TheGoldenGirl

How I did it: I didn't get my license until I was 23 - just last week, in fact. It's been at the top of my 43 things list since I joined this site, and I really didn't think I was ever going to be able to press the "I'm done" button. It still takes the wind out of me to be able to say that I can. I had some really terrible instruction from my mom that made me phobic of driving, and I was able to get by with rides until recently. I failed the test more … Read how I did it…

How I did it: I had no choice - I got a teaching job, and that meant no more rolling out of bed at 2 pm. But since this past Summer, I'd been slowly getting up earlier and earlier. 2 became 1, 1 became 12, 12 became 11... I realised that I didn't have much time during the day to do things. Having something to do at 3 pm shouldn't mean my whole day is shot. Now, on weekends, I usually wake up between 9 and 10, depending how I late I stay up the night before. Read how I did it…

How I did it: I used the pattern "Lady Eleanor Stole" from the book Scarf Style to teach myself the basic techniques. Then, I used that knowledge to make a scarf that was much, much skinnier, and with a different number of stitches in each rectangle. Read how I did it…