tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82451967008710220222024-02-21T22:57:26.049-08:00The Pieceful EweJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.comBlogger339125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-46497812776533619602019-07-24T08:49:00.001-07:002019-07-24T08:51:17.296-07:00But I Want the Book Now!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This No Spend Challenge was hard this morning. I love listening to audiobooks and because I am a cheapskate, I listen to the same ones over and over. So when I buy them, they have to re-read worthy.<br />
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I currently listened through 4 books in a 5 book series and then realized I never bought book 5 as an audiobook. Probably was going to add that later. But, I have it as an ebook, so I can still get the story, just not audio. Unless I am willing to listen to the "text to speech" robot on my kindle keyboard (yes, I still have one and love it).<br />
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And then I started listening to another series of 4 books. I haven't purchased book 2. What?! But, I do have it on kindle.<br />
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But - I really want to listen to those books as I go about my day. So, I went to my public library Overdrive option (for audiobooks) and neither missing book is in there. And it's sooo tempting when Audible says, "because you have the kindle version, you can purchase the audiobook companion for $7.49!" What a deal! But...then there's the No Spend Challenge.<br />
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So instead, I found a series on Overdrive to borrow for free. I could really benefit more from using the resources at my fingertips. I don't even have to go to the library physically to borrow these items.<br />
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So far, still no extra spending. Just a little creative thinking and Making Do.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-49885150009048612332019-07-22T11:15:00.001-07:002019-07-22T11:34:23.040-07:00No Spend Summer 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I miss this blog. The one on my "official" website feels like posts have to be official...so I rarely post. But I miss this, so therefore, here I am again with another idea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So this is the start of the list, I'll post more about it as I go. I'm actually looking forward to this. I have boxes of things downstairs from our move 4 years ago. These things I though were necessary but apparently not so much in the last few years. So I can go on a "treasure hunt" when I want to "shop."</span>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-47197218939257366782018-01-03T08:09:00.000-08:002019-01-01T16:40:10.542-08:002018 BooksMy current reading situation is best described as "weeding." I have hundreds of free ebooks on my kindle and am slowly paring them down.<br />
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On my kindle keyboard, I am going though books by author's last name, so if there's a series I have them all together. I'm going through every book that way, whether or not I feel like looking at it. I'm also going through my audiobooks. They are not really consistently in order on my keyboard by author or title or even by narrator, so they'll pop up differently.<br />
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My kindle paperwhite is my recreational reader, so I'm going through books alphabetically by title. And if I want to skip a book, I'll do that since I know I'll come across it on my keyboard.<br />
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So basically, I am reading books that at one time I thought I'd want to read later. Later is now. They aren't all necessarily books I want to read now, but in this way, I may discover a few treasures while getting rid of some digital clutter.<br />
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Books Read in 2018<br />
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<li>The Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters, audiobook</li>
<li>God Loves You - Chester Blue - Suzanne Elizabeth Anderson</li>
<li>Falling for Alaska - Shannon L. Brown</li>
<li>Edla's Destiny - James Harold Carlson</li>
<li>Fred's Destiny - James Harold Carlson</li>
<li>Whispers in the Past - Lena Roach (deleted)</li>
<li>A Tide Worth Turning - Beth Wiseman (deleted)</li>
<li>Caroline's Love - Patricia PacJac Carroll (deleted)</li>
<li>Rosemillion - J. Helen Elza</li>
<li>Saratoga Letters - Elaine Marie Cooper</li>
<li>The Greatest Thing in the World - Henry Drummond</li>
<li>The Last of the giants - Harry Rimmer LL.D</li>
<li>A Match for Magnolia - Marion Ueckerman</li>
<li>Courting Disaster - Andrea Boeshaar (deleted)</li>
<li>Corva - Merry Farmer (deleted)</li>
<li>Come Next Winter - Deborah Dulworth (deleted)</li>
<li>Robbie and Taron - Sheila Hollinghead</li>
<li>Season of Love - Vivi Holt</li>
<li>A Season of Hope - Bethany Largent</li>
<li>Proper Attire - Danielle Thorne</li>
<li>A Love Song for Kayla - Kimberly Rose Johnson</li>
<li>Smoky Mountain Sunrise - Yvonne Lehman</li>
<li>Sixth Street Love Affair - Liz Isaacson</li>
<li>Secrets & Wishes - Kathleen Rouser</li>
<li>Carrots - Colleen Helme</li>
<li>Away in Montana - Jane Porter</li>
<li>The Beloved Daughter - Alana Terry</li>
<li>Sarai - Jill Eileen Smith</li>
<li>Which None Can Shut - Rhema goode</li>
<li>The Miracle of Mysteria - Lenold Below</li>
<li>Calming the Storm - Melanie Snitker</li>
<li>Chained - Tessa Escalera</li>
<li>Doesn't She Look Natural - Angela Hunt</li>
<li>Bridal Blessings - Tracie Peterson</li>
<li>Yearning of the Reluctant Bride - Fay Sonja</li>
<li>When I Fall in Love - Melissa Storm</li>
<li>Time for Beauty - Charity McColl</li>
<li>A Thousand Blessings - Lisa Heaton</li>
<li>Fast Money - Colleen Helme</li>
<li>She Always Wore Red - Angela Hunt</li>
<li>A Season of Hope - Bethany Largent</li>
<li>Mac - Sharon Srock</li>
<li>The Nevada Badlands - Gary Jon Anderson</li>
<li>Daughters of Deliverance - Lorry Lutz</li>
<li>The Beloved Daughter - Alana Terry</li>
<li>Chocolate Beach- Julie Carobini</li>
<li>Class of 86 - R.A. Williams</li>
<li>Covering Home - Heidi McCahan</li>
<li>Dance With Me - Staci Stallings</li>
<li>The Embittered Earl - Charity McColl</li>
<li>A Father's Prayer - Linda Wood Rondeau</li>
<li>Empowered Women - James W. Goll and Michal Ann Goll</li>
<li>Stealing the Preacher - Karen Wittenmeyer</li>
<li>Secrets on the Wind - Stephanie Grace Witson</li>
<li>Tender Mercies - Lauraine Snelling</li>
<li>Where Trust Lies - Janette Oke</li>
<li>Where Courage Calls - Janette Oke</li>
<li>The Twentieth Wife - Indu Sundaresan</li>
<li>The Fourth Man - Elizabeth Carr</li>
<li>The Man at the Door - Elizabeth Carr</li>
<li>Ruby - Laurainne Snelling</li>
<li>I Just Saw Jesus - Paul Ethleman</li>
<li>The Feast of Roses - Indu Sundaresan</li>
<li>Beneath the Blackberry Moon - April W. Gardner]Which None Can Shut - Rhema Goode</li>
<li>Once Upon a Prince - Rachel Hauck</li>
<li>Away in Montana - Jane Porter</li>
<li>The Beloved Daughter - Alana Terry</li>
<li>True Cover - Ruth Kyser</li>
<li>Bluecreek Ranch - Ruth Kyser</li>
<li>The Bet - Taylor Hart</li>
<li>Blowing on Dandelions - Miralee Ferrell</li>
<li>The Bleaklands - Sarah Lewis</li>
<li>Heir of Rann - Sarah Lewis</li>
<li>Bluegrass Blush - Carolyn Bond</li>
<li>The Bounty Hunter of her Hearth - Lorelei Brogan</li>
<li>Christmas Bells are Ringing - Lesley Ann McDaniel</li>
<li>Christmas at Stone Creek - Anne M. Mikolay</li>
<li>Christmas Switch - Laura L. Walker</li>
<li>Christmas Smiles - Rebekah Morris</li>
<li>Cowboy Christmas - Mary Connealy</li>
<li>Choosing the Cowboy - Liz Isaacson</li>
<li>Oh Come On Be Faithful - Cami Checketts</li>
<li>The Perfect Gift - Elaine Manders</li>
<li>The Proposal - Becky Wade</li>
<li>Recipe for Christmas - Kit Morgan</li>
<li>Season of Miracles - Alexa Verde</li>
<li>Sidelines - S.M. Smith</li>
<li>Snow on Bald Mountain - Linda Wood Rondeau</li>
<li>Two Hearts Rescue - Daniel Banner</li>
<li>A Trade for Love - Jean L. Kuhnke</li>
<li>Sword of Peace - Louisa M Bauman</li>
<li>Summer's List - Anita Higman</li>
<li>Powerless Consent - Janet Nash</li>
<li>Tarnished Silver - Chautona Havig</li>
<li>The Prisoner's Wife - Susan Page Davis</li>
<li>Montana Untamed - Ramona Flightner</li>
<li>Jo Bradshaw - Jean L Kuhnke</li>
<li>Honor Keeper - Jean L Kuhnke</li>
<li>Home for Chistmas - Melissa McClone</li>
<li>Heart of Gold - Serafina Lyndon</li>
<li>The Frontier Gambler's Lady - Chloe Carley</li>
<li>Everlasting Light - Andrea Boeshaar</li>
<li>Almost Christmas - Brooke St. James</li>
<li>All of Me - Leanna Morgan</li>
<li>Genevieve - Sherri Beth Johnson</li>
<li>The Caretaker's Son - Yvonne Lehman</li>
<li>The Cranbury Papermaker - Maureen Lang</li>
<li>The Reaper's Song - Lauraine Snelling</li>
<li>Blessing in Disguise - Lauraine Snelling</li>
<li>Skirting Tradition - Kay Moser</li>
<li>Ruffling Society - Kay Moser</li>
<li>Found in Translation - Roger Bruner</li>
<li>Lost in Translation - Roger Bruner</li>
<li>Candy Cane Wishes - Leah Atwood</li>
<li>The Christmas Bride - Melanie Dobson</li>
<li>The Cranbury Toymaker - Maureen Lang</li>
<li>Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Maud Montgomery</li>
<li>Crossing Danger - Colleen Helme</li>
<li>When Calls the Heart - Janette Oke</li>
<li>Christy - Catherine Marshall</li>
<li>Bread of Angels - Tessa Afshar</li>
<li>When Breaks the Dawn - Janette Oke</li>
<li>When Hope Springs New - Janette Oke</li>
<li>The Tender Vine - Kristen Heitzman</li>
<li>A New Day Rising - Lauraine Snelling</li>
<li>Land to Call Home - Lauraine Snelling</li>
<li>A Promise for Ellie - Lauraine Snelling</li>
<li>A Single Thread - Marie Bostwick</li>
<li>A Thread of Truth - Marie Bostwick</li>
<li>Sanctuary - Laurie Larson</li>
<li>The Redemption of the Sacred Duchess - Emma Linfield</li>
<li>Prairie - Chauntona Havig</li>
<li>No Less Days - Amanda G Stevens</li>
<li>Love at Sunset Lake</li>
<li>Kindled Love</li>
<li>Highlander for Christmas</li>
<li>Hidden Currents</li>
<li>Forever Dreams</li>
<li>For Love and Donuts</li>
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(871 Books remain in my kindle library)</div>
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Didn't Finish; Deleted Forever<br />
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<li>No Place Like Home - Monica Fenris </li>
<li>Essential Essays by the Minimalists - Joshua Fields Millburn</li>
<li>Most Famous Women Celebrities of India - Srinivas Ram</li>
<li>The Mysterious Amish Suicide - Hannah Schrock</li>
<li>The Spindle Chair - Shellie Arnold</li>
<li>A Scarlet Cord - Deborah Raney</li>
<li>The Pillar of Light - Anna Travis</li>
<li>Out of Character - Molly Zenk</li>
<li>On a Train Bound for Nowhere - Susan Leigh Carlton (interesting story, not well written)</li>
<li>One Night in Tehran - Luana Ehlrich</li>
<li>The New Girl - Jen Faulk</li>
<li>A Model Bride - Autumn Macarthur</li>
<li>Moments of Truth - Sandra D. Bricker</li>
<li>Mercy's First Semester - W.M Bunche</li>
<li>Mary Jerod's Daughters - Beth Coy Browning</li>
