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handygirl

is getting back on track after a tough six weeks



I'm doing 27 things
  

handygirl's Life List

  1. 1. live simply
    7 entries . 51 cheers     		2,976 people
  2. 2. do yoga
    3 entries . 21 cheers     		1,284 people
  3. 3. take excellent care of my body so that I feel like the fit, beautiful, confident creature that I am
    8 entries . 56 cheers     		1 person
  4. 4. learn to play acoustic guitar
    2 entries . 19 cheers     		252 people
  5. 5. read more and look at screens less
    24 cheers     		1 person
  6. 6. Do the A-Z author challenge
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		86 people
  7. 7. start using the library
    32 cheers     		114 people
  8. 8. plant a vegetable garden
    6 entries . 28 cheers     		220 people
  9. 9. knit a real, wearable, non-embarrassing sweater that fits
    3 entries . 26 cheers     		1 person
  10. 10. equate small successes and joys with the larger victory of a happy, varied life
    2 entries . 20 cheers     		1 person
  11. 11. be more compassionate
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		201 people
  12. 12. try vegetarianism one more time
    5 entries . 16 cheers     		1 person
  13. 13. wear medieval and Renaissance clothing without being embarrassed, because I love it!
    1 entry . 22 cheers     		2 people
  14. 14. read everything Carl Sagan ever wrote
    7 cheers     		1 person
  15. 15. learn gaelic
    12 cheers     		535 people
  16. 16. ferry-hop along the Alaskan coast
    15 cheers     		1 person
  17. 17. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
    4 cheers     		15,939 people
  18. 18. learn to sew
    5 cheers     		2,901 people
  19. 19. see a play at the Globe Theatre
    10 cheers     		28 people
  20. 20. learn how to blow glass
    15 cheers     		431 people
  21. 21. travel to every continent
    6 cheers     		1,271 people
  22. 22. visit Iceland
    10 cheers     		663 people
  23. 23. go scuba diving at night
    7 cheers     		3 people
  24. 24. learn elvish
    6 cheers     		100 people
  25. 25. see the northern lights
    4 cheers     		14,153 people
  26. 26. live as a free, stateless individual
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		25 people
  27. 27. join a retreat at Plum Village
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		2 people
Recent entries
raise some chickens in the backyard (read all 4 entries…)
Got 'em! 1 month ago

Two lovely Americauna hens, Lucy and Ethel, are now installed in our backyard and seemingly having the time of their simple little lives. They’re hysterical to watch and definitely make me think that I have two little dinosaurs wandering around the backyard. We made our doghouse-cum-coop, figured out a secure run, got the supplies and picked them up. Figured they wouldn’t lay for several days due to the stress of being moved, but they must be happy in their new digs. We got them Sunday afternoon and by Monday afternoon there were two beautiful, sage-green eggs in the nests. Tuesday afternoon, and there were two more! I guess we have a pair of contented hens. Hurrah! I’m marking this done, because…we did it!

5 cheers | 10 comments

raise some chickens in the backyard (read all 4 entries…)
Coming this weekend! 1 month ago

A friend of my mom’s has two one-year-old chickens that he can no longer keep, and we’re taking them! Instead of re-inventing the coop, we are adapting a simple doghouse into a shelter and building our own little run. We pick the chickens up this weekend and officially start this little part of our urban homesteading adventure. Hurrah!

4 cheers | 0 comments

take excellent care of my body so that I feel like the fit, beautiful, confident creature that I am (read all 8 entries…)
What happened? 2 months ago

It’s sad to say that I can be so easily derailed, but I can. The last two months have been crazily hectic with ongoing work crises and the death of my grandmother. As always, the first thing that goes in the time crunch is…me. It’s foolish, it’s avoidable, and yet I do it every time.

So, back up on the horse for the umpteenth time. But, man, my knees are starting to kill me from all this jumping down and remounting.

3 cheers | 0 comments

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speak english fluently Be more efficient when working stop thinking too much move to Ireland 5'4" blonde wants to be in a band socialize more make more art Watch all episodes of "The Simpsons" ever made. watch all of the Freaks and Geeks episodes go cross country skiing learn to tap dance watch all the episodes of Alias create my own website Lose 40 pounds and keep it off Nix Jettson wants to drink more water organize my basement be selfless Be honest no matter what move to seattle Play the piano more Quit sugar Tidy my room and keep it that way build a platform bed Be in a Movie mmefaucon wants to find my calling spend an entire day watching the extended version of all three Lord of the Rings movies back-to-back-to-back overcome anxiety work four days a week