Trading Blue Light for Sunlight

12/04/2026: This is a new craft. I do have a list of Work In Progresses (WIPs) that I'm working through that this isn't on, but that's OK because it's from another list of mine: Things I Must Try Before Leaving this Sunny Place.  I have some experience with cyanotypes which are these blue (cyan) prints made with the sun.  Mix reactive chemicals in the dark then paint your paper or fabric with the mixture.  Place anything you like on top and the inverse you leave behind will react with the sun and darken.  Leave in the sun or under a UV light and the print will work it's magic.   From what I know about turmeric prints, is that it works much the same, instead of chemicals A and B needed for cyanotypes, turmeric prints only want you to mix turmeric with rubbing alcohol then after you've made your print, to wash it with water and cornstarch (to slow the reaction so your print can last after you've finished).  That's the shopping list, then: turmeric (kinda...

I'm starting to leave my earphones behind. It's just that extra little push - that hurts later, in the moment that I reach for them - that reminds me why I left them behind and reminds me of my goal again. I could watch TV without sound, but it's not what I want. Now there's less joy in the naughty habit, and the reminder that comes with it persuades me to be good. Just like that, I'm on track. ---- Saturday's been and gone and I didn't do my wand craft. I guess that means that it just wasn't important enough for me to prioritise. In my defense, on Saturday I was unavoidably busy in a way that left no time for extra crafts (and I wouldn't have had it any other way), but I did have time throughout the week and I just didn't turn to the project. I used to think that I was a slow eater. After twenty minutes of wolfing down my food, I'd get slow and push food around the plate with a fork and take hours to finish the rest. It only took me years la...