<li>Master Potter Mountain of Fire - Jill Austin</li>
<li>Love's Return - T.K. Chapin</li>
<li>Love's Broken Road - Julie Coulter Bellon</li>
<li>Live Uncaged - Mary DeMuth</li>
<li>#METoo - Lori Perkins</li>
<li>When Angels Cry - MaryLu Tyndal</li>
<li>Woodcutter's Revival Jerry Slauter</li>
<li>The Wedding List - Autumn Macarthur</li>
<li>Under a Texas Sky - Katherine St. Clair</li>
<li>Two Suitors for Alice - Angelica Rose</li>
<li>A Thousand Shall Fall - Andrea Boeshaar</li>
<li>Tatiana - Madeline Brock</li>
<li>The Strongest Bond - DeeJay Smith</li>
<li>Something New - Dianne Christner</li>
<li>Smile for Me - Jan Thompson</li>
<li>Six Months in Montana - Pamela M. Kelley</li>
<li>Sick at Heart - Esther Weaver</li>
<li>Shelter - Robin Merrill</li>
<li>The River Between - Jacquelyn Cook</li>
<li>The Redemption of Caralynne Hayman</li>
<li>Picture Perfect - Emily C. Reynolds</li>
<li>The Paradise Prodigal - Anna Zogg</li>
<li>A Packaged Deal - Paula Moldenhauer</li>
<li>Only A Heartbeat Away - Juliana Desmond</li>
<li>A Newly Crimsoned Reliquary - Donna Fletcher Crow</li>
<li>Montana Rose - Mary Connealy</li>
<li>The Lost Heiress - Roseanna M. White</li>
<li>The Long Walk Home - Will North</li>
<li>Leah's Peace - Sophie Dawson</li>
<li>Intercession - Vicki Hunt Budge</li>
<li>Dreams and Shadows - Jeffrey Collyer</li>
<li>Born Creative - Harry Hoover</li>
<li>The Baron's Bluncer - Susan M. Baganz</li>
<li>The Baxters Take One - Karen Kingsbury</li>
<li>The Billionaire Widow's Bride - Faith Crawford</li>
<li>Break Your Busy - Richard Conner</li>
<li>Essential Essays by the Minimalists - Joshua Fields Millburn</li>
<li>Falling for Alaska - Shannon L. Brown</li>
<li>Giovanna - Lorena Dove</li>
<li>Helena's Colonel - Faith Crawford</li>
<li>Lake Surrender - Carol Grace Stratton</li>
<li>Leaving Liberty - Mary Jane Hathaway</li>
<li>Maker of Rain - Amanda Williams</li>
<li>The Man Who Was Thursday - Cheterton</li>
<li>Most Famous Women Celebrities of India - Sirinvas Ram</li>
<li>The Mysterious Amish Suicide - Hannah Schock</li>
<li>Only A Hearthbeat Away - Juliana Desmond</li>
<li>Spice Box - Grace Livingston Hill</li>
<li>Until My Name is Known - Sonya Countreas</li>
<li>A Soldier's Love - Natlie Dean</li>
<li>The Sanctum - Pamela King Cable</li>
<li>Another Valley, Another Victory - Valetta Steel</li>
<li>Always Watching - Lynette Eason</li>
<li>A Bridge Unbroken - Cathy Bryant</li>
<li>Before That Night - Violet Duke</li>
<li>Best Day Ever - Jenn Faulk</li>
<li>Cabin by the Lake - Desiree Douglas</li>
<li>Hearing Her Voice - John Dickson</li>
<li>Hornets and Grace - Matthew Felix</li>
<li>I Am a Writer - C.G Cooper</li>
<li>The Lady of Bornekova - Sara R. Turnquist</li>
<li>Marina - Susan May Warren</li>
<li>The Oregon Pursuit - Jenna Brandt</li>
<li>The Planter's Daughter - Michelle Shocklee</li>
<li>A Prairie Heritage - Vicki Kestell</li>
<li>The Queen's Daughters - Lorry Lutz</li>
<li>Radar Love - Aileen Friedman</li>
<li>Still I Will Follow - Cathy Bryant</li>
<li>Startup Stories - Jordan Raynor</li>
<li>Shackles - Dianne J. Wilson</li>
<li>Seventh Dimension - Lorilyn Roberts</li>
<li>Saffron - Cindy Caldwell</li>
<li>Safe in His Arms - Melanie D. Snitker</li>
<li>Rumors and Promises - Kathleen Rouser</li>
<li>Rugged and Relentless - Kelly Eileen Hake</li>
<li>Roanoke - Angela Hunt</li>
<li>Retrospect - J. Hudson Taylor</li>
<li>Accidentally Yours - Robin Helm</li>
<li>Accounting for Love - Erin Wright</li>
<li>After the Storm - Yvonne Lehman</li>
<li>Altered Destiny - Sherrylynne L. Rochester</li>
<li>An Anchor on Her Heart - Patricia Lee</li>
<li>Angels in Our Lives - Melinda Storm</li>
<li>Bangles to Mom - Marsha Marie</li>
<li>Bark of the Covenant - Vicky Kaseorg</li>
<li>Beth's Western Love Story - Mercy Levy</li>
<li>Barely Above Water - Gail Pallotta</li>
<li>Big Girl - Kelsey Miller</li>
<li>Bonfires of Beltane - Mark E. Fisher</li>
<li>Bordertown Gypsy - R.M. Snider</li>
<li>Body in the Bookstore - Emma Lee</li>
<li>Blind Faith - Joseph Wozniak</li>
<li>Bought and Sold - Megan Stephens</li>
<li>Breathing on Her Own - Rebeca Waters</li>
<li>The Bride's Surprise - Angelica Rose</li>
<li>By Canoe and Dog Train - Egerton Ryerson Young</li>
<li>Fifty Days to Sunrise - Cristine Eaton</li>
<li>Heartsick - RJ Conta</li>
<li>Hornets and Grapes - Matthew Felix</li>
<li>The Lady Bornekova - Sara R. Turnquist</li>
<li>Winter - Kevin Newsome</li>
<li>Winter's Prey - Rachel Miller</li>
<li>Worth the Risk - Myra Johnson</li>
<li>White Knight - Staci Stallings</li>
<li>With Each New Dawn - Gail Kittleson</li>
<li>Winter Trees - Kim Stokely</li>
<li>When Girlfriends Chase Dreams - Savannah Page</li>
<li>The Vicar's Wife - Victoria Kovacs</li>
<li>Valentine Bride - Shanna Hartfield</li>
<li>Up in Smoke - Hannah R. Conway</li>
<li>Until I do - T.J. Lowe</li>
<li>Unraveled - Heidi McCahan</li>
<li>The Unforgotten Past - Brianne E. Pryor</li>
<li>Uncommon Character - Douglas Fevel</li>
<li>Trial by Fire - DiAnn Mills</li>
<li>Touched by Time - Joe Matthews</li>
<li>Tiny House Living - Andrew Elmer</li>
<li>Treasured Brides - Grace Livingston Hill</li>
<li>Through the Waters - Embassie Susberry</li>
<li>Throne of Grace - Cecily Wolfe</li>
<li>True Colors - Erin Rainwater</li>
<li>True and Decent Man - Angelica Rose</li>
<li>Travelled Far - Mr. Keith Foskett</li>
<li>A Thousand Stolen Moments - Connie Ann Michael</li>
<li>Sunlight on My Shadow - Judy Liataud</li>
<li>Sun & Moon - Hope Franke Straus</li>
<li>Spring in Lilac Glen - Angie Ellington</li>
<li>A Shore Thing - Julie Carobini</li>
<li>The Shock of the Night - Patrick W. Carr</li>
<li>Seattle Rayne - Sylvia Stewart</li>
<li>Straight to You - Liwen Ho</li>
<li>a Stubborn Sweetness - Katherine Paterson</li>
<li>Sealed with a kiss - Leeana Morgan</li>
<li>Safe Haven - Leeana Morgan</li>
<li>A Sweethaven Summer - Courtney Walsh</li>
<li>Such A Hope - Sondra Kraak</li>
<li>Running Home - Barbara Ellen Brink</li>
<li>The Redeeming - Tamara Leigh</li>
<li>Ruby - Cyndi Raye</li>
<li>Reclaiming Lily - Patti Lacy</li>
<li>Radar Love - Allen Friedman</li>
<li>The Queen's Daughter - Lorry Lutz</li>
<li>Push Not the River - James Coroyd Martin</li>
<li>Promise of Home - Grace Fisher</li>
<li>Promise of Forever - Grace Fisher</li>
<li>Prairie Heritage - Vikki Kestell</li>
<li>The Planter's Daughter - Michelle Shocklee</li>
<li>Pieces of Granite - Brenda S Anderson </li>
<li>The Oregon Pursuit - Jenna Brandt</li>
<li>The Betrayal - Jerry B. Jenkins</li>
<li>The Bride Backfire - Kelly Eileen Hake</li>
<li>The Davidson Case - Julie C. Gilbert</li>
<li>Far From Falling - K.D. Garcia</li>
<li>Finding Sarah - Wendy Lou Jones</li>
<li>First Lady of Three Rivers Ranch - Liz Isaacson</li>
<li>Focus on Love - Candee Fick</li>
<li>Fiona's Flame - Rachel Herron</li>
<li>Above All Else - Rosemary Hines</li>
<li>597 Business Ideas - Gundi Gabrielle</li>
<li>Accidentally Yours - Robin Helm</li>
<li>Behind A Smile - Rosemary Hines</li>
<li>Dragons of Alsace Farm - Laurie Lewis</li>
<li>Dressmaker's Secret - Kellyn Roth</li>
<li>A Different Road Traveled - Rebecca Gertner Morgan</li>
<li>The Disgraceful Viscount - Charity McColl</li>
<li>Dogwood Alley - Alyssa Helton</li>
<li>Death by Lotto - Abigail Keam</li>
<li>Beth's Song - Jean L Kuhnke</li>
<li>The Captured Bride - Michelle Griep</li>
<li>A Chance Mistake - Jackie Zack</li>
<li>Chase the Roar - Ariel Tyson</li>
<li>A Child is Born - Patricia kay</li>
<li>Circle of Blessings - Deborah Raney</li>
<li>Color of Danger - Alexa Verde</li>
<li>The Curtain - Patrick Ord</li>
<li>The Collins Case - Julie C. Gilbert</li>
<li>The Contemporary Collection - Angela Hunt</li>
<li>Dance Over Me - Candee Fick</li>
<li>Dangerous Love - Kara Leigh Miller</li>
<li>Danika's Journey - J.E.B. Spredemann</li>
<li>Days of our Future - Brianne Pryor</li>
<li>Desert Dreams - Zoe Matthews</li>
<li>Desert Princess - Jill Eilleen Smith</li>
<li>Fragile Thread of Hope - Pankaj Girl</li>
<li>Firefiles - Sara Forrest</li>
<li>Finding Peace - Melanie D. Snitker</li>
<li>Fifty Days to Sunrise - Cristine Eastin</li>
<li>Fading Thunder - Sheila Hollinghead</li>
<li>Family - Jacie Middlemann</li>
<li>Gifts of Hope - heather hunt</li>
<li>Happily Ever After - Jenn Faulk</li>
<li>Heartsick - RJ Conte</li>
<li>Her Traitor's Heart - Colleen Hall</li>
<li>Hornets and Grapes - Matthew Felix</li>
<li>Jessie - Sherri Beth Johnson</li>
<li>Katie's Salvation - Callie Gardner</li>
<li>Lady in the Mist - Laurie Alice Eakes</li>
<li>Love in a Distant land - david b smith</li>
<li>Starting a successful blog - gundi gabrielle</li>
<li>the strong one - vivi holt</li>
<li>a subtle grace - ellen gable</li>
<li>to rise above - julianne jones</li>
<li>where the green star falls - william jack stephens</li>
<li>the ultimate guide to darcy carter - teresa slack</li>
<li>under covers - rhonda bowen</li>
</ol>
Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-91186169608490785982015-10-13T23:01:00.004-07:002015-10-13T23:01:55.066-07:00A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Out of Georgia<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My hike to Sacrifice Cliff</td></tr>
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I'm deep into the Appalachian Trail now, at least in spirit. I've "hiked" over 56 miles so I'm just past Tray Mountain in Georgia. At the same time, I'm continuing to read trail memoirs. One of the stories I've added was the Barefoot Sisters. I got their southbound book free awhile ago. So I thought, why not revisit that and then read the northbound journey for this? I got so into their nobo (northbound) story that I forgot to check to see when they hiked as far as I have.<br />
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Bly Gap. Where the heck is that on my list? I had copied it all out from <a href="http://www.summitpost.org/appalachian-trail-mileage-chart/593282">a page by dwhike</a>, printed it double columns and back to back. And then I noticed something silly. My last mile marker from Georgia was at 76.4 miles, then it skips to NC at 273.2. I was missing 198 miles of information. So I am farther from the border than I thought I'd be.<br />
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My tendon is getting better, I started to do strengthening exercises on it now. I'm limiting myself to under two miles an outing now, less if the terrain is not very flat. This sounds pretty wimpy compared to what real thru-hikers go through. However, once this injury is totally better I'll be able to hike longer and harder.<br />
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Since moving to Montana, I've lost about five pounds just by hiking. My body already feels different; stronger legs, more stamina and the fat seems to literally be dropping. I even had a dream last night that I had this ridge of muscle going down the side of my leg from my strength training. It was kind of weird but also a badge of honor to have earned it. Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-65589674853557551382015-09-24T10:37:00.000-07:002015-09-24T10:37:07.212-07:00Walking the Appalachian Trail from 1,800 miles away.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Almost a year ago, I started a <a href="http://piecefulewe.blogspot.com/2014/09/faux-trail-hike.html">Faux Appalachian Trail Hike</a>. One of my friends attempted to hike the trail and so I became curious and read some books about people who hiked it. And then I read some more, and still more. For awhile I seriously entertained the idea of hiking the AT. But then reality came back and I realized that hiking the trail wasn't real likely for me. And so, I came up with an alternative plan that would allow me to follow the trail while staying where I am.<br />
