 I'm doing 38 things |
| 1. |
Weave some dish towels
1 entry . 27 cheers |
1 person |
| 2. |
Organize the Craft Area
1 entry . 33 cheers |
2 people |
| 3. |
photograph the alphabet
11 entries . 40 cheers |
33 people |
| 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. |
Read all the Caldecott winners and honor winners to/ with my child
1 entry . 28 cheers |
3 people |
| 6. |
organize my photos
8 entries . 31 cheers |
1,238 people |
| 7. |
Streamline my home through discarding, organizing, and creating routines
3 entries . 31 cheers |
4 people |
| 8. |
Visit chocolatiers in Wisconsin
2 entries . 49 cheers |
1 person |
| 9. |
There's something I wanted to say...
11 entries . 18 cheers |
4 people |
| 10. |
Visit 43 local yarn shops, even though this will sabotage my yarn diet
4 entries . 12 cheers |
3 people |
| 11. |
Be the best mom I can be
13 entries . 97 cheers |
189 people |
| 12. |
list three things every day that made me happy
1013 entries . 42 cheers |
358 people |
| 13. |
knit for charity
3 entries . 34 cheers |
39 people |
| 14. |
Do the 2009 TBR challenge
1 entry . 3 cheers |
19 people |
| 15. |
Make a new cocktail each week
25 entries . 18 cheers |
1 person |
| 16. |
do more art
6 entries . 34 cheers |
362 people |
| 17. |
learn a new piano piece every month
1 entry . 14 cheers |
4 people |
| 18. |
paint a painting every month
2 entries . 13 cheers |
1 person |
| 19. |
Learn to create papel picado
1 entry . 4 cheers |
1 person |
| 20. |
Plan a family trip to Washington, D.C.
1 entry . 15 cheers |
1 person |
| 21. |
Plan a summer trip to tour Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in central Wisconsin
2 entries . 13 cheers |
2 people |
| 22. |
be a better dog owner
2 team members . 2 entries . 16 cheers |
12 people |
| 23. |
make cloth gift bags for the holidays
2 entries . 30 cheers |
5 people |
| 24. |
Use all the yarn I've bought
11 entries . 46 cheers |
21 people |
| 25. |
spend more one-on-one time with each of my children
1 entry . 32 cheers |
2 people |
| 26. |
Read the manual so I can fully exploit my fabulous new camera
1 entry . 26 cheers |
1 person |
| 27. |
Repair the quilt my grandmother gave me
3 entries . 40 cheers |
1 person |
| 28. |
Make a quilt for each of my kids
3 entries . 45 cheers |
3 people |
| 29. |
Slipcover the chaise lounge
1 entry . 11 cheers |
2 people |
| 30. |
weave my own placemats
1 entry . 23 cheers |
2 people |
| 31. |
Sew a nightgown
8 cheers |
1 person |
| 32. |
Exercise 550 times
6 cheers |
1 person |
| 33. |
Exercise with The Firm at least once per week
12 entries . 12 cheers |
1 person |
| 34. |
lose 50 pounds
11 entries . 40 cheers |
2,417 people |
| 35. |
lower my cholesterol
5 entries . 30 cheers |
190 people |
| 36. |
Fill half my plate with vegetables
7 cheers |
1 person |
| 37. |
keep a food journal
4 cheers |
75 people |
| 38. |
fight my arthritis
3 cheers |
4 people |
How I did it: I kept unusable plastic bags (ripped, etc) near my cloth grocery bags and got better about returning them to the grocery store. I used food containers that our village wouldn't accept for snacks, leftovers, etc. Recently our village changed its recycling contract, and now they accept just about everything! So now I'm recycling those yogurt/cottage cheese/sour cream/etc. containers that I've been using for a year. Now I only wish they'… Read how I did it…
How I did it: We covered an empty yogurt container with Model Magic. Next time I'd rather use Play-doh, as the Model Magic was hard to manipulate and wasn't very easy to stick things into. We had to use glue to stick on river pebbles and jewels. Ramona glued silk flowers to the top of the house. We used a wood chip as the door. It turned out pretty cute. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I started by finding a local store that labels where food comes from. I did my best to choose produce, dairy products, baked goods, etc. grown/produced as close to me as possible. I also purchased a Community Supported Agriculture share from a local farm, which will supply most of our produce this summer and fall. I'm also hoping to freeze, dry or can some of the produce so that I can extend our local eating season, which is pretty sho… Read how I did it…
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.
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.
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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Hamish Rickerby wants to stop biting my nails
win a psp on blingo.com
Speak French fluently
be a foster parent
see a whale
laugh genuinely every day
go to Malaysia
invent a new sex position
learn to speak Lithuanian
get married before I'm 35
keep chickens
work in an orphanage
finish writing all the books I have started writing
create an online cv website
Back2beingsexy wants to Be confident
dream
doctor
make a collage
write to a soldier
Worry less.
cook new foods
