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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Progress Report #3 – “Organize”
Here’s the final verdict on how we did in our “Organizing” month. We accomplished a lot (basically everything on the list) and I’m really grateful for how hard Nik worked with me on these projects. I didn’t ask him if … Continue reading
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January/Februray Sewing Goals Update #3
**Look for the orange writing for this week’s update! (Blue = update #1, Pink = Update #2) 1. This mei tai for Rachel, Grace, and Drew too! – FINISHED!! I’ll try to send it along early next week! 🙂 Mailed … Continue reading
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Wednesday Update – postponed…
Sewing and Organizing Updates to come at the end of January – I want the 4 extra days to finish up projects!
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Haiti
Haiti has really been on my heart and in my prayers this week. Some of what I’ve been seeing: 1. Craft Hope for Haiti has all kinds of incredibly beautiful handmade items. All the proceeds from the sales are going … Continue reading
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January/February Sewing Goals – Progress Report #2
1. This mei tai for Rachel, Grace, and Drew too! – FINISHED!! I’ll try to send it along early next week! 🙂 Mailed yesterday! 2. Make a mock dining room curtain out of free fabric that I don’t care about … Continue reading
Progress Report, #2 – “Organize”
I love having a theme and a list! It definitely keeps me/us motivated to keep going. You’ll notice that I took “basement” off the list. That was way overly ambitious of me to think I would get the basement cleaned … Continue reading
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“My Crunchy Granola Girl Experiment”, Part 2A
I started this series, “My Crunchy Granola Girl Experiment” back in October. Here’s part one introducing the topic. This is Part 2A about why I stopped using commercial shampoo Part 2B will be the recipe for my homemade shampoo and … Continue reading
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January/February sewing goals – Progress Report #1
1. This mei tai for Rachel, Grace, and Drew too! – FINISHED!! I’ll try to send it along early next week! 🙂 2. Make a mock dining room curtain out of free fabric that I don’t care about (of which … Continue reading
Progress Report #1
We made a good start this week on our January theme, “Organize”- here’s the update: 1. My desk – Sort, file, and deal with all the papers that built up during December when all I was doing was sewing. Basically … Continue reading
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Women’s Lib, middle school ESOL style
So I was attempting to help my two 4th graders (a boy and a girl) understand what cause and effect is. The following conversation ensued: Me: Last night, I made dinner. That’s the effect. What’s the cause? Why did I … Continue reading
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Salmon and Souvlaki 