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osprey_archer ([personal profile] osprey_archer) wrote2024-12-31 06:10 pm

Ten Things I Did This Year

1. Started my new job on January 4.

2. Started playing the dulcimer.

3. Completed Sage, henceforth Diary of a Cranky Bookworm, which I have not yet published for various and sundry reasons even though it is literally all done except the cover. Next year! Next year I will set it free!

4. Traveled to Paris, where I met [personal profile] littlerhymes in person! We had a delightful time and sometimes sigh about the fact that we are forced to work when clearly we were meant to spend our lives eating pastries in Paris.

5. As a direct result of the Paris trip, took up scrapbooking again after a fifteen-year hiatus.

6. I am one item short and did not want to put that at the end as it seemed anticlimactic. Please let me know if you think of something else I should put on this list!

7. Played at the Feast of the Hunter’s Moon with the Dulcimer Gathering. Since childhood I’ve dreamed of being a part of the Feast, so it was lovely to make that dream come true.

8. Completed my first DnD campaign! My character was the Baron Sebastian Sunslayer, driven from his castle after forcing one too many themed dinner parties on his vassals.

9. Published Deck the Halls with Secret Agents.

10. Bought a house?! Okay, made an offer on a house that has been accepted, have not actually closed yet, BUT STILL. It has a hummingbird stained glass window and I am calling it the Hummingbird Cottage.
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[personal profile] asakiyume 2025-01-01 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
IT HAS A HUMMINGBIRD STAINED GLASS WINDOW!

Perfect, perfect! Congratulations!
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[personal profile] troisoiseaux 2025-01-01 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
Bought a house?! Okay, made an offer on a house that has been accepted, have not actually closed yet, BUT STILL. It has a hummingbird stained glass window and I am calling it the Hummingbird Cottage.

CONGRATS!!! That sounds like a literally enchanting house.
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[personal profile] littlerhymes 2025-01-01 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
Born to eat pastries in Paris, FORCED TO WORK?

Hanging out in Paris with you was a highlight of my year. 💕💕💕
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[personal profile] pauraque 2025-01-01 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations and may the closing go smoothly! I bought a house this year too and found the process pretty nerve-wracking, but so worth it.
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[personal profile] lokifan 2025-01-01 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
HUMMINGBIRD STAINED GLASS WINDOW OMG
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[personal profile] regshoe 2025-01-01 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations on the house, and the hummingbird!

I like your DnD character XD And the dulcimer sounds like a fun thing to have taken up.
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[personal profile] oracne 2025-01-01 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Happy New Year!
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[personal profile] regshoe 2025-01-02 01:10 pm (UTC)(link)
:D Real hummingbirds to go with the glass one would be amazing—good luck!
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[personal profile] silverusagi 2025-01-08 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
All excellent things!