I hate having multiple projects going at once. Yep, I said it. It’s overwhelming, clutter-creating, and it inevitably leaves me feeling like I’m never finishing anything. And it really doesn’t fit in with the vision I have of what I want my life to be like (which I’m still working on figuring out and nailing specifics down, but I know it is much more simple than it is now in a much smaller house with less… stuff). I love to create and make things, but it’s just gotten way out of hand.

So I made a list. And I’m checking projects off one by one until they’re all finished. And then I’m going through what’s left of the craft closet and seeing if there’s anything else I can finish up, toss, gift to friends, or donate to the Goodwill. And I’m avoiding any more craft project purchases from this point forward (the exception being things like buttons for sweaters that need them). I want a single, well-made basket to tuck under the end table in the living room and that be the sole supply of yarn and tools and only enough yarn on hand at any moment for just one and only one project.

Maybe I’m a little crazy. But that smaller house and less stuff vision? There’s not a closet full of yarn in that vision. Just a basket tucked away next to a cozy chair.

I’m trying this new thing where instead of bitching about the things I wish people did more I just do them myself because it makes me happy. (I’m also trying to cut back on my screen time more permanently, so this has become a nice way to fill that gap)

I like to complain that no one sends cards anymore. This usually happens around my birthday, where the only cards I get these days is from my mom and my insurance agency. And, simultaneously, I’m not thinking of it the other way around – I never send cards, either.

Maybe it’s an outdated concept. I mean, I feel like the internet has killed the idea of letters since you can these days keep up with your friends instantly. So far, every time I try to write one, I feel a bit silly. I mean, I know how to write a letter structurally, but how do you write to someone when you already know what is going on daily in their life?

Which gets me wondering… Is it meaningful, still, to pick out a nice card with a nice pre-printed message and just sign your name? I always feel like I should write a little personal note – it just feels like the right thing to do. Maybe because it’s what I would like if I were on the other end.