The small happinesses post

[white_hart]

This weekend has been hard. I've spent far too much time tweeting and retweeting and signing and emailing and now I'm suffering from news overload again. And it's Sunday evening, and I'm still fighting off a cold, and I need to unwind so I can get a decent night's sleep before I go and tackle another week at work.

We're in this for the long haul, and we need to look after ourselves. And sometimes that means looking away from the big awful things and trying to find the joy in small things. On which note, and without trying to deny that the awfulness is still going on, I'm declaring this a Good Things Post. Tell me something that cheers you up, even a little bit. Tell another commenter something nice about themself. You could even tell me something nice about myself, if you wanted. Or, if you ask, I'll tell you something nice about you, or just offer a virtual hug.

I don't know if it'll work, but it seems worth a try.

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I'm going on a sewing class next weekend

[jinty]

and I have some lovely darkish red babycord to make into a skirt. Hopefully I'll get something I will even manage to wear regularly! The last skirt I made (the first one I have ever finished) was quite wearable but a bit light-weight and not very exciting, though at least it proved I was able to finish something if I actually tried.

Oh yes, and we do round-robin storytelling some evenings at home with my partner and kids (one 4 and one 6). We get some delightfully random plots out of it, and some great repeating elements. For instance, three of our friends feature as recurring dastardly villains in the story. A new character who has joined is more morally ambiguous - she is called the Queen of the Dark Tunnels, and she is a giant Ant Queen.

Re: I'm going on a sewing class next weekend

[white_hart]

Good luck with the skirt-making! I haven't done any sewing in ages and have really lost my confidence - I must try to get back into it.