As you probably know, I'm not well.
But rather than bore you with the details, here's what I've been doing lately to try and stave it off.
How To Be Perfectly Cromulent
My new blogging venture is a collection of how-tos and tutorials, mostly reblogged from around Tumblr. I write a few myself when I have the inspiration, and even more come from the web at large. It's only got a small following right now, but it's a lot of fun to keep up. Some are funny, some are serious, and some are seriously awesome. It's also had one or two unexpected side effects on me, but I'll get to those in a moment.How To Be Perfectly Cromulent - follow on Tumblr
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Zeffy
After taking it offline for a little while in a fit of indecision, I've rebooted my music page. Yes, Zeffy is short for The Zefiris Project. It just seemed like a bit of a mouthful in the end. My inner perfectionist is not happy with these tracks being online, not to mention the ones that will surely follow. But then my inner perfectionist will never be happy. In case you ever wondered what it was I did at uni, here's your answer.Zeffy - like on Facebook
Zeffy - follow on Soundcloud
Crochet
So through my work on HTBPC, I discovered I have a talent for arts and crafts. Go figure. Over the past couple of weeks, I've taken up crochet again - I did a little when I was a kid, then lost the knack. But I've been churning out headbands, hats and scarves, and right now I'm working on a blanket that I figure I'll give to my gramma on Mother's Day. Being as that's super-secret right now, here's a picture of a scarf I made last week.Here's the video I learned to crochet from.
Boxes, cards and other things
Not long after I started up HTBPC, I came across this gorgeous little tutorial for magic boxes. Simple, stylish, quirky - in short, I was all over it. Did Stat's head in good and proper too, heh heh. I went through a whole tube of glue in a weekend making these things. They're great for keeping small things in - I have one for sewing needles and odd threads, and another for hair pins and earrings. This was the first one I made, and it's still my favourite.
In the background of this photo, you can see the Indian elephant Blanket my gramma and aunty got me for Christmas. I love this blanket. Kitties are not allowed on this blanket.
In these troubled times, you have to find what makes you happy, then pick that mofo up and run with it. Gotta do what you gotta do.
