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I just did something I've had on the back burner for years: I emailed an acquaintance who's a tattoo artist about getting my first tattoo. 🥰
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2026 Life Bingo
2026 Life Bingo
| Finish a zine | More reduce & reuse | Get a new piercing | Read 50 books | Visit Forest Park |
| Finish 75 Booked | Garden once a month | Get back on my witch shit | Re-open Etsy store | Visit Japanese Garden |
| Pay off Susan loan | Go to a concert | 41st Birthday! | Read Graceling series | Go to the coast |
| Restart yoga | Go to zoo with Ryan | Work at RCR for 2 years | Start painting again | Restart Shinto practice |
| Mostly read owned TBR | Put up art in bedroom | Get a tattoo | Thoroughly clean bedroom | Do Feral Self-Care challenge |
75 Booked: Day 10
✔ Read 45 min. per day.
✖ Drink something while reading.
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✖ Read an owned, unread book.
Woo! I finished my 50th book before the end of the year! 🎉
Current reading: "The Ancient Magus' Bride, Volume 13", by Kore Yamazaki
Minutes read: 62
Pages read: 180
Progress: 100%
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✖ Drink something while reading.
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✖ Read an owned, unread book.
Woo! I finished my 50th book before the end of the year! 🎉
Current reading: "The Ancient Magus' Bride, Volume 13", by Kore Yamazaki
Minutes read: 62
Pages read: 180
Progress: 100%
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75 Booked: Day 8.3
✔ Read 45 min. per day.
✔ Drink something while reading. (Water.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✔ Read an owned, unread book.
I had a fair bit of reading time when traveling to & from Cute Girlfriend's place today.
Current reading: "", by
Minutes read: 61
Pages read: 68
Progress: 100%
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✔ Drink something while reading. (Water.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✔ Read an owned, unread book.
I had a fair bit of reading time when traveling to & from Cute Girlfriend's place today.
Current reading: "", by
Minutes read: 61
Pages read: 68
Progress: 100%
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75 Booked: 7.3
✔ Read 45 min. per day.
✔ Drink something while reading. (Water.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✔ Read an owned, unread book.
Since I've finished this book, I have 3 more to try and finish before midnight on Wednesday to meet my 2025 reading goal. We'll see how that goes. 😅
Current reading: "Feral Self-Care: 100 Ways to Liberate and Celebrate Your Messy Wild Self", by Mandi Em
Minutes read: 48
Pages read: 41
Progress: 100%
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✔ Drink something while reading. (Water.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✔ Read an owned, unread book.
Since I've finished this book, I have 3 more to try and finish before midnight on Wednesday to meet my 2025 reading goal. We'll see how that goes. 😅
Current reading: "Feral Self-Care: 100 Ways to Liberate and Celebrate Your Messy Wild Self", by Mandi Em
Minutes read: 48
Pages read: 41
Progress: 100%
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Feral Self-Care Challenge
So, this is based on the book, "Feral Self-Care: 100 Ways to Liberate and Celebrate Your Messy, Wild, and Untamed Self" by Mandi Em. The book, as the subtitle suggests, contains 100 self-care ideas over the course of 6 categories. As I read the book, I marked with post-it notes the "ways" that I would like to try out over the next year.
The goal is to follow one "way" each week in 2026.
( the prompts )
The goal is to follow one "way" each week in 2026.
( the prompts )
75 Booked: Day 6.3
✖ Read 45 min. per day.
✔ Drink something while reading. (Water.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✔ Read an owned, unread book.
Did the bare minimum of reading, but it still counts! 🎉
Work was...exhausting. Silly me, I didn't think we'd be very busy on the Saturday after Christmas, but it was also Educator Discount Day. Um, aside from the Kids' Flash Sale haul on those Saturdays, this might have been the busiest, most profitable Saturday the store has had. And we were down a couple volunteers, because again, it was 2 days after Christmas. 🙃
Current reading: "Feral Self-Care: 100 Ways to Liberate and Celebrate Your Messy Wild Self", by Mandi Em
Minutes read: 11
Pages read: 15
Progress: 81.7%
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✔ Drink something while reading. (Water.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✔ Read an owned, unread book.