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The plan is simple:<br />
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<li>Take walks in my area and track the mileage</li>
<li>Use a mileage chart from the Appalachian Trail to track your progress</li>
<li>(Optional) Read trail books up to the point of your AT mileage i.e. if you've hiked 41.5 miles, you're at Low Gap Shelter, so only read up to that point in the book's progress.</li>
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Then, realize that by walking 5 miles a week, you'll reach Mt. Katahdin in about eight years. Time to step it up.</div>
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I'm currently at Sheep Rock Top, 40.94 miles in. Of course I'm reviving this walk at the time that I'm dealing with tendinitis in my ankle. So my mileage is low and slow. However I'm finding this a lot more fun now that we've moved to Montana. There's so many trails to try and it encourages me to be outside and in nature. Even a 3/4 mile walk is worth the effort. And someday soon I'll be able to add on more miles each week after the ankle recovers. </div>
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These are the books that I'm reading along with my trail walking:</div>
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<li>A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (classic)</li>
<li>Rethinking Life on the Appalachian Trail by Gary Bond</li>
<li>Skywalker - Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Walker</li>
<li>Between a Rock and a White Blaze by Julie Urbanski</li>
<li>Timberrr!!! Or How I Fell Down the Appalachian Trail by Amy "Timber" Hiusser</li>
<li>Lost on the Appalachian Trail by Kyle Rhorig</li>
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I'll add another one, since my kindle folder can hold eight titles on a page. And since Hiusser didn't complete the trail, I'll add another book when I finish that one. Each night I read the book that's on the bottom of the list on my kindle. Then I'll read to the point of how far I am on the AT. As I've slowed in walking to let my ankle recover, I'm often not reading more than a page or two. Hopefully I'll be recovered before it gets too cold to hike. </div>
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And that's it. I get to hike the Appalachian Trail vicariously through other people while still sleeping in my own bed at night. Now this, I can do.</div>
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Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-13340017452994003662015-09-02T12:00:00.000-07:002015-09-03T12:43:20.266-07:00Konmari Lists<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My purse station!</td></tr>
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Here's the list of categories for Konmari sorting. I've culled this from the book and various other sources. <br />
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The Beginning Three:<br />
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<li>Clothes</li>
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<li><strike>Tops</strike></li>
<li><strike>Bottoms</strike></li>
<li><strike>Clothes that should be hung</strike></li>
<li><strike>Socks</strike></li>
<li><strike>Underwear</strike></li>
<li><strike>Bags</strike></li>
<li><strike>Accessories</strike></li>
<li>Clothes for specific events (Indian clothes in storage)</li>
<li><strike>Shoes</strike></li>
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<li>Books (in storage, sorting kindle books)</li>
<li><strike>Papers</strike></li>
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Komono/Miscellany:</div>
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<li>CD's/DVD's</li>
<li>Skin care products</li>
<li>Makeup</li>
<li>Accessories</li>
<li>Valuables (passports, credit cards, etc)</li>
<li>Electronics</li>
<li>Office Supplies</li>
<li>Stationary, writing supplies</li>
<li>Tools and home maintenance</li>
<li>Cleaning supplies</li>
<li>Linens and rags</li>
<li>Blankets</li>
<li>Craft supplies</li>
<li>Gift wrapping, cards, boxes</li>
<li>Toiletries</li>
<li>Kitchen</li>
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<li>Food</li>
<li>Dishes, flatware, cups</li>
<li>Cooking utensils and bowls</li>
<li>Appliances and tools</li>
</ul>
<li>Decorations</li>
<li>Furniture</li>
<li>Pet items</li>
<li>spare change</li>
</ul>
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Sentimental</div>
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<li>Mementos</li>
<li>Photos</li>
</ul>
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Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-34480739060916809282015-08-20T19:09:00.004-07:002015-08-20T19:22:36.099-07:00Konmari'd!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Joyful Socks</td></tr>
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So, I started Konmari. The Magical Art of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. Currently we're in a transitional place after moving 800 miles away. We've gotten rid of lots of stuff and moved from a 4 bed, 2 bath, 2.5 car garage into a 2 bedroom apartment. We'll have a house again soon, but for now we're here. There's stuff in our garage in boxes, the rest is int he apartment with us.<br />
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The closet. I thought I minimalized before, but there's always clothes that gets old and stained. Eventually, I'd like to get to the point where ALL my clothes fit into a carry on. Here's my closet before:<br />
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Did I mention that the only place for my yarn stash is next to my closet? Yeah, yarn and clothes makes it a happy place. I like to hang all my clothes, but Kondo says to fold things. Fold? I hate folding, I never do it right. But if I'm going to try this, I'll do it. All the clothes go on the floor.<br />
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Yep, that's all the clothes I own in that pile, it's a little over a foot high. I held each item in my hand, waiting for that spark of joy. It happened to some, not to all. The un-sparky stuff got put in either the garbage or a bag for charity. I forgot to thank the clothes I threw away, the poor things. But I'll try to remember to do that to the charity cases.<br />
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After some youtube help, I folded. It wasn't so bad, really. It looks very pretty and happy all together. <br />
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I was also surprised that I could fit ALL my clothes into my closet. This includes coats, shoes (except winter boots), sleepwear, hand knit sweaters and scarves. The stuff that was happier hanging or too bulky got hung with a rise to the right. The other stuff is in my plastic 4 drawer thing. I have a little basket with my scarves and a larger sweater at the bottom. I've also wanted to have only the clothes that fit on my 10 huggable hangers someday, and I'm only 2 hangers over that, not including coats and robe. And voila!<br />
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See those empty hangers? Those represent clothes that no longer give me joy. I realized that:<br />
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<li>I only need 2 pairs of jeans to be happy</li>
<li>2 pairs of shorts may be too much</li>
<li>I have enough hand knit socks for now</li>
<li>The only warm tops I have are hand knit sweaters</li>
<li>I really don't like pullovers but flattering cardigans give me joy</li>
<li>All my tops and my pajamas fit in one drawer, and it's enough</li>
<li>There's possibly enough room on the right end of the closet to fit my yarn</li>
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The true test was if I'd continue to keep the closet this way. I don't like putting things away neatly, thus the hanging everything syndrome. That night we went out, so I changed from my yoga pants, folded them up and pulled out my jeans. I folded my shirt and took out a different one. No problem, it was actually nice to keep it all that way. Perhaps it's because everything that it's in there gives me joy that I don't mind taking extra steps to put them away properly. I still have kept it tidy after a few more days and a few loads of laundry.</div>
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This may not all fit into a carry on, but it will all fit into one suitcase. It's all ready for the next step on the journey.</div>
Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-30625836697159962702014-10-14T09:03:00.002-07:002014-10-14T09:03:47.854-07:0041 by 41 Halfway Mark<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a little over 6 months since I started this <a href="http://piecefulewe.blogspot.com/search/label/41%20by%2041">41 by 41</a> journey. I sat down, made a list of 41 things that I thought my 41 year old self needed to accomplish. Some have been wonderful, some challenging and others I'm realizing are not going to happen. So in this update, I'm also editing a few of my goals. <br />
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For example, the riding my bike to the farmer's market isn't going to happen, the market won't be open until after my next birthday. I realized that the reason I didn't do this one is that I didn't feel safe riding down the highway. Instead, I'll change it something just as challenging, but still achievable.<br />
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I'm also so close on quite a few of these, that I imagine there will be a few upcoming months that I'll look like an overachiever. There are 21 items left and 6 months, which leaves 3.5 things to do each month. Still very doable.<br />
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Here we go:<br />
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<br />Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-4816066476102526052014-09-27T14:45:00.003-07:002014-09-27T14:45:40.251-07:00Faux Trail Hike<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last Monday, I ran for 3 minutes. Wednesday, 4. Friday, an amazing five. I didn't think I could do the five and now next Monday is 6 with Wednesday 2 sets of 4. <br />
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I have no lingering soreness from the runs so it's a good sign that my body is able to do this. However, with just these small walk/runs 3 times a week, I'm concerned that it's not enough to bring down my weight and get me in shape. Weight-wise, I gained a little these last couple of days but I was kind of expecting it. Since being sick a couple weeks ago, I lost a bit and I think my body is equalizing itself. Hopefully that's done with and it's all downhill now.<br />
