I’m not overly worried about spending too much time on my phone or computer. I kinda love waking up and playing Wordle. And people are shockingly funny on TikTok in a “restoring my faith in humanity” kind of way. For years, I have wondered how I can link these mini phone interactions so that they are all working toward something. Scrolling mindlessly on social media, although entertaining, has been feeling wasteful, especially when I find myself doing it too much and almost involuntarily. What I wanted was an activity that was both relaxing and rewarding…something productive, like knitting or crocheting, so that after a few months, I could look down and say, “Whoa, I did that!”. I bought jewelry making supplies and made a few things, but it didn’t stick. I later admitted to myself that I’m good being on my phone, and I’m stoked to lay on the couch and open up my laptop. No need to fight it. So that is where this website comes in! Creating it has married my appreciation of technology (IE slight screen addiction) with my desire to want to make something from scratch. And building out these little blog posts (with topics that I care about) I consider the offspring of this marriage. Does that analogy work? I officially launched the site today: 10/9/23. It seemed like a perfect time to journal about my excitement of finding a hobby that suits me!
