Month June 2026

Boring candles for deaf people

This afternoon, my husband clocked that I was pretty knackered. I’m not sure what gave it away, possibly the whole “curl up on the couch under a blanket and look like I’m sleeping with my eyes open” thing I had going on.

He offered to take our son to the birthday party this afternoon so that I could stay home and rest.

Heck yes, please.

So, I laid on the couch and attempted to nap, and failed.

Then my brain kicked in.

“You shouldn’t waste this time you’ve got to yourself. You should do some of the stuff on your to-do list that you’ve been putting off.”

I dragged myself off the couch and into my office. I sat at my computer and used ChatGPT to help design a drinking game to use with the timber blocks I have.…

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5 things on a Friday

I’ve seen this topic trend on other blogs, and I love the idea. It’s also 9 pm, but I randomly wanted to smash out a post before bed, so here we are.

It’s going to be my highest quality writing ever, duh.

Let’s see how many typos I can make.

Almost caught up on reading blogs

I am so excited that I’ve almost caught up on reading the backlog of blog posts, thanks to all the new blogs I discovered!

As of right now, there are only 16 unread posts!

This means I can get back to writing comments on everyone’s posts, and sharing in a bit of the community love. Comments are always fun and welcome *hint hint*.

Then, of course, I’ll be on the hunt for some more now that I’ve gotten into a routine with reading, so if you know some good sites, please keep recommending them!…

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First up in “Just Make It June” (DIY faux leather earrings with a Silhouette Cameo)

Last month I did a stocktake of my office and… yikes. Supplies everywhere. Faux leather, wooden letters, candle wax, wicks, the works. Stuff I’d picked up with great intentions and then just left there.

And to make it worse, I wanted to buy more.

So I put myself on a buying ban, and “Just make it June” was born. My challenge for the month: make as many craft things as I can using what I’ve already got sitting around. No new purchases. Use the stuff. Simple!

These were the craft supplies I pulled out

The first project in my sights was to make earrings. It’s on my list of 52-in-52 for 2026 (52 things in 52 weeks), and I already had everything I needed.…

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