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The last couple years I've been reading trail journals, Appalachian, Pacific Crest, The Way, etc. It's not feasible for me now but maybe someday. In the meantime, I'm going to take the miles that I go on my walk/runs and see how far I would be on the Appalachian Trail starting in Georgia on Springer Mountain. I do realize that a treadmill, a paved neighborhood or a state trail is no comparison to the real trail. I don't have physical mountains, I have mental mountains to cross. And no backpack or bugs or pumping water or bears, you get the picture. <br />
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So that's why this is a Faux Trail Walk like a Faux fur is to a real fur. No animals were harmed in the walking of this trail. I'll use <a href="http://www.summitpost.org/appalachian-trail-mileage-chart/593282">this guide</a> to gauge how far. <br />
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Going back to the beginning of my running schedule, I've gone 7.72 miles which brings me past the logging road, almost to Hawk Mountain Shelter. Only 2,170.58 miles to go. Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-42269942763091963332014-09-19T08:42:00.002-07:002014-09-19T08:44:10.548-07:00ReRun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was sick last week. So like usual, I did a marathon watch of a television show. This time I chose the Amazing Race. Suddenly, I was hooked - I watched every season that I could for free. What was it about this show that was touching me deeply even after I was well again? <br />
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Then a phrase kept popping up in my mind, "run the race." I went to the verse in Hebrews that tells us to run the race of faith. And not only to run, but to run so as to get the prize. <br />
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There was a team of two guys a couple seasons back, Tom and Andy. They were quite good at anything physical that they had to go through and enjoyed it. It was like the world was their playground. On top of this, they were Christians and ran the race with integrity. When it came down to a foot race for first place in a leg, they ran and won it by seconds. They ran to win the prize.<br />
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I wondered, what would it be like to be in a race like this and able to go through each obstacle with joy as this team did? More than that, isn't that what Hebrews is calling us to do in life? <br />
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As my mind spiderwebbed, I realized that not only do I want to run the race spiritually, but also physically. Just think what could be done if my body was ready to face physical obstacles. And in being fit and able, the mind is shaped and ready as well.<br />
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Time to start running again. I started this week on a different C25K schedule than before. Because I can still run a lot more than I did when I started the first time, I stepped it up. This schedule starts me at running 2 minute intervals and today was 3. I got through each training run by mental games. It wasn't about the physical condition of my body rather it was my mind overriding and encouraging me to complete the task.<br />
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Once I'm able to run 3.1 miles straight, then I'll work on other things. One step at a time.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-66801063005310929522014-08-28T11:58:00.000-07:002014-08-28T11:58:19.475-07:00August Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just yesterday, I posted my July update - or so it seems. Time for the <a href="http://piecefulewe.blogspot.com/search/label/41%20by%2041">41 by 41</a> update.<br />
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#4 - almost there, it's at the quilters. After that, binding and voila!<br />
#10 - Done, about 2 weekends ago. I could've walked faster, next time I may take into "high" gear.<br />
#21 - This one is a little tricky. I took the cardi out and noticed a big hole in the center back. The fronts which were on the needles, had a mistake in the cables at the very bottom. It basically all has to be taken apart. I've decided to knit a different cable cardi and started it last week.<br />
#31 - Basically done, just have to order it off Shutterfly<br />
#36 - still working on draft 2<br />
#37 - booked for Feb 14th.<br />
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So, 16 done, 25 more to go and 7 months - 3.57 items need to be done per month to finish. Honestly, I'm losing steam on some of the things on my list and time is running out for some seasonal ones. Do I care if I don't do them all by 41? I'm not sure yet. Ask me after summer is over.<br />
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">2)</span><span style="width: 10.5pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Finish 2013 taxes</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">3)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Make A and B something</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">4)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Complete J’s quilt</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">5)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Respond to C</span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">6)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Plate wall</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">7)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> See a sunrise</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">8)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Do an extreme couponing trip</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">9)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Drive the boat</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">10)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Drive the tractor</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">11)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Get a new look</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">12)</span><span style="width: 6.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Get rid of past crafts</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">13)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Declutter house for move</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">14)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Clean drain</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">15)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Rock a part of the yard</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">16)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Keep a manicure for 2 weeks</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></strike></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">17)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Ride bike to farmer’s market</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">18)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Finish linen stitch blanket</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">19)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Set up accounts for online banking</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">20)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Put flowers on parents grave</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">21)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Knit cable cardi</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">22)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Take the train</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">23)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Write an article</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">24)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Share my faith</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">25)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Buy myself flowers</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.33500099182129px; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">26)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Paint craft room</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">27)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Explore international genealogy</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">28)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Design a knitting pattern</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">29)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Give A her book</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></strike></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">30)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> England part 2 book</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">31)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> India year 2 book</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">32)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Eat Korean food</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">33)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Organize family photos</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">34)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Try on a size 16</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<br />Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-38558733471638116482014-08-02T09:47:00.003-07:002014-08-02T09:47:41.334-07:00July Update<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cruise Night at the Drive-in with my brother and nephew</td></tr>
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Ah, July. The height of summer and activities. Of hot temps, ice cream cones, boat rides and car shows. Goal making? Not so much. July was pretty much a fail for me. Here's how it went down, or didn't.<br />
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#1 - Find space for prayer.<br />
This came up unexpectedly as a lot of spiritual things do. God knows I like surprises. I had imagined that after I repainted my craft room, I'd find a cozy chair and stick it in the corner for a prayer corner. But in the interim, my prayer spot has become the right side of our couch, with a handy knitting project that I take out mostly to knit on when I pray. It's not as ideal or perfect, but one can't always wait for those things.<br />
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#28 - Design a Knitting Pattern<br />
It's all written up, but before I could publish it, guess what? Someone else already had one up almost exactly like it. But on the other hand, I did print mine up for a friend who needed it to make the cowl. So it's designed and printed. I'm not sure if I want to publish it now that there's a similar one out there, we'll see.<br />
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And that's it.<br />
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#4 is done but for the quilting and binding<br />
