Monday, whatever day.

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Well happy new creative year to you all!

Are you all prepped and ready for 2025 (as if)? Have you made resolutions? Have you tossed them aside? What are your plans for creativity this year?

I have been knitting every day this year, and I'm through September on my book worm for 2024. Which I'm deeming as pretty good as I'm still in August on my 2023 temperature blanket! And I have decided that I am only knitting for me and picked out 6 projects I want to do. 3 of which are started, 3 are not. It is a very different thing having physical WIPs versus digital writing WIPS. But that is my plan. WIPs first! Do you have a plan of attack?

Your flash challenge - "Allergic, but not anaphylaxis allergic" Do with it as you will and interpret how my 2025 started if you'd like.

Big Buddy folk should be hitting 22% today. Where are you with your figures?

The A to Z and Numbers challenges are set up through the end of the month. Are these still things that you want to keep going? To that end are there things you'd like to see more of? Less of? Anything new you think we should try? As ever we are open to suggestions. simplyn2deep, are you still good with running the daily count challenge and the Words of the Day?

IF you haven't already updated your numbers for 2024 you have until midnight PST today to get them all accounted for! Go! Do!

And that's all I have right now. Imma go take more benadryl, and try to move forward! WOOHOO 2025!

Word of the Day 01/07/25 Askance

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Askance (adverb)
askance [ uh-skans ]

adverb
1. with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval: He looked askance at my offer.
2. with a side glance; sidewise; obliquely.

Idioms and Phrases
see look askance.

Related Words
skeptically, suspiciously

See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Synonyms
1. suspiciously, skeptically

Origin: First recorded in 1520–30; earlier a scanche, a sca(u)nce; of obscure origin

Example Sentences
“Often, people look askance at victims who come forward with allegations years after a crime,” Boyarsky said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times

In their book, Passing on the Right, Jon Shields and Joshua Dunn noted that “conservative professors…look askance at the populism that has shaken up the Republican Party in recent years.”
From Salon

She looked mostly like this while saying it — eyes askance, either pre-or-post hand on chin — a vibe, nay, a mood that she carried throughout most of the debate.
From Salon

From the moment Saba hits Georgian soil, the police look askance at his family name — a warrant is out for Dad for attempted murder, he’s told — and seize his passport.
From Los Angeles Times

Such an approach is bound to be viewed askance by those expecting “Caste” to follow a classically prescribed narrative structure.
From Salon

Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.

Numbers Challenge

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Here's the rules:
1) 100 words or 1 graphic.

It's that easy.
There is no need for your work to all connect. There is no need for them to be in order.

If you are stuck or would like a random word to use, poke me and I will provide.


Now everyone tell me about

2373

Daily count challenge to Dreamy

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Went back to the office today after five days off and then a bonus snow day. I did manage to squeeze in a piece for the Public Domain Bingo (which for some reason I keep referring to as the Public Works bingo). And I've hit my first thousand words for the year today.

Handing this off to Dreamy. May the day ahead bring you cooperative Muses and abundant creativity. Happy writing!