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My editor just approved the project I'll be working on this year for my day job, which is a great thing. Every day this week I'll be working on outlining the five phases of the project, which also need to be approved, and once I get the green light on them I'll be ready to start on the first.

Meanwhile, I have other things at home that I'll also be working on, like cleaning out and tidying up my very messy pantry. It got like this due to a combination of the holidays and deadline week last month, and I can't stand it, so that's the first housework project of the year.

My first crochet project for 2026 is coming along nicely; one more skein and I'll be half done with it.

The first tote of my calendar project is working up a little slowly, but considering my limitations I think I've made decent progress. Once I finish sewing down the patchwork I'll begin embellishing it with embroidery and beading, and (hopefully) some hand-quilting.

January has been a calm, quiet, lovely month so far. I know I might be jinxing myself by writing that, but it's such a relief to be over the holidays and 2025 in general that I don't care. Calm/quiet/lovely = happy.

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