#18 is the project in #1, about 8" more to go<br />
#26 is pretty close, almost done with the declutter<br />
#27 will be soon, I'm into it again.<br />
#31 is close, I have a free code for the book now, just have to add in the last few pages<br />
#36 first draft is done<br />
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So, I have 14 of the 41 done and 8 months to complete them which makes it 3.75 to do per month. Time to get a move on. However, some of the items have become less important to me. It's interesting what I thought was important to accomplish only a few months ago that no longer have meaning to me. So we'll see how those go.<br />
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Here's the updated list:<br />
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: #f75920; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 36pt; line-height: 38.400001525878906px;">41 before 41</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #f75920; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 48pt; line-height: 51.20000076293945px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">1)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Find space for prayer</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">2)</span><span style="width: 10.5pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Finish 2013 taxes</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">3)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Make A and B something</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">4)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Complete J’s quilt</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">5)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Respond to C</span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">6)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Plate wall</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">7)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> See a sunrise</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">8)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Do an extreme couponing trip</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">9)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Drive the boat</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">10)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Drive the tractor</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">12)</span><span style="width: 6.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Get rid of past crafts</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">13)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Declutter house for move</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">14)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Clean drain</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">15)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Rock a part of the yard</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">17)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Ride bike to farmer’s market</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">18)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Finish linen stitch blanket</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">19)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Set up accounts for online banking</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">20)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Put flowers on parents grave</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">21)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Knit cable cardi</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">22)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Take the train</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">23)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Write an article</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">24)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Share my faith</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">25)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Buy myself flowers</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">26)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Paint craft room</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">27)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Explore international genealogy</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">31)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> India year 2 book</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">32)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Eat Korean food</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-56751074205949641062014-07-29T11:30:00.002-07:002014-07-29T11:33:38.815-07:00Geek + History = Bliss<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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First off, a little background. I'm the youngest of 3 adopted daughters and two "natural" born sons. And of the five, I'm the only one currently interested in genealogy. Add to that the irony that I'm obviously adopted, being the only one not caucasian. I've worked with the family photos off and on and in my dad's last year, we went through as many photos as possible. He was happy to pass it all on to me and trusted that I'd take care of the family history. He wasn't surprised at all that I was the one interested. First of all, I love museums and history and second, he said that since I was last, of course I'd want to know what happened before me.<br />
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I picked up the genealogy research again (before only going as far as the easy ancestry.com searches allowed), this time I went through every documentation as much as I could, making notes and citiing sources like a good English Major. <br />
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My dad's side can be traced back to the mid 1400's in England. My mom's side, just to Great Grandparents and one set is missing. So as I was studying the census records, I came across a name I hadn't noticed before. She was listed below the family with a different last name and I almost missed it. But there she was, as "mother-in-law." Voila, I had discovered "my" 2nd Great Grandmother. <br />
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With a little more research, I found her husband's name and their children. I was so happy to have stumbled on that tiny bit of info, that launched me back another generation. It was like I had discovered hidden treasure.<br />
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I've been emailing with a distant cousin who was able to send me a photo of these grandparents. And I've recently sent her a thumb drive full of my photos. We're both pretty ecstatic and phrases like the "mother lode" and "new discoveries' have popped up.<br />
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This is all a bit exciting but also funny and ironic. And I can't wait to make more "new" discoveries of these people that<i><b> I've</b></i> adopted as my own.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-69942782556508569942014-06-26T15:38:00.000-07:002014-06-26T15:41:39.421-07:00Jazzing June<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Three months completed and 12 of the <a href="http://piecefulewe.blogspot.com/search/label/41%20by%2041">41 by 41</a> are checked off the list. That's an average of 4 per month. With 9 months to go, there are 29 things left. I'll need to average 3.22222222222 items per month to complete them all. Which I think is pretty doable if I try to go for 4 per month. Some of the items take a bit more time and effort such as #4, #13, #18, #21, #24, #26, etc. And some are fairly easy so I'll save them for when I need them. <br />
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I've considered changing a few of these as I don't know if I still want to do them. Would that be cheating? And if so, who am I cheating? But for now, all items stay as they are. Here's what I did this last month.<br />
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#12 - Get Rid of Past Crafts<br />
I flew through my craft room and ruthlessly got rid of those project that hang on my neck like an albatross. A few of the ones I unearthed I had no recollection of starting or even buying the yarn. So I packed up a nice big bag of UFO's and a friend took them all with pleasure. I told her as she left, "thanks for taking my guilt!" <br />
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#16 - Keep a manicure for 2 weeks<br />
A few weeks ago when I went to Canada for a wedding, I got a manicure. Afterwards I looked at the shoddy job and wondered why I had paid so much. But you know something? My nails grew better because of the work around the nail beds and the polish lasted longer than when I put them on. And then I decided to get another manicure around home since my nails at last looked decent. I found a place for under half the cost as the Canadian salon and the hand and arm massage and polish job were tons better. So instead of a fancy Aveda salon, I went to one of those Asian places and got better service. <br />
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Anyway, yes it was actually 2 manicures. However, the spirit of the goal was to get my nails looking nice. I've had a bad habit of picking at them so they're usually down to the quick. But for nearly a month now, they've been quite nice and respectable looking. Do I want to look respectable? If I get a hand and arm massage with it, yes.<br />
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#29 - Give A her book<br />
A's birthday was coming up. So I thought heck, let's mail her the book! It fit inside her card and with a little extra postage, voila! Something that I had procrastinated on took less than 5 minutes. She called to say thank you yesterday and that she loved her little photo book.<br />
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And here's how the list looks now:<br />
