I'm doing 23 things
It’s incredibly mood-lifting to think of all the little things that make life easier, more joyful, more awesome. From simple things like “Access to an amazing public library” to the really important things like the person I love… sometimes it’s easy to think about all the things that are wrong or crap in your life, and overlook all the amazing things.
funki_sock_munki's Life List
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1. Knit a pair of Scandanavian style mittens
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2. take the 100 things challenge
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3. create a new product line
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4. forage wild edibles
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5. find a mentor
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6. Take up parkour
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7. keep bees
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8. make my own clothes
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9. learn how to write grants
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10. Write a grant
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11. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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12. graffiti on trains
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13. milk a cow
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14. try absinthe
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15. Visit Thailand
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16. visit Ireland
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17. have a hobby farm
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18. Live off the Grid in an Urban Environment
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19. write and illustrate a children's book
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20. visit Scandinavia
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21. be less angry
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22. volunteer more
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23. stop taking things so personally
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How I did it
It made me
sweet and chewy! 
How I did it: We followed the directions from an online recipe. You have to be diligent about following the recipe to the letter. Don't follow the instructions on the gelatine packet like we did on accident, use the marshmallow recipe. Don't lose hope when you're on the last mixing stage. It takes what seems like forever to mix the goo into what resembles marshmallow fluff, and doesn't really seem like it's working until the last 4-5 minutes of whippin… Read how I did it…
It made me
warm
How I did it: 1 skein of Manos del Uruguay wool.#10 DPNs (I hate circulars, don't ask)Cast on 84 stK4, P4 for 8 rounds (ribbing)Knit 3 roundscable round [k2, put two stitches on the cable needle, k2, then knit the skipped 2 on the cable needle]Knit until it's as tall as you likeStart decreasing on a cable row using a smaller size needles. k2tog, cable 4 st, repeat to end of roundthen k3, k2tog until ~12 st remain.Break yarn and thread the tail through … Read how I did it…
It made me
happy
How I did it: Now that I don't have the 9-5 obligation to go to an office and do work with people who don't even appreciate my being there, I have time to catch up with the finer points of the simple life. Everyone loves a cookie, and it's fun to whip up a small batch of something sweet to nibble on. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I think I’ve lost my nerve and reason for this one. I’m not a nudist, kind of a hippie I suppose, but what seemed like it would be an exhilarating awesome experience seems like a pain in the butt to me now. Maybe in Summer my desire to do this will come back. LOL.
I think that while I will never have washboard abs, if I continue the 3 times a week yoga, my core strength and posture will improve. I already am sliding out of pants without a belt… so I’m definitely reducing the waist size, even though I don’t seem to be losing much weight. Yoga is slowly transforming my jelly into strength. It’s incredible the damage that years of sedentary office work can do! What would I look like right now if I hadn’t taken up yoga a year ago…I can’t even imagine!
