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Abigail

and her little gray cat.



I'm doing 42 things
  

Abigail's Life List

  2. 1. beat Hodgkin's lymphoma
    19 entries . 425 cheers     		2 people
  3. 2. infuse my daily dealings, toils, and triumphs - no matter what - with grace
    2 entries . 36 cheers     		1 person
  4. 3. make room and time in my life for spirituality
    7 entries . 46 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. complete Chapter 7 bankruptcy
    6 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. get out of wraps and into sleeves
    1 entry     		1 person
  7. 6. do some sort of exercise every day of 2009
    4 entries . 9 cheers     		2 people
  8. 7. finish writing my current short story
    1 entry . 31 cheers     		1 person
  9. 8. eat well on a daily basis
    16 entries . 27 cheers     		3 people
  10. 9. dress well on a daily basis
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		1 person
  11. 10. empty out my life of stuff I don't want and don't need
    5 entries . 13 cheers     		1 person
  12. 11. go to the Verizon store - get a new phone?
    1 cheer     		1 person
  13. 12. Get (or renew) a passport
    2 entries . 8 cheers     		359 people
  14. 13. be a spectacular sister and bridesmaid while we plan my sister's wedding
    2 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. save a 3 month emergency fund
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		2 people
  16. 15. get my own place
    		734 people
  17. 16. write something every week
    11 entries . 5 cheers     		12 people
  18. 17. donate regularly to causes I believe in
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  19. 18. dig up some free money from cancer support groups
    5 entries . 6 cheers     		2 people
  20. 19. make beer bread
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		1 person
  21. 20. get a third tattoo
    		23 people
  22. 21. learn more about Buddhism
    5 entries . 40 cheers     		191 people
  23. 22. make mix CDs for my pals
    6 entries     		1 person
  24. 23. stretch and meditate often
    4 entries . 25 cheers     		1 person
  25. 24. reminisce
    5 entries     		5 people
  26. 25. make lists of fives
    28 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  27. 26. throw a wellness party for myself
    14 cheers     		1 person
  28. 27. reward myself with things other than food
    3 entries . 13 cheers     		2 people
  29. 28. lose 40 pounds
    26 entries . 13 cheers     		1,645 people
  30. 29. rebuild my body image
    14 entries . 20 cheers     		2 people
  31. 30. by October 2009 - empty out the storage unit
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  32. 31. have a chat with ATM
    3 cheers     		1 person
  33. 32. encourage others to be on the national bone marrow donor registry
    8 cheers     		1 person
  34. 33. use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		28 people
  35. 34. read 43 literary classics that I haven't read yet
    10 entries . 13 cheers     		2 people
  36. 35. fund 43 microloans through kiva.org
    29 entries . 18 cheers     		66 people
  37. 36. make my sister a beautiful and unique wedding record
    3 cheers     		1 person
  38. 37. make Beth and Darby a wedding cross-stitch
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  39. 38. make Ryn and Christi a wedding cross-stitch
    3 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  40. 39. make Lance and Christina a wedding cross-stitch
    1 cheer     		1 person
  41. 40. make Ryn's Matrix coat
    2 entries . 14 cheers     		1 person
  42. 41. finish Benny's wedding cross-stitch
    12 entries . 34 cheers     		1 person
  43. 42. learn to knit and crochet
    2 entries . 40 cheers     		29 people

How I did it
How to make Baby Moore a super-cute owl gift
It took me
1 week
It made me
excited

How I did it: I found a pattern online at Sew Simple and printed it off at the right size for what I wanted to do.  Picked out a piece of cute floral and a coordinating solid to make the owl applique out of.  Sewing the rectangular pillow is simple, just a few seams on the machine.  Then the inside was made of just some muslin and batting.  I used iron-on sticky interfacing to stiffen the owl pieces and then stuck them on and zigzag… Read how I did it…

Apr 24, 09:32AM PDT | 0 comments | 3 cheers


How to evict the squirrels from my mother's house
It took me
3 weeks
It made me
shout for joy!

How I did it: My mother finally, FINALLY agreed to call a company to help us trap the squirrels.  They came out; I showed them the places that needed to be shored up and they set a couple of traps.  We caught two squirrels, and when it had been a week since I'd heard noises inside the eaves and the walls, they nailed up the entry points.  All in all, it was $325, and it was well worth it.  Well Worth It! Read how I did it…

Apr 12, 08:36AM PDT | 0 comments | 3 cheers


How to make Kristen a flip-flop needlepoint
It took me
6 weeks
It made me
pleased

How I did it: I used a needlepoint kit that I ordered from a stiching supply store online.  The background blue and the stripes on the flip flops are regular needlepoint stitch.  The lighter blue dots are upright cross stitch.  The green straps are satin stitch; the black and white are French knots.  Finally, the pink pom poms are tacked loops.  They're meant to be cut, but I think they look cuter left looped.    Read how I did it…

Mar 30, 09:33AM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


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Recent entries
get out of wraps and into sleeves
Wraps 1 day ago

Although there’s no question it’s doing its job, I’ve already had enough of the wrap. I’ve been wrapping my right arm (for compression) for a week and a half now, and it interferes with writing, typing, eating, and everything else. Also people are constantly bugging me about what I did to it. I’ve begun to make up stories about mountain lions. The better I wrap and the more the swelling goes down, the sooner I’ll be into sleeves instead of wraps. I can’t wait!

Jul 05, 12:28PM PDT | 4 cheers | 0 comments


Fund 43 microloans through Kiva.org (read all 29 entries…)
Loan 27 6 days ago

Loan 27 is to Rosario in the Phillippines.

Jun 29, 08:23PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


complete Chapter 7 bankruptcy (read all 6 entries…)
Meeting of Creditors scheduled ... 1 week ago

... on July 15. Progress!

Jun 27, 09:29PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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