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">1)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Find space for prayer</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">2)</span><span style="width: 10.5pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Finish 2013 taxes</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">3)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Make A and B something</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">4)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Complete J’s quilt</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">5)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Respond to C</span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">6)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Plate wall</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">7)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> See a sunrise</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">8)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Do an extreme couponing trip</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">9)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Drive the boat</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">10)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Drive the tractor</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">11)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Get a new look</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">12)</span><span style="width: 6.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Get rid of past crafts</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">13)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Declutter house for move</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">14)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Clean drain</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">15)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Rock a part of the yard</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">16)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Keep a manicure for 2 weeks</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></strike></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">17)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Ride bike to farmer’s market</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">18)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Finish linen stitch blanket</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">19)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Set up accounts for online banking</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">20)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Put flowers on parents grave</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">21)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Knit cable cardi</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">22)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Take the train</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">23)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Write an article</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">24)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Share my faith</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">25)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Buy myself flowers</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">26)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Paint craft room</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">27)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Explore international genealogy</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">28)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Design a knitting pattern</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">29)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Give A her book</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></strike></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">30)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> England part 2 book</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">31)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> India year 2 book</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">32)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Eat Korean food</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">33)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Organize family photos</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-75057222302451635622014-05-26T09:29:00.001-07:002014-05-26T09:37:12.727-07:00May 41 by 41 Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These last couple of weeks have been great for my <a href="http://piecefulewe.blogspot.com/2014/03/41-by-41.html">41 by 41 </a>list. A few deadlines, some nice weather, and voila!<br />
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#2 - Finish Taxes. DONE! This was the first year I got to report my writing "earnings" on taxes.<br />
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#3 - Make A&B something. Wedding gifts are done and ready to go. Pic later in case she's following this blog.<br />
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#15 - Rock a part of the yard. The part I had intended for rocks we decided to add wood chips instead. So it works for me to cross that off the list.<br />
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#20 - Put flowers on parents grave. Went yesterday and put some orange roses in the vase. Lots of memories going to my home town again.<br />
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#30 - Done and printed by Shutterfly for free, of course. <br />
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#35 - Buy something sexy. Yep, out goes the old t-shirt night shirts. Time to reclaim some fun.<br />
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<b>In progress:</b><br />
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#4 - all squares are done, just assembly, quilting and binding left.<br />
#12 - started to declutter craft room, yikes.<br />
#13 - bedroom and hall closet done.<br />
#18 - a few more inches worked, may have to put it aside until cooler weather<br />
#28 - almost there, just need some test knitters and gauge measurement<br />
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<b>So now the list looks like this:</b><br />
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: #f75920; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 36pt; line-height: 38.400001525878906px;">41 before 41</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #f75920; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 48pt; line-height: 51.20000076293945px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">1)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Find space for prayer</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">2)</span><span style="width: 10.5pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Finish 2013 taxes</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">3)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Make A and B something</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">4)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Complete J’s quilt</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">5)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Respond to C</span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">7)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> See a sunrise</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">8)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Do an extreme couponing trip</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">9)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Drive the boat</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"></span></div>
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I've only finished one this so far for this month for the <a href="http://piecefulewe.blogspot.com/2014/03/41-by-41.html">41 by 41</a>. Yeah, there's still a few weeks to go but I didn't get all 4 last month either. But, I have a few "almosts" and "works in progresses."<br />
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#2 - almost there, just a few things to verify.<br />
#3 - had a minor difficulty. Changing patterns and ripping back.<br />
#4 - piecing is just about there. <br />
#9 - I rode in it, does that count? Didn't think so.<br />
#17 - we pumped up the tires and inspected it, but then it rained for a week. Bleh.<br />
#18 - picked it up again, would like to enter it in the fairs.<br />
#28 - written out, just need a few pics and some test knitters.<br />
#40 - I'm thinking, poached salmon with hollandaise sauce, roasted baby red tomatoes with rosemary, green beans with almonds, baked rolls and some white whine/wine. Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-1941603124469036322014-04-28T14:20:00.002-07:002014-05-01T13:29:59.104-07:00April Update - 11 Months To Go<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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About a month ago, I posted my <a href="http://piecefulewe.blogspot.com/2014/03/41-by-41.html">41 by 41</a> list. Each month I'll update on how I'm doing with that list. One thing that I've noticed is that I think about the things on the list and am surprised at how easy it is to cross things off. The act of making the list and putting it out there is motivating me to complete each item. A couple of times I found myself starting and/or completing a project and then realizing, "hey, that's on my list!" So something is happening. It also helps that I put realistic things on it that are a little challenging but not insurmountable. So here's what I've accomplished so far.<br />
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#6 - Plate Wall<br />
I took advantage of my husband and dog being gone for an afternoon and finally put them up. You can see the <a href="http://piecefulewe.blogspot.com/2014/04/3-generations-on-wall.html">step by step here</a>.<br />
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#11 - Get A New Look<br />
Today I got 4 inches cut and layered plus for the first time, I had highlights put in. It was a less fussy process than I had thought and the results are so much fun.<br />
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#18 - Do An Extreme Couponing Trip<br />
Over $100 in items from Target for less than $10, plus received cash back rebates. You can find the info on my <a href="http://landof10000savings.blogspot.com/2014/03/savings-98-at-target.html">post here</a>.<br />
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Just three down so far, my goal is to do 4 per month which should allow a little extra time for the harder ones. A few of these are in process and are close, but not quite done yet. I also had a dream last night that someone paid for a semester of college for me to return and finish my degree. I was so happy, I was crying. So perhaps the "class" I'm to take will be an actual college course. We shall see. The list now looks like this:<br />
