I’m almost always wearing jewelry that’s meaningful, whether it was a gift from someone or something i bought that reminds me of someone. I also think you can add meaning to things by making them important, like my favorite ring, which I bought just because I love it but now feels like a part of my self because I wear it so much.
In my car, I have a few charms on my mirror:
-evil eye from Turkey, where my mom lived for a few years when she was a kid
-silver kokopelli charm that has my grandmothers initials and says “her car” on it 🥹
-silver colored sea creature bouquet on a keychain that my little brother gave me when he was small
-beaded rainbow octopus from a trip to California to visit family
Also a big fan of collecting good rocks on trips and sometimes I’ll carry one of them in my pocket.
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I hadn’t thought of these as charms before but I suppose that’s how I treat them??
1. I collect vintage copies of Jane Eyre, but this is my smallest one and as a result it has gone on every trip with me over the past few years since I bought it. Even if I never open it during the trip, I feel better knowing it’s there if I need it, like a portable safe space (especially if the trip is stressful)
2. The necklace with a magnolia flower supposedly represents creativity, so I wear it almost every day as a reminder of what I want to try bringing to the world or seeing in the world (lil corny but true)
3. One of my best friends gave me the ring for my birthday, not knowing I had planned to buy myself a ring to commemorate finishing my first novel that same month—so now whenever I feel discouraged about my writing or ongoing projects, I wear it to remind me I did The Thing before so I can do it again!!!
Sep 15, 2024
A victorian locket made with braided human hair and seed pearls, a photograph of someone's pet bunny I found in an old abandoned manor, a small unlabelled vial of perfume whose origins remain a mystery to me, dried four leaf clovers in my opaque phone case that nobody knows are there except me, small piece of unidentified shiny mineral that i mined as a child by smashing rocks with a hammer until said piece was unearthed...
There are countless others...
Sep 18, 2024
* Fortune card
* Virgin Mary that belonged to my grandmother
* Weird capless acorn I keep in the pocket of my princess coat (where I come from acorns are pretty uncommon so I was very excited when I found it years and years ago and it’s stayed in that pocket ever since, even after moving across the country)
* A skipping stone
* Baby Benny tag
* Leather turquoise and copper bracelet I got in Austin when I was 19 on that one trip
Sep 15, 2024
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Spoon is the best flatware type
Willing to discuss the possibility that fork is better than spoon, but plate doesn’t rank compared to bowl
May 28, 2024
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Even if you have other creative pursuits that require your brain to work, it’s fun to have one that requires very little thought or attention. I started crocheting a couple years ago and it’s perfect while sitting in front of the TV or listening to a podcast or just zoning out. Makes me feel productive even as my brain melts out my ears, and makes me feel creative even when I’m not doing any cooler, more challenging projects that require more of my energy.
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Lays or kettle
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