trivimp's Life List
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1. lose 120 pounds
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2. strive for optimum health
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3. take ballroom dancing lessons
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4. decorate my house
391 people -
5. build a dome home
1 entry . 1 cheer15 people -
6. Buy a piano
2 cheers206 people -
7. learn yoga
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8. have 6 months of living expenses in savings
2 cheers6 people -
9. finish unpacking
115 people -
10. Raise chickens
166 people -
11. organize my photos
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12. Organize my craft room
48 people -
13. create a family tradition for the holidays
1 cheer1 person -
14. teach my daughter to sew
2 cheers3 people -
15. save for retirement
227 people -
16. learn to quilt
1 cheer289 people -
17. own a hybrid car
594 people -
18. install a wind turbine
1 cheer4 people -
19. live simply
3,207 people -
20. dye my hair red.
283 people -
21. Rip my entire CD collection
147 people -
22. go to Stitches Midwest
1 person -
23. make a Civil War day dress
1 person -
24. roast a goose
1 cheer2 people -
25. be on Jeopardy!
1 cheer168 people -
26. Finish reading Godel, Escher, Bach
32 people -
27. buy real bedroom furniture
3 people -
28. raise goats
59 people -
29. create a meditation garden
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30. learn to belly dance
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31. Do NaNoWriMo
546 people
It really is turning into a multi-year project, but the exterior of the dome is finished. Hopefully we can move in sometime in 2008.
So far this year I have put up strawberry jam, gooseberry jam, mixed berry jam, strawberry-rhubarb jam (it didn’t last long), dilly beans, applesauce, sweet relish, dill pickles, dill relish, peach butter, and pear mincemeat. Everything came from either our own garden or the local farmer’s market. I also froze a bunch of green beans & tomato sauce.
Water-bath canning is about the easiest thing in the world, you just follow the recipe. Get the Ball Big Blue Book & check garage sales for a canner if you don’t have a lot of money. As you use stuff, save the jars for next year & it gets pretty cheap pretty quick. :-)

