Time to sit down and make it!

Good luck with the art

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minoanmiss

Sketching is productive and wasn't _Glass Onion_ nifty?

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silvercat17

It really was! I'm annoyed that Knives Out wasn't still on Netflix - we'll rent it at some point

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Yay art, good luck! :D

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dianec42

My husband and I went on a reconnaissance trip to look at houses in our dream location. One thing led to another and... um... we bought a house. Eeeeeeeep.

So I have created a mountain of paperwork and an even bigger mountain of laundry.

I also started a small cross-stitch project on the trip, as is tradition. I have no idea when I will finish it (also traditional).

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readera

Wow, Congratulations!

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congrats

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That's amazing, congrats! :D

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I'm feeling the "starting something" inertia sooo bad. I finished my latest crochet project, and even though I know what I want to work on next, I'm just like... blah. Same with all the stuff I've been dinking around about writing. I'm all ready at the start line but I can't seem to take off.

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dianec42

Oh no! That sounds so frustrating.

I wish we could trade! I am forever starting things and not finishing them.

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Ahahaha, the other side of my coin 😂 hopefully we'll both get there!

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What is your new project?

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It's a hat for one of my managers to protect his locs while at work. One of my other managers suggested the idea!

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that sounds cool. Good luck with it

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Aw, I hope you get to start something fun soon! ♡

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Thanks! I'm working on it 🙏

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alexseanchai

I did three things for

fandom_empire and two chapters of an ongoing, am pleased

threesentenceficathon is in progress also 😺

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dianec42

Wow, that's a lot! Nice work.

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excellent

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Yay, I'm also doing

fandom_empire, we're tied for 1st place right now. :D

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I survived the first week of the semester. I sent out a short story and I'm THIS close to editing thru the novel. I just need to focus on that

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minoanmiss

*cheers you on*

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Yay, and good luck! :)

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thanks

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Today's tasks included hanging the crescent-moon planter (which I'll use as a candleholder) in the dining room and figuring out how to assemble the brass hoop planter that I hung in the fairy window. Neither of them have anything in them yet, and I still have to hang the macrame planter, but at least I made some progress.

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dianec42

Yay for progress! And yay for planters - they are such a gesture of hope for the future.

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Exactly. I like watching things grow. I love the boho styles too.

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"crescent-moon planter (which I'll use as a candleholder)"
This sounds absolutely beautiful! ♡ Good luck with the decorating! :)

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It's very pretty. We have a floor candleholder with little brass hollows for holding candles, and the reflections are beautiful. I figure this will work similarly.

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I'm such a huge fan of candle holders! I mostly go for the novelty ones, especially seasonal (like, we have a pumpkin one for Halloween and a Santa one for winter holidays), but especially now that there isn't a season to decorate for I really enjoy the simpler ones too. ♡♡♡ And using a planter is such a cool idea, I need to try it! :)

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>>I'm such a huge fan of candle holders!<<

Yeah, me too. I have glass ones, metal ones, you name it. I've made glass candles at home. I also have oil lamps. Because the power goes out multiple times a year.

>> And using a planter is such a cool idea, I need to try it! :)

Most metal planters should work, as they are fireproof and reflective. I want to find something to put in mind, to keep the tea light off the holder itself and keep wax from spilling.

This is the crescent moon planter that I got as a candleholder.

This is the hoop planter I got for actual plants, but it would also work as a candleholder and the bowl is big enough to hold one of those large round multiwick or ribbon wick candles.

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I've never made a candle myself, but I ~~sometimes~~ buy them faster than I can burn them. xD

Oh wow, they are golden which is even more beautiful than what I pictured! ♡ And I love how the multiple hoops look, such a fun design! :)

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Most likely going to finish my current exchange assignment tomorrow, and then starting on the

candyheartsex one. :D

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dianec42

Nice!

*cheers you on*

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Thank you! :) ♡

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readera

I'm doing a big Sunday dinner with a roasted chicken, roasted carrots, Broccoli & rissoto. I'm planning to also make some apple muffins for breakfast this week.

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That sounds so tasty.

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readera

Thanks. I had to adjust my meal plan a little but it was still tasty.

This is the chicken I made.
I didn't make the jus but I did roast & save the backbone for stock. I also saved the fat & drippings to make smaltz.

https://www.seriouseats.com/butterflied-roasted-chicken-with-quick-jus-recipe

I made a new recipe for garlic mashed Potatoes. They turned out well. https://casualfoodist.com/instant-pot-garlic-mashed-potatoes-no-draining-required/#recipe

I also made roasted carrots & Broccoli. The carrots just got some salt & oil & roasted them along the chicken after peeling & cutting in 3rds.

The broccoli was frozen so it got a quick cook/thaw in boiling water & then went into the oven to roast for 20 mins or so.

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