by Danielle Jackson I’m one of those people that doesn’t do well sitting still, and my multitasking often follows me from work to my home. I rarely read one book at a time—I have four started right now, Entice by Jessica Shirvington, A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, Abhorsen by Garth Nix and Lady Be Good by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (for fun mind you, not including the books I’m reading for work)—I watch TV/surf the internet/write at the same time, and I’m always looking ahead on my social calendar so I have “something to do.” So how exactly do I relax? By being crafty. I blame the popularity of Pinterest , Etsy , and other sites like Craftgawker —I see things all the time and say, “I could do that.” So finally, I think after hearing me say it so often, my boyfriend said, “So do it.” Naturally, I took this as a challenge, and our small apartment was turned into a craft zone! My first big endeavor was making bowls out of magazine pages ... in addition to all those ...
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