You're all so kind ❤️
I had such severe anxiety last year that I could barely function. It was utterly unbearable. I found absorbing myself in computer games and books really helped. I couldn't make models even though one was sat on my desk for nearly a year. Making the models has been really great so I think it's a good sign that I can make them now - even though I'm a bit obsessed at the moment.
I had some feedback on an application today and they said I interviewed well with the recruiter. However some candidates had more of the required skills and experience than I did. He said, I could easily have done the job well, but so could all the shortlisted candidates who had worked for a similar organisation or had worked on this exact type of project.
It was very helpful and increased my confidence. I hope to hear about a couple of other applications soon and I have at least three more roles to apply for this week.
As for the fiddly things, I bought a set of electron tweezers which are really helpful. I also have dressmaking pins which are brilliant - I put down some glue, thread a tiny plastic bead on the pin, dip the bead in the glue, pick up the flower ring, dip in the glue then pick up the tiny gold bead, then push together and count for a minute for the glue to go off and set, then set it aside.
DH gave me a spare scalpel set (he has the weirdest tools!) and I bought a cutting mat and a metal ruler to cut out the tiny images and that has helped.