One of my favorite things about having a print newsletter is actually the physicality behind it.
Every month, I have to fold and assemble the newsletters, and then address, stuff, seal, and stamp the envelopes, a process that now takes me, on average, 3-4 hours. It’s “monotonous” work, but I’ve started saving videos or things I want to watch or listen to in the background for this task.
It feels so good to have something repetitive to do with my hands while I catch up on things I wanted to watch, without feeling bored (“ugh, 27th envelope won’t seal right”) or “binge-y” (“ugh, I just watched YouTube for 2 hours”).
All that to say: here’s everything I watched this month while stuffing (aside from a couple of things I didn’t finish).
This 12-minute interview with Disney composer Alan Menken (of many of the iconic ’90s Disney songs) was so lovely and nostalgic. 10/10.
Snorkeling in a Forest Creek in December (15 mins) (I love it when people do stuff like this, just appreciating the small things)
Knitting helps embraces life’s imperfections (9 mins)
Inside a Painter’s Mythical NYC Loft Studio of 55 Years (15 mins)
An Artist’s London Home Designed for Painting (55 mins) (the intro to this felt annoying, but I’m glad I stuck with it, because the painter they interviewed was so lovely)
This half-hour recap of one guy’s challenge to try 30 different styles of art in 30 days was so fun to watch!
Netflix Lighting & the Death of Cinematography (20 mins)
Enjoy in the background for your own repetitive tasks! 🙂
Rachel on the Web 
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