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Taken up a new craft? Embraced minimalism? Learning a new language? Whatcha got going on FS?

So I know Marie Kondo has become something of a meme, but I read her book before it became famous and it has actually changed my life. I hadn't realised how much stuff I had been hoarding until I started looking at my life with a more analytical eye. Also I had never connected my inability to keep my house tidy with the fact that not everything had its own place. It's definitely still a work in progress and I don't follow her rules absolutely but yeah, that's been my big new thing for a little while now.

I never read her book, but I loved her show and it really help me tidy up my things. I still have a bunch of stuff, but it's not longer all over the place because everything has a spot and it's so much easier finding something to wear when it's all neat and organized in my closet instead of being jumbled up on the floor.

AYRT That's really great nonny. :) If you're ever looking for more inspiration then I highly recommend her book. :)

Her book gave me the incentive to finally get rid of all of the stuff I had been hanging onto because people had given it to me/what if I wanted or needed it later/well I still KIND of like it/etc. and I'm so glad for it. I was holding onto things that were honestly making me unhappy because I felt guilty about giving them away or selling them.

AYRT Same nonny. It's crazy how much negative emotional impact keeping hold of stuff for those reasons has too.

same here. her way of clearing out has been an eye-opener for me and has really helped to clear out so much shit i was holding onto for years. like i'd always been told to 'just get rid of it' but when it was a gift or something i'm holding onto because 'it might be useful' that sort of advice just... never worked.

but her way of attributing genuine functionality or sentiment to an object just clicks in my brain and now i find it so much easier to clear things out. it's been great and now i have so much more free-space for the things i do like.

sa.

it also helps that she doesn't advocate for the pure throw-everything-you-own-out-so-your-home-is-a-soulless-husk-minimalism either, having things is good! just make sure you actually want them, and it's just been so great to not feel like keeping the things i actually like is some kind of failure because i haven't made my home look like a lifeless show-room.

Not doing anything new, sadly. But I've started watching World of Dance this season. I'm obsessing over Jefferson y Adrianita, a Latin dance couple, and this female dance group called Oxygen. Both have made it to the final, so I'm excited about that.

Oooh what's World of dance?

It is a dance competition show on NBC. Judges are JLo, Ne-Yo, and Derek Hough. One nice thing about WOD is that it allows solo dancers, pairs, and groups. There are different stages: the auditions, call-backs, duels, semi-finals, and the finals. There ends up being 4 acts left in the finals.

I don't love it quite as much as I love the old So You Think You Can Dance (early seasons). But I just love watching dance competitions and given the lack of things to watch on tv in general right now, I've really gotten into this season.

The two acts I really love are both in the final, which doesn't always happen or even often happen for me. I especially love the Latin couple. They are honestly amazing. I love Latin ballroom, and they make complicated tricks look so effortless and breathtaking.

This was the couple's routine from the semi-final last week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w80vWik4duI

Edited 2020-08-12 23:04 (UTC)

Not new as such but I've got back into trying to write original stories and have submitted to a handful of competitions. It's the first time I've ever done anything along the lines of serious publishing attempts.

I was sort of inspired by a friend but feel like such a kid compared to her. She writes really flowery and disjointed ambiguous prose but it wins competitions so she's doing something right obviously! I do like her stories but at the same time I sometimes kinda feel like I get a headache trying to work out what she's driving at. I also seem to like writing characters who are talkers more than she does.

Of course I like ambiguity every now and again and obviously I'm not "no descriptions ever" in my writing but I feel SO simple compared to her and I feel like if that's what people are looking for, I've got no chance. Got to be in it to win it though.

Good for you!

It's obvious that your friend is hitting the right notes for competition judges. I would debate whether that means she's a better writer though. Her style sounds like it might get wearing after a while. I would rather read a well written story with solid characters and a good plot any day tbh.

Seconded.

I kinda feel the same as you when it comes to my preferred reading. But I absolutely don't want it to look like I was shitting on my friend because in the technical sense, her writing is 100% amazing. It's just I can only read so much of it in that style! And still I often feel so inadequate compared to her but comparison is the thief of joy and all that!

That's fair enough. :)

Other than Apex Legends, nothing. :(

I'm trying to learn to knit. I made a whole scarf in just knit stitch, now I'm trying to introduce perl and it's not going well. I can *do* perl, but when I get to the next row I look at the perl stitches and can't work out where to put the needle. It's a bit of a drag.

I also just bought a new laptop, which I should hopefully have by today or tomorrow, and I really hope I can get it to talk to my wacom tablet so I can do more digital art. My old laptop refused to acknowledge my wacom at all :c

There are two ways of knitting, continental and English. You could try the other one and see if that's easier for you.

Good luck and have fun!

I started learning to play guitar in April, got frustrated with it and dropped it in May, then picked it up again mid-June. I think part of the problem was that I was trying to do too much initially and practicing for too long. Now that I'm taking it slower, I'm much happier with it and I'm actually making progress instead of getting pissed off at my clumsy fingers.

well, a very exciting person liked one of my tweets, and i didn't have headache today for the first time since Saturday

so it's all positive

Hooray :)!

I hope the headache continues to stay away.

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