DIY is definitely not just about crafts
DIY applies to anything
like making your own clothes, living space, and transportation
putting out your own music, book, movie, or whatever
growing/making your own food
renovating a trashy nasty house
into a beautiful living space
(though plenty DIY folks prefer the nasty)
stuff like that, DIY

DIY is the main thing that's punk about me
and I apply it to punk because that was how I was exposed to it,
as far as making a business, putting out my own stuff
I was exposed to DIY at home, having a mother who made clothes,
grew food, allowed us to soup up our bikes
and it altered the course of my life
in so many ways

I know I would have been a completely different person had I not
been exposed to the DIY ethic

Every year I'm getting more and more in it
from stuff I do with my writing and business
to growing herbs and food
I'm putting up a little greenhouse yurt
and working on several quilts
I've completed many for my family over the years
and building bookshelves

DIY rocks because it opens your head to all you can do,
all that you're capable of
If you want something done
just do it

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