My fairy name

Your fairy is called Bramble Goblinweb

She is a bringer of riches and wealth.

She lives in leafy dells and bluebell glades.

She is only seen in the mist of an early morning.

She wears bluebell-blue dresses. She has gentle green wings like a butterfly.

Get your free fairy name here!

Girls Girls Girls playlist

This is based from this swap at Swap-Bot: http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/14840
I had joined but dropped. I dropped a lot of my swaps because of the nastiness I saw on the forums. I am going to be a lot more selective and make sure I check participants before the signup date so I can drop if I need to. The people in this swap are fine I just feel a bit dejected about the whole thing. I don't why people are so harsh and lacking of understanding and sympathy.

Anyway my list, just off my PC:

1. 52 Girls - B-52s
2. Girl Come Running - Four Seasons
3. Big Girls Don't Cry - Four Seasons
4. Good-Bye Girl - Four Seasons
   
5. Candy Girl - Four Seasons
6. The Girl I'll Never Know - Four Seasons
7. Material Girl - Madonna
8. Barbie Girl - Aqua
9. Happy Boys and Girls - Aqua
   
10. Stupid Girls - Pink
11. A Fly Girl - Boogie Boys
12. Summer Girls - Dino
    
13. Jesse's Girl - Rick Springfield
14. California Girls - The Beach Boys
15. Surfer Girl - The Beach Boys
16. Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
17. China Girl - David Bowie
18. Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul
19. Version Girl - UB40
20. Georgy Girl
21. Naughty Girls Need Love Too - Samantha Fox
22. Sunday Girl - Blondie

I think I'll go ahead and mix these up and burn a CD. I need to make a label and stuff.

100 Things I Want or Need to Do

Another 100 Things List swap. Not due until May 5th but there is a group of four at the same time. Thought I'd work on them now.

100 Things I Need or Want to Do

1. My school assignments
2. Organize the home school papers
3. Send work samples to the teacher
4. Update the past 2 months of attendance for Gemma
5. Figure out how far behind Gemma is on her schoolwork
6. Wash the dishes
7. Shampoo the carpet
8. Wash the walls
9. Paint the walls
10. Do laundry
11. Clean the garage
12. Fix the windshield wipers on my car
13. Change the fuse so I can see the temperature, etc display
14. Fix the window lining for the backseat
15. Fix Aidan’s car seat
16. Clean the car
17. Wash the car
18. Vacuum the car
19. Get the tires rotated
20. Fill the tires with air
21. Get a new tire that has the same pressure requirements as the other three
22. Have a tune-up
23. Double check the coolant because I don’t entirely trust Jiffy Lube
24. Mow the lawn
25. Clean the truck
26. Plant my seeds
27. Water my strawberry plants
28. Put the blueberries into larger pots
29. Get some more potting soil
30. Weed the flower beds
31. Clean up the back yard
32. Clean out the shed
33. Clean the refrigerator
34. Clean the oven
35. Dust
36. Clean the hall closet
37. Organize my craft supplies
38. Clean the laundry room
39. Take all the stuff to the thrift store
40. Declutter my bedroom
41. Wash the windows
42. Go to the doctor
43. Go to the dentist
44. Have maintenance fix all the broken cabinet doors
45. Have maintenance fix the light fixture
46. Replace the smoke detectors
47. Replace the carbon monoxide detector
48. Patch the holes in the walls
49. Take kids to the doctor
50. Take kids to the dentist
51. Get the kids registered for school next year
52. Get the kids bus passes
53. Get Gemma new glasses
54. Take Marcus to the optometrist
55. Take Aidan to the orthopedic surgeon
56. Have Aidan evaluated
57. Get my eyes checked
58. Get the bed from Mary
59. Shampoo the furniture
60. Clean the sheers
61. Clean the draperies
62. Hang the draperies back up
63. Clean the bathrooms
64. Lose weight
65. Exercise
66. Run away from home
67. Go to church
68. Write in journal
69. Read scriptures
70. Call my friend
71. Write letters
72. Get an IUD
73. Mail Lisa’s birthday present
74. Order the WebKinz penguin for Aidan’s birthday
75. Use lotion more often
76. Moisturize more often
77. Organize the files on my computer
78. Save money
79. Stop spending money
80. Find receipts to return items to the store
81. Eat more produce
82. Find my sunglasses
83. Take a shower
84. Get rid of clothes I don’t wear
85. Shave my legs (do I really have to? No one ever sees them)
86. Get a pap smear :p
87. Make 10 ATCs
88. Find a pattern for a pocketbook fridgie… thought I had one when I signed up for the swap but when I looked it wasn’t where I thought it was
89. Finish getting the stuff for the stamps grab bag/scavenger hunt together.
90. Do two amigurumi J
91. Make three matchboxes J
92. Start looking for songs for my CD swaps J
93. Write a list of 100 things to do before I die
94. Write a list of 100 things to do in X months
95. Write a list of 100 things I’d do if I had time
96. Make a set of Christmas tags
97. Take photographs of recent swaps received
98. Figure out how to use ActionScript
99. Plan out my instructional web presentation
100. Renew my FAFSA!!!!! This week!!!!!!!! Cannot forget!!!!!!!!

stolen from Carol

I love stuff like this

Open a book, Find Page 29, Look at line 3, and pick the first adjective you see.

