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  2. 1. Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2)
    83 entries . 16 cheers     		161 people
  3. 2. follow the Eightfold Path
    4 cheers     		14 people
  4. 3. continue to improve my abilities as a counselor
    4 entries . 15 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. Maintain regular progress toward attaining a healthy weight and lifestyle practices.
    16 cheers     		4 people
  6. 5. take one photo each day for a year
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		0 people
  7. 6. go through all my stuff, get rid of the things I don't need, and organize everything else...
    8 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. read the top 100 novels of all time voted by regular people (www.best100novels.com)
    3 entries . 13 cheers     		2 people
  9. 8. learn to meditate
    12 cheers     		1,620 people
  10. 9. go to France
    6 cheers     		681 people
  11. 10. learn to play the guitar
    8 cheers     		12,669 people
  12. 11. learn to practice Buddhism
    2 entries . 11 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. learn to swim
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		2,961 people
  14. 13. go to Fiji
    5 cheers     		171 people
  15. 14. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
    2 cheers     		18,611 people
  16. 15. clean my apartment and keep it clean
    2 entries . 5 cheers     		27 people
  17. 16. get across the monkey bars on the playground
    13 cheers     		2 people
  18. 17. own a home
    4 cheers     		970 people
  19. 18. stretch enough to touch my toes
    2 cheers     		207 people
  20. 19. Volunteer for Special Olympics
    8 cheers     		24 people
  21. 20. have better posture
    4 cheers     		7,729 people
  22. 21. Go to a Ryan Adams concert
    3 cheers     		2 people
  23. 22. go to a Shins concert
    4 cheers     		2 people
  24. 23. list 50 women little girls should admire instead of symbols of stupidity and weakness
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		125 people
  25. 24. watch the IMDB.com Top 250 movies
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		339 people
  26. 25. make a quilt from old t-shirts
    8 cheers     		8 people
  27. 26. resist consumerism
    9 cheers     		47 people
  28. 27. see the aurora borealis
    4 cheers     		1,766 people
  29. 28. make and use my own natural cleaning solutions
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		1 person
  30. 29. list 43 men i wouldn't kick outta bed
    12 entries . 2 cheers     		57 people
  31. 30. Brush up on my French
    2 cheers     		84 people
  32. 31. complete meditation tutorials on www.wildmind.org
    2 cheers     		1 person
  33. 32. read Proust
    1 cheer     		78 people
  34. 33. wear skirts more often
    2 cheers     		282 people
  35. 34. take better care of my skin
    		509 people
  36. 35. design my own knitting pattern.
    		1 person
  37. 36. learn to do fair isle knitting
    		2 people
  38. 37. listen to 43 new bands
    1 cheer     		9 people
  39. 38. See Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland
    		16 people
  40. 39. knit the Liesl sweater for my mom for Christmas.
    		1 person
  41. 40. knit hats for my brother and stepdad for Christmas
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1 person
  42. 41. use my time more productively.
    3 cheers     		5 people
  43. 42. be able to sing like Merry Clayton
    1 cheer     		1 person
  44. 43. Learn to use my sewing machine
    		60 people

How I did it
How to knit a cowl for Nick for Christmas.
It took me
4 days
It made me

How I did it: I found the pattern I used ("Cherry Garcia") on Ravelry. I ordered one skein of Cadena yarn in the colorway Cranberry from KnitPicks, and used size 10 16" circular bamboo needles.  Read how I did it…

Nov 06, 06:32PM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to ask myself 75 questions from Lyved.
It took me
2 months
It made me

How I did it: Zaldania came up with this goal and I loved it! I usually tackled 10 questions at a time. Then I thought...thought...thought! I stretched beyond my comfort zone and was really honest with myself (painfully so at times). Read how I did it…

Nov 05, 05:11PM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to knit the El Capitan hat for Kelly for Christmas.
It took me
3 days
It made me

How I did it: I've made several of these hats for people, and my friend Kelly loved them and wanted one. I ordered yarn for the hat from KnitPicks and found the buttons at JoAnn Fabrics. Then I just knitted it! Read how I did it…

Nov 03, 07:25PM PST | 2 comments | 5 cheers


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Recent entries
Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 83 entries…)
11/19/09 Gratitudes 3 days ago

1. For my recent awesome birthday weekend! (Which somehow stretched to last about 5 days.) I got to visit Chicago, meet new people, and spend time with family and old friends. It was perfect! (Even though it was my 30th… :-)
2. Chocolate.
3. For feeling productive and knowledgeable at the end of today’s final session. Yesterday left me feeling a little shook-up, but today made up for it.
4. For having some extra knitting time lately. Always a good thing, but before Christmas it’s EXTRA good.
5. Parmesan cheese. Not the sprinkle kind, the block kind. It’s amazing. It’s the umami, I think.

Nov 19, 05:19PM PST | 2 cheers | 1 comment


knit hats for my brother and stepdad for Christmas
One down... 3 days ago

One to go!

Nov 19, 04:59PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 83 entries…)
11/11/09 Gratitudes 1 week ago

1. That I am finished with work for the week!
2. For the incredibly speedy oil change I received this afternoon. I realized that I was 500 miles overdue, and I’m going to drive 400 miles to Chicago tomorrow, so I had to get it changed today!!! I had a 15-minute window, and they did it in about 7. Nice!
3. For my new hairdresser, who is awesome and gets me in whenever I want. (Like when I called today to get a manicure and eyebrow waxing…for 9 AM tomorrow… :-)
4. I say this one a lot, but it’s so very true…for my amazing, wonderful, supportive friends who are always there for me. I love them and appreciate their presence in my life.
5. For sleep, glorious sleep…

Nov 11, 07:22PM PST | 4 cheers | 0 comments


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