Erika

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I waited to make the payment until we went out for dinner and drinks so it would feel momentous, but instead it was more like—

(I also had to make a second payment this morning for the additional 16 cents interest that accrued overnight.)

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Yesterday—two months ahead of schedule, 12.5 years after graduating—I paid off the remaining balance of my student loans.

(Well actually it was past the cutoff time so I had to schedule the payment for today, and now I have to wait up to 48 hours for it to actually process, but still.)

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Around trying to gauge (heh) the vibes around here, I’m swatching tonight for a new sweater 🧶

This will be my first time knitting with Brooklyn Tweed Shelter, although these skeins have been in my stash (and already wound) for literal years.

I left that other place years ago, found Threads to be meh, and am trying to spend less time in general on socials.

And yet here I am!

🧶📚📺🏞️🐈