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DonelliVanelli

is trying to be creative in as many ways as she can.



I'm doing 40 things
  

DonelliVanelli's Life List

  1. 1. write a screenplay
    17 cheers     		1,951 people
  2. 2. finish the first draft of my novel
    10 entries . 16 cheers     		4 people
  3. 3. draw,two or three times a week
    3 entries . 12 cheers     		2 people
  4. 4. create a new painting or paint at least once a month
    3 entries . 10 cheers     		56 people
  5. 5. practice playing my keyboard at least twice a week
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  6. 6. exercise at least four times a week, and add a weight-training component to my workout
    5 entries . 4 cheers     		1 person
  7. 7. get rid of all my clutter
    4 entries . 10 cheers     		1,083 people
  8. 8. learn Spanish
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		13,220 people
  9. 9. write a pilot for a TV sitcom
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		21 people
  10. 10. draw 100 cartoons
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  11. 11. Do NaNoWriMo
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  12. 12. develop routines to keep my house tidy (and stick to them)
    7 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  13. 13. write essays, articles and blog entries to get my ideas out in the world
    4 cheers     		31 people
  14. 14. decorate my home the way I want to
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		1 person
  15. 15. publish a short story
    5 entries . 3 cheers     		280 people
  16. 16. be in an art show
    4 cheers     		26 people
  17. 17. meditate regularly
    6 cheers     		636 people
  18. 18. write/draw/collage in my journal everyday
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		1 person
  19. 19. cook tasty, low-fat meals and share them with my mother-in-law
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  20. 20. frame my family photos and hang them around my home
    3 cheers     		1 person
  21. 21. Learn how to use my sewing machine
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		21 people
  22. 22. Make a living with my creativity
    7 cheers     		212 people
  23. 23. Complete "The Artist's Way"
    3 cheers     		346 people
  24. 24. make a pinata
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		9 people
  25. 25. complete the songs I've started writing
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  26. 26. stencil a t-shirt
    		4 people
  27. 27. produce my own newsletter
    1 cheer     		1 person
  28. 28. Fill every idea/sketch book I own
    2 cheers     		197 people
  29. 29. get my daughters diagnosed
    1 cheer     		1 person
  30. 30. Learn to knit
    1 cheer     		3,080 people
  31. 31. use the art supplies i have before buying more
    2 cheers     		4 people
  32. 32. make my own wine
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		141 people
  33. 33. regain my energy and vitality
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1 person
  34. 34. get out of debt
    1 cheer     		9,283 people
  35. 35. Experience life as a hyper-multicreative indivual.
    1 cheer     		1 person
  36. 36. create my own sculpture
    1 cheer     		1 person
  37. 37. give making a mosaic a go
    1 cheer     		1 person
  38. 38. create an art journal
    		3 people
  39. 39. make pasta from scratch
    		67 people
  40. 40. grow my own fruit trees
    		1 person
Recent entries
create a new painting or paint at least once a month (read all 3 entries…)
Untitled 1 month ago

Here is my completed painting. It’s painted in acrylics, but I prefer oil paints, for their slower drying time. Mind you, I haven’t painted with oils for about ten years, so I might give oil painting a go, and find out for sure.

Aug 15, 04:41PM PDT | 4 cheers | 2 comments


create a new painting or paint at least once a month (read all 3 entries…)
Untitled 2 months ago

I’m taking art lessons again, and I started off drawing, now I’m doing a landscape painting in acrylics. It’s of weeping willows besides a river, very loosely based on a photo my husband took in Christchurch, New Zealand. I’m so happy I’m painting again. Now that my children are in school I’m able to spend a bit more time pursuing my creative goals.
I’d love to sell my paintings and drawings, so I’ve got to practice. It’s fun!

Jul 18, 05:14PM PDT | 0 comments


complete the songs I've started writing
progress at last! 2 months ago

I’ve decided to work on this goal again. I started writing a song after a dream I had five years ago. In my dream, I dreamt I’d written a song with a beautiful melody, and I kept playing this song throughout my dream. When I woke up I remembered the dream, but not the melody, but I thought I’d have a go at writing a song anyway.

The song I’ve started isn’t remotely like the song in the dream, this is a poking-fun-at-myself kind of song. It’s a dip-my-toe-in-the-world-at-songwriting song. Not that I really know what I’m doing, but I’m trying to learn something new by giving it a try!

So far, I’ve got two verses and a chorus, and you sing the chorus twice. I want to write the melody, such as it is, down on paper. In a music format, I mean. I can read music, so I’ll try to write it up properly. I’ll see how I go.

Jul 18, 05:06PM PDT | 1 cheer | 1 comment


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