It's the Tiny Things - Creating Space

Nesting for the new year ✨🌙

I’ve been making space to relax a little and get things organized for the year ahead.

Every year, I choose a creative project for my home. I might paint a room, put up a wall of photos, or completely rearrange a space.

I love seeing how creative I can get. Rather than rushing out to buy new things, I ask myself: What can I create with what I already have? Or I’ll hunt for something special at a yard sale or thrift store. I always come back to the same question – what would delight me to live with all year long?

I had tall shelves next to my desk, packed with books and art supplies – so full I couldn’t locate anything. Instead of feeling inspired, it felt messy and overwhelming. So much shelf space was taken up by what I can only describe as a graveyard of content.

I decided to pack some of it away and cut the shelves down to half their height (they pull apart). Suddenly, there was room to breathe. I could finally organize the things I actually use. Even better, it opened up a large, blank canvas – space for art (and more plants). 🌿

My project included:

• Sticks I picked up on my walk

• Yarn I had lying around

• String from the Japanese dollar store (known as Daiso)

• And little tiny wooden closepins (the craft store)

• I ended up adding some new macrame plant hangars (because everything is better with plants).

This little space makes me excited to get to my art desk. It just delights me to put up little sketch cards with tiny clips. It’s funny how these little things can change the entire energy in the space around you.

Until Next Time 🌙 ✨
Kim

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On the first day of the new year, I wandered onto Substack and discovered The Analog Life Project. It’s an invitation to gently shift away from the digital and return to something more tactile, more human. Of course, we can’t abandon our phones or computers – but we can reclaim some of the time lost to endless scrolling.

We can trade those habits for things that feel familiar and grounding: a real book in our hands. A conversation with an actual human, face-to-face. The quiet ritual of putting a vinyl record on the turntable instead of pressing play on Spotify.

I’m in.

My family has been craving this as well – we talked about it over the holidays. I didn’t quite have a plan. So when The Analog Life Project found me, it felt like kismet.