Slowing down and staying focused with year-long creative projects | crochet temperature blanket

Hello, friends! I hope you’re doing well. In today’s video, I’m excited to share my 2023 temperature blanket that took me an entire year (and a few extra weeks of 2024) to complete. I’ll touch on why I chose to take on a year-long creative project like this as someone with ADHD with a history of struggling to complete personal projects. I’ll also share some reflections on why I think this worked so well for me and what my plans are for long-term creative projects in 2024. InCoWriMo update: I mailed another 7 letters this week! If you signed up to receive a letter, I hope it makes its way over to you soon! 💌 ICYMI - I’m sending a handwritten letter or postcard to any subscriber who signed up in the Google Form below during February. 🙂 Resources mentioned in video: @TLYarnCrafts Temperature Blanket Pattern: https://tlycblog.com/linen-pixel-temperatue-blanket-free-crochet-afghan-pattern/ Monarch Knitting Temperature Blanket: https://monarch-knitting.myshopify.com/blogs/knit-blog-be-happy/my-temperature-blanket To help you navigate this video, I’ve included timestamps below: 0:00 - Intro 1:21 - My Temperature Blanket Project Tracker 2:29 - Choosing a long-term creative project 5:37 - Saw daily progress 5:52 - Low time-commitment 7:09 - Encouraged slowing down and not hyper-focusing 7:21 - Prevented overthinking 8:43 - Quick wins and a sense of accomplishment 9:00 - Practical and had long-term value 9:18 - How I tracked my progress 14:25 - 2024 Creative Projects 19:14 - Why I like long-term creative projects 19:37 - Routine and Structure 20:13 - Slowing down 22:15 - Staying focused 23:09 - Sense of achievement 23:55 - Reduce stress Other stationery videos to check out: HEALTH AND WELLNESS Why self-compassion is important for my self-care + 3 ways I'm using my hobonichi a6 cousin + weeks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui4lY6FjEZQ&t=1696s How I manage my stress and self-care when I have no time | Hobonichi + Traveler’s Notebook 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQVo4sAPw3g&t=1779s How I decide what to track in my health and wellness Hobonichi Weeks | Functional planner setup 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeHWRZFKSGw&t=9s How I built a better self-care plan to prevent burnout and my 2024 Hobonichi Original A6 set-up https://youtu.be/5nIZUJHux9I FOUNTAIN PENS How I deal with impulse spending and hyper-focusing on my fountain pen hobby as someone with ADHD https://youtu.be/eIXNXdO4CqU?si=kxtVJQR2e5pH-jro My fountain pen collection from a beginner + how I got started | Pilot, Sailor, Kaweco, Lamy https://youtu.be/IzQmqVyRYXQ?si=-5sCYFvu6zklC4u7 MEAL PLANNING How I use the Hobonichi weeks for meal planning | functional plan with me https://youtu.be/25UTpMI1ALo How I adapted my meal planning to work with my ADHD | Hobonichi Weeks functional setup 2024 https://youtu.be/7HoQrBXeAzY?si=4QIZGKtZDE4zwaa8 OTHER Planner chat: 2023 recap + plans for 2024 | Hobonichi Cousin, A6 Original, Weeks, Traveler’s Company https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J21dti_dNFk&t=11s Unboxing | How do the Superior Labor and Galen Leather A5 natural notebook covers compare? https://youtu.be/w8F-7RiON5o?si=SaoCSiSSp_vxmIvH Hobonichi 2024 Haul Unboxing https://youtu.be/U2LaLAVzqAM?si=jX_9rWB7PC6ZOlaL Making my sister’s Custom TN for 2024: Part 1 - planner set up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTwaBc0ozXQ&t=8s Part 2 - planner progress check-in https://youtu.be/guCHBzYDGQI Part 3 - Final update and flip through https://youtu.be/ZmVqQoLZPoU?si=F5KG8QSkn_bOHax9 *** Thank you so much for being here! 💗  Due to my working schedule, I am unable to commit to a regular upload schedule, so please subscribe and turn on the notifications for when new videos upload if you’d like to see more from me :) NAME: Alison INSPIRATION: My rescue dog, Coconut. 🥥 EDITOR: me!