February Hobby Update: The Book Nook Plot Twist

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As you know, February was supposed to be the month I made a book nook.

A simple creative hobby. Tiny furniture. Cozy vibes. Wholesome miniature joy.

Naturally, that is not what happened.

Instead, February became a 3D printing adventure.

The Part Where I Accidentally Enjoy Something

3D printing quickly became enjoyable — suspiciously enjoyable.

I started creating tiny furniture, miniature décor, and all sorts of bits and bobs that were meant to live inside a book nook that did not yet exist.

Turns out, I really like 3D printing.

It has a learning curve (printer-dependent, style depending, patience definitely required), but I appreciate learning new things and keeping my brain busy. Especially when my brain would otherwise like to spiral into chaos.

So far, so good.

Which obviously meant something had to go wrong.

The Part Where Reality Arrives

Every hobby has a moment where it tests your patience and your ability not to throw everything directly into the garbage while dramatically declaring you are “done.”

This was that moment.

Lesson one: Book nook plans mean plan first, then create — not the other way around.

Groundbreaking. Truly.

I promise I am more intelligent than this sequence of events suggests. Insert eye roll here.

The Math Problem (My Villain Origin Story)

3D printing is great… if you understand math.

Resizing files, adjusting scale, making things actually fit — math lives here. I do not enjoy math. Math does not enjoy me.

Thankfully, Wil stepped in and translated the numbers into something my brain could tolerate. Another moment of gratitude toward Wil, mixed with mild annoyance because he is good at almost everything.

It’s rude, honestly.

The “Everything Was Going Well” Phase

I found a fantastic book nook file that matched the theme I want for my shelf space.

This felt like progress. Real progress.

Naturally, this is when something else went wrong.

The Special Plate Situation (A Tragedy)

In order to print this project, I need a specific print plate.

This print plate does not exist anywhere.

Out of stock. Everywhere. All locations. The entire internet. Gone.

I would like to believe it will return. I choose optimism. Cautious optimism. Slightly irritated optimism.

So… Where That Leaves Me

3D printing is fun. I will absolutely continue doing it.

I now have more ideas than time, which is the hallmark of a hobby that might stick.

Book Nook building, however, has not been fun so far — mostly because I haven’t actually been able to fully do it yet.

It’s hard to judge a hobby when you spend most of the time waiting for a missing piece and questioning your life choices.

So for now, the book nook is on the back burner.

Not cancelled. Just… emotionally delayed.

The February Conclusion (Slightly Chaotic)

As February comes to a close, I don’t have a finished book nook to show.

What I do have:

New skills
Tiny furniture
Several lessons
A very strong reminder to plan first

This month became less about finishing something and more about understanding how I work creatively — which is slower, more chaotic, and apparently involves unexpected detours into new hobbies.