Did the bare minimum of reading, but it still counts! 🎉
Work was...exhausting. Silly me, I didn't think we'd be very busy on the Saturday after Christmas, but it was also Educator Discount Day. Um, aside from the Kids' Flash Sale haul on those Saturdays, this might have been the busiest, most profitable Saturday the store has had. And we were down a couple volunteers, because again, it was 2 days after Christmas. 🙃
Current reading: "Feral Self-Care: 100 Ways to Liberate and Celebrate Your Messy Wild Self", by Mandi Em
Minutes read: 11
Pages read: 15
Progress: 81.7%
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Get A New Piercing
This post is related to my 2026 Life Bingo goals.
I've been wanting to get a new piercing(s) for literal years, but I also don't know exactly what I want to get? I know that I would like at least another set of lobe piercings on my ears, and maybe a cartilage piercing?
Aside from that, I'm not even sure what all facial/head piercings are available?
Doing more research is likely in order.
I've been wanting to get a new piercing(s) for literal years, but I also don't know exactly what I want to get? I know that I would like at least another set of lobe piercings on my ears, and maybe a cartilage piercing?
Aside from that, I'm not even sure what all facial/head piercings are available?
Doing more research is likely in order.
75 Booked: 5.3
✖ Read 45 min. per day.
✔ Drink something while reading. (Coffee.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✔ Read an owned, unread book.
I focused on trying to finish cross-stitch gifts today instead of reading. Still ended up reading more than I expected to, though!
Current reading: "Feral Self-Care: 100 Ways to Liberate and Celebrate Your Messy Wild Self", by Mandi Em
Minutes read: 31
Pages read: 21
Progress: 76.8%
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✔ Drink something while reading. (Coffee.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✔ Read an owned, unread book.
I focused on trying to finish cross-stitch gifts today instead of reading. Still ended up reading more than I expected to, though!
Current reading: "Feral Self-Care: 100 Ways to Liberate and Celebrate Your Messy Wild Self", by Mandi Em
Minutes read: 31
Pages read: 21
Progress: 76.8%
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75 Booked: Day 4.3
✖ Read 45 min. per day.
✔ Drink something while reading. (Tea.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✖ Read an owned, unread book.
Cute Girlfriend and I were supposed to spend time together today, but since we were both feeling very low energy, it just didn't happen. Hopefully, I can make it up to her over the weekend. (On the plus side, I was able to get more of my cross stitch projects done...)
Current reading: "Monster & the Beast, Volume 4", by Renji
Minutes read: 39
Pages read: 255
Progress: 100%
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✔ Drink something while reading. (Tea.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✖ Read an owned, unread book.
Cute Girlfriend and I were supposed to spend time together today, but since we were both feeling very low energy, it just didn't happen. Hopefully, I can make it up to her over the weekend. (On the plus side, I was able to get more of my cross stitch projects done...)
Current reading: "Monster & the Beast, Volume 4", by Renji
Minutes read: 39
Pages read: 255
Progress: 100%
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Increasing "Reduce & Reuse"
This post is related to my 2026 Life Bingo goals.
I'm pretty good at recycling, but I'd really like to up my game in terms of reducing plastic use and reusing/mending items I already own. (Kylia is giving me a little help in the mending department.)
I need to do more research on the best ways to accomplish these goals, but this post is a place to report back on this goal during the year.
I'm pretty good at recycling, but I'd really like to up my game in terms of reducing plastic use and reusing/mending items I already own. (Kylia is giving me a little help in the mending department.)
I need to do more research on the best ways to accomplish these goals, but this post is a place to report back on this goal during the year.
75 Booked: Day 3.3
✖ Read 45 min. per day.
✔ Drink something while reading. (Coke.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✖ Read an owned, unread book.
My parents came over for the usual family Chrismas Eve shenanigans.
