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One of my very motivated, creative, and selfless friends has been busy enlisting people to help out with the Write It Out Project whose purpose is to supply handmade journals to those who have lost their spouses to war. I read about the project last Thursday morning but decided I couldn't participate because I didn't think I'd have time. The goal is to send the journals in by May 31st, but we're leaving town on the 22nd and we have a huge laundry list of things to get done before then. I thought that adding a sewing project on top of it all would be adding a lot of stress, considering my general lack of comfort sitting behind a sewing machine. About an hour later, I saw my friend at playgroup and after talking about it I told her I'd do one. Yesterday I picked up some supplies, and today I got to work.

Supplies!

It took me a while, partly because I'm a slow sewer, and also partly because of all of the usual day-to-day stuff that goes on around here. I did it though!

Now that I've done one, others would go much quicker. I'm tempted to head back to the store for more supplies for a few more journals. It would be a nice way to pass the evening after the kids are in bed.