Make something small

A small celebration and reminder that you can always learn something new and have a small project. I decided to whittle a cat for my wife's birthday, and found a lot of joy in doing something new and little.

I've found its easy to get swept up in the hustle & bustle of the current tech industry, needing to stay on the leading edge and feeling all the fatigue and angst that comes along with it. It's a nice reminder to step back and just do something else for a bit. It doesn't have to be grand, or perfect, or towards a greater goal. Sometimes, you can just make a small cat from a block of wood.

Thanks for scrolling, here's a bonus picture of the first cat I tried to carve before realizing I'd really borked the proportions and did not know how to fix it :)