First book: I Am of Irelaunde: no adjective on that line... I had to go to line five: beloved

Second book: Lost Horizon... again no adjective... down to line 4: kidnaping (to describe theory)

Third book: Atlas Shrugged... no adjective... down to line 6: extremely

100 Things I have Accomplished

Another swap. I received several wonderful packages the past few days. I did take photos but have a lot going on so I have not gotten around to editing them, uploading and blogging. I also sent out a few swap packages. Some I remembered to take photos, others I haven't.

Anyway, here is my list:

100 Things I Have Accomplished In My Life

1. Graduated high school
2. Earned a certificate in accounting
3. gave birth
4. learned to sew
5. learned to cook
6. learned to drive
7. gave birth
8. got married
9. Won first place in a spelling competition
10. Won second place in a bookkeeping competition
11. Won first place in an office skills competition
12. Won first place in a math competition
13. learned to type
14. Learned shorthand
15. Won a most beautiful costume prize for Halloween
16. Won a most original costume prize for Halloween (I was a pilgrim)
17. gave birth naturally
18. homeschooled my children
19. in college for associates degree
20. learned to knit
21. learned to crochet
22. learned to cross-stitch
23. learned to embroider
24. bought my own clothes and personal items since I was 12 (or was it 13?)
25. gave birth
26. learned HTML
27. learned to use Photoshop
28. learned to use Illustrator
29. learned to use Dreamweaver
30. gave birth naturally
31. learned to use Paint Shop Pro
32. learned to use MS Word
33. learned to use MS Excel
34. learned to us MS PowerPoint
35. Won $10 in a history class for longest palindrome
36. learned to play the piano
37. worked as an assistant in the school office when I was in 5^th grade
38. was a teacher’s aide in 10^th grade
39. been car-accident free for 14 years
40. walked the Mormon Battalion trail in San Diego
41. did the Willie and Martin handcart trail in Wyoming. Pulling an empty one on easy terrain in great weather was difficult for just a couple of miles. I cannot imagine pulling a full one across the country.
42. on the Dean’s List for 6 terms (I think that streak has ended)
43. refinished a dresser
44. sewed my own dresses when I was a teenager
45. had my picture in the newspaper when I was 9 or 10
46. cut my son’s hair (it didn’t turn out so well but I did it, luckily it’s wavy)
47. compiled a huge personal genealogy database (okay not quite done but genealogy is a never ending task)
48. made handmade books
49. made my own Christmas cards
50. made my own Easter cards
51. made my own website
52. made clothes for my children
53. made a softie doll
54. made one outfit for the doll (now I need to make the rest)
55. made a tote bag
56. read several books
57. been snowmobiling
58. learned to tread water
59. taught Sunday school
60. lost weight
61. drew Celtic lacework
62. made sketches of various items
63. made a charcoal drawing of the leanan sidhe by Brian Froud when I was about 16 (I know I did not throw it away but it has gone missing. It was rather large. It turned out well… except for the hair. I wish I knew where it was)
64. made a pattern of one of Brian Froud’s faeries and did a stained glass piece from it (another missing item. I made it when I was about 17 or 18 L )
65. various paintings for art classes throughout high school
66. worked in the office a stained glass company – 14 – 18
67. shipping and receiving for a stained glass company – 14 – 18
68. made a most delicious coconut cream pie J
69. made profiteroles… and they turned out excellent
70. organized and hosted fabulous get to-gethers
71. went on vacation for a month and a half with three children all on my own (and survived!)
72. rigged a hammock on a tree from a length of rope and two blankets
73. learned to play lummi sticks (I used to be quite good but I forgot how to do it, I still have the rainbow ones I made when I was 12)
74. Completed Digital Layout with 100% overall grade (Adobe InDesign)
75. took Latin in high school
76. on the drill team in high school
77. wrote a few poems
78. completed several scrapbook layouts
79. organized my stickers J
80. learned to do cat’s cradle (another thing I forgot how to do)
81. grew my own vegetables
82. made a patchwork quilt pillow
83. completed jury duty 3 times and I’ll be due again in a couple months
84. Drove from DC to Ephrata PA totally alone. That’s the farthest I’ve gone alone. Every one was making a big deal about it I don’t know why. I am an adult. I like going places alone.
85. made my own jam
86. helped irrigate hay fields (wouldn’t have been so bad if I wasn’t allergic)
87. learned to ride a bike
88. made my own grape-nuts
89. went on week-long canoeing trip on the Colorado River (twice)
90. sang in public (duet and chorus)
91. made ice cream
92. moved house 11 times (since married)
93. drove from Georgia to California (and back) with husband
94. climbed Glastonbury Tor
95. camped by Gog and Magog
96. saw a Shakespeare play in Stratford
97. visited Ephesus
98. been to a Turkish bath (in Turkey)
99. camped at the Black Sea
100. Several other things, plus other stuff that I am forgetting

