bloganuary
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Sheep to Shawl
I’m mainly writing this post to retrace my own steps in recently creating a shawl. I usually just say, “I enjoy knitting” or spinning without explaining much about my process. Honestly, I sometimes find it frustrating to describe, because I could be using my creativity towards knitting instead (it’s more…
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Rough Week
It’s been longer since my last update than I’m comfortable with. I admire those who manage to blog consistently, no matter their mood or the demands of life. It’s inspiring—but honestly, I just can’t. Nothing catastrophic happened to me this week, but it’s been challenging. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve…
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Burberry Her
Burberry Her is one of my daughter’s favorite perfumes, though I like to wear it too. The internet says it was released to the world in 2018 but I only discovered it around 2022. A comment on the reddit for fragrances suggested it smells like “plastic Strawberry Shortcake dolls” and…
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Vape Girls
I was taking a bus in the afternoon and three teen girls sat near me. I didn’t understand what I was seeing when one of them passed some shiny neon yellow item to her friend, but it turned out to be a vape. I have seen people with many different…
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A Funeral for the Old Year
A Funeral for the Old Year is the magical rite suggested this month. My daughter picked out a woodblock art calendar about witchcraft for “her room” (she doesn’t really live here anymore, and it’s been hard for me to accept) so I will be living with it myself for the…
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Naked Wrist
I left the house without my watch on and it’s been ruining my day since I noticed, about 2 minutes into my morning bus ride. It’s not something that has ever happened to me since I started wearing a smartwatch! I need it to track my steps and count calories,…
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Let Me Kill The Computer
What are your biggest challenges? There is nothing more annoying and frustrating for me than trying to do something new on computers! It’s beyond “challenging” it seems totally incomprehensible at times. I hate when I’m forced to learn about some unknown aspect of using technology. There are so many things…