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Jen not Jenn
@mostlyoverthinking.bsky.social
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Mom to three. Compulsive reader. Writer. Knitter. Dance lover. Sports fan. Higher ed editor.

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How about kale salad?
November 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Post a perfect album from the '90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
Album cover for Tori Amos's Little Earthquakes, featuring the artist crouched inside a small wooden box.
October 31, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Just the tree I saw this am walking into work.
A maple tree with bright orange leaves standing in a grassy area
October 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Have literally worn down needles on this project. Exhibit A:
October 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Halfway through the never-ending blanket.
Sport weight “tin can ceiling”-pattern blanket of interlocking diamonds in undyed yarn spread out on a bed.
September 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Late lunch. 😘
Summer salad of tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, peaches, basil, extra virgin olive oil and fig balsamic vinegar with pink Himalayan salt.
August 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Dinner was ready for me when I got home from work. Gonna miss this child when she returns to college next week.
Cabbage, kale salad with tofu, avocados and ginger dressing in a blue and white ceramic bowl.
August 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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This is going to be a lovely lightweight summer blanket. Eventually. 🧶
Close up of a small portion of a knit blanket in sport weight yarn, neutral color, showing the pattern of interlocking diamonds.
July 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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I’m making some worsted rainbow socks right now. Very fun.
A sock being knitted using rainbow striped yarn. The leg, heel and half of the foot are completed.
June 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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It is time once again for me to sing the accolades of Wallace Stegner. He is my guide in life. And right now I’m seeing his Wilderness Letter being quoted without attribution.
June 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Need a new knitting project. Swimming in gifted mohair. Suggestions? 🧶 #knitting
More than two dozen skeins of mohair yarn sorted by color.
June 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Went to an Aimee Mann concert in the rain the other night. Found this little guy.
A small plastic tchotchke or toy rooster with a yellow chick on its back.
June 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Cinnamon chip muffins
A muffin tray with baked cinnamon chip muffins. Cooling on the counter.
May 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Should I suggest meeting at our favorite restaurant?
A spam text message reading: Do you have time to have a meal together? After all, it’s been a long time since we last met.
April 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Where #knitting and #cbb collide. Who has the scoop on Kim Barnes Arico’s sweater??? #wcbb 🧶 🏀
Michigan women’s college basketball coach wearing what appears to be a hand-knit white sweater with yellow stripes on the sleeves and the word MICHIGAN in blue yarn across the chest.
March 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Armor scarf in progress! #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶
Triangular scarf in progress in white sport and mohair yarn against a chunky, gray hand-knit blanket.
February 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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So close to finished. Block and weave in ends and get on my body! 🧶 #ShowMeYourKnits
Grayish purple knit cardigan on a green futon.
February 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Update aka avoiding housework today #ShowMeYourKnits
🧶 #knitting
In-progress cardigan sweater shows about 2/3 of body done in worsted weight brownish yarn.
January 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Was gifted this stash of mohair yarn! Accepting pattern suggestions! 🧶 #knitting
About 25 skeins of mohair yarn in various colors shown against a fuzzy purple blanket
January 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Status:
Photo of a Mac laptop showing keyboard and screen blacked out with the Apple logo and the update bar indicating a long way to go until the update is complete.
December 20, 2024 at 2:32 PM
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Update. 🧶
A knitted sweater in progress showing the shoulders of a cardigan joined.
December 8, 2024 at 11:14 PM
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Beaufort 5 cardigan progress with Purl Soho Good Wool #knitting #showmeyourknits 🧶
Closeup of knit wool sweater in dark grey yarn against purple blanket
December 7, 2024 at 2:19 AM
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I made this a few years ago. So fun!
A fisherman’s rib knit shawl in jewel tones draped over the back of an office chair.
December 5, 2024 at 3:42 AM
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How many times will I refill the flour canister today? 🥧
Photo of an empty flour canister and a 12-pound bag of King Arthur all-purpose flour on a kitchen counter.
November 27, 2024 at 2:12 PM
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The dancer is home with pointe shoes 🩰 to sew 🧵 🪡
A pair of pink satin pointe shoes in a clear plastic bag beside a bolt of pale pink ribbon
November 26, 2024 at 8:05 PM