I had and used that. I wasn’t buying $80 merino wool shirts. I… used what I had. I lived with various other people and was allowed to use the household things (cookware and such).

It helps to have the money to buy nicer quality things that will last longer. A quality pair of shoes will last longer than a cheap pair of shoes. It can be hard saving up for the those shoes and if you just can’t do it, I think it’s fine.

As I’ve said, minimalism doesn’t have official rules you have to follow outside of the basic idea of “live without excess”. Use that idea and make it fit your current situation.

What can I minimize?

Everything physical you own: books, electronics, trash, mail, Christmas cards, unfinished projects, finished projects, white elephant gifts, ungifted gifts, clothes, etc.

But also intangible things: Toxic relationships, digital files, e-mails, bad habits, bad foods, etc.

OK, how do I go minimalist?

There are many ways to go about this! You can use one technique, or many. There are even games to make it fun. I’ll list only 3 items here.

The Moving/Packing Game: When you’ve moved into a new place, keep everything packed. Only pull out things when you need them. After a certain amount of time you gotta go do an honest poke through the boxes. Think about why you haven’t needed what you didn’t use and consider getting rid of them.

30 Day Minimizing Challenge: Not moving anytime soon? Or you are and want to lighten the load beforehand? Try throwing out 1 thing on day 1, 2 on day 2, 3 on day 3, and so forth. If you make it the whole 30 days you end up throwing away over 400 things.

The Tidy Up Challenge: OK I don’t know what to call this. I came up with it yeeeears ago and I used it before I knew minimalism was “a thing”. It’s pretty similar to the Packing game but a little more chill and my speed.

Fine an area that needs to be taken down a notch minimized. This can be an entire room, one wall, or even just a shelf or desk. Remove EVERYTHING from that area. EVERYTHING! And then think about how you want that area to serve you, what you want it to look like. Go through all the items you removed and find the items that will make that area work out for you. Put nothing else there.

All that leftover stuff? If I was a hard ass I’d tell you to blindly ditch it. But I say: do a little poking around and be honest with yourself. Put those things where they belong…. in the trash, in someone else’s hands, in a different room, on a different shelf, etc.

Now what?

You can start googling “minimalism”, hitting up hashtags on social media, join /r/minimalism. If it seems like something you can benefit from you can start minimizing. Be honest with yourself about what you need and truly love to have in your life. Strip yourself down to your ideal minimalist state.

This process helped me to realize how much I really really love alternative fashion (the pandemic helped with that as well). It helped me to realize how much I don’t really enjoy drawing or painting. I know now not to buy those supplies. I do enjoy doing collage, off and on. I also came to appreciate my absolute pure lust for hand knit socks. I love looking at hand knit socks, looking at yarn, knitting them, wearing them, planning outfits around them. So I now know to steer clear or painting/drawing supplies, I know to keep collage material on hand, and I allow myself to stock up on sock yarn and patterns.

I hope this was useful to at least one curious soul out there!

time to get a shape

OK so my back has been fucky for about a week now. I haven’t had an injury like this for quite awhile, probably because I’ve been extra inactive, therefor I am extra weak.

I had cleaned half the tub the week before and spent a few days with one side of my back suffering consequences. When that was better I prepared a lot of boxes to take out to recycling and a day or 2 later the other side of my back started hurting, but like in a terrible “You actually injured something and it keeps seizing and making it hard to walk” kind of way.

Standing and leaning are the worst for it but for some reason I can crawl around on the floor just fine? Also squatting is a huge no-no.

So I need to build some core strength. I hope it will help me not to be in so much pain after doing chores. So I was thinking I should get back into Ashtanga yoga. But I remembered how weak and pathetic my arms and legs are so here is what’s happening, with lots of corner cutting to accommodate for my back problem:

Pre-workout Ashtanga.. for as long as I can stand it (first day I only lasted maybe 7 minutes, 2nd day I got to nearly 12). Some of this seems to help my back a little bit.

Then I take a break and work on some stretching to help any problem areas. Right now my problem area is the weird thing in my lower back and I found this video helps it feel better.

And then I do the daily challenge for Chloe Ting’s 2 week shred challenge.

And then I do maybe a little bit more friendly stretches to cool down, all nice ‘n easy-like.

