I'm doing 25 things
My dress is now done, and it’s beautiful! It fits like a dream. It is strapless and has a vintage 1950s look. I used ivory dupioni silk with a dark red sash. The experience of making my dress with my mother is something I will cherish for the rest of my life.
ladybugger's Life List
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1. Get all my mp3's properly tagged
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2. see the northern lights
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3. knit more
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4. do yoga
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5. try new teas
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6. learn to speak German
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7. improve my handwriting
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8. go back to New Zealand
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9. learn to crochet
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10. Be a woman of integrity
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11. spend an entire day watching the extended version of all three Lord of the Rings movies back-to-back-to-back
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12. visit Montreal
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13. stay in touch with friends
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14. save up 3 months worth of salary for emergencies
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15. watch more movies
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16. read Gravity's Rainbow
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17. Lose 20 pounds
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18. read all my books
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19. Travel on the Orient Express
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20. see the great wall of China
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21. Speak French fluently
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22. floss daily
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23. keep a diary
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24. have better posture
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25. quit biting my cuticles
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How I did it
It made me
part of the world 
How I did it: It's hard to travel when you don't have a lot of discretionary money to spend, but visiting friends on road trips, getting out more within my own state, and thinking and reading about travel have all made me feel like I'm part of such a nice big planet. I can't see it all, and that's part of the wonder. Read how I did it…
It made me
have too much stuff. 
How I did it: I've been buying interesting books at library sales and yard sales, and picking up books here and there at book sales. I also get books as gifts, and those I tend to cherish for sentimental reasons. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
It’s so nice to sit down with a glass of wine and read or talk. That’s something I really enjoy. I’m at a good point right now. Too much more wine, though, and I’d have a problem.
I wasn’t sure how it would turn out, since I used the biggest jug of wine I could find at the supermarket. I added some sliced lemon, orange, starfruit, and plum, as well as some sugar, rum, and brandy. Initial taste tests indicated I’d made a pretty disgusting brew, but a night in the fridge and the addition of a little 7-UP made for a great party drink. Yay!!
