February 2012
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February 11&12, 2012: Day 39&40
I haven’t accomplished much these two days, as Rick and I have been painting. Mostly Rick, but I’ve been helping, too
Goal #31: I finally calculated approximately how much yarn my recently finished items have used. I’ve made 4 neck warmers, at 313.5 feet each, for a total of 1254 feet. I’m inching closer and closer to my first mile!
Goal #69: I wore makeup again today....
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February 9&10, 2012: Day 37&38
Goal #1: I did quite a bit of walking toady while we were out and about. I also did 20 minutes or so on the different machines Rick’s parents have in the basement. We were all chatting about the machines, and we all took turns goofing around on them. It was actually pretty hilarious.
Goal #62: I haven’t really posted about this, because adding transactions to Mint is basically a habit...
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February 8, 2012: Day 36
Goal #1: I did a 10 minute work out today. My back has been bugging me for the past few days, so I tried to tough it out as best I could. I feel so lazy, but I think taking it easy is better than possibly injuring myself more.
Goal #34: I organized a small amount of the yarn today. I had a few random skeins sitting around, and I knew I had drawers with the same brand of yarn. I put 2 and 2...
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February 7, 2012: Day 35
Goal #54: I paid another $100 on my credit card today.
Goal #55: I have saved $500! I’m really happy with this. I got paid today, which allowed me to do this. I am adding another goal of saving another $1000.
Goal #64: Rick and I went to Sunflower Organic Cafe today for lunch. It’s a new restaurant that opened up in my city in the past few weeks. Their menu is 100% organic, and some...
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February 6, 2012: Day 34
Goal #1: I did one of the 10 minute work outs today, and ran around outside for about 20 minutes with Winston. I’m shooting for 2 workouts tomorrow, three if I’m feeling exceptionally good.
Goal #74: I left comments on: My Girl Thursday DC GOP Girl KnittyBlog Barn On The Web Talk2TheTrees x2
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February 5, 2012: Day 33
Not a very productive day today. Took a day off from working out and I didn’t read many blogs.
Goal #42: I watched GreenFingers today. Definitely an excellent movie. I don’t know what it is, maybe that it is based on a true story, but I really liked it.
February 4, 2012: Day 32
Goal #1: I did my second work out of the week yesterday. I am going to be following a 10 minute trainer program that Rick gave me ages ago. There are three workouts scheduled for each day, and I had the chance/energy to do 2 of them. Today I did just one, but oh man, am I sore! I am way out of shape!
Goal #42: I watched I Love You, Phillip Morris tonight. I’ve seen little bits and pieces of...
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February 1&2, 2012: Day 29&30 One Month In!
Already 30 days in! So far, I am happy with what I’ve accomplished. I know I could have more done, but I’m still working my way up. I am going to try to finish at least one goal during the month of February.
Goal #1: I changed this goal. Rather than go to the gym twice a week, I will work out three days a week, every week. This means I gotta get on this, and get a work out in today!
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January 30&31, 2012: Day 27&28
Goal #31: I knit a scarf that measures 288 feet. This brings my total to 2906 feet. Not too shabby, I think! I’m already done over a half mile!
Goal #74: I left comments on: Moxie and Mischief x2 Talk2TheTrees x2 The Dainty Squid x3 Mary C. Nasser Sweepstake Lover x4 Marigold Road A Wild Tonic My Girl Thursday x3 Wikstenmade (I entered a bunch of giveaways. I’m...
January 2012
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January 29, 2012: Day 26
Goal #14: I sold two pairs of earrings in the Etsy shop today! Really happy about that.
Goal #19: At some point in the past few days, I gained 6 new Facebook fans.
Goal #40: I had a little time when I didn’t feel like reading blogs and I donated 250 grains of rice. I am hoping to finish this goal rather quickly, and then I will add another goal to donate 19 200 more grains.
Goal #74:...
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January 27&28, 2012: Day 24&25
Goal #1: I did some stretches and squats a little while after I woke up this morning. We also walked around Colasanti’s for a while.
Goal #32: I knit a hat for LeeLee hats. I got some yarn from Tracy the last time I saw her, and I am going to make as many hats from it as possible. Rick and I are at his parents for a few days, so I am going to try to finish at least one ball of yarn with...
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January 24&25, 2012: Day 21&22
Goal #1: I went to the gym today. I did about 22 minutes on the bike to start. Worked my upper body, then my core, then did about 75 squats, with a 5 lb weight in each hand. I am definitely feeling the work I did, and I will probably feel it until tomorrow.
Goal #74: I left comments on: Copper Diem N.Fallon Design Studio Mason Dixon Knitting
January 23, 2012: Day 20
Goal #31: I finished another dish cloth. That adds 125 feet to my tally. With this cloth, I nearly finished one of my balls of cotton. I am also almost out of white. I will probably need to pick up some white cotton to finish this goal. Most of my cloths are striped, and I like pairing colours with white.
Goal #74: I left comments on: hiphopsideproject
Goal #76: I added another new goal. This...
