27 Challenges, 1.5 Months

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Homemade for the Holidays

In 04 - Make Something For A Friend, With An Encouraging Message Attached on January 9, 2010 at 12:32 am

It was an everything-homemade Christmas for my friends this year (still not confident enough to make things for my family), which meant a lot of sewing and painting and printing and sewing and gluing and more sewing (and still more sewing, I’m not done yet).

For some I made magnets (homemade for guys = difficult)…

… and for others I made aprons (with two lovely ladies demonstrating)

The plan was to write out encouraging messages to attach to each, but instead I’ve been trying to say something encouraging to each person as I give it.  I’m finding it’s much harder to say it… awkwardness tends to ensue.

Jennifer

Welcome to The List II

In 01 - Learn Something You've Been Meaning To Learn, 02 - Intentionally Expand Your Circle Of Friends And Acquaintances, 03 - Make Your Home/Life/Etc More Eco-Friendly, 04 - Make Something For A Friend, With An Encouraging Message Attached, 05 - Stand In Solidarity, 06 - Fast, In The Manner Of Abstaining From Something With Purpose, 07 - Write A Letter Of Protest, 08 - Reduce Your Reliance On Technology, 09 - Cross Something Off Of Your To-Do List That You Have Been Dreading, 10 - Ask Someone To Teach You Something, 11 - Tangibly Love Your Enemy, 12 - Experience A Part Of Your City That You Never Have Before, 13 - Send A Letter To Someone You Haven't Had Contact With In A Long Time, 14 - Make Something From Scratch, 15 - Eat Your Recommended Daily Portion Of Fruit, 16 - Practