a practical to do list

i've found myself with too much time on my hands. i only work three days a week, and that's only from 8 am to 2 pm. we are now in our own apartment which gives me lots of space to make a mess of. having time on my hands kind of freaks me out, i've never had that before. however, i have had a long list of crafty projects and diy things i have been wanting to try for a very long time and just haven't had the time to do. Now that I have a scary amount of time...here is a list of things i will hopefully accomplish.

1. dye yarn. i started crocheting an afghan for my mom and i think it would be extra special if i dyed the yarn myself. it seems easy enough and i know my way around fibers pretty well. i also have a nice big half-covered deck to use. and my very own kitchen.


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autumn dyes: hawthorn berries, alder cones, acorns and dry eucalyptus leaves
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mushroom dying! there are so many mushrooms around here right now.
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2. work on my etsy. i have more space to take pictures and i think my bedroom gets pretty good light for photos. i found out that the goodwill by myself is full of awesome household items so maybe i will scour it and see what i can find.


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3. go climbing more!!!! or yoga. or something. physical activity. my apartment is in a very walkable place which is awesome. need physical activity. it makes the 9 months of grey significantly less depressing.


this is not even close to what i look like climbing. more indoors, more flailing, less cute.

4. read more books. i am in the middle of two tom robbins books. while searching for a picture for this, i found out they made even cowgirls get the blues into a movie in the 90s and it looks fantastically horrible. now i have to finish the book so i can read it.




5. acquire juicer. make juice forever. whole foods' just beet it juice is my favorite thing right now but i cannot afford $4 juice every day, as much as i love to pretend i am a suburban mom.


this lil recipe seems to be pretty close to it but with added ginger. i love ginger. i am also perpetually slowly getting sick in the winter so that should help.

6. add animals to all my shoes.


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7. shelves! we need them so bad.



8. sew curtains for our kitchen and bedroom windows. buy curtains for the living room because they are too big and i just want white anyway. i have my eye on this fabric from ikea:


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hopefully i can accomplish these easy things pretty quickly. i'm gonna do a bunch of dyeing research today and hopefully start gathering things today or tomorrow! cabbage dye sounds the prettiest. also, i figured that if i crochet 2 squares a day i can have the blanket done by halloween. three a day and i can be done before that. only 60ish to go!