How I did it: Used a sweater pattern from the "Stitch 'n' Bitch" book (the first one), and adapted it a bit for myself. Then, I just started knitting and didn't quit until I finished it. I knew if I "took a break" I'd never get around to picking it up again, so I powered through. In the end, the knitting was the fairly easy part. Seam-sewing, however, is not easy at all. That will take some more practice. Read how I did it…
How I did it: Ten hours was a purely arbitrary number, but it ended up being a pretty good goal. I was a bit over or under that each week for the month of May, but the specter of "10" kept things mostly under control. More important than any specific number, this exercise helped me break the habit of vegging, mindless channel-flipping and falling asleep in front of the television. That was the real goal here and it was accomplished. I'm going to keep d… Read how I did it…
How I did it: My husband and stepson went on a camping trip for Spring Break, which required them to pull out all of our camping stuff and look it over. That was the perfect opportunity for me to start shifting through everything else, figuring out what we really needed to keep and then finding a home for it that didn't involve a pile on the floor. Now, absolutely everything has a place and a use. Read how I did it…
How I did it: Working from a great example found at the Angry Chicken blog, I used Numbers to create a single-page layout that includes 11 recipes we use fairly often. Just basic ingredients and the most basic instructions are included because these are recipes that we make often enough to know the technique, if not the exact ingredients or temps and times. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I just made it a point to look at the garden every day, often twice a day. I would check on things before work to make sure things were relatively secure against the ravages of our demon chicken duo, and then I did a recheck when I got home. I had to go outside anyway for the cluckers, so it was no problem. Even though we don't have to "do" anything to the plants, generally speaking, I discovered that so much is going on out there day … Read how I did it…
How I did it: It required 2 alarm clocks for me to do this. The first was set to NPR and went off 15 minutes before the very annoying buzzing alarm provided by a cheap Chococat clock. That one I had to put on the other side of the room so that I had to get up and turn it off. Generally, this method worked to get me up around 6:00 (okay, sometimes a few minutes later) every single day this month. It was pretty easy once it became routine.I was not prep… Read how I did it…
How I did it: Just kept pecking away at the goal, mostly in big spurts separated by big breaks based on waxing and waning interests. For me, it was easier to do it in big chunks rather than just a few words a day.I'd highly recommend this site to every single person, especially in a society that is rapidly losing fluency with language. Read how I did it…
How I did it: We chose to try the Square Foot Gardening method and built seven big garden boxes in our backyard. These compensate for our pathetic "soil" that consists mostly of sand and roots. So far, things are growing, but the plants are smaller than expected and aren't fruiting regularly. We suspect this is due not to the plants or the garden itself but a tragic lack of bees. We wanted to turn our entire yard into nothing but edibles, but are n… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I got in the car and drove there, for once. And, because 43things is insisting I write more, I handed the librarian my driver's license and was issued a library card. Simple! Read how I did it…
