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What day is it?

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Elisabeth
Jan 17, 2025
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A friend sent me a meme/whatever-we-call-them-now that said, “It’s crazy that we’re already ten years into 2025.” lolz

But seriously. It’s curious that January has felt like such a long month to me for so many years in a row. Normally it seems as though time flies when you are older and creeps along when you’re younger. Not January. She’s here to remind us of our younger selves, I tell ya!

However this particular January feels to you, I hope you have something fun planned for the weekend. Personally, I’m finishing a Harry Potter movie marathon and working on a quilt (My first! Maybe my last!). And probably reading. And definitely making a beef & Guinness stew. What about you? What plans await you when the bell rings and brings on a glorious new weekend?

33 ways to improve your life, according to life in Tokyo. Number 10 is very accurate.

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