The sewing project sounds cute XD
J offered numerous times to get me a sewing machine as I do all the repairs I'm capable of (and occasionally attempt some that I'm not and find out the hard way if I'm capable, incapable or eventually capable XD). I rejected each time as I hate vibrations.
also I don't know where we'd put it, he's always the one that complains that we have no storage except when he wants to get stuff like this for reasons
He then said he'd get me one of those oldschool pedal powered ones.
storing that one would be objectively worse as they're massive and I feel like I'd be somehow more likely to run myself through than I already am
Are they an artist?
Given some of the text equivalents of screaming tantrums I've witnessed around the place, some are very definitely extremely desperate to be considered so.
I think this comes down to our human need to actually create something of value - not just pretend to.
Expanding on the "value" aspect of this, I feel that the people that are unhappy despite pumping out heaps and heaps of content "doing what they love" actually love the attention more than the activity. My own experience and anecdotal evidence from a statistically insignificant sample size of artists and writers and handcrafters tells me that if you love the activity the attention is a bonus (even if you do have to pay more attention to the attention because you decided to try making money off the thing you love).