The first Yay! of 2022

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The Yay! list is my way of celebrating all those small achievements that might not seem much to anyone else, but altogether add up to me living the life I want to live. 

My three words for 2022 are Nurture, Creative and Time, and the first Yay! hits all three of those spots. I have taken the time to finish a cross stitch embroidery. I got it out of a box, I started it ages ago, I have not completed it expertly or quickly, and it's not going to make me rich or famous. 

However, what I did achieve was sitting down for several evenings in a row to enjoy making something beautiful. That's good enough for me. Yay!

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