MaidMirawyn




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MaidMirawyn's Life List

  1. 1. have children
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    4,033 people
  2. 2. Buy a House
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    12,154 people
  3. 3. pay off my student loan
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    646 people
  4. 4. Read through the Bible
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    118 people
  5. 5. complete Guild Wars
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    7 people
  6. 6. finish reading The Silmarillion
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    5 people
  7. 7. learn the correct way to sew
    1 person
  8. 8. build a loom
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    7 people
  9. 9. learn to tat
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    15 people
  10. 10. crochet a sweater
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    23 people
  11. 11. have one really awesome dance costume
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    1 person
  12. 12. learn web design
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    289 people
  13. 13. visit Venice
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    203 people
  14. 14. be a girl scout leader
    14 people
  15. 15. visit Greece
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    821 people
  16. 16. go on a cruise
    3,902 people
  17. 17. learn to make pralines
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    1 person
  18. 18. knit DNA
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    3 people
  19. 19. crochet a shawl
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    2 people
  20. 20. sell my handmade items
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    2 people
  21. 21. catalog my photos
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    1 person
  22. 22. learn to bead crochet
    4 people
  23. 23. learn to crochet lace
    2 people
  24. 24. learn coptic binding
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    3 people
  25. 25. beat Katamari Damacy
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    5 people
  26. 26. Learn DreamWeaver
    144 people
  27. 27. crochet the Violet Beauregard skirt
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    1 person
  28. 28. learn to drive
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    5,895 people
  29. 29. ride in a hot air balloon
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    1,892 people
  30. 30. knit a mitered square blanket
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    1 person
  31. 31. promote Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab.
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    2 people
  32. 32. Use fewer plastic bags
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    3 people
  33. 33. Make at least one art/craft project every week
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    2 people
  34. 34. spend at least 10 minutes every day cleaning, organizing or decluttering
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    169 people
  35. 35. fill my art journal
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    2 people
  36. 36. make dishcloths
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    1 person
  37. 37. spend more time outdoors
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    919 people
  38. 38. Own a pygmy goat
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    4 people
  39. 39. buy and sell through etsy
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    8 people
  40. 40. learn to spin with a drop spindle
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    8 people
  41. 41. increase my vocabulary
    669 people
  42. 42. Visit all 50 states in the USA
    15 people
  43. 43. try every Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab fragrance on my wishlist
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    2 people

How I did it
How to use fewer paper towels
It took me
3 months
It made me
feel responsible


How to find the love of my life, and for me to be the love of his life, too
It took me
18 years
It made me
ecstatic


Recent entries
learn to knit socks (read all 2 entries…)
Not really me 8 months ago

I know socks are all the rage. I saw all the cool patterns and thought it might be interesting.

But it’s not really me. I recommend trying it, but in my case I stopped the first sock early (I was knitting it toe-up, because cuff-down really didn’t appeal to me) and decided not to bother with the second.

But try it! You may love it. I think I’ll try again eventually, with magic loop or two circulars. Maybe I just don’t like double pointed needles…



work up the guts to ride at least one "real" rollercoaster before I die
Do it! 13 months ago

Roller coasters can be a blast! There are so many types of coasters that you can find something that appeals to you.

If you’re afraid you’ll chicken out while waiting in line, go FIRST THING in the morning, as soon as the park opens. The lines are shorter, so you’ll have less time to freak out. Also, go with a supportive friend, not someone who will mock you or make you feel bad.

If you’re scared, there’s nothing to be embarrassed about. Everyone is scared of something, whether they admit it or not. Remember, if you are afraid of something and do it anyway, you’re far braver than the people who have never had to overcome their fear to do it!



Make a book
Untitled 13 months ago

One of the highlights of my art degree was my book arts class! I love book making, and have returned to it again and again over the past five years. (Wow, has it been that long?)

If you really want to learn, you might try a single signature pamphlet or an oriental stab binding. (For the stab book, you can omit the “paper string” and the corner reinforcements, skipping straight to the stab-and-sew part. It won’t be as strong, but that won’t matter for a practice book.)

Definitely practice with scrap materials; my teachers made us make two practice dummies and two “good” books for each style. That way, you won’t ruin your beautiful, fancy papers!



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