I'm doing 11 things
bramblekite's Life List
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1. find a new job
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2. get rid of all my clutter
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3. organize garage
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4. Get house fixin quotes: siding, garage door, gutters
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5. make a stained glass panel
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6. concrete floor staining indoors
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7. make a hypertufa trough
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8. build & plant an herb spiral
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9. have alexandrite ring re-sized
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10. take a glass blowing class
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11. build a terrarium
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: At my annual in Nov. 2009, I asked my primary care Dr. to look at a mole on my shoulder which had started to feel 'ragged' to me and which was hurting a bit if anything pressed on it. It's kinda near my bra strap area, so that would happen from time to time. The mole had also been remarked on a time or two at the Chiropractor's office this past summer. So I figured I should ask my regular doc abo… Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I sent his ex housemate email. No response. I sent his ex housemate messages in Facebook. We went back and forth and picked a date, which fell through, then we picked a second date, which worked out fine. I rented a truck, drove down there with a friend, called the ex housemate when we got there, he took us to the place where the stuff was in storage, we loaded it up, drove it back home. I went to target and got 10 plastic tubs with lids … Read how I did it…
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How I did it: My friends invited a bunch of folks to their house, and everyone brought a dish to share for a reguar potluck and a 'freaky' sour or bitter thing to try. We ate normal food first, to give our tummies a shield against the wierdness. Then we took the tablets and started trying wierd stuff.I started, cautiously, with a piece of pineapple. It was the ripest, sweetest piece of pineapple I've ever had. On to stranger things: slices of lemon a… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I am not sure how much good this actually did. They tried to hard-sell us on additional cleaning and whatnot. Mildew, ohnoes. bla bla. (google searching reveals that ‘finding’ mildew & offering to clean it for an extra charge is an often-tried scam with these duct-cleaner folks) The duct work goes so far back through the house I don’t think anything anyone does will be 100% effective.
I am thinking perhaps I’ll install small filters on each vent grille in each room and just clean those every now and then rather than get a duct cleaning service again.
Some neighborhood ruffians tore up my orange tree and the ripening fruit and the tree never did recover. I dont’ think it’s alive anymore. I planted a fig in the back yard where it’s less accessible to passing hoodlums, and put the mulchy thing and watering ring around it. I hope it lives.
