I'm doing 25 things
Still behind on this one....
3 months ago
and nothing more is going to get done until Monday; it’s a working out of town weekend for me.
The clock is ticking…..!
Adar's Life List
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1. Prioritize.
1 entry . 15 cheers63 people -
2. Clean for Passover!
2 entries . 13 cheers1 person -
3. just do it
4 entries . 40 cheers116 people -
4. write and publish a book about ethical spending habits
3 entries . 71 cheers1 person -
5. participate in a 43T working-at-home support group
9 team members . 37 entries . 50 cheers9 people -
6. eat for health
10 entries . 82 cheers3 people -
7. make a good transition into the next stage of my life
18 entries . 85 cheers2 people -
8. develop a habit of putting things away when I'm done with them
1 entry . 40 cheers1 person -
9. develop three good text studies on ethical spending.
25 cheers1 person -
10. update my will
2 entries . 35 cheers23 people -
11. make paper art with genizah materials
1 entry . 18 cheers1 person -
12. complete a personal siddur in poetry
4 entries . 24 cheers1 person -
13. Write at least 2 notes of appreciation each week, and mail them.
5 entries . 126 cheers6 people -
14. identify 100 words that make me happy
2 team members . 18 entries . 40 cheers22 people -
15. practice 'Happiness Manifesto' periodically
32 team members . 24 entries . 18 cheers47 people -
16. Start a Buddy Check 12 team here on 43things, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Do your self-exam the 12th of every month.
208 team members . 2 entries . 9 cheers170 people -
17. post randomly & ask questions
11 entries . 17 cheers1 person -
18. Sustain and nurture my friendships
1 entry . 38 cheers1 person -
19. For Girl in the Curl: Prayers for a full recovery & Wellness Energy
4 entries . 10 cheers18 people -
20. Go back to singing lessons, and learn how to work with an accompanist
1 entry . 17 cheers1 person -
21. take acting lessons
2 entries . 15 cheers58 people -
22. finish more knitting projects
6 entries . 10 cheers132 people -
23. PRESERVE marriage rights in California
16 entries . 114 cheers3 people -
24. Exercise daily.
3 entries . 11 cheers1,886 people -
25. put my projects and stash on Ravelry
1 entry . 10 cheers4 people
How I did it
It made me
satisfied! 
How I did it: I sat down and thought about all the things I didn't know when I was going to host my first seder (which was a disaster). Then I put down in words everything I wish I'd known, with some rabbinical flourishes (but not too many.) I included menus, recipes, a "mini-haggadah," and other materials. Nine pages in all -- it will help participants in my workshop take home the information they need to host their first Passover Seder. Read how I did it…
It made me
satisfied
How I did it: She doesn't like wool (too scratchy) so I got a skein of fancy rayon chenille from the sale bin at the local yarn shop. I knitted it up on #15 metal knitting needles (the needles need to be SLICK) in garter stitch to the length she requested and voila' - a scarf. No biggie, and it could have been done in a single night had I not been futzing around with needles. Read how I did it…
It made me
happy!
How I did it: I cast on 114 stitches of superwash wool (Queensland Rustic Wool) onto double pointed needles (7s). I knitted (3 k, 3p) repeating as I went 'round and 'round, until I had a 20 cm tube of ribbing. Then I began to narrow it down in the p sections (purling stitches together) until all the ribs joined up, then narrowed those until the cap was, well, capped. I had to do it twice, since the first time I did it, I used a … Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
today's theme: Just Do It, Darnit!
3 months ago
OK, my correspondence is done, the dandelions are out of the flowerbeds, and I’m off to run errands before I return home to alternate work on a sermon and housecleaning.
Today I’m going to just do it, darnit.
Argh...
3 months ago
I hate it when I finish a knitting project and am unhappy with the results!
I just finished knitting a tallit in an offwhite silk/wool blend and it seems lifeless.
I’ll let it sit awhile and see if it grows on me or calls out for something other than ripping….
