a blog is born
December 5, 2008
I haven’t had a blog in a long time. Those old blogs from my early 20s were so pretensious, filled with terrible self-indulgent writing…trying so hard to be the most obtuse, gratuitous, elitist little hipster with a blog ever. (no easy feat) But the older I got, the less and less frequently I updated until eventually they were abandoned. I was not that person anymore. I didn’t feel the need to tell the world the minutae of my life. I privatized.
So why now? Why start a new blog? Well, because I got a hobby! One that doesn’t involve American Apparel and Sparks and weeknights at dive bars and 2 hours of sleep before going to work in the morning. Not saying that wasn’t fun (it was)
Earlier this year while I was laid off (again. thanks, tech sector), my brother’s wife was soon to be having a baby, and I decided I wanted to do something special. I wanted to make something. I asked my mom for her sewing machine and brought it home. I hadn’t sewed since 8th grade home ec! But I was determined. I made a little blankie/toy hybrid. I called it a snuggle bunny. Here it is:

a little bunny blankie
It was by no means perfect, but I was hooked. I started making things! Purses! Stuffed animals! Dog Beds! A QUILT. And gave it all (save for a purse) away. Its hard to explain the pure joy I feel when I give someone something I have made and they tell me “Wow! You MADE this!?” – its a mixture of happiness and pride and excitement that I just love – its addictive.
So basically the reason why I’m doing this blog is because I feel like I am doing something worth blogging about. I want to share what I create with everyone! And unlike my younger self’s blogging exploits – I think this time I’m doing something positive and worthy of attention. So is my craft obsession blog worthy? I guess I will find out soon enough!