full and empty spaces.

i couldn't be more pleased with the progress on the sewing room. from the pleasant surprise of hidden hardwood to how positively lovely the space feels now that it's a real room again (basically, when i bought my house, it was the only room with a closet. so i made an opening from the back of that closet into my bedroom so that my bedroom would have a closet. until this week, i'd been to busy / lazy to build a wall there, so i had this crazy little nebulous space where it was only a bunch of clothes, hangers, shelves full of sewing materials and shipping supplies separating my bedroom from my sewing room). it's a nice little space. the window is east facing, so it gets nice morning and daytime light, and i just can't get over how much of an improvement simply removing carpet can be.

in the meanwhile, of course, i had to put all that stuff somewhere, so girlscantell headquarters has been squatting in my office (unofficial etsy teams headquarters?). and the contents of my closet are piled all over my bedroom, inspiring me to a) stop buying new clothes. for real this time. and b) to actually make the trip over to goodwill to donate some clothing and shoes sooner than later. it does make me realize how glad i am to not be moving anytime soon. i can't wait til things are in order again - i don't miss the chaos of packing and unpacking, sorting through to find things and inevitably losing that one thing you had never noticed was so crucial before.

also, since i have yet to order the books for etsy book club, i've been rereading jane jacob's "the death and life of great american cities", and it's every bit as right on as i remembered from college (back in the day when i thought i might be an urban planning minor, and had no idea that what i would actually be doing for a living was shaping a virtual community rather than a physical one). her observations on neighborhoods, human interaction and public / private spaces just ring so true, especially as i watch my neighborhood slowly but surely shift and change. it's a fun re-read.

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[amy]

ok sara, before you go sending all those rad clothes to salvation army, give me a call so i can skim off the bestest stuff. i'll trade you something cool!