It is our last full day on vacation in Florida, and it's going to be hard to say goodbye to the warmer temperatures (particularly as the Mister just brought up video of our Ring doorbell showing the snow falling at home). But I am looking forward to being back in my own bed, reconnecting with my stash and my home library, and getting back into my normal routine -- even if I'm not really looking forward to going back to work on Monday.
I was successful in not overpacking on the knitting and have just one WIP remaining, my sweater, which is now just a few rounds away from completion of the yoke:
This is a project that has required my full attention because every round has slightly different instructions, so I have ended up not working on it as much as I thought. Once the yoke is complete, however, it should move faster. Interestingly, the pattern has you work the sleeves before the body, which I know many people do on their own so they don't have the weight of the body to deal with as they work the sleeves; I typically like to get the body done first because the sleeves go faster for me and because the way I work the sleeves doesn't involve moving the whole garment around. But I'm willing to try anything!
Today will involve some laundry and some packing, though thankfully packing to go home is a lot easier than packing to go on a trip -- everything we brought just has to be put back in the suitcase. My parents are also staying a couple of days after we leave, so if somehow we forget something, they'll bring it back for us. The weather here has been cooler than average, so we're unlikely to be outside much. I guess the universe is preparing us to be back in the cold!
Yesterday I spent some time writing in my journal for the first time in a long time; it's a practice I want to get back into this year. I needed to take a break from it for a while because I had started writing every day during the pandemic and I didn't want what used to be a pleasurable practice to be associated with the anxiety of that time. I doubt I'll ever be a daily journal writer again, or at least not while I'm still working, but I'd like to at least create a habit of writing every now and then. And I specifically wanted to put down some thoughts on paper to start the year because I wanted to use it to launch my One Little Word for 2025. I haven't been selecting a word for as many years as some of you, but it's become a way to regularly focus and reflect on my life and the work I'm doing on me. Here's a recap:
2020: Savor
2021: Balance
2022: Growth
2023: Embrace
2024: Better
So what's my word for 2025?
I'm excited to see where this word takes me this year and why it was shouting so loudly for me to pick it!
I hope you all have a good first weekend of the new year. Please send any good travel mojo you have our way tomorrow so that we can get home without incident!
Have safe travels home! (yes, we have a dusting of snow... and it is a LOT colder than when you left! Yikes!)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your new word!! This should be a very interesting year, Sarah!
I'm sorry you have to leave FL, but your own bed, stash, and library await you at home! I love the new word and will look forward to seeing where you go with it. Safe travels!
ReplyDeleteLess is a very good word. I was thinking my word would be "slow", but less really embraces what I meant much better.
ReplyDeleteI hope your year is LESS in all the good ways.
Safe (and comfortable) travels tomorrow.
Safe travels and that feels like a very good word for 2025.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, love the yarn colour. Safe travels back home.
ReplyDeleteIt's really great that you can do laundry while you're ON vacation rather than letting it all pile up and have to tackle it when you get home. And how nice to pack your luggage full of clean clothes! I am still loving that green sweater and how it's growing.
ReplyDeleteLess is an excellent word for 2025! It was my word in 2023 and I really enjoyed working with it. I can't wait to see what growth (ha!) it brings this year.
I hope you’ve been able to really sink in to your time in FL, and once you readjust, maybe you’ll find this weather cozy and snug and just right for getting back to your stash and your library.
ReplyDeleteAnd…the possibilities with LESS!! I’m excited for your year with this word and look forward to reading along.
Happy ‘25 to you.
Ahhh, as the saying goes: Less is more! ;) I'm curious how this word will pan out for you and I wish you lots of really good discoveries with it. ♥ I hope you are having a save trip home!
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a safe trip home and have arrived by now. The sweater yoke looks great. So far so good. I think Less sounds like a good word for the New Year. I wish you the best as you pick up the journaling again. I really enjoy it and I like to be able to look back to remember and recall events. I often add a line or two about what I"m knitting or spinning or stitching.
ReplyDelete*smiling* just read through your last few posts and so happy to see that your time in Florida has been relaxing and re-energizing ... also full of time to read, knit, and savor the weather (even when you weren't outside in it). Love your word choice for 2025 ... and look forward to following along with you as you discover what Less holds for you (hopefully "more" in some respects). Finally !!!! that sweater is looking fabulous. I had a hard time envisioning the yarn as knitted fabric - wow!
ReplyDeleteand p.s. hope you're smiling at home!
I hope your return trip was uneventful although I doubt you are truly prepared for the cold - brrrrr! I'm excited to see how Less works for you this year and I'm glad to be along for the journey. Hooray for journaling, it's such an important practice for me and I hope you find it brings you both joy and clarity.
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