6 Women Who Need a Makerspace (by Erica Tesla) – Part 1

6 Women Who Need a Makerspace (by Erica Tesla) – Part 1

1. The Cooped-up Mom

I have two kids under four, and I stay home with my youngest. There’s a point in my day where being stuck in an apartment with only the company of a two-year-old starts to feel a little like interment, however voluntary.

Doubly in the winter: The playground has turned into an ice rink, and my youngest considers most outerwear an insult to his dignity. I have an inviolable appointment with my makerspace at least once or twice a week to maintain my sanity and convince myself that I can still carry on a conversation with human adults. Unlike some of my other escape plans, it’s an easy appointment to keep: projects give me a welcome sense of being productive. It’s especially cool if I’m building something for my home, something that I get to see and use every day whether I get out or not.

My big accomplishment is the nine foot dining room table I busted out over the fall. Hey, if I’m stuck at home, I may as well have friends over for dinner, right?

Excerpt from http://www.xojane.com/healthy/6-women-who-need-a-makerspace-including-me

Got an idea you want to make? Something you saw on pinterest that inspired you? Something you want to fix? Something new you want to try? Don’t wait any longer. Now is your time to visit, learn enough to be dangerous and make something AWESOME and maybe change the world like other members at 757 Makerspace are doing, one day at a time!