Alix

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  1. 1. Buy a House
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  2. 2. learn to sew
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  3. 3. try a new recipe once a month
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  4. 4. DAILY: Devise a ruse to get myself outdoors for a bit, during the daytime.
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  5. 5. Have a baby
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  6. 6. Meditate daily
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  7. 7. learn Tai Chi
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  8. 8. have a full wardrobe
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  9. 9. get out of debt
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  10. 10. Save money
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  11. 11. give away 30 things i don't need
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  12. 12. Learn Japanese
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  13. 13. grow an herb garden
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  14. 14. buy a bike
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  15. 15. build furniture
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  16. 16. Become a librarian
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  17. 17. Learn to play the piano
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  18. 18. Get a digital SLR camera
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  19. 19. Open an independent bookstore
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  20. 20. paint mandalas
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  21. 21. design costumes
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  22. 22. write poetry
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  23. 23. sing more
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  24. 24. read Pulitzer Prize-winning novels
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  25. 25. recycle everything
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  26. 26. live a CO2 neutral life
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  27. 27. Do more in my home town
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  28. 28. decide what the hell I would like to do with the rest of my life
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  29. 29. travel the entire length of US1
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Recent entries
try a new recipe once a month (read all 10 entries…)
On holdish. 3 weeks ago

I found out recently that I have a gluten intolerance, so no more wheat, rye, or barley (or anything that might be cross contaminated) for me. I do want to jump in to learning this new way of baking/cooking, but the supplies are crazy expensive, and I’m having to slowly acquire all new spices, so it may be a bit until I get in a cooking groove again.


learn to sew
Now that I have my machine... 2 months ago

I need to learn to use it!

The day after I bought it I sat down with the manual and learned to wind a bobbin and thread it. I took that opportunity to zigzag some clothing fabric to pretreat, but then it took me a week to find a steam/dry iron and counter board (amazing how hard that was) so I could actually sew.

Today I made my first bag—to hold sock knitting projects. I had to pick out and resew every seam twice and it’s still a bit… off, in a lot of places, but it isn’t embarrassingly bag for a first FO in 20+ years.

I plan on making that pattern again, but in different patterned fabric (the whole project only takes 2 fat quarters, some interfacing, a zipper and thread). Hopefully to come out better this time. I may wait until I can get some thicker interfacing for it. This one wasn’t quite as stiff as I want. Plus classes start Monday which will put a dent in my crafting time.


give away 30 things i don't need (read all 3 entries…)
Untitled 2 months ago

4. Aluminum knitting needles
5. 3 balls of crochet cotton


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