Sunday, October 1

Restless toy maker

Because I like to make things with my hands, I have become quite an accomplished crafter. I even put a nice workbench in my home to tinker by myself. At the workbench I make clockwork toys like wind-up mice or cats that follow you around. While I'm busy with my handywork I become restless. There is no other word for it. Every time I make something, be it a simple clockwork mechanism or a complete cat, I always have to get up from my chair and stand next to the workbench to admire what I made before I can sit back down to make another piece. I'm getting tired of this standing up and sitting down, but there's no way to stop it I'm afraid.