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">1)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Find space for prayer</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">2)</span><span style="width: 10.5pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Finish 2013 taxes</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">3)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Make A and B something</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">4)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Complete J’s quilt</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">5)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Respond to C</span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">7)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> See a sunrise</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">8)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Do an extreme couponing trip</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">9)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Drive the boat</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">10)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Drive the tractor</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strike><span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">11)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Get a new look</span></strike><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">12)</span><span style="width: 6.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Get rid of past crafts</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">13)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Declutter house for move</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">14)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Clean drain</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">15)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Rock a part of the yard</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">16)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;">Keep a manicure for 2 weeks</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">17)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Ride bike to farmer’s market</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">18)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Finish linen stitch blanket</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">20)</span><span style="width: 6pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Put flowers on parents grave</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">26)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Paint craft room</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">27)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Explore international genealogy</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">28)</span><span style="width: 5.25pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"> Design a knitting pattern</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.666666030883789px;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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A few years ago I came across a photo of plate wall art. When we repainted the kitchen, my plan was to use the plates that my grandmother gave me, plates that my mom's brother gave to her, plates from our cupboards and plates from garage sales to fill in the rest. Pinterest pinning ensued.</div>
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I used super glue, Lochtite, my favorite, and glued sawtooth hangers to the backs of the plates. I did try to </div>
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Using the rule of thirds, I measured my wall and made a line with paint tape 1/3 down from the ceiling. Then I measured horizontal thirds and marked that as well. My plan was to start high on the left, cross the left cross mark (where the horizontal and vertical points meet), drop down, then up to the right cross, pop just above that and level out on the line. </div>
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I'm not one to plan ahead a lot, this was already a lot of planning for me. So I decided to put "like" plates and sizes together. I made 6 piles of 5 plates in each. My plan was to take one plate from each pile, working down the piles from left to right. That way I'd still have the random look but still be semi organized.</div>
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The clock is the only one of its kind, so I put that on the left cross point, then put up my first 6 plates, sweeping downward. </div>
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The next 6 plates worked their way up to the the right cross point.</div>
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I popped the next plate up over the line, then started to work them back down to the line.</div>
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I had 2 sets of 6 plates left, so I worked on the left side. The plates were placed in an upward movement toward the top of the patio door on the left.</div>
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Eventually I'd like to get some more plates and "overflow" onto the wall above the patio door. Just a touch of plates trailing onto the wall.</div>
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When my husband came home, I actually got a "wow" from him. I wasn't sure if it was a "wow" that looks great or a "wow" what the heck did you do to our kitchen? But I'm very happy with it, they make me smile. It adds a lot of movement, drama and artsy style to the place. </div>
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This plate wall is one of the items on my<a href="http://piecefulewe.blogspot.com/2014/03/41-by-41.html"> 41 by 41</a> list. Two down, 39 to go.</div>
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Now I have to figure out what to do with this ugly linoleum.</div>
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So the calendar caught up to me and I found the dial on my age turn over a decade. It's possible that I've lived half or less than half my life already. My brother didn't make it past 40 and my mom to 55. Granted I'm not blood related but one never knows. <br />
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In the months leading up to my 40th, I played around with the idea of some goals before I hit 40. I never really solidified any of them and this winter was deep and cold so motivation was low. Instead, I'm turning <br />
<a name='more'></a>my 40th year into a year of rebooting, of change. I have a list of 41 things to accomplish before I'm 41. So here it is:<br />
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">1)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Find space for prayer</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">2)</span><span style="width: 10.5pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Finish 2013 taxes</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">4)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Complete J’s quilt</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">5)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Respond to C</span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">6)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Plate wall</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">7)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> See a sunrise</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">8)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Do an extreme couponing trip</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">10)</span><span style="width: 9.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> Drive the tractor</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">11)</span><span style="width: 6.0pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> Get a new look</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">12)</span><span style="width: 6.75pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> Get rid of past crafts</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">13)</span><span style="width: 6.0pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> Declutter house for move</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">16)</span><span style="width: 6.0pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Keep a manicure for 2 weeks</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">17)</span><span style="width: 6.0pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> Ride bike to farmer’s market</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">18)</span><span style="width: 6.0pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> Finish linen stitch blanket</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">19)</span><span style="width: 6.0pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> Set up accounts for online banking</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">20)</span><span style="width: 6.0pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> Put flowers on parents grave</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle3" style="line-height: 110%; margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-level-number-format: arabic; mso-level-text: "%1\)"; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-align: center; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
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<div class="MsoTitle3" style="line-height: 110%; margin-left: 18.0pt; mso-level-number-format: arabic; mso-level-text: "%1\)"; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-align: center; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<span style="color: #138f34; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; unicode-bidi: embed;">22)</span><span style="width: 6.0pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> Take the train</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #138f34; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 110%; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li>2 packages of strawberries (or whatever fruit you can spear)</li>
<li>paring knife</li>
<li>wooden skewers</li>
<li>vase with a wide mouth (washed)</li>
<li><a name='more'></a>Dulci frutta hard chocolate (found in the produce section)</li>
<li>Assorted small toppings such as:</li>
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<li>chopped or crushed nuts</li>
<li>shaved coconut</li>
<li>mini chocolate chips</li>
<li>cookie sprinkles</li>
<li>sea salt</li>
<li>jell-o (in sugar form)</li>
<li>chopped up candy</li>
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<li>Someone to share your bouquet with</li>
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Step 1 - Wash strawberries and pare off stems. I found it easier to leave a little of the white hull on top when spearing these. Dry strawberries completely so the chocolate will stick.</div>
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Step 2 - skewer each berry securely onto a wooden skewer. <br />
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Step 4 - follow the directions on the Duci frutta container and heat your chocolate. Get your toppings ready to be used. <br />
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Arrange the strawberries in your vase as you go so they can "dry" without a weird flat spot. Repeat dipping and topping your strawberries until done!<br />
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Step 5 - admire your work and then go find someone to share your edible bouquet with!<br />
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P.S. - you may have chocolate leftover in the container. Yes, you'll probably want to dip your finger in and eat some like that. But you can also take advantage of this opportunity and coat some spoons with it and use it in coffee later. Use disposable or real spoons, either works.<br />
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Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-6677592850978840722013-11-16T13:39:00.002-08:002013-11-16T13:40:06.413-08:00In Search of the Early Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Saturday/Sunday paper has the same coupons as the Sunday but only costs $1, so I usually pick up a few copies on Saturday. But today, it took me 4 stores to finally get them.<br />
