I'm doing 28 things
Baby blanket!
3 weeks ago
I’m 1/2 done a baby blanket and am really pleased w/ it.
lesleyraymond's Life List
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1. fill my passport
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2. Make my own Christmas gifts
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3. teach high school
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4. lose 5 pounds
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5. plant a garden
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6. create a cozy office in my new house for studying
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7. have my fortune read
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8. quit biting my nails
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9. Go white water rafting
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10. find a career I love
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11. go skinny dipping
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12. Learn to surf
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13. take a pottery class
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14. Run a 10km race
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15. learn to play tennis
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16. coach softball
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17. Go Kayaking
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18. learn to snowboard
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19. scuba dive
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20. go on a biking trip
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21. Rock climbing
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22. Visit Labrador.
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23. knit socks
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24. knit a sweater
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25. make my own christmas cards
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26. Join a knitting group
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27. Renovate my bathroom
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28. learn to compost
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How I did it: I backpacked part of Europe with a couple of buddies in 2007. Barcelona was one of the best stops. It's so unique. The architecture was incredible! And the street performers blew my mind; their costumes were amazing. I couldn't believe the beach we stumbled on one day. It was absolutely awesome. Such deep, warm water. There's even a guy who goes around with a big platter of doughnuts on his head haha. Read how I did it…
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How I did it: I've been thinking about adopting for a long time and now that we're settled into our new house we're finally in a place where we can get another cat. So we went to the SPCA to look at the kittens and Frankie was the first we saw. He started crawling all over Steve, up and around his neck, and I could see that Steve fell in love with him right away. He was super playful and liked to cuddle so he was a perfect fit! Now him and Jack, one of… Read how I did it…
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How I did it: Found a great realtor who took us to see 3 houses one day. The first 3 were absolute dumps... and the 4th was OUR home. We knew it right away. We put our offer in as soon as our realtor heard another offer was going to be made - we got lucky and made the first offer. Make sure you ask for the appliances, light fixtures and all attached mirrors if this is your 1st home! Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Baby blanket!
1 month ago
We just found out that we’re going to be having a new niece or nephew arrive so I’ve started a baby blanket. I think it’ll make a nice Xmas gift :)
Getting started on the office!
4 months ago
I chose some nice paint for my office. I’m going to do one wall (where the window is) in a chocolate brown and the rest are going to be a light golden yellow. Now I’ve gotta find a desk & chair, hopefully both old with character (and I’ll paint them white).