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January 22, 2012: Day 19
Goal #31: I knit another dishcloth. This one was green and white stripes. It was an extra stitch wide, accidentally, so I am counting an extra half a foot for it. That is mostly because I was tired of having the .5 at the end of the number.
Goal #35: I made another 35 or so pairs of earrings. It may have been more, but I forgot to count. I took pictures of them, but since I don’t have a...
January 21, 2012: Day 18
Goal #32: I finished another LeeLee hat this morning before going to knit club. I finished three more hats at knit club. They were all from a really nice skein of chunky pastel yarn. I will have photos as soon as Tracy uploads them, and I will post it on here.
Goal #42: I watch Driving Lessons. I thought it was fitting to watch a Laura Linney movie just after watching a Hugh Dancy one. (I really...
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January 20, 2012: Day 17
Goal #31: I knit another yellow and white cloth, which adds 125 feet to my tally.
Goal #42: I just finished watching Coach, with Hugh Dancy. I love him as an actor, and I really enjoyed this movie. Kind of cheesy, but still good.
Goal #74: Comments left on: hiphopsideproject x4 (I am reading this blog from the very first post all the way through to present day) a wild tonic
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January 19, 2012: Day 16
Goal #31: I knit about 100 yards of yarn. I made a really nice, charcoal seed stitch cowl. I will photograph it very soon! I plan on making a couple more of this exact same design in a few colours.
Goal #40: I earned 400 grains of rice in the basic math challenge. My skills with fractions are a little rusty
Goal #58: I listened to a handful of podcast episodes today while knitting the cowl.
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January 18, 2012: Day 15
Goal #1: I went to the gym today. I really busted my butt while there. Started on the bike, moved to the weight machines, and ended with 25 minutes on the treadmill. I did enough to feel it, but not so much that tomorrow I will be too sore to go back.
Goal #9: So, I screwed up the squats challenge. I was under the impression that I had to do the work out every day. Wrong,just three times a week....
January 17, 2012: Day 14
Goal #74: I’ve added a new goal: Leave 5000 comments on other blogs. This is something I need to do more of. It’s a great way to network, and it gives you a link back to your own blog. I will start promoting my blog more this way. I have left comments on the following blogs today: Penny-wise Knitting N. Fallon Design Studio A is for Ampersand Holly Knitlightly x2 My Creative...
January 16, 2012: Day 13
Thirteen days in, and making progress all over the board!
Goal #35: I made earrings last week. I finally got around to counting how many pairs, and it was 40. Lots of new, different things going on, flowers and hearts and such. I have my work table still set up so I can make more soon. I am hoping to hear back from someone by tomorrow to see if I will be getting into a craft show at the beginning...
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January 14, 2012: Day 11
Goal #9: I did 80 squats total during my work out today.
Goal #32: I’ve had 15 hats over the past couple days. Tracy and I taught some Brownies how to use the knifty knitter looms. Most of the girls had a hard time, so we had to remake many of the hats. I counted all the ones I started from zero in this count.
January 11, 2012: Day 8
Goal #31: Not much to update about today. I knit one baby hat to be donated to LeeLee hats. It used 60 feet of yarn.
I also knit a neck warmer, but I’m not sure on the yardage for that one. I will count that yarn once the entire ball is finished.
January 10, 2012: Day 7
One week into this, and I’m happy with my progress. I will start working on other goals, namely the fitness ones, soon.
Goal #31: I finished knitting a scarf last night. It’s 433 feet of yarn. I have a feeling this goal will be quickly completed. I thought 5 miles would be a challenge, but I think ten would have been a better choice.
Goal #40: I donated 500 grains of rice fairly...
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January 9: day 6
Goal #31: I knit a scarf out of some yarn I got from a friend. It’s simple garter stitch, and 541.5 feet of yarn. One of these days, I’ll get photos on the knitting blog, I swear!!
Goal # 35: I received some earring supplies in the mail today: hearts, flowers and stars. They’re a little different from what I have been making so far, but I think they will fit in nicely with what...
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January 6&7&8: Day 3&4&5
Goal #1: As soon as I am done this post, I will be heading to the gym.
Goal #31: I knit a scarf out of a full skein of Wool Ease Thick and Quick. Each ball of that is 324 feet. I finished a second scarf with the same type of yarn later in the day. I will take photos tomorrow.
Goal #42: I just watched Pieces of April. I’ve had it on my computer for some time, and I finally made time to...
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January 5, 2012: Day 2
Goal 30: I used up nearly an entire ball of cotton yarn It’s not really enough to make another cloth, so I think I will be doing “odd ball” cloths by the end of this to use up all the bits.
Goal 31: Yesterday, I started a dish cloth. Simple blue and white garter stitch stripes. It used up 125 feet of cotton yarn. I decided to track this goal using feet instead of yards. I...
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January 4, 2012: Day 1
Goal #40: It was initially donate 10 000 grains of rice. I decided to nearly double it to 19 200. This number was reached with the statistics that FreeRice provides. Each person needs 400 grams of rice per day, and there are 48 grains of rice per gram. I am determined to feed at least on person for a day with this goal.
I donated 700 grains of rice today.
Goal #63: We went to Phog for...
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The List
Tomorrow is my 23rd birthday, and the day I will start this list, that I am determined to finish.
Bold=in progress
Crossed out=complete
work out three days a week, every week
drink no soda for 90 consecutive days (0/90)
drink at least 5 glasses of water for 90 consecutive days (0/90)
eat no fried food for 14 consecutive days (0/14)
eat vegan for 3 consecutive days (0/3)
do a 7 day cleanse...
December 2011
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coming soon
January 2011
6 posts
January 14, 2011
I had my iTunes down to about 6750, but I downloaded a bunch of stuff. I am at 6885.
Still haven’t photo’d the secret projects. Which I am now saying are shawls. I will ahve to do this sooooon.
January 9, 2011
I finished another one of the secret projects late last night.
Update 2: January 8, 2011
I just set up a transfer into my large savings account for $100. that brings my total to X,224.95. Not bad, all things considered.
I’ve finished knitting 2 things, but I haven’t photographed them yet. They are still somewhat secret. I want to have a couple more made before they are made public. I have one in the works, and perhaps one more will be sufficient.
update number 1: January 4, 2011
I got an interest payment in my bank accounts which boosted my savings account by a teeny bit. I have some birthday money to throw in there next time I am in the area of my bank. I was near one today, but it slipped my mind. I am planning on selling a few things I no longer use, or were made redundant when Rick and I moved in together (panini grill {he has a George Foreman grill} my bass {I...
December 2010
2 posts
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My super list
Since I’ve abandoned the 101 format, I am going a little more conventional, and setting myself New Year’s Resolutions to some extent. These are all goals I’d like to work towards to make some sort of progress in the person I want to be by 2012.
-Create a brand =Sell online =Get the site redesigned =Get business cards =Find 5-10 core items to make =Be in 3 stores by the...
november 30, 2010
I’ve finished 2 cowls in the past couple days.
Went to a really shitty chinese buffet today. i will never go back
November 2010
10 posts
November 26, 2010
I finally brought stock into rEvolution today. That makes one more store that I am available in! The first store closed down, but they live on in other ways. they are opening a holiday store for a couple weeks in december. kind of a pop-up shop, i guess?
started watching house.
november 23, 2010
finished a scarf today. bought some yarn today, too. aka retail therapy. it was ultra cheap though, so not counting as a reset on my list :)
November 16, 2010
We watched Get Him To The Greek tonight. I liked it. But I am comparing it to the quality of movies we have been watching lately.
Anyway, I added the rest of my goals to the list. They’re right at the bottom of it, in case you want to check it out. It involves a lot of TV, and some yoga. I really doubt that I’ll actually complete this list. It’s too long of a time frame, and too...
November 14/15, 2010
I watched Scott Pilgrim vs the World and White On Rice with Rick over the past couple days.
I also finished knitting a pair of baby booties.
November 13, 2010
Rick and I watched I Need That Record! last night. Good idea, but badly filmed. It looked like it was recorded on a point and shoot.
We watched Stacey’s Mom tonight. That was probably the worst movie I’ve picked out recently. And I seem to choose bad movies quite often.
November 12, 2010
I quit Zehrs yesterday. I have a job at a café, I am working at the mall seasonally, I’ll be writing/doing other work for a local website, and selling my knitting. Life is good.
I finished a scarf for one of my coworkers. She gave me the yarn to do it. I am going to make her a second scarf out of the other ball.
November 11, 2010
I haven’t done much of anything lately. Rick and I are both sick, and I haven’t had much motivation to do anything.
There are a few goals that kind of don’t work anymore. Like making the office functional. We don’t have an office yet.
A large portion of this list just doesn’t apply anymore. I kind of want to get rid of half the goals and make new ones.
Ugh, so many...
November 5, 2010
I donated 600 grains of rice this morning in the English subject, and then 100 more in the chemistry area.
November 3, 2010
Rick and I watched Independent Lens: Between the Folds today. It’s a documentary about origami. It covered some weird things about the subject that one wouldn’t really know anything about otherwise. There is so much more than paper swans and jumping frogs.
I also watched Beer Wars. It’s a different “Big Three” than what I am used to, but also really interesting.
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November 2, 2010
I’ve been working away on my shawl. I’ve started on the second skein already.
Rick and I watched Silent Running on Netflix. Continuity sucked, but it was a good movie otherwise.
October 2010
19 posts
October 30, 2010 (Day 205)
SO MUCH PROGRESS!!!!
I got SO much done today, this is ridiculous. Everything is ready for the craft show. I started on the Boneyard shawl, which counts for one of my goals. I ordered 2 things from Etsy, which counts as another. Both of these will be marked off once completed. So that means once the shawl is off the needles and blocked, and I receive the things I ordered.
Life is good.
I smell...
October 29, 2010
I finished another cowl. It was already on the needles, and lose to being finished.
I have my price tags cut out for the art show, I bought nails to hang everything, and I have most of my ends woven in on my finished items. I need to make an inventory list, decide on prices, attach tags, and figure out how I’m going to display everything.
I’m so scared I’m not going to sell a...