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), but the information she presents can be used to help those that do have SAD. Most of the techniques (so far, I'm only about 1/3 of the way through) are cognitive behavioral therapy techniques that I've been introduced to for my anxiety, but geared to changing one's mindset specifically about the season. I picked the book up because I'm interested in bringing more seasonality into my life, and the author talks about attitudes and traditions of winter worldwide, which is fascinating. And because I really don't like the chill and grey in winter. Honestly I'd be happy to just stay in bed under the blankets for three months 
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. They only went off for about five seconds (burning dust doesn't create much smoke, I guess), but given it was 6:00 AM on a Saturday, I felt bad for the neighbors. 
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It was hard! (Platformers are very frustrating for me, and I have a low tolerance for frustration, lol) But it was so much fun, and the music was fantastic!
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How will you reward yourself?
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.. I reached my reading, fitness, and financial goals; but fell a little short (okay, a lot short) on my crafting and just barely missed my community involvement goal. Here is what I'm aiming for in 2025:
) without getting so discouraged about how many days/weeks I'm 'failing' and just giving up on it.
. And to get a head start on the fitness goal, I will be starting the Soma 40+ program today after work. I'll let y'all know how it goes!
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. Quite a bit more intense than Foundation Light ! Which, yes, I knew it would be. I'll have to modify a few things to accommodate my ankle (step and side jacks for jumping jacks, and no weights for calf raises, for example), but these first two days felt really good. I think I can do this! 
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), and my physical body is most assuredly Not Happy about how much emotional/mental stress I've been under. Here's hoping February will be easier! Discount Chocolate Day is something to look forward to, anyway. 
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). It's a D&D dungeon adventure story, and a story about cooking, with a bit of ecology and sociology thrown in. It's a really fun (it gets really intense closer to the end of the series!), and we're both enjoying trying to figure out what kind of real-world equivalent some of the recipes are. If they ever put out an official cookbook based on the series, I am ABSOLUTELY buying it.
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Like, the tie-in story that pulls all the recipes together is really adorable and fits so well with the games. The recipes are AMAZING. Like, the authors took what was in the games and really thought about how they would make that in-world. Like, no convection ovens in the game, so all the baked goods are made in Dutch ovens (which bake the same way in a convection oven or buried in hot coals, as I understand it). And the health potion, which is made with wild meat in-game? It's made with bone broth in the cookbook. Yeah, I dunno about that one.
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That's 1 out of 3 programs this year done. Progress! 
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. She could not understand why I stopped at first, I guess, then couldn't understand why I didn't start up again! 
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OMG! We both love itApril 13 - April 26: Ironheart days 14-26 (yep, I missed a day
After, uh, a reeeeeaaaal long time, I finished my current crochet project: a strawberry plant! Now I just need to decide if I want to focus on cross-stitch, sewing, or start a new crochet project
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That makes 2 programs (goal of 3) and 1 challenge (goal of 3) completed this year. And I think my reward for finishing a program is going to be Winnie-the-Pooh's Picnic Cookbook, to go with the Pooh's Teatime Cookbook and Pooh's Cookie Cookbook I already have. Though it'll have to be a used copy - a new copy goes for almost $100!
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