Then I was thinking of tossing something kind of chill to do at my leisure throughout the rest of my day. Like today I did my arms and I can already tell it’s going to help me build some strength. I love the wall pushups! I wish I knew about those sooner.

I think I’ll also toss in some of this since I have to do a lot of laying around anyway.

Anyway, I went ahead and took some starting measurements but I don’t think I’ll keep track of it. I’ll be able to feel my progress as I exercise. Since my focus is leaning more towards core rather than limbs then I’ll toss the limb work for now if I need to.

Have you gotten weak and doughy lately as well? Have you made any plans to do any exercising? I’d like to hear about it down below.

goth 101/FAQ

So you’ve seen some spooky bitches with wild hair, dripping in black clothes, and you thought “Ohhh I wanna be goth too”.

First of all: There is a chance that those people were not goth. They could have been metalheads, emos, KISS, or any other type of people. You can’t tell what kind of music someone listens to by what they wear. Unless they’re wearing band merch*.

If you’re only after advice for some kind of dark aesthetic then this post isn’t for you. If you want to learn about getting into goth music, read on! I promise to try to keep it brief.

What is goth music?

Goth rock characteristics include a prominent, lead bassline; minimal, flanging guitar; tribal, 4/4 post punk drum beat or drum machine; baritone or unusually high pitched vocals; introspective and romantic lyrical themes; sinister 80s keyboards in minor key and reverb.

How to Tell the Difference between Emo and Goth

It’s a genre of music that came out of the late 70’s. It developed from post-punk, which I, and others, often lump in together under the goth umbrella. But it doesn’t really belong there.

The subgenres of goth music are: death rock, dark wave, ethereal wave, and cold wave. So if you’re flipping through a deathrock playlist and you find you don’t like them, there’s a chance you’ll like something from one of the other categories.

What songs/bands would you reccomend?

I really love Sisters of Mercy and anybody that sounds like them so I will always recommend them. You can check out my goth playlist list here on YouTube. It started out as just picking one song I liked from various goth band but I stopped doing that. I have a nice little variety but you can tell what I like the most.

You can see my Top Goth Songs list here.

Here is somebody else’s Goth playlist.

What about Marilyn Manson, Type 0 Negative, NIN, and thisothernotgothband?

They’re not goth. They’re some other genre. Probably metal or gothic metal.

A lot of people seem to take personally when they find out some band they like isn’t goth. It’s not a personal thing. It’s weird to act like it is. Stop it.

If I walked into a metal group and asked if Sisters of Mercy were metal I would hope that they’d say no, and help me understand why not. And I wouldn’t take it personally. I’d take the opportunity to learn.

What about Addams Family? Edgar Allen Poe? Elvira?

These are all gothic characters, authors, etc. Gothic and goth are not the same thing. Gothic refers to an aesthetic, a type of literature, and other specific dark things. So unless Edgar Allen Poe was still alive today and is rocking out to some Bauhuas, he is not goth.

But what if I want to listen to other music?

Then listen to other music. You can like any other genre of music while also liking goth. Some might argue that goth should be your favorite and maybe I’d agree but also if you like metal just as well then you are a goth metalhead. It ain’t that deep.

OK, but what should I wear?

Just come as you are. Wear what you want. You can be any shape, size, color, creed… goth music is for everyone.

But if you want to “dress goth”, you can get a band shirt. Or do a DIY battle jacket (goths love DIY, I’m slightly allergic). Add some pins or patches to your shit to represent your favorite goth bands and BAM. You’ve got a goth outfit.

What if I don’t like the music?

You can revisit the music later to see if your tastes have changed. If not, then you’re not goth and that’s fine. There are some music genres I don’t like and that’s perfectly acceptable.

Now what?

Support your local scene! See if there are any clubs near you that have a goth night. There are other genres that are often blended in with goth music, like industrial, but eh, whatchagonnado.

Support the bands you like! Buy their music, buy their merch. See if they’re on Bandcamp. Follow them on social media. Go to their shows.

And last: Find some online goth communities. This can be rather tough. About 9/10 goth communities are filled with everything but goth. My favorite is the goth subreddit. There is also a Discord server, linked in the post pinned to the top of the subreddit.

