Well, I promised another blog post today, so here I am at 11:55 pm
starting it (and even though I won't finish by midnight, it totally
counts). I had one of those really productive days of actually going to
class, getting some school work done, and doing some very necessary
craft shopping at Michaels, so I'm pretty impressed with myself :) Of
course, I ended up taking a long nap to ruin my day of productivity, and
I just woke up!! One thing I got today while shopping was buttons, to
finish up some mittens I wanted to show you all.
Ok, I know I've shown you a lot of turtle/tortoise stuff lately, so I promise my next post won't have anything to do with them, I know people love a variety! But I wanted to share these mittens, which I did create my own pattern for, and I'm thinking about putting up on Etsy to sell in the near future. I have a lot of mitten ideas (penguin, panda, sharks, etc.) that I think would look cute, so I want to start making a variety of sizes and types. Would there be any interest in something like this??
Lastly, I want to talk about a project I'm working on. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky said, "Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot remain in the cradle forever." As a child, he was deafened by scarlet fever, and subsequently kicked out of school because of his difficulty in the school setting. Instead, by reading books and experimenting himself, he was able to teach himself everything he needed to know to later be named a Father of Rocketry. Though he never went to space himself, he never stopped exploring the vast beauty that is out there.
Like Tsiolkovsky, I want to appreciate the wonders of space. But unlike
him, I will not be spending my time catching up on new physics,
chemistry, and mathematics topics in the library.... Though space
exploration will not be a part of my future, it would be ridiculous to
ignore it's impact in all of our lives. I think it's safe to say the
world has left the cradle, and knows a hell of a lot more than they did
in 1857, or 1946 when this first picture of Earth from space was taken-
http://www.airspacemag.com/space-exploration/FEATURE-FirstPhoto.html
Tsiolkovsky explored what he loved, and did it at a time in which many didn't respect deaf people. Of course, it's become something that impacts the lives of many all over the world. Now I'm not saying to go off and do something that'll impact billions of people tomorrow, but I do want to emphasize how important it is to get outta the cradle and do something you love. I know it's hard when it feels like we don't have enough time or money (believe me, as an in debt college student, I know what that's like), but it is totally worth it. Start small. If you like to travel, maybe you can take a little road trip to a state you've never been to, then start saving up for that big trip to wherever else.
I love to craft, and I can't imagine it never being a part of my life. And maybe, just maybe, my passion will bring some joy to others- possibly through learning how to knit or crochet from me, or enjoying products that they've bought. I'm inching my way out of the cradle, trying to make what I have into a real business, and contemplating the idea of really making this what I do with my life. For now, I'll settle with just taking some time to make some new and unique items that will catch the eye of others and maybe make me a few bucks. But who knows what's next!
