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Blogmas: Day 25, Merry Catmas!

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I took this at Disneyland back in 2015. The same
arch can still be seen during the holidays.

And no, the title isn’t a typo 😉. Our holiday mostly revolves around family, WoW, and our cats. This year is a bit different since Grandma is visiting other family. We normally head over to her house for Christmas dinner. This year there will be around 10 (maybe less) for dinner, which is okay by us. As far as gifts go, my fiancé already knew what he was getting, so there’s no surprise there. I, on the other hand, have no clue. We got our fur babies some of their favorite food and treats, which they’ll love.

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Blogmas: Day 24, One More Sleep ’til Christmas

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Lately, I’ve been playing holiday-themed movies while I work. I still have yet to watch A Christmas Story, Friday After Next, and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (the Boris Karloff version). We also used to watch that Rudolph block of stop motion films, but haven’t in awhile. It seems like yesterday we were getting ready for BlizzCon, and now we’re about to usher in a new year. This year, Christmas is going to be a little bit different since my grandma will be out of town. Usually we have Christmas at her place. I wanted to do a WoW-themed dinner in celebration of Winter Veil, but unfortunately that probably won’t happen now. Well, maybe we’ll put together something for New Year’s Day.

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Blogmas: Day 23, This is a New Day

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Most people make resolutions for the new year. I tried that, and it just doesn’t work for me. Every day you wake up can be a new beginning. Whether it’s starting a new hobby, trying new foods, or setting new goals, we can treat each day with the same gusto. Instead of waiting for the new year to come around, I’m going to try to get out of my comfort zone in some way to see how it changes my perspective on life. Tomorrow is not a guarantee, so it’s best to make the most of your time on this planet.

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Blogmas: Day 22, Three More Sleeps

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It’s three more sleeps ’til Christmas! It’s kind of sad. For many, so much thought and time goes into decorating and preparing for the holidays, just for it all to abruptly end. Maybe it’s because Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are all back-to-back. Sometimes I wish that the holidays were more spread out. It’s a bit like being on the freeway in a “hurry up and wait” scenario: Loads of work, and then BAM, it’s all over. The decorations come down and the festive spirit of the holidays is retired right along with the decor. This year, I haven’t really felt that “holiday spirit” at all. Maybe it’s partially because of how busy we’ve been, and partly because that spirit doesn’t seem as prevalent when we’re out and about. I miss the days where store clerks would say, “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays”, when you left. Maybe I’m just an old soul…

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Blogmas: Days 8-21, Ramblings & Catch-Up

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Beautiful “guard kitties” at DCA.

Holy cow, it’s four days until Christmas! Where has this month gone?! Actually, where has the year gone? It seems like just yesterday we were packing for CES, and it’s just about that time again. Instead of breaking this down into days (which would probably result in a book-long post), I’ve decided to just write. Not like I haven’t done that before. Ideally, I wanted one post per day, and for each one to have its own theme. As you can see, that didn’t happen. What I should have done was written the posts in advance…well, there’s always next time.

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Blogmas: Day 4, Catmas

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We have two beautiful girls. Now that they are used to each other, we see how our youngest keeps our older cat young. She is more playful, and even though they’d never admit it, they love each other. Every year we get our girls something. Last year we got them tents. Well, it started out as one for the baby, but our oldest cat took it over. We got a second tent, and (you guessed it) the eldest took that one over as well. This year we opted to go the food route for their gifts. PetSmart had a BOGO sale on their favorite treats, so we picked up two tubs– one for each kitty. What will you get your fur baby this season?

Blogmas: Days 1 through 3

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This month, I will be trying my best to post something every day during the month of December. Since I’ve been sick, and still am a bit, what should have been posts for the last 3 days are being rolled into one. I’m hoping to get out a Winter Veil feast since the one for Pilgrim’s Bounty didn’t quite work out. A couple of weeks ago I received the winter FabFitFun box. FabFitFun is the only subscription box I have, and seeing how things are headed, I may soon unsubscribe. If you’re interested, though, here is the link and promo code: Click here & enter code WINTERFUN at checkout. By clicking the link provided, I get $8 per subscription (not per box). Since being an affiliate, I’ve only made $8. The program is, by no means, a “gravy train”.

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Goblin Gearworks

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The title also happens to be the name of our shop, which I mentioned in the last update post. Part of why I’ve been a bit behind here is because we have been working on a few large custom orders. If you’d like, you can check out our stock here. Right now we are working on re-branding, so most of our current stock is on sale. We will be focusing on fan-art and custom stencils, decals, stickers, and shirts. Additionally, hand-etched glassware, hand-painted magnets & totes, and other such wares will be up shortly. Side note: Our lead time for custom orders, depending on the order size and artwork, is at least 2 weeks. Holiday gift sets will be available starting Monday! At the moment we are working on some holiday-specific products. Currently, all glassware purchases will include a stainless steel reusable straw, while supplies last. If you have any questions, send us an e-mail: goblingearworks@gmail.com. You can also “like” us on Facebook for discounts, product launches, and more. Happy shopping!

Prepping for Friday

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Today I woke up with some seriously bad heartburn. They’ve added a medication to my (seemingly) ever-growing list, and it was helping. Today is a different story. It’s not what I ate or drank…maybe it’s stress. Who knows? What I do know is that at this time Friday, I will be napping. I’m having a combination endoscopy/colonoscopy, since I’d rather have them check my body than continue on like this. Without going into too much detail, I’ve been having a number of issues, and they want to check to make sure things are in “working order”. If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that things haven’t been the greatest health-wise. Specialists and my GP can’t figure out why. Symptoms started suddenly and don’t seem to be interlinked. You can read a little bit about that here.

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