* And even then you can’t tell for sure because there are people out there who wear a band t shirt without knowing it’s a band t shirt. They “just liked the design”.

things I own one of

Awhile ago I saw a small trend of people on YouTube showing what they own 1 of. I thought it was pretty interesting. I don’t know why but I like seeing what people have. What’s in your purse? What’s in your house? This new topic scratches that itch for me. So I’ll share my list for people who need a scratch too.

kitchen

• eating utensil (a spoon, also doubles as cooking spoon)
• plate
• drinking glass
• coffee cup
• reusable straw
• instant pot (no pots or pans)
• kettle
• basic tools like can opener, ladle, etc

skin/makeup/bath

• blush
• blush brush
• highlighter
• eye shadow brush
• foundation
• setting powder
• mascara
• eyebrow pencil
• eye shadow palette
• loose eye shadow
• lotion
• face moisturizer
• soap (liquid castile)
• shampoo (when hair is dyed, else just use soap)
• razor

clothes

• jacket
• sweater
• bra
• belt (functional)
• belt (fashionable)
• pants
• leggings
• shorts (these might be ditched soon, they’re so uncomfortable)
• set of workout clothes
• flats
• earrings
• bracelet
• onesie

personal

• purse
• backpack
• wallet
• credit card
• phone
• sunglasses
• glasses
• water bottle
• journal
• comb
• brush
• vape
• headphones

misc.

• tv
• portable gaming device
• vacuum
• steam mop
• musical instrument (ukulele)

KonMari Chapter 2: Arts ‘n Crafts

Whew. Parade season is finally over so I can really focus on my sparkly tidying again.

I decided to put off going through my books because most of them are in storage. The ones in my posession are already tidy-ish enough, and then the rest are on my Kindle. I could go through my Kindle and remove books but I think I’ll save that for when I have all my books in one spot.

So I’m putting off books and creating my own chapter.

Kurtis ordered me a set of decorative boxes that were supposed to have an owl print. They showed up with a Paris theme print. I’m not too happy about that but I do like the Paris print. He also ordered me a filing box. I haven’t gotten into paper-tidying yet but I am putting any papers I find in the filing box. The former set was a bit pricey but they’re nice to look at and I can organize my arts ‘n crafts things in them.

So I’ll be honest and say there’s still more crafty things in the room that I need to organize, as well as the storage shed. But I organized all the things I use or want to use the most, and would be easier to deal with. I think I need more boxes for the rest but I’d rather just get rid of stuff. We’ll see! Also: I keep finding little things that I didn’t see before that need to be put away. So I feel like this isn’t a very complete representation of a final stage.

So here is the area to the left of my desk, minus the yarny project bag. Ignore that ugly brown box. It just has cables and Nintendo 3DS stuff in it.

Bones says hi.

Yes, that’s a piano bench with storage under the lid. I used to keep dolls in there.

And here’s some shots and rambles about the different containers.

Bag of project bag bags? This bag originally came with some bead containers. I gave my bead collection away. Sadface, yes, but it wasn’t sparking joy anymore. I’ve had the pencil case forever. It houses my needles, hooks, stitchmarkers. I like to keep projects in the bags that you get when you buy blankets, sheets, pillowcases… they’re sturdy, hold stuff well and you can easily see what’s in them. And they make your projects nicely transportable.

My big ol’ ArtBin stuffed to the gills with painty type stuff. Making art is quite a sparkly thing but most of the things themselves don’t spark joy. So how’s that supposed to work ? Am I supposed to only keep the paints or whatever that spark joy on their own?!

I love this train case. It was originally for makeup but I have a vanity now. It’s a bit weird for sewing supplies but it works for now.

This box has my pouch ‘o Sharpies, random writing utensils, origami paper and my 1000 cranes kit.

YAMS!

Fabric! And some notiony things that maybe should go in the train case. It’s pretty stuffed. I’m not allowed to have anymore until I use some up 🙂 I’ll be honest (again), most of this doesn’t spark joy. I’ve got a firm grasp on “but I may need it some day!” and “I need some of this to practice sewing with” and “My friend gave me these” mindsets. Uhg. I should toss most of this and move the keepers to the smallest box so I can use this one for my misc crafting stuff.

So. It’s coming along. I did give away/toss some stuff. Not much, and I know I need to do more. I’d ideally love to fit the rest of my crafty stuff into these boxes but it’s going to be a rough ride.

What seems to keep me from really getting rid of a lot of stuff is that I sunk a lot of money into these things. Some of it just recently. I’m terrible at selling things and I don’t want to just give things away (dat bead collection… dat hurt, bro).

