I'm doing 38 things
So far my attempts at making bread have been less than edible. I’m thinking about trying the book “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day”. Dare I say it looks fool proof? Has anyone else given this a shot?
Keri West's Life List
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1. publish a book
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2. write a cookbook
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3. illustrate a gardening comic
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4. create a board game
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5. dream lucidly
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6. learn 2000 kanji
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7. visit every country in the world, by book.
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8. Complete the "Personal MBA"
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9. grow moss graffiti
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10. taste breadfruit
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11. make more snowglobes
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12. make candles
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13. Organize and update Flickr
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14. get a massage
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15. lose 50 pounds
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16. swim everyday
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17. make a wine tasting aroma box.
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18. learn to type properly
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19. impersonate Elvis
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20. Do NaNoWriMo
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21. learn to belly dance
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22. Build A Simple Wardrobe
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23. Go to Mardi Gras
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24. buy a house
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25. go to the Olympics
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26. ride in a helicopter
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27. Distill My Own Moonshine Whisky
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28. have an awesome aquarium.
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29. have an invertebrate aquarium
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30. eat every kind of cheese
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31. Go on a road trip
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32. Be Red Sonja
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33. get promoted
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34. Pay off the IRS
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35. attend a lobster festival
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36. Go to the Finger Lakes Wine Festival again
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37. breastfeed
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38. take a business trip
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How I did it
It made me
Gasp! ...strong. 
How I did it: Just chuck a flavorful ingredient into vodka and then let it sit until it tastes the way you want. Basil was so strong it only took a few hours to make an intensely green and pungent vodka. Read how I did it…
It made me
I'm in love! Again! 
How I did it: Everything was different this time. I conceived faster, had no morning sickness, but was very emotional and anxious. Labor was longer than with my first baby, but this baby was also 2 pounds bigger! Read how I did it…
It made me
Yum!
How I did it: I made basic simple syrup (cook 1 part water and 1 part sugar until syrup texture occurs). Next I added spice to flavor it. I did a batch of orange-vanilla. And then a more exotic 5 spice blend which came out a bit christmas-y. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Ready to start!
5 months ago
I’ve been saving up a bunch of screw top glass bottles and last night I boiled them (serves to get the labels off and clean them in general). I’m pretty much ready to go! I’m gonna use mid-grade vodka and my first flavors will be one bottle of basil (for my hubby since he drinks it straight up) and a bottle of ginger. I think the ginger vodka will be just what I need to add kick to my usual pineapple tiki cocktail repertoire.
Ugh! Passed over.
5 months ago
When I announced my intentions to move up the food chain everyone was really supportive. My boss, and my would-be peer group, all seemed enthusiastic. I started to go to more meetings, picked up more clients and generally worked my butt off.
Then my review comes around…and months go by and nothing happens. Finally, 5 months late, my review happens. And its negative??? I get a brief nod that my clients are happy, but really I should make sure the coffee is always stocked. “can’t let the little things slip.”
I love my job, but this weird behavior leaves me wondering: is it my up coming maternity leave? Has my career just washed up on the shoals of rampant sexism?
