Hobbies
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I started a diamond painting project with my daughter back in 2022, as something to do together during our weekly mother-daughter chats. All of the diamond paintings I had worked on outside of this one were gifts, so this was the first I was doing for myself. I guess therein lies the lack of motivation…
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I am a huge fan of BTS, which means I am ARMY (aka: Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth). Last year, V (Kim Taehyung), one of the members of BTS, released a collab of “White Christmas” with Bing Crosby. The late singer’s voice blended well with the deep crooning of V’s added vocals. As part of…
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Each year, I set an overall reading goal for myself on my Good Reads account. I read a lot of books with my kids during our school lessons, so the bulk of my reading in recent years has tended to be non-fiction or middle grade novels. Part of this goal was to light a fire…
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This post has been a long time coming, since I checked it off with my family on July 29th. My right hand still does not cooperate with long term use, so I have had to choose my activities wisely. As such, writing up posts about all of the checked-off-goals for my Forty Before Forty has…
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When Raymond, my husband, and I had to cut our 20th anniversary getaway short, we felt like it was just another story to add to the litany of unromantic getaways or dates we’ve had in the past. I woke up determined to salvage the day, though. I got up to prepare a special breakfast, despite…
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It has been a dream of mine for quite a long time to have a veggie garden. It’s become an even greater desire in recent years because the produce from the grocery stores is so hit or miss. It actually feels more miss than hit lately, given the amount of moldy fruits and vegetables I…
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I enjoy working on puzzles. They allow my brain to hyper focus on something other than the neverending conga line of anxious thoughts. It’s also very satisfying to fit the pieces together and watch the picture take shape on whatever surface I have cleared to work on my puzzle. I especially enjoy the challenge of…
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When I was in middle school, my Mom started working at a little craft store in our small town called Craft Tree. The store itself was tucked into a small strip-mall, just down from Blockbuster. My Mom would come home from work smelling of eucalyptus, and to this day that scent immediately takes me back…
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I have never read Wicked by Gregory Maguire, nor seen the musical, but some of the songs from the latter have been in my playlist for several years. When the movie adaptation was released in theaters, I really wanted to go see it, but for several reasons it just never happened. So, instead I grabbed…
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I celebrated my 39th birthday yesterday, which means my Forty Before Forty challenge feels all the more real now! I have a year to check off the remaining goals but for some reason it now feels down-to-the-wire. I’m not sure if I am making good progress or not. I think there are a couple that…