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And just like, we are about to greet 2025. 

Greetings everyone! It has been a hot minute since I have been here. It is New Years Eve, and it's a yearly tradition to do a wrap up. While there hasn't been much activity here this year, it's great to look back. So, shall we?

General Update

2024 has been a WILD year, y'all. 

The year began under a cloud, as my company had announced that layoffs were on the horizon. This unfortunately became a reality in March. 

In February, I joined a writer's Discord server, which changed my life....in more than one way. More than that in a minute. 

In May, I became a godmother to a friend's baby. I was super surprised that she had picked me and it was one of the biggest blessings of the year. 

During the spring, it became apparent that I was going to need surgery to correct an ovarian cyst that I had been dealing with for over three years. This happened at the end of June, and the relief afterwards has been wonderful. 

In June also, I entered into a relationship with a wonderful young man. After courting for about four months, he asked me to marry him on October 11. 

The end of the year has been earmarked with wedding planning, travels and....the occasional crafting 🤣. 

Recapping 2024 Goals

Finish processing my gray wool

While I have made some progress in this, I still have a significant ways to go. I have about half a gallon bag's worth of wool to card and....a whole lot of carded wool left to spin.

I now have about 5 huge balls of grey wool yarn that I can work with. Still want to see how much I end up with before I start any projects with it. 

Make a set of scrappy placemats (a destash project) 

I.... started this and ended up calling a halt. I made several Ohio Star blocks, but weren't 100% happy with how they turned out. So I decided to temporarily abandon the project until I figure out what to do with them. 

Continue working on mums afghan and floral wreath embroidery projects

I did make some progress on both, but much more on the floral wreath. It is nearly finished! I will likely finish it early next year. 

Completely reorganize my crafting spaces

I'm not entirely sure what I was going for with this goal. I did some reorganizing, but everything is still functionally the same. 

Looking forward to 2025

Normally, this would the section that I would put the goals I have for the new year. 

However, my life is taking a different direction in 2025. In May, I will be married to the love of my life. This means moving to a new place, and a new way of life. It is a sea of uncharted waters for me. As such, I don't have any set goals right now. 

With things so uncertain, I believe it's time to stop blogging for now. I haven't been keeping up with it for nearly a year. So I am going to bid this blog goodbye. It has been a wonderful run and I will keep it online for as long as I have this account. If you would like to keep up with my adventures, follow my Instagram (@catherine.fem.writer). 

And that wraps up 2024! I wish everyone a blessed new year and I hope to catch you in another corner of the interwebs. 

God bless, 

Catherine