Sunday, January 16, 2011

Operation Don’t Fail at Life, Go!


Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the List
Getting something started is always hard, a blog no less so than anything else in life. What to talk about? How to segue between multiple obsessions and fascinating life experiences? Do I focus on just one passion or blog about my life? So many little decisions to paralyze you. But the hardest step is the first one. Just doing it.
Recently I embarked upon 101 goals in 1001 days. I posted my listed on Friday January 14th 2011. And goal number 77 was start a blog. So here it is scratch that puppy off the list! Productivity tastes so good!
  1. Make a corset dress
  2. Make a button down shirt
  3. Make a pair of pants
  4. Make a pencil skirt
  5. Finish a Victorian dress
  6. Make a fish tail skirt
  7. Make a tailored jacket
  8. Embroider something
  9. Make a plunge corset
  10. Do a water color painting
  11. Make a quilt
  12. Tumble a batch of rocks
  13. Make a wire brooch
  14. Drill a piece of sea glass
  15. Make a wire wrap ring
  16. Complete a steampunk costume
  17. Draw a still life
  18. Do a fashion drawing
  19. Make an article of clothing for someone else
  20. Make something for Avery
  21. Make something for Abbi
  22. Make something for Amber
  23. Make something for Matthew
  24. Make something for Mom
  25. Make something for Dad
  26. Make something for Janelle
  27. Make something for Gary
  28. Finish a cross-stitch
  29. Make a hair piece
  30. Finish the argyle scarf
  31. Learn to knit lace
  32. Learn to tat
  33. Go on a real vacation
  34. Visit ohio
  35. Visit Tennessee
  36. Visit hospital cay
  37. Attend dragon con
  38. Visit a Caribbean island
  39. Read something by Joseph Campbell
  40. Read the Annotated Alice in Wonderland
  41. Read Stephen Hawking’s  Universe in a Nutshell
  42. Read a book on palm reading
  43. Read a book on tarot
  44. Re-read the Mercy Thompson series
  45. Re-read the Dresden Files
  46. Read something steampunk
  47. Read about a conspiracy theory (Currently reading 12th planet)
  48. Get new glasses (appointment made with optometrist)
  49. Try contacts (appointment made with optometrist)
  50. Get prescription sunglasses (appointment made with optometrist)
  51. Lose 20 lbs
  52. Hike the full length of ridgeline trail
  53. Start learning Spanish
  54. Organize the craftroom
  55. Establish an exercise routine you can maintain
  56. Study geology
  57. Clean out closet and be realistic
  58. Exercise 30 minutes 3x’s a week for a month
  59. Talk to a doctor about crunchy knees
  60. Attend an exercise class once a week for a month
  61. Drink 1 glass of plain water everyday for a month
  62. Alternate between white and wheat bread
  63. Reduce chocolaty desert to one serving a day
  64. Complete a fun run/ walk
  65. Organize my desk
  66. Learn to glide
  67. Learn to pop and lock
  68. Learn to Charleston
  69. Go see a movie
  70. Take an online learning course
  71. Attempt guided meditation
  72. Try homemade salsa
  73. Make homemade pizza
  74. Make bread from scratch
  75. Make a pineapple rum cake
  76. Try 3 recipes from the boozy baker cookbook
  77. Start a blog
  78. Post to the blog at least once a month
  79. Try 5 new recipes
  80. Get dressed up
  81. Get dressed up for no discernible reason
  82. Go on 4 guided kayak trips
  83. Cajole Brandon into getting his captain’s license
  84. Rent a Boat
  85. Go bird watching at sunrise
  86. Get a half scale dress form
  87. Get a walking foot for my sewing machine
  88. Buy a stand mixer
  89. Buy a serger
  90. Save three months of income
  91. Pay off a debt completely
  92. Create a trip to japan nest egg
  93. Create a budget
  94. Stick to the budget for at least 3 months
  95. Make a list of job hunting cities
  96. Update my resume
  97. Apply for 20 jobs before leaving cuba
  98. Attend a credit management class
  99. Attend training course for work
  100. Make a profit off of a hobby
  101. Get a step increase if not a pay grade increase
So this is where you can come to listen to me pat myself on the back, celebrate my crafter victories, and mourn my crafter defeats, and laugh at me everytime some of the wildlife makes me scream like a little girl.
Enjoy.

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