Today I used scraps to sew a new pair of underwear. I also cajoled my bobbin case spring back into tension instead of immediately ordering a new one. (Fingers crossed I can get another 6 months out of this one! Why are all my bobbin case springs suffering from metal fatigue? Are they all using the same batch of shitty steel? Ea-nasir, does your spirit live on?)
I also spent time fixing up the hook race area a little bit; a lint wad got lodged there at some point and while it didn't interfere with sewing, at some point it probably would. I did this while dreaming about a new sewing machine. I wish I didn't have to drive a minimum of 40 minutes to get to any real dealers to try machines out to see what I'd really like to save up for! But I will make do and mend with this machine until it breaks catastrophically.