Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot - Week 131

Welcome to the Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot!
My posts for the link up will go live on Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. EDT or, if you live in the future like I do, on Fridays at 3:30 a.m. CE(S)T.

Three more days of work next week and then it's my Christmas vacation! I know it's not even December yet, but I didn't have much time off this year (and we have more vacation days than some countries) so I could have this long timeout that I'm really looking forward to. It will go by quickly enough, I'm afraid.
For now I have a long list of things I want to do, though. Well, some of them are things I don't really want to do, but should, for example checking what's lurking in the depths of my wardrobe. You know, that dark corner where clothes go to die.
The others, though, should be enjoyable. Working on my fan wall portrait, for example, which I mentioned the other day. Working on a Dawn doll would be nice. I found something that I have made for one of them ages ago, but I never got around to make the actual outfit. Just those two should take some time including the necessary breaks. I miss the beads!
Of course, I have also planned a lot of cozy time, cuddling up under a blanket, with the cats on top. Reading, playing, watching movies, oh, and sleeping in (hope dies last although I know my feline overlords usually take turns in waking me up early).
Just three more workdays ...

Are you ready for the weekend now?

As part of the reboot, we will be featuring a different blog every week.
How about stopping by and saying hello? Let them know we sent you.

This week, our spotlight is on Midlife and Beyond.

Alison from "Midlife and Beyond" says "I began to write my blog, "Midlife and Beyond" in 2018. The timing was right for me. I had worked from sixteen years old - mostly within Human Resources, then, more recently, for our local university, which I enjoyed.
I wanted to devote time to something I had always wanted to do. And, my blog allows me to indulge in writing, photography, fashion and beauty. The IT side and marketing, are still a "work in progress" to me and can be baffling. This covers the ever changing world of social media, plug in's, web hosts and SEO. It would simply be too expensive to outsource all of this.
My blog is a wonderful way to reflect on life changes i.e., work commitments, getting older, children leaving the nest.... (then, returning, ha-ha), and relationships - the list goes on. My writing style is authentic and down-to-earth, probably my North East of England roots."

Marsha from Marsha in the Middle started blogging in 2021 as an exercise in increasing her neuroplasticity. Oh, who are we kidding? Marsha started blogging because she loves clothes, and she loves to talk or, in this case, write!

Melynda from Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household - The name says it all, we homestead in East Texas, with three generations sharing this land. I cook and bake from scratch, between gardening and running after the chickens, and knitting!

Lisa from Boondock Ramblings shares about the fiction she writes and reads, her faith, homeschooling, photography and more.

Cat from Cat's Wire has what she calls a jumping spider brain. She has many interests and will blog about whatever catches her attention - crafts, books, old movies, collectibles or random things.

Rena from Fine Whatever Blog writes about style, midlife, and the "fine whatever" moments that make life both meaningful and fun. Since 2015, she's been celebrating creativity, confidence, and finding joy in the everyday.


Here are some of my picks from last week's link up.

Gail tells us a tale of two wedding dresses.

I love black velvet! See how Kathrine uses her latest find.

Do you like bread pudding? Melynda shares her Everyday Bread Pudding recipe with us!

Have you ever heard of a gourzucumpkin? Neither had I, but Sandi has a story to tell.

A trip always meant three things for us - Zoological Garden, Botanical Garden, museums! I love a good post about a museum and Moois has one for us. Bonus point - cat painting!



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