Projects
My Life List
A list of things I want to do in my lifetime.
Read 1000 books.
Item #4 on my life list. This list includes books I’ve read since creating my life list in October 2010.
1. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
2. Sleepwalk with Me by Mike Birbiglia
3. How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
4. The Know-It-All: One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs
5. Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America by Geoffrey Canada
6. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
7. Hamlet’s BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age by William Powers
8. Note by Note: A Celebration of the Piano Lesson by Tricia Tunstall
9. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
10. Just Checking: Scenes from the Life of an Obsessive-Compulsive by Emily Colas
11. Marry Me! Courtships and Proposals of Legendary Couples by Wendy Goldberg & Betty Goodwin
12. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
13. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
14. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
15. The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
16. Bossypants by Tina Fey
17. The Renaissance Soul: Life Design for People with Too Many Passions to Pick Just One by Margaret Lobenstine
18. Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond
19. The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man’s Quest to Be a Better Husband by David Finch
20. The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Ken Robinson
21. The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp
Sew 100 things.
Item #14 on my life list.
1. Tinkerbell booster seat cover
2. Lightning McQueen booster seat cover
5. small muslin bags for wooden block puzzles
8. reversible child’s apron
9. blue and green chevron sundress
10. black and white skirt with grosgrain hem
11. blue and white floral dress
12. blue and green chevron sundress for an American Girl Doll
14. pink and white girl’s skirt with ruffle
17. tiny pink flannel nightgown (for a doll)
19. doll tote bag
20. black and white floral sundress
21. drawstring tote bag with a vinyl panel
22. twenty prayer pockets for Bible School at church
:: COMPLETED PROJECTS ::
photo countdown to our wedding
A 101-day countdown to our wedding in July 2010.
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