Keri West

is looking for a new hobby.



I'm doing 38 things
 

Keri West's Life List

  1. 1. publish a book
    1 entry . 5 cheers
    2,043 people
  2. 2. write a cookbook
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    236 people
  3. 3. illustrate a gardening comic
    1 entry . 4 cheers
    1 person
  4. 4. create a board game
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    208 people
  5. 5. dream lucidly
    2 entries . 5 cheers
    325 people
  6. 6. learn 2000 kanji
    1 entry . 4 cheers
    151 people
  7. 7. visit every country in the world, by book.
    4 entries . 4 cheers
    2 people
  8. 8. Complete the "Personal MBA"
    31 people
  9. 9. grow moss graffiti
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    3 people
  10. 10. taste breadfruit
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    1 person
  11. 11. make more snowglobes
    1 entry . 5 cheers
    3 people
  12. 12. make candles
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    42 people
  13. 13. Organize and update Flickr
    3 people
  14. 14. get a massage
    2 cheers
    1,068 people
  15. 15. lose 50 pounds
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    2,417 people
  16. 16. swim everyday
    1 entry
    41 people
  17. 17. make a wine tasting aroma box.
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    7 people
  18. 18. learn to type properly
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    168 people
  19. 19. impersonate Elvis
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    1 person
  20. 20. Do NaNoWriMo
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    546 people
  21. 21. learn to belly dance
    4 cheers
    2,250 people
  22. 22. Build A Simple Wardrobe
    36 people
  23. 23. Go to Mardi Gras
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    615 people
  24. 24. buy a house
    1 entry . 2 cheers
    12,132 people
  25. 25. go to the Olympics
    430 people
  26. 26. ride in a helicopter
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    366 people
  27. 27. Distill My Own Moonshine Whisky
    1 entry . 5 cheers
    8 people
  28. 28. have an awesome aquarium.
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    36 people
  29. 29. have an invertebrate aquarium
    1 entry . 4 cheers
    1 person
  30. 30. eat every kind of cheese
    1 entry
    13 people
  31. 31. Go on a road trip
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    3,330 people
  32. 32. Be Red Sonja
    1 person
  33. 33. get promoted
    2 entries
    279 people
  34. 34. Pay off the IRS
    11 people
  35. 35. attend a lobster festival
    2 people
  36. 36. Go to the Finger Lakes Wine Festival again
    2 people
  37. 37. breastfeed
    24 people
  38. 38. take a business trip
    5 people

How I did it
How to infuse my own vodka
It took me
2 days
It made me
Gasp! ...strong.


How to have another baby
It took me
13 months
It made me
I'm in love! Again!


How to make flavored syrup
It took me
1 day
It made me
Yum!


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Recent entries
Make my own bread
Has anyone tried "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day"? 5 months ago

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?



infuse my own vodka
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.



get promoted (read all 2 entries…)
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?



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