I've been feeling a bit down about the state of the world and other personal issues in my life, and sometimes it can be hard to stay optimistic. I also have not worked on this site a lot because of it.
It's at times like these where I feel like looking back at the 'good old days' and remembering how things didn't seem so complicated. But also, things might not haveseemed so complicated back then because I was a kid back then. I was still learning about the world.
I didn't have an idea of, say, internet drama (I grew up at a time where the internet wasn't a mainstream thing at first and then all of a sudden it was much later). Or current world events (at the time).
Unfortunately, I also grew up at a time where I didn't really learn things like how to sew. I had one month where I learned how to sew a pair of pajama pants in Family Studies (which is basically Home Economics, for those who are wondering what that is), and I vaguely recall trying to sew buttons in kindergarten, but that's it.
Which brings me to my current dilemma/hopefully new hobby: sewing. I've been reading books about sewing, watching lots of Youtube videos about sewing, and I've tried to hem some pant legs. I tend to be kind-of impatient when learning new hobbies and skills - I want to get it all right on the first try, because it looks like everyone else does in their social media and Youtube videos. But I also have to remind myself that starting at the beginning of anything is not necessarily easy.
It can be hard to be patient with oneself, especially during a time that feels tumultuous or of great urgency. But I'm slowly getting better at that.