 I'm doing 37 things |
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Read my Bible every day
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230 people |
| 2. |
Learn to make hand tossed pizza dough
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1 person |
| 3. |
Improve my posture
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2,602 people |
| 4. |
visit 10 new places in my city
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24 people |
| 5. |
take an alphabet of photos
6 entries . 14 cheers |
158 people |
| 6. |
sell things on etsy
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147 people |
| 7. |
Devolop my own homemade salsa recipe
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1 person |
| 8. |
write a hymn
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3 people |
| 9. |
Design and sew my own shirt
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2 people |
| 10. |
learn how to reupholster furniture
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25 people |
| 11. |
Learn to make Japanese style shrimp sauce
3 cheers |
1 person |
| 12. |
Alter vintage clothing to fit me and my personal style
1 entry . 21 cheers |
1 person |
| 13. |
learn to make resin jewelry
1 entry . 7 cheers |
196 people |
| 14. |
Read "Miracles" by C. S. Lewis
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1 person |
| 15. |
learn to play classical guitar
14 cheers |
85 people |
| 16. |
organize my recipes
6 cheers |
101 people |
| 17. |
make my bed every day for a month
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4 people |
| 18. |
have more of a cleaning routine
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3 people |
| 19. |
Go back to Prague
1 entry . 11 cheers |
33 people |
| 20. |
write a book
6 cheers |
24,924 people |
| 21. |
Frame a picture from our wedding
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1 person |
| 22. |
make a cookbook of family recipes
1 entry . 7 cheers |
6 people |
| 23. |
visit all 50 states
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6,872 people |
| 24. |
learn photography
3 cheers |
2,541 people |
| 25. |
see the northern lights
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16,369 people |
| 26. |
expand my vocal range
1 entry . 8 cheers |
23 people |
| 27. |
Learn to make honey mustard that tastes like O'Charley's Honey Mustard
2 cheers |
1 person |
| 28. |
create family traditions
13 cheers |
25 people |
| 29. |
have a library in my home with books I love
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3 people |
| 30. |
Find a nice copy of "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll
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1 person |
| 31. |
Sew three tea cozies
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 32. |
Learn to make delicious vinegar based barbeque sauce
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 33. |
have 5 or 6 kids
10 cheers |
3 people |
| 34. |
homeschool successfully
10 cheers |
45 people |
| 35. |
move to Pennsylvania
5 cheers |
15 people |
| 36. |
write a letter
4 cheers |
94 people |
| 37. |
Study the book of Romans until I know it, chapter by chapter
5 cheers |
1 person |
How I did it: Well, my goal was 10 more lbs, but I've actually lost 16 since that point ... and I had already lost 52 lbs since pregnancy. I am not good at dieting, but exercising 20 minutes everyday for 5 months did the trick! I feel much more fit and healthy now. Read how I did it…
How I did it: Well, when I originally made this goal, I was planning to make an apron for myself. I needed to make a gift for my mom though, and I thought she would enjoy a pretty apron. I stuck to my original plan of using different patterned materials- one for the main part of the apron, one for the front pockets, and one for the waistband and neckband. I think it came out very cute! The fabrics were different patterns, but coordina… Read how I did it…
How I did it: It is so important to have enough hangers! This is one of the big reasons my closet gets so disheveled. Skirt hangers seem to be the item I'm always lacking- I wear skirts most days, so I have quite a few! I finally tackled the growing pile of "I'm not sure what to do with these" clothes and organized them into 1- items to mend 2- items to alter 3- items to recycle and 4- items to get rid off or use for scrap cloth. I al… Read how I did it…
So, I think that “3 pounds to go” was a fluke, because it was a sudden big drop and I continued exercising and by the next week I was up about 7 lbs. Arg! But I have been slowly yet surely dropping since then and I now only have 2 lbs to go- and this time it should stick!
Several months I found a lovely 50’s-ish vintage blouse at a thrift store and picked it up for about $1.25. Sweet! It has been hanging in my closet ever since, because it really did not fit at all. The sleeves were not a good shape and the blouse itself was just way too big. It was designed to be tucked in, so it was really long had no shape, since the waist of the skirt would give it definition. I don’t like wearing tops tucked it, so I altered it to fit me, and I changed the shape of the sleeves (It has short sleeves and I put a little box pleat at the base of the sleeve to help it fit and kind of “balloon” at the shoulder where there was already some gathering) It had a tie/sash at the neck and I just really love the way it turned out! I wasn’t sure what my husband would think, but when I showed it to him, he loved it too! I wore it on Sunday. I still want to add a couple little black buttons on the bottom of the sleeves, but otherwise my first vintage alteration is complete- for less than 2$! I’ll try to put up a picture of it.
Well, I’ve been doing this goal successfully for almost two months now- I’m so happy! I’m in a “20 Minute Challenge” group where we each post our daily times and what we did … each week we have one “free” day that we don’t have to exercise, but we have to make up that 20 minutes either the day before or the day after. If we don’t keep up with it though, we’re booted from the challenge (though of course we can still post our times). When we joined, we each sent in 2$ that went into the prize pot and the last person left gets the prize! How fun! Better than that, though, is getting more fit and getting into healthier habits.
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Zoe wants to Get a tattoo
organize my photos
finish college
work because I like to, not because I have to
Learn to be a gourmet cook
roadtrip with no destination
make art
Build a space ship
Learn to speak Spanish
give more hugs
Get a new job
find the perfect college
do yoga
play guitar
tessa anastasia wants to Be healthy physically, mentally, and emotionally
go to europe
Go on an archaeological dig
stop pushing people away
make a music video
Visit Berlin
feel beautiful again
Play Come Sail Away on the Piano
buy an iphone
Lose 20 pounds
Take a cruise.
start an urban legend
Fly a plane
