I'm doing 29 things
I'm doing this again
13 months ago
Half way through my second ever pair of mittens, for the boyfriend – body of the first mitt nearly done! All made from recycled wool :-)
Lyca's Life List
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1. to thine own self be true
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2. Be free
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3. Never give up
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4. be selfless
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5. Question my consumerism
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6. Be happy and make other people happy
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7. commit acts of random kindness
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8. Overcome depression and Social Anxiety Disorder
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9. lose weight
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10. switch to reusable menstrual products
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11. recycle more
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12. express myself
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13. stop living in the past
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14. Keep track of all the movies I watch in 2009
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15. treat my partner with love and respect, even in my worst moments
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16. make sure abortion stays legal and safe
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17. live simply
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18. live passionately
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19. Own my own smallholding
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20. be proposed to romantically
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21. Marry the love of my life.
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22. see the world
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23. be a good wife
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24. Move to Cornwall
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25. have children
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26. create family traditions
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27. be a great mother
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28. Grow old gracefully
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29. die happy
2 cheers258 people
How I did it
It made me
Happy 
How I did it: I've been doing two days a week now for the past couple of months, it's been very rewarding.I simply went into the nearest local charity shop and said that I'd be interested in some volunteer work; they're very pleased to have you! Read how I did it…
It made me
Very happy
How I did it: I was inspired by a photo I saw of a pair of Norweigan mittens from "The Knitter's Almanac" by Elizabeth Zimmermann.I didn't have the book, so I made my own pattern for these using a square grid in microsoft paint - simple increases every two rounds for the thumb shaping, and matching mirrored decreases for the tops. The best bit was seeing the fairisle develop in the round as I knit.There's a link to my (new and impro… Read how I did it…
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Why do I want to do this?
19 months ago
I realized that the main reason that I wanted to do this was to make other people happy. Whilst I understand that the courses I wanted to undertake would no doubt provide me with both invaluable resources and skills, I feel that I’d be betraying myself by doing this for the wrong reasons.
Not to mention that I doubt that I’d ever be economically driven enough to pay back the thousands of pounds this would cost.
It would be a great learning experience, but ultimately, I feel, one that would both limit my expressive perimeters and stunt my artistic development. I don’t want to be taught how to do some things, I like learning and inventing – I honestly don’t care about money.
