I’m over my panic attack. I feel so silly for letting that happen to me. Crafting is supposed to be fun, but I worked myself up into a real frenzy by deciding to make most of my holiday gifts this year–and then planning too many presents for each person. I’m cutting back a little, taking care of the projects closest to completion and focusing more on enjoying the process rather than worrying about getting everything done.

Here are two gifts I finished up yesterday afternoon:

These earrings are for my mother. They’re an attempt to replicate a pair I made for her a couple of years ago. She lost them and was heartbroken. I hope they’re close enough in style to the lost and mourned for pair to make her happy!

I bet you can guess who this cute robot is for. My sweet boy, of course, who specifically asked for a robot toy. I don’t think this is exactly what he had in mind–something computerized that moves on its own and makes crazy noises–but I bet he’ll like this soft and quiet version too. A person can’t comfortably snuggle with a metal man at bedtime!

(I might hunt for the robot-of-his dreams…I just haven’t started holiday shopping, yet.)

Putting things into perspective is certainly important. I gained a fresh appreciation for this while helping Sam with his homework last night. He was tasked with writing a list of things he was grateful for. Here’s it is:

1. Home
2. Family
3. Outerspace
4. Animals
5. Art
6. Yummy Food
7. Wiggly Tooth
8. Funny Movies
9. Puzzles
10. Mrs. H (his teacher)
11. School
12. Comfy Bed

That’s a pretty fantastic list, don’t you think? I’m going to think a little more about what I’m particularly grateful for throughout the rest of my day.