100 Ways to Improve My Life

For a swap at Swap-Bot. I also got one of the Push Pins Redux packages done but forgot to take pictures before I sealed it. I sent out a ton of postcards for various swaps. I don't bother taking photos of the postcards. I do need to scan the ones I receive but it is a pain to keep getting up and down to use the scanner. I want to get a handheld one.

Anyway, my list. They are doing a whole series of them

100 Ways to Improve My Life

1. Lose weight
2. Tone my muscles
3. Get rid of this flab on my arms
4. Get a bachelors degree
5. Move away from DC
6. Get a job
7. Get the house clean
8. Read more
9. Create more
10. Listen to better music
11. Sew more
12. Improve my sewing skills
13. Stop spending so much money
14. Get out of debt
15. Stop procrastinating
16. Spend more time trying to figure out how to use Flash
17. Get out of the house more
18. Get therapy
19. Move closer to my family
20. Work in the garden
21. Plant some vegetables
22. Have a face lift
23. Color my hair
24. Get a bikini wax. Never wanted one but I’m starting to go gray :( It was bad enough on my head but that just made me cry
25. Get my car fixed
26. Take the kids to the doctors
27. Have all the kids in school
28. Start going to church every week again
29. Save money
30. Work on Tools to Life every day
31. Track the food I eat
32. Exercise every day
33. See about starting my own business
34. Develop my resume
35. Develop my portfolio
36. Start applying for jobs…. Away from DC
37. Get an IUD
38. See about getting anxiety medication
39. Stop eating so much junk
40. Moisturize more
41. Remember to wear sunglasses when I go out
42. Have my eyes checked
43. Write in my journal so I can see how I’m progressing
44. Take a vacation
45. Stop hanging around people that make me feel like a loser
46. Try and think of something nice to say about myself
47. Change my thought process
48. Read more non-fiction
49. Do logic puzzles more often… keep my brain active
50. Hug my children more
51. Tell my children I love them more often
52. Spend more time with my children
53. Stop spending so much time on the internet
54. Practice using Adobe CS3 to keep and improve my skills
55. Learn CGI
56. Learn Javascript
57. Learn PHP
58. Learn Perl
59. Write more letters
60. Let people know I am thinking of them
61. Think of others more often
62. Practice drawing
63. Do more creative challenges
64. Stop doing these lists of 100!
65. Do more lists of 100
66. Increase my self-esteem
67. Stop thinking of cutting myself
68. Remember to take my medication
69. Take my vitamins every day
70. Drink more water
71. Stop drinking caffeine
72. Get rid of some of this stuff I have
73. Paint the shelves I have and hang them up so I have a place to put all this stuff
74. Clean and wash the walls in the house
75. Clean my drapes so I can hang them back up
76. Keep fresh flowers in the house

77. Take more pictures of the kids

78. Take more pictures
79. Clean out my closets
80. Finish organizing my craft stuff so I can actually make something
81. Have my sewing machine checked out so I can save money by making things myself
82. Buy a serger
83. Learn to use a pressure cooker
84. Learn to can
85. Do a load of laundry every day
86. Become more organized
87. Learn to swim
88. Learn to cut my boys hair
89. Be more patient
90. Go to bed at a decent time
91. Get the school papers organized
92. Get Gemma’s stuff logged in
93. Spend more time with Gemma on her schoolwork
94. Visit my family
95. Keep my mouth shut
96. Stop making a fool of myself
97. Stop telling people how I feel
98. Spend more time outdoors
99. Get out to the countryside more often

100. Go walking or hiking more often

I am a Swan

I can't believe how true this is!

2 Sept - 29 Sept

Swan

The swan is a complex character. While appearing on the surface as a calm and relaxed individual , underneath they are working hard to keep up with the pace of modern life. If provoked their natural graceful demeanor can give way to a violent temper which puts them in a flap. They are definitely someone to have on your side.