Today is a good #TumblingCheck day for these Mexican agates. Still wet, just out of three weeks on grit 1.

Today's #TumblingCheck just out of grit 2, lest anyone suggest I am not still goofy excited about shiny rocks!

I picked up some Mexican lace agates before the T started and got them started in grit 1 today. Travel while staying home. #TumblingCheck #rockhounding #OddHobbies

Power outage #TumblingCheck: what do I do with the rocks that I was tumbling when the power went out last night? Are they going to be ok? #rockhounding #rockstonedon

Today's #TumblingCheck revealed grit 1 magic! The water looked like liquid rust, but some of the rocks were just swoony. In the rinse cycle now, will get them on grit 2 soon. #NeedMoreGrit #OddHobbies #rockhounding

Have been using small chips for tumbling media instead of ceramic or plastic. Not sad about the results. #TumblingCheck #rockhounding#OddHobbies

Three barrels is so much more than one! Starting one barrel with a mix of lapis and more quartzy stuff, the other will be a jasper and agate mix. Third barrel is finishing polish, trying to get a setup that staggers my endorphin hits. Anyone have some recommendations for fun tumbling rocks? Working towards my first collected by me barrel, but in the meantime... #TumblingCheck #rockhounding #OddHobbies

My personal nerd bingo card now has "second rock tumbler, three barrels" #TumblingCheck #rockhounding #OddHobbies

This is the first rock that I have tumbled that I actually found and picked up. I truly don't care if it's nothing significant because I am just delighted with it. #TumblingCheck #rockhounding #OddHobbies

One week into grit 2 and I want to peek at my agates so much but I know they won't be ready until Christmas and so I need to wait and it's like Santa Claus has returned to my life only he's made of rocks. I believe in Troll Santa! #TumblingCheck #rockhounding #OddHobbies