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A while back, I made a list of things I would like to accomplish by my 29th birthday in February. Well I realized today that I get to check some things off!
My list:
1-Learn to walk in heels (and maybe even enjoy wearing them!). [June 25 note: I now have two pairs of shoes with heels. One pair of wedding shoes, one pair of convocating shoes. I love them both. And most importantly, I can almost walk with in them and not look like a complete tool]
2-Take the class that came with my sewing machine so that I can really use it and use it well.
3- Get fit so that I don’t look back with regret on my wedding photos and so that I can keep up with my soon-to-be husband on our honeymoon. We’ve decided on a 5 day canoe trip through Algonquin park. Honeymoon delayed as we are now, possibly, planning on going camping with all our friends who are coming out from Ontario instead. [June 25 note: My fitness regime now consists of lunges around the store when it's slow, arm dips off the tub every time I go pee, playing kickball with the fianky every couple of days, the odd walk, and hiking up three flights of stairs at least twice a day]
4-Have as much of a stress-free wedding as possible.
5-Complete said canoe trip through Algonquin park. (Okay, this now won’t be before my next birthday, but I’m keeping it in here to make sure it doesn’t totally float away from the realm of possibility.)
6-Call my grandfather at least once a week.
7- Find a pair of pants that aren’t jeans that I can be comfortable in.
8-Graduate from college. June 18- DONE!!!!
9-Have my friends over for dinner more often.
10-Plant a ‘box garden’ on my patio. [June 25th note: It's not exactly a 'box garden', but I have plans. And they're still growing]
11-Get a job that allows me to pay the bills and then have some left over for the luxuries. Like groceries.
12- Put some serious thought into the idea of compiling all the stories of my grandmother’s life into a book.
13- Keep the kitchen stocked with bread flour so we can start using our bread maker again. Nothing beats home made bread!
14- Finish the knitting project I started while I was home sick. Hopefully it will be cowl-like. Done!
15- Get a camera. Nothing fancy, one that I can use will help me take better pictures.
16-Find out if the reason I’ve been sick for the past year really is due to mold in our apartment. (This will have to wait until after school is done).
17- Be more open with my fianky in terms of what I feel and what I want.
18-Sew a shirt and skirt. Not necessarily matching, but an outfit nonetheless.
19- Get serious about my creative projects so that T. and I can actually do an art show together.
Checked a few things off, added something on. While I tend to completely forget about this list, when I do remember, it serves its purpose of reminding me that, however minute, I do have some goals that will keep me company along the way. And as soon as I get pictures from my Pa , I’ll share some graduation moments with y’all.
For now, as my brain is slowly closing in on itself, I would just like to shout from the roofftops that after 8 years of post secondary education, I am now
DONE!
As soon as my brain returns to its normal functions and I’m able to fully process what it feels like to no longer be a student, I’ll be back. For now, I nap.
