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[valkryor]

One more week of winter break and then the kid goes back to school. The spouse starts work again soonish, too, so it won't be long before I can have some much needed time ALONE.

My back is better. Perfect, no, but no longer making any task I attempt a source of "Surprise! Pain!". Some muscle relaxers over a couple of days really made a difference. It's still a bit messed up, but it's now livable. So yes, I'll take it.

I only made one resolution for this year, and one that's actually achievable: I want to read more books this year than last. I did a quick count on my 2022 reading list and came up with 62. It's completely reasonable to aim for more reading this year. I really should get on that, though, and start something new.

Oh. And I did it. I finished them. I have made SOCKS. (I'm ridiculously proud of myself for this. They have since been blocked and worn and washed and look a lot brighter in person. *hee* SOCKS!)

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[clawfoot]

Yes, I want to get back to reading, too. I just haven't been lately. I lost all ability to focus when the pandemic hit. I think I read maybe ten books last year? If that? And most of those were during my camping trip.

So, yeah. Carving out time to read seems like a good goal.

[valkryor]

It's also one resolution that both of us are likely to keep, because there's nothing quite like feeling bad about failing something you aimed to do over the course of the year before January is over. :P

[kadenza]

Those socks are fantastic! They’re your first ever??

[valkryor]

My first knitting ever. They took damn near two years to make, too (because I am slow). I have a lot of crochet experience, so that certainly helped, and using a combination of continental and Norwegian style made the transition between the two a lot smoother.

There were some bumps, mostly the heel, but I found a style (Sweet Tomato Heel) that made sense and now I have socks!

[kadenza]

Well! Congrats. I have been at it since 2004 and still not brave enough to try socks.

[valkryor]

I started with socks because... Well, I suspect that something is wrong with me, as socks with DPNs are the deep end of the pool and no one knew (including myself) if I could even doggy paddle. :P