Part three of evaluating my attempt at making <a href=”http://dayzeroproject.com/”>101 goals to do over 1001 days</a>. Check out part one <a href=”http://narcolepticsquirrel.com/2013/02/05/1001-days/”>here</a>, and part two <a href=http://narcolepticsquirrel.com/2013/03/13/101-things-part-two/>here</a>.
- Take ballroom dancing.Not done. I want to do this with the hubs, and need to get him to cooperate.
- Get G’s dragon triptych framed.DONE! (This is the first one of this round I have done, so it gets all caps!) G used to work at the MN Renaissance Festival. There was an artist out there, whose work he admired. In fact, there was a specific watercolor he really wanted. It was a triptych that made one large picture of two dragons intertwining. He coveted it for several years, and his parents purchased him the prints one Christmas (they are signed and numbered by the artist). It was enough years ago that we weren’t married yet, though we were a couple. His parents weren’t sure what sort of framing he would like, so they decided to leave it up to us. So, the prints sat and sat and sat. Michael’s decided to throw an omen our way and had a sale on custom framing that was more than they’ve done that I can remember. So, we took them in. We wanted something really simple so the art could shine. Did you know custom framing is expensive? I mean, really expensive? We had the sale, plus a coupon, and we still spent about 3 times what I anticipated. However, I bought it for G for Christmas last year, so it was a present, too. They are hanging in our bedroom and look lovely. Totally worth it.
- & 35. Write in my regular blog once a week for a year, write in my secondary blog once a week for a year.Not done. I tried. I really did. However, a blog is a lot of work. I did have a decent stretch of writing in this blog once a week, but once you forget a week it’s really easy to forget two weeks, then three, next thing you know months pass by. The secondary blog was a crafting blog I started with friends. This one was going to get me crafting regularly again and get our blog going again. That one was even harder! Twice the inspiration needed. I’ve learned a lot about blogging recently, and I know ways to make this a reality. I also know to focus on one blog and get it up and running before committing one’s self to multiple blogs. So, I am focusing on this one, trying to get up to more than once a week, and that is plenty right now! Besides, I think quality is more important than quantity. No one wants to read terrible posts, especially if there are a lot of them.
- Do my top secret project!Started! So, when I put this together, I didn’t want to disclose my secret so someone wouldn’t scoop my idea. Since I would love to be on Project Runway, I wanted to see if I could do it. I started a blog wherein I did the challenge along with the contestants. I was hoping it would become an internet sensation! (maybe) I didn’t quite finish, but I learned very many things. The first, I can do it. I can sew like the wind when I have to. I can make it work. So, that part was important. The second, it is really, really hard. Mostly, it is hard to do when you have a job and a life and are trying to squeeze in fast paced projects. The third, it is really, really expensive. Even when you are buying fabric at a warehouse that is half off. Very different than a show paying for everything. Finally, it is also hard to do all the stuff they do on the show without all the resources they have on the show. Like, when it comes time to make your own fabric pattern, it takes a lot longer when you don’t have an expensive computer and an even more expensive program to design it on. A lot longer. So, those things combined got me way off track. Not to mention some of the other health things that halted other tasks on the list.
I have the stuff for at least two more of the projects, and I will do them. The biggest thing I wanted to do was prove I could handle making something under a tight deadline, and I definitely accomplished that!
How far I got on my fabric design. It would be a repeat, using my love of all things feathery, the pink feather being me sticking out from everyone else.
- Try out for the MN Roller Girls.Not. Done. So, I could totally see myself doing roller derby. The thing is, if I am gonna do something, I don’t wanna half ass it. So, if I would do roller derby, it would be for the MN Roller Girls. The thing is, they are hardcore. They are serious, well known, and very competitive to get into. There are other leagues that would be easier to get into, but again with the full-assedness. So, if I were going to try out, it would be full assed. I just never had the time to train for this when I was training for a marathon, then getting injured and sick. I think I will get into skating more seriously, then go from there.
- Go to the Lizzie Borden house.DONE! It was awesome! I want to go back! I would have liked to stay in the murder room, but we were going for my birthday which is near Halloween. That is the season when everyone wants to do spooky things. So, we were lucky to stay there at all! We got the last room, which was just attic when Lizzie lived in the house. I hustled after work to get G from JFK airport, the cheapest place for him to fly in. The unfortunate part was that my GPS was drunk, so I wound up doing some driving along Madison Avenue on a Friday night. On top of that, JFK is a god-forsaken place. I finally found G, and we made our way to the house, calling twice to let them know we would be late. Sadly, this put us in too late to catch the exclusive-for-guests tour. Another reason to go back! We still got a tour, I got some great snaps of the place with me in my Victorian finery, we met the cat of the house, and had a great breakfast with two really cool people, and two really weird people. If you get a chance, I highly recommend it!
- Volunteer at WRCMNNot done. I still want to very much. I really want to work with the abandoned baby squirrels and injured squirrels (imagine that). It’s mostly been a scheduling issue. I just need to buckle down and do it!
- Take a pattern drafting class.Not done. I don’t know for sure if I will still do this one. I have drafted things by figuring it out and using math (again, I know, right?) but don’t have training. I learned a lot about drafting by trial and error during my PR project. I want to experiment and self teach myself some more before I take a class.
