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The Weighted Hoop
What’s the most fun way to exercise? I used to exercise with a weighted hula hoop and would highly recommend that for anyone interested in a more fun form of fitness. I paid about $25 for mine, I got it at a sporting goods store in the mall (it was…
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Ukranian Eggshell Art Goes So Hard
There is an ancient pagan egg-dying craft from Ukraine called “pysanky” I first saw pictures (or maybe a gif) of it on Twitter, years ago. It’s gorgeous, when done by a practiced artist. Finely layered, cleverly designed, wax patterns with bold geometric shapes are put onto the fragile shell of…
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Undone – My Sweater Blog
I’m unraveling one of my oldest handmade sweaters! It was not my first but early in my attempts at knitting a pullover style sweater. I was so excited to make one in my favorite color to wear that I didn’t carefully plan nor research the advantages of what yarn…
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Bus Pass Guinea Pig
The public transportation system I use just started offering bus passes through their app. Until now it was mainly just for tracking buses, or looking at routes and maps. Now it can sell and generate bus passes as well. I learned this only because I’m subscribed to the transit company’s…
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Aaron Bushnell Did A Big Thing (Trigger Warning- Suicide)
Did he set himself on fire for attention? It seems to have worked, it certainly caught my regard. Aaron Bushnell was only 26 years old, he went to an Israel embassy in Washington DC dressed in an air force uniform and livestreamed himself with the Twitch app calmly doing something…
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Matcha Latte
Taimane Gardener released a new single called “Matcha Latte”, singing with her ukulele about the rewarding enjoyment of her favorite drink from a local cafe. It’s a cute and happy tune, I listened a few times, and then watched the music video with my daughter. Of course this inspired me…
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Loving February
My daughter is coming to stay with me soon. I see her often, but she doesn’t consider my apartment her home lately (she is 24 years old) so I’m happy and excited she’ll be staying in her room here again for a while. We get along great, but in so…
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What I Did Instead of Bloguary
I only heard of Bloguary halfway through the month and never did write an entry to participate. Sorry to anyone who is disappointed by that, I have so many painful regrets myself! Maybe next year I’ll get it together. Maybe I’ll try to use the prompts throughout the year and…
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How to Survive the Deep Freeze
My advice is to stay inside as much as possible! Keep to a small space with doors closed and the windows covered. Personally, I run a small space heater on a timer for an hour or two, in my cozy little craft room when it’s been a freezing temperature all…
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Predictions for the New Year
I really tried to imagine a more fun or lighthearted future, but whatever psychic spirit guides me brought only negative premonitions this week, sorry. I hope I’m wrong about it all, I don’t want so many of these things to happen! But here is what came to mind when I…