Current reading: "Monster & the Beast, Volume 3", by Renji
Minutes read: 39
Pages read: 201
Progress: 100%
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✔ Drink something while reading. (Coke.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✖ Read an owned, unread book.
My parents came over for the usual family Chrismas Eve shenanigans.
Current reading: "Monster & the Beast, Volume 3", by Renji
Minutes read: 39
Pages read: 201
Progress: 100%
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75 Booked: Day 2.3
✔ Read 45 min. per day.
✔ Drink something while reading. (Coffee.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✖ Read an owned, unread book.
Well, this morning didn't go quite as expected - as I was approaching work, a houseless person flagged me down to call 911 because someone was overdosing at the nearby bus stop. I didn't end up very involved, since someone else was already on the phone with 911 and naloxone had been administered, but it was still the most involved I've been in a situation like that. I'm still catching my breath.
Current reading: "Marsha: the Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson", by Tourmeline
Minutes read: 64
Pages read: 93
Progress: 100%
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✔ Drink something while reading. (Coffee.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✖ Read an owned, unread book.
Well, this morning didn't go quite as expected - as I was approaching work, a houseless person flagged me down to call 911 because someone was overdosing at the nearby bus stop. I didn't end up very involved, since someone else was already on the phone with 911 and naloxone had been administered, but it was still the most involved I've been in a situation like that. I'm still catching my breath.
Current reading: "Marsha: the Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson", by Tourmeline
Minutes read: 64
Pages read: 93
Progress: 100%
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75 Booked: Day 1.3
✔ Read 45 min. per day.
✔ Drink something while reading. (Coffee & soda.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✔ Read an owned, unread book.
Maybe the third time's the charm?
Currently reading: "Feral Self-Care: 100 Ways to Liberate and Celebrate Your Messy Wild Self", by Mandi Em
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Currently reading: "The Stonewall Reader", by the New York Public Library
Minutes read: 17
Pages read: 18
Progress: 81.25%
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✔ Drink something while reading. (Coffee & soda.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✔ Read an owned, unread book.
Maybe the third time's the charm?
Currently reading: "Feral Self-Care: 100 Ways to Liberate and Celebrate Your Messy Wild Self", by Mandi Em
Minutes read: 39
Pages read: 20
Progress: 67.4%
Pages read: 20
Progress: 67.4%
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Currently reading: "The Stonewall Reader", by the New York Public Library
Minutes read: 17
Pages read: 18
Progress: 81.25%
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75 Booked: Fail 2.0
I made it through 6 days of reading, though I didn't get posts about it done, before failing to read at all yesterday. Because generally, Saturday is ridiculously busy at work and I have zero energy left when I get home.
Note to self: Read in the morning/on the morning commute! 🤦🏻♀️
Note to self: Read in the morning/on the morning commute! 🤦🏻♀️
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WIP Wednesday: December 17th, 2025
I finally remembered to take photos AND upload them. 😱
Alexis' Holiday Gift
Alexis, a volunteer friend at work, is a total romantasy girlie, but likes this kind of merch especially. So when I saw this pattern, I knew I needed to stitch it for her. (I may end up stitch the central image for myself too, just because it's neat.)
In terms of the pattern, I have complaints about how a) the pattern only came as a single page, and b) how the symbol used for black looked too similar to other symbols used in the pattern, so I kept having to pick out mistakes. Guess what? Having a 2-page pattern with larger symbols WOULD HAVE HELPED A LOT WITH THAT.
Pattern Source: Link
Mike's Holiday Gift:
Mike, another volunteer friend from work, is a kitchen wizard and always brings in baked goodies on Saturdays. He's also hilarious and a computer instructor at an elementary school, so this pattern was perfect for him. (Alexis helped me narrow down the project idea list from 20 patterns to this one.)
Pattern Source: Link
Alexis' Holiday Gift
Alexis, a volunteer friend at work, is a total romantasy girlie, but likes this kind of merch especially. So when I saw this pattern, I knew I needed to stitch it for her. (I may end up stitch the central image for myself too, just because it's neat.)
