Just Create - Terra Cotta Edition

[silvercat17]

Answer me these questions three, ere the other side you see:

WHAT have you gotten done?

WHAT are you working on?

WHAT do you need encouragement on?




(look, I feel silly posting the same thing every week, I might as well lean into it)

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[silvercat17]

I haven't gotten much done this week, with good reason (haven't felt good, cuz it's shark week). My office is a DISASTER. I did part of the work on my RenFaire cloak - Mom lined the hood and I the little bit of hand stitching necessary. I need to hem up a bit in the front because it drags and add a closure.

I bought some fabric. Some to do a ten minute project (enclosing in the bottom of some furniture where Heidi sleeps so she doesn't have to hide on the couch or behind the couch). The rest is to make an eight foot long squid plush, which I may scale down a bit. The fabric is loud and it's going to be awesome.

I've been doodling monsters for a Digimon-esque comic idea. I need to scan one of them because I started it too small to put in the detail I need.

I've been meaning to write a blog post for a few weeks showing off some small sewing I've done and being a general update.

Edit: Actually I did do some things: I've reread three Ursula Vernon/T. Kingfisher books in prep of reading the newest one (one to go). Unfortunately I've read them in the middle of the night instead of sleeping because my sleeping schedule is incredibly fucked up

[kellan_the_tabby]

this week has SUCKED but I've been doing basically as little 'work' as possible, in favour of resting & other things that help me recharge, so the last couple days have seen slow improvement ...

& then yesterday I managed to have my first Woods Day is MONTHS, & y'all, I REALLY need to prioritize that more than I've been. I feel SO MUCH BETTER today.

I'm not gonna dive right into trying to get a zillionty things done every day again, because I've learned THAT lesson the hard way, but yesterday I got a pendant & three pairs of earrings done, & so far today I've done a bunch of website tweaking & put some (HILARIOUS) cat pictures up on my Patreon. I'm hoping to get more Patreon posts written up, do some dishes, & maybe -- I HOPE -- finally do a batch of lip balm, cos I am WAY behind on that.

tbh I don't need encouragement so much as I need someone to remind me to do things like 'eat' & 'have some water' & 'maybe take a shower' & 'go the hell outside it is gorgeous today' >.>

[angelofthenorth]

I've got my sewing room set up :)

[althea_valara]

I finished my second needle felting project this week. It's a pink bunny!

I am slowly working on a hat, which I could actually use some encouragement on. My first try was way too big. I dropped down in yarn size and waaaay down in hook size, and IT'S STILL TOO BIG! I did accidentally add stitches; I'm supposed to have 90 after the decrease round but I have 94. I need to decide if I want to rip back and fix the stitch count issue, or just fudge it and do more decreases.

I also worked a bit on a blanket. I really need to get moving on it, as it's a graduation present.

Finally: yesterday morning I woke up to a really nice comment on one of my AO3 works. That made my day.

[coragem]

i planned a story on tuesday. in six hours. with no breaks.

did i write said story? not yet.

i'm kinda in the need of encouragement to leave the bed these days.

[alexseanchai]

I made double chocolate banana bread!

I am actively working on: "Transposer", which is a one-shot I will hopefully finish today or tomorrow; "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", which had better be a one-shot and for which I need to either ditch the setup for a thing or get over myself and write the thing; more like spears than hearts, which I think I got stuck because Alya is not in fact the next PoV character—the question, then, is who is, and the choices may be Alya's siblings, Alya's mother, and Lila—and which I think I have an ending for now; where the firelight fades, which I left off in the middle of a tense moment and am not sure how to get rolling again, augh. I also want to be working on the podfic for Socchan's Your Flavor and on my pechakuchas for vexercises.

I could use encouragement on…something of the above? idk

[friendlydangernoodle]

I made it out to the garage today after around 2 weeks of barely being able to get out of bed, and finally made some progress on a woodworking project. I am still really struggling with how to do the next step though. I decided to attempt miter joints on this project, and have been having a hard time getting them straight on my practice pieces. The miter sled I made for my table saw was a disaster; officially declared it a failure and disassembled it today.

Yesterday I started an outline for what will be the first story I've written in years... if I can manage to get started actually writing it. Having a very hard time finding the words.

[ryl]

Done: got the oil changed in my car.

Working: the Complicated Cross stitch. I finally fixed the swan's beak and now I'm working on the
rest of the body. How can such a small bit be so troublesome? Oh yeah, it's mostly 3/4 stitches. *headdeskheaddesk*

Encouragement: I really need to dig the herb garden.

[illariy]

I wrote 3 penpal letters and prepared one swap for sending out. This is a lot more than I had hoped to do!

On the downside, I really need to focus on exam prep as my exams are on 26 and 31 March and I am pretty certain that unless I turn this boat around, I am woefully underprepared and will fail both exams. As expected, that attitude does not help me study... I think I am going to email my contact at the psychological info centre for students for an earlier appointment. First one was on Friday, second one is supposed to be the day after my last exam but I think I need an earlier one. We shall see what they say, if they even have time earlier.

I also read material and did exercises for a psychotherapy study I am participating in. It was moderately helpful but I am glad I got it off my to do list at least.