Wait, so what are you gonna try to mess up first?

Read about a vinegar soak working for bronze.

Feel this so hard. My own perfect streak was like six croissants and I got so scared of messing up I stopped baking for a week. You're totally right that the pressure to keep a number going just kills the fun. All my weirdest, best ideas came from a batch where I messed up the salt or the butter was too warm. Now I aim for like, one interesting failure a week on purpose just to keep learning.

Wait, your fingers felt weird just from one leather project? I mean, I get sore after folding a ton of paper signatures, but leather seems way tougher to work with. I can't imagine how my hands would feel after that.

You ever start scrolling and then realize you just organized an entire box of cereal by color? That was my Tuesday.