Emelle




I'm doing 38 things
 

Emelle's Life List

  1. 1. Weave some dish towels
    1 entry . 27 cheers
    1 person
  2. 2. Organize the Craft Area
    1 entry . 33 cheers
    2 people
  3. 3. photograph the alphabet
    11 entries . 40 cheers
    33 people
  4. 4. Share things that rock my world as a parent, and encourage other parents to share some with me
    3 team members . 4 entries . 40 cheers
    5 people
  5. 5. Read all the Caldecott winners and honor winners to/ with my child
    1 entry . 28 cheers
    3 people
  6. 6. organize my photos
    8 entries . 31 cheers
    1,238 people
  7. 7. Streamline my home through discarding, organizing, and creating routines
    3 entries . 31 cheers
    4 people
  8. 8. Visit chocolatiers in Wisconsin
    2 entries . 49 cheers
    1 person
  9. 9. There's something I wanted to say...
    11 entries . 18 cheers
    4 people
  10. 10. Visit 43 local yarn shops, even though this will sabotage my yarn diet
    4 entries . 12 cheers
    3 people
  11. 11. Be the best mom I can be
    13 entries . 97 cheers
    189 people
  12. 12. list three things every day that made me happy
    1013 entries . 42 cheers
    358 people
  13. 13. knit for charity
    3 entries . 34 cheers
    39 people
  14. 14. Do the 2009 TBR challenge
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    19 people
  15. 15. Make a new cocktail each week
    25 entries . 18 cheers
    1 person
  16. 16. do more art
    6 entries . 34 cheers
    362 people
  17. 17. learn a new piano piece every month
    1 entry . 14 cheers
    4 people
  18. 18. paint a painting every month
    2 entries . 13 cheers
    1 person
  19. 19. Learn to create papel picado
    1 entry . 4 cheers
    1 person
  20. 20. Plan a family trip to Washington, D.C.
    1 entry . 15 cheers
    1 person
  21. 21. Plan a summer trip to tour Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in central Wisconsin
    2 entries . 13 cheers
    2 people
  22. 22. be a better dog owner
    2 team members . 2 entries . 16 cheers
    12 people
  23. 23. make cloth gift bags for the holidays
    2 entries . 30 cheers
    5 people
  24. 24. Use all the yarn I've bought
    11 entries . 46 cheers
    21 people
  25. 25. spend more one-on-one time with each of my children
    1 entry . 32 cheers
    2 people
  26. 26. Read the manual so I can fully exploit my fabulous new camera
    1 entry . 26 cheers
    1 person
  27. 27. Repair the quilt my grandmother gave me
    3 entries . 40 cheers
    1 person
  28. 28. Make a quilt for each of my kids
    3 entries . 45 cheers
    3 people
  29. 29. Slipcover the chaise lounge
    1 entry . 11 cheers
    2 people
  30. 30. weave my own placemats
    1 entry . 23 cheers
    2 people
  31. 31. Sew a nightgown
    8 cheers
    1 person
  32. 32. Exercise 550 times
    6 cheers
    1 person
  33. 33. Exercise with The Firm at least once per week
    12 entries . 12 cheers
    1 person
  34. 34. lose 50 pounds
    11 entries . 40 cheers
    2,417 people
  35. 35. lower my cholesterol
    5 entries . 30 cheers
    190 people
  36. 36. Fill half my plate with vegetables
    7 cheers
    1 person
  37. 37. keep a food journal
    4 cheers
    75 people
  38. 38. fight my arthritis
    3 cheers
    4 people

How I did it
How to recycle some of the plastic my city won't take
It took me
1 year
It made me
happy


How to build a fairy house
It took me
1 day
It made me
happy


How to buy local and organic food
It took me
6 months
It made me
happily nourished


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Recent entries
list three things every day that made me happy (read all 1013 entries…)
7-2-09 12 hours ago

1. Took the kids to Berkeley’s for lunch. We met P on our way, as he was coming home from work, so we went back home to put him in the car so he could go with us.

2. M helped me do some work on the basement. Nice to make some progress on that.

3. Panera Bread for dinner. M and A were able to come with us because their dad was working late.



list three things every day that made me happy (read all 1013 entries…)
7-1-09 1 day ago

1. Ramona’s old diaper bag backpack works great as a gym bag! It’s lighter than the one I’d been using, and it’s a backpack! Better than most backpacks, though, because it has lots of pockets for organization. Yay!

2. Cherry juice seems to be helping my arthritis some. I’m not sure why, but it’s nice having a little less pain.

3. M and A were here unexpectedly. Nice to see them.

4. P and I, both under the weather with colds, took an afternoon nap. There’s nothing like extra sleep for a cold.

5. Chickpea and spinach curry and naan for dinner, along with cornbread. Sounds bizarre, but it was a yummy combination.



list three things every day that made me happy (read all 1013 entries…)
6-30-09 2 days ago

1. I didn’t feel quite up to going to the gym, but Ramona insisted. I’m glad she likes going there so much.

2. Ramona had ballet class, and afterwards she was dancing through the halls, singing a line from one of the songs, “Hasn’t she got everything?” Pretty cute.

3. Vegetarian caesar salad, veggie burgers, and oven-fried zucchini for dinner. Yummy.



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