I have to make things. My hands whimper and whine if they're not doing anything. They get bored, and itch to sketch a new design, work out a difficult pattern. Therefore, when I came across Etsy a few years ago, I thought it would be the perfect outlet for my creativity.

But, since I was still in school, my shop filled up very slowly; and my first few sales were last-minute Alchemy requests, which I, naive, undercharged for. I continued to make whatever popped into my head with whatever I could lay my hands on. Before long, I realized that I Did Not like patterns. No, sirree. Constricting, nasty things! I developed a new cable technique, and realized that I ought to be writing patterns, since I wasn't using them.

Meanwhile, life around my shop was going faster than a mile a minute. My nieces and nephews continued to multiply, and I found myself visiting wherever and whenever I could. Delighting in this life, my drive for my shop dwindled until finally I realized that The Middle Button wasn't going anywhere unless I kept pushing it forward.

So, here goes this slow adventure! At this pace, I might get where I'm going in a few decades... but that's what happens when you take the time to smell the roses.