Ok so the next chapter is going to be papers I think. I’m sure I have some in storage but I think it’ll be fine to do what I have in person, since I have a nice box for them. I don’t have hangy file folders but that’s ok for now.

KonMari Chapter 1: Clothes

So I tackled clothes tonight. Here are some unhelpful photos.

I piled ALL my clothes (minus socks, undies, costumes, but including seasonal and no-longer-fitting things) on my bed:

I went through everything and folded all the keepers. I did a quick ‘n sloppy version of the KonMari folding method. Here is everything, minus socks, undies, seasonal, and costumy things:

Here’s my sock/undies/jammies!

Shirts! Including stuff that is certainly going to be too warm here in New Orleans:

Last but not least, my pants/shorts/short skirts and leggins! Aaaaand I’m actually not sure where my pants are but they belong there too. But look at all that extra space!

I have some stuff (a couple dresses, long skirts) hanging in the closet and I even have more dresser space, like a whole empty drawer and another one that has random doll junk in it. I’m sharing a dresser with my BF who has 3 drawers. He doesn’t use them so I’m tempted to steal them to store other things.

Oh! Here’s what I got rid of! It’s a lot of stuff. Not as much as I would like, but certainly more than I thought I would get rid of, especially considering how many times I’ve purged the last several months.

Overall I have to say it was a pretty fun and easy process. I like this kind of thing so it didn’t bother me at all. But what really surprised me was how freeing it was. Like I was given a proper excuse to get rid of stuff. Kind of like being given a gift card for a store you always wanted to shop at but never could.

I can’t wait to move on to the next chapter in this process, which is books! Most of my books are in storage but I do have some with me. I got rid of some recently I think so it probably won’t be as effective as doing my clothes.

*edit* I forgot to mention all the seasonal/costume/unfittingbutstilljoyful things went into my suitcase which went into the closet.

The KonMari Method

Last night while I lay in bed poking through Facebook, I came across an article about a book called The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. I can’t remember who posted it but I did look into the book and it got me all excited to start this. I’m not going to buy the book at this time but I do have a firm idea of the process.

It’s basically an enhanced version of what I already do, crossed with the old “everything in it’s place, a place for everything” saying. You wouldn’t be able to tell by observing my personal surroundings, but I really -do- like the idea.

What you do is go through different categories of “stuff” instead of by room or section: Clothes, books, papers, miscellaneous, and sentimental items. You pick up one item at a time and if it does not “spark joy”, discard it.

This makes so much sense to me. Instead of being surrounded by “stuff” I’ll be surrounded by things I love. I understand the spark because I feel it every time I see one of my dolls or something pretty I made, so that part is going to be easy for me. I can just imagine diluting the stuff so that the sparky stuff can really shine.

The hard part is figuring out what to do with all my arts and crafts supplies. I am such a failure at knitting and such, and that really brings me down. The clutter that comes from all this is hard to organize in the space we have, but I also love the process (usually) and when the end product isn’t a complete mess I feel really happy about it. So I already see a problem there. I wish I didn’t have so many hobbies and interests! I say it all the time and I really mean it.

Today I was wondering where else I can apply this method to in my life, so I tried it out on my PC tablet. I went through all my apps and got rid of whatever didn’t make me happy (except Facebook, I hate that fucking shit but I need to stay in contact with some people). I got rid of a lot of apps that I liked but didn’t use that often and weren’t too fulfilling. It felt good!

What else can I apply this to? My Facebook friends? Making art?

I think today I’m going to work on my clothes. I’m always happy with my wardrobe. Part of it is because I feel like I should stick with one style when I like so many. Another part is because I’ve gained weight and my most favorite items don’t fit. And then it’s like I have so many random things, things given to me, etc. I’m not very stylish and just don’t know how to make things work, especially when I’m not really excited about an item. So I’m always getting rid of clothes but with this tidying method maybe it’ll help me be more content with my clothes.

After I do all this I’m going to start trying to invest in nice storage solutions like pretty boxes. I hate having things in random shitty boxes and totally scattered. I want storage that sparks joy!

*Disclaimer: Don’t be offended if I toss out something that means something to you or you gave me or whatever. It’s not a personal attack or statement against you, I’m just trying to make my place sparkly. I still love you, I just don’t necessarily love the thing.