Welcome back to Links! I don’t know if it’s the fact that January and February in New England is unpleasant, but I am so sleepy and all I want to do is nap beneath my electric blanket.
At first, my New Year’s resolution was to complete a puzzle a month. I thought that’d be easy to do! However, the lighting in my dining room is pretty dim and poor. It makes doing a puzzle anytime after 4pm really strenuous on the eyes, so I haven’t made as much progress as I wanted. My partner said I don’t have to be so strict and can maybe loosen it to just “do more puzzles.”
Maybe! I’m also thinking about making an effort to get more into skincare. I have decent skin, though I only wash it when I’ve worn makeup or have been exercising. I know I need to incorporate more sunscreen wear and I’ve love to focus on hydrating and brightening. It’s been fun to look at products and figure out a routine.
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R.F. Kuang’s Babel was excluded from the Hugo Awards and people are suspicious of the reason.
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This link comes from Betsy! If you’re looking to find an alternative to Goodreads, The Washington Post has some suggestions. (This one may have a paywall – sorry!)
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Have an Icelandic horse write your out of office message! I, sadly, have never explored Iceland; I’ve only had a layovers. However, one of my friends loves it and even got engaged on one of their black sand beaches surrounded by wild horses.
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I am positively obsessed by these teeny tiny crochets designs.
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Don’t forget to share what cool or interesting things you’ve seen, read, or listened to this week! And if you have anything you think we’d like to post on a future Wednesday Links, send it my way!