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<li>Holiday gas station to use the $ .20 off per gallon from the Cub card. Forgot to get papers.</li>
<li>Walgreens - got over $43 in stuff for about $10 plus 4,000 BR which now means I have $102 worth of points to use. They were out of papers.</li>
<li>Target - decided to do the dog food deal, so I got about $25 plus a $5 gift card for next time. They don't carry papers.</li>
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<li>3 - Tide eraser packs on clearance</li>
<li>2 - 15 lb bags of Iams mini chunks</li>
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<li>Cub - got 3 papers.</li>
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$71.00 in products</div>
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$9.00 in points and gift cards for next time</div>
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It was an okay day of couponing, if I had actually planned it out I could've done better. But I got my early edition papers and coupons for next time.</div>
Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-43053871300448471202013-10-14T07:01:00.000-07:002013-10-14T07:03:52.118-07:00Minimalism and Knitting<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I have just completed two projects using lace weight yarn. One was my travel knitting project for Britain, the other was the above project with the leftover yarn. I got to thinking about how lovely it is to have a whole project's worth of yarn or two in one small ball. And how I loved to work with fine yarns and spin fine yarns. Then it occurred to me, I could minimize my knitting as I've minimized my wardrobe.<br />
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From now on, I will seek out only those projects that use fingering or lace weight yarns. No longer will I need to purchase heavier yarns for a "someday" project. In actual fact, I hardly ever use them for anything but always find a use for my sock yarns. And let's face it, sock yarns are often the best looking yarns and most inspiring in a shop. <br />
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While I was considering this idea, I wandered into a yarn shop. I considered a few pattern books, a couple by one of my favorite designers (of whose books I love to buy but never knit from) when I came across another intriguing book,<i> The Shetland Trader</i>. The name caught my attention because it is one place I'd like to visit when I go to Orkney again. I debated. It was $7 more than the other pattern book and smaller. Yet it had a little bit of intro about The Shetland Trader company, I always like a little story in a pattern book, blame it on my love of Elizabeth Zimmerman. And then when I got down to it, the book had patterns in sock and lace weight. </div>
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So my thoughts of minimizing my knitting have come to fruition. When next I go through my patterns and yarns, it'll all be a lot easier to weed out what I don't need anymore. I'm not saying that I'll never knit with larger weight yarns again, just that I will only focus on the finer ones. </div>
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Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-45583131698995970592013-10-08T05:44:00.001-07:002013-10-14T07:04:02.178-07:00Britain Through Fiction<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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When I knew that we were going to Britain, I wanted to learn more about the country and the history. So I decided to read my way through British history from as far back as I could go to the present. The books I chose were based on what I already had in my kindle library for free, what I could get for cheap or free and what I really wanted to read and was willing to pay for. And also, what I felt like reading at the time. Here's the list:<br />
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Sarum - Edward Rutherford<br />
A Short History of England - Chesterton<br />
AD 44 - The Lion and the Lark - Doreen Owens Malek<br />
500 - Child of the Northern Spring - Persia Woolley<br />
520 - Gawayne and the Green Knight<br />
597 - Augustine Came to Kent - Barbara Williard<br />
1093 - Hood - Stephen Lawhead<br />
1137 - A Morbid Taste for Bones - Ellis Peters<br />
1167 - Greatest Knight - Elizabeth Chadwick<br />
1173 - For the King's Favor - Elizabeth Chadwick<br />
1204 - To Defy A King - Elizabeth Chadwick<br />
1240 - Tristan & Isolt<br />
1300 - A Kingdom's Cost - J.R. Tomlin<br />
1413 - Agincourt - Bernard Cornwell<br />
1470 - The Rose of York - Sandra Worth<br />
1509 - Henry VII's Wives<br />
1590 - A Constant Heart - Siri Mitchell<br />
1600ish - As You Like it - Shakespeare<br />
1653 - Spirited Away - Maggie Plummer<br />
1659 - The Preacher's Bride - Jody Hedlund<br />
1685 - The Silk Weaver's Daughter - Elizabeth Kales<br />
1708 - The Story of John Wesley<br />
1721 - Moll Flanders<br />
1743 - Outlander - Diana Gabaldon<br />
1745 - Dragonfly in Amber - Diana Gabaldon<br />
1783 - William Blake Poems<br />
1792 - Sense & Sensibility - Jane Austen<br />
1803 - Recollections of a tour made in Scotland<br />
1810 - The Apothecary's Daughter - Julie Klassen<br />
1810 - Curricle & Chase - Lizzie Church<br />
1811 - Behind Jane Austen's Door - Jennifer Forest<br />
1813 - The Girl in the Gatehouse - Julie Klassen<br />
1815 - The Maid of Fairbourne Hall - Julie Klassen<br />
1815 - The Lady of Milkweed Manor - Julie Klassen<br />
1830 - Christina Rosetti, Learning Not to Be First<br />
1838 - Songs from the Portuguese<br />
1847 - Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte<br />
1847 - Wuthering Heights<br />
1853 - An Orkney Maid - Amelia Edith Huddleston<br />
1854 - David Livingstone<br />
1865 - William Booth, Soup, Soap, Salvation<br />
1870 - The Dwelling Place - Catherine Cookston<br />
1891 - Sherlock Holmes (watched movies)<br />
1899 - Follow the Dove - Catherine M. Byrne<br />
1905 - A Little Princess - Francis Hodgson Burnett<br />
1914 - World War I in an Hour<br />
1915 - The 39 Steps - John Buchan<br />
1920 - The Enchanted April - Elizabeth Von Arnim<br />
1930 - I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith<br />
1942 - The Italian Chapel - Philip Paris<br />
1943 - The Body in the Library - Agatha Christie<br />
1946 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer<br />
1950 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis<br />
Current:<br />
- Norma Ever After - Nancy Baxter<br />
- A Week in Winter - Mauve Binchy<br />
- From Notting Hill With Love...Actually - Ali Macnamara<br />
Then a quick re-read of Sarum<br />
<br />Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-51295663852267211612013-10-07T06:37:00.000-07:002013-10-14T07:04:16.672-07:00Lost Dog Found<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Last night I dreamed that we drove to Scotland with our dog in the car. We played at a park and I think I had some sort of task to work on. When it was time to go home, I called for our dog and a different black and white one came running. Someone had taken our dog by mistake and left theirs.</i><br />
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Happily, I woke up to find my dog safe and sound. Unhappily, we weren't in Scotland anymore. Would this make him a Scotty dog?Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07325703551591281508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245196700871022022.post-21754641702989834502013-10-03T06:38:00.000-07:002013-10-14T07:04:36.486-07:00One Carry On, One Hand Bag<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Two short sleeved shirts, two long sleeved shirts, one cardigan, two pairs of pants, one pair of capris, a skirt and three pairs of shoes."<br />
"That's less than my daughter brings home for a weekend from college."<br />
"We were gone two weeks."<br />
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It can be done - one carry on bag and one hand bag and you can survive for two weeks. Why would anyone want to attempt this?<br />
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<li>No waiting around for your baggage or wasting time checking it in</li>
<li>Why do you want to carry around dirty clothes?</li>
<li>The London tube stations, Britain trains, buses and taxis</li>
<li>Less laundry to do when we arrive home</li>
<li>Less baggage makes it easier to maneuver and explore</li>
<li>Because you can and really don't need more</li>
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I'll admit that we did unzip to add a couple inches to one of the carry ons when we left Scotland for London. But by that time half our trip was over and we only had the overnight train, tubes and our final flight to go. But even before we were in Britain 24 hours I was so thankful that we packed light. After hauling our bags through Heathrow airport from the plane and not having to wait to pick up baggage, then easily wheeling them around the tube stations and into crowded tube cars and then rolling them to a bus station to our hotel, I actually thought that maybe I had packed too much. </div>
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I saw one unfortunate girl in the tube station. Yes, some have elevators but not all of them are easily marked like the one we were in. When I came to a set of stairs, I grabbed the handle of my carry on and carried it. This girl was huffing at the top of the stairs with a very large suitcase. She ran down the stairs...to go get her second very large suitcase. I felt very glad we didn't have two suitcases each. There may be some cases where you need two suitcases. But if you do, plan before you go to make sure you can get you and your things where you need to go without a fuss.</div>
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Here's some tips to packing light:</div>
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<li>Plan on doing laundry every 4-5 days, research where the nearest one is or if the place you stay in has service available</li>
<li>Pack like colors so it's easier to throw all your clothes in one load</li>
<li>Pack like colors so everything matches </li>
<li>One pair of walking shoes, one pair of nicer but comfortable shoes and one pair of sandals if you need them</li>
<li>Bring things that can do double duty - a vest that can become a neck pillow, pants that can be folded into capris, you get the idea. </li>
<li>You can always buy something when you get there. Bring along only what you need to get you going, then when you run out of lotion, find a new one to try at a shop. Of course bring what you need for things that can't be replaced and that you absolutely need.</li>
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I did discover that I packed too much. I could have gotten by with two pairs of shoes instead of three. I shouldn't have brought my pink shirt because it never got washed with the blues. Other than that I was very happy that we had chosen to pack light and never wished we had more.</div>
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