I'm doing 41 things
so I haven’t really gotten around to this. I moved things around so I can paint in my bedroom. I made a workspace by cutting down the closet door and using the dog’s crate and my nightstand as legs. I shoved my smaller “craft” desk into my closet (i share my daughter’s closet for hanging clothes) and then moved in my art cabinet. It sounds like it would be cluttered but I pushed my bed up against one wall and really there is plenty of space. I have a folding table that I can open up for really big projects or sewing. It’s working for the moment…but a “real” studio is still percolating.
BarbaryBlue's Life List
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1. be more patient with myself so I can be more patient with everybody around me
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2. Work for myself
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3. Hike more (in town and out)
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4. build a studio
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5. Accept help when someone offers!
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6. play the piano
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7. Work on sewing projects: floor cushions, throw pillows, napkins, and shopping bags.
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8. Write, write and write some more...everyday!
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9. get a passport
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10. ride my bike everywhere
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11. Don't waste food! Plan, freeze, can and preserve.
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12. Learn Spanish
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13. be more magical
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14. silkscreen
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15. Do more art!
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16. Be mind-numbingly hot at 40
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17. Not be afraid to dance
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18. go camping with the kiddo
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19. BUILD A TRIKE
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20. visit austin again
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21. build with cob
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22. Go to the dentist
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23. be more social
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24. make picture frames
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25. Visit B.C.
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26. have less stuff
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27. create new family traditions
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28. be outside more
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29. play volleyball
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30. do my chores
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31. see the aurora borealis
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32. learn to relax without pharmaceutical intervention
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33. build a solar oven
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34. write letters
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35. build a bike trailer
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36. learn archery
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37. be involved
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38. quit selling myself short
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39. Focus and Follow Through!
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40. make my own bread, jam and condiments-always.
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41. give myself permission to make mistakes
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Afraid for my digit. 
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Clean & subversive!
How I did it: My cousin did the reading and research. We settled on a simple process (so we thought). We bought a gallon of olive oil, a can of lye and plastic molds and bowls for processing the soap in.I have enough of a chemistry background to understand the basics of what was going to happen. My cousin actually has a degree in science. Be warned!! Lye is very caustic, you need to protect your eyes and exposed skin. Working out doors for at least the… Read how I did it…
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Thirfty 
How I did it: I fell out of the habit of going to the library last spring. I had money to burn, so I started going to the bookstore instead. It started innocently enough with a trip to the used book store to trade in stuff that was clogging up my shelves. And then I found myself back at the Borders.I'm a really bad book hoarder. I'm trying to get out of the habit of it. I'm trying to change my qualifications for which books are worth owning.This sounds… Read how I did it…
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The lessons are challenging but doable. My grasp is getting better each day.
I’ve also started ASL with my daughter at her school. It’s almost relaxing because I am a more visual person.
This is kind of fun and exciting…
My refrigerator has hardly any “brand” name things in it. There’s the milk (for the kid), butter and a few lingering condiments (siracha, yellow mustard, ketchup). Just about everything in there is a whole food ingredient or something I made myself. Yay!