In terms of the pattern, I have complaints about how a) the pattern only came as a single page, and b) how the symbol used for black looked too similar to other symbols used in the pattern, so I kept having to pick out mistakes. Guess what? Having a 2-page pattern with larger symbols WOULD HAVE HELPED A LOT WITH THAT.
Pattern Source: Link
Mike's Holiday Gift:
Mike, another volunteer friend from work, is a kitchen wizard and always brings in baked goodies on Saturdays. He's also hilarious and a computer instructor at an elementary school, so this pattern was perfect for him. (Alexis helped me narrow down the project idea list from 20 patterns to this one.)
Pattern Source: Link
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75 Booked: Day 2.2
✔ Read 45 min. per day.
✔ Drink something while reading. (Tea.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✔ Read an owned, unread book.
I've been dog-sitting during my weekend, so it was a good time to restart my reading challenge.
Toshi-dog is ridiculous - she barks at everything, takes puppy Prozac, was a COVID puppy, and can't be left alone for more than 3 hours. She likes routine, but due to some human health issues a few months ago, some of her routines have gotten screwy. Things are exacerbated by this being the first overnight without her humans since...the last time I overnight sat for her back in October 2024.
She's a sweetie, but I'm happy to go home to my cat now.
Current reading: "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century", by Timothy Snyder
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Current reading: "Marsha: the Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson", by Tourmeline
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✔ Drink something while reading. (Tea.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✔ Read an owned, unread book.
I've been dog-sitting during my weekend, so it was a good time to restart my reading challenge.
Toshi-dog is ridiculous - she barks at everything, takes puppy Prozac, was a COVID puppy, and can't be left alone for more than 3 hours. She likes routine, but due to some human health issues a few months ago, some of her routines have gotten screwy. Things are exacerbated by this being the first overnight without her humans since...the last time I overnight sat for her back in October 2024.
She's a sweetie, but I'm happy to go home to my cat now.
Current reading: "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century", by Timothy Snyder
Minutes read: 18
Pages read: 17
Progress: 46%
Pages read: 17
Progress: 46%
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Current reading: "Marsha: the Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson", by Tourmeline
Minutes read: 30
Pages read: 18
Progress: 47.7%
Pages read: 18
Progress: 47.7%
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75 Booked: Day 1.2
✔ Read 45 min. per day.
✔ Drink something while reading. (Tea.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✔ Read an owned, unread book.
Restarting from Day 1 because I fell off the reading wagon. Hopefully with my new rule adjustment, things will go smoother this time. I should probably try to specifically schedule reading time into my day, but my schedule also flexes around fairly often? Idk.
Current reading: "Feral Self-Care: 100 Ways to Liberate and Celebrate Your Messy, Wild, and Untamed Self", by Mandi Em
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✔ Drink something while reading. (Tea.)
✔ Log reading/thoughts on DW.
✔ Read an owned, unread book.
Restarting from Day 1 because I fell off the reading wagon. Hopefully with my new rule adjustment, things will go smoother this time. I should probably try to specifically schedule reading time into my day, but my schedule also flexes around fairly often? Idk.
Current reading: "Feral Self-Care: 100 Ways to Liberate and Celebrate Your Messy, Wild, and Untamed Self", by Mandi Em
Minutes read: 45
Pages read: 26
Progress: 51.3%
Pages read: 26
Progress: 51.3%
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75 Booked - Rule Adjustment
Especially with my work/stress load at this time of year, getting a solid 45 minutes of reading in isn't always happening. So, I'm making a rule adjustment in hopes of being able to get through 75 days of JUST reading every day.
New Rule:
As long as 10+ minutes of reading happens, I can count the day as official. If I read less than 10 minutes, then I have to restart from Day 1. 🙃
New Rule:
As long as 10+ minutes of reading happens, I can count the day as official. If I read less than 10 minutes, then I have to restart from Day 1. 🙃