How I did it: Rewind to 2 years ago:I was 38, at lunch with my family. I was talking to my mom and sisters and mentioned that one of my dreams was to see Europe, by taking a Mediterranean Cruise.I spoke about how impossible my dream was, and my sister said LETS DO IT! She said, let's plan from now, and we could do it for my 40th birthday coming up.I felt a glimmer of excitement shiver through me!!!We were going to make the impossible possible through t… Read how I did it…
How I did it: i used to love the IDEA of painting, but i never did it because my artistic style and ability is not what i thought it ~should~ be. i thought that because everything i draw looks like a picture of the thing, with bold outlines and edges, not like a rendition of the thing, with realistic images and soft lines, that i was doing something wrong, or less than desirable. now that i'm older i just decided to try it. now after several attempts i… Read how I did it…
How I did it: through patience and bugging my cousin incessantly i waited til he had time and he finally fixed my compy for me! everyone i talked to told me i would lose all the stuff on my comp and i would just have to reformat the whole thing, but i had all my photos of all my art and stuff on there and did NOT want to just give up without TRYING to save it. i also was VERY motivated b ecause my backup drive died the week before my computer... very s… Read how I did it…
How I did it: i did this in home ec, and used the sewing project to get a badge in girl scouts. my mother helped me with this. in her youth she apprenticed under a master seamstress and had this skill that because of her workaholism wasnt utilized very much. we bonded over this project and i really appreciated the time we spent together. i loved the skirt that we created as a result and to this day still feel the accomplishment of it.. :) Read how I did it…
How I did it: each day i lessened the size of the iced tea i drank (in lieu of coffee, as my caffeine source)also, each day i increased the amount of water i would drink.. at first just a half-sized glass on my desk at work, then a full size, then one at breakfast and one at lunch, then another midday when i would have had a caffeine boost to up my aftn energy i had a cold glass of water instead..also, at night instead of drinking green tea which still… Read how I did it…
