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Adults in this country have quietly agreed that hobbies are only worth doing if you turn out to be secretly brilliant at them. I've spent nine weeks being visibly mediocre at pottery, and I'd argue it's the most useful thing I've done all year.
I gave myself £20 and a Saturday to build a whole outfit from UK charity shops. There were fitting-room sweats, one regret, one genuine gem, and a rather uncomfortable lesson about my own taste.
I gave myself 48 hours, a cheap photocopier and a strict ban on overthinking. The result was a slightly wonky zine, a kitchen table covered in paper offcuts and a useful lesson about finishing things.
I used to think creativity needed a whole weekend and a clean kitchen table. This autumn, I tried giving it one hour a week instead. Here is what I made, what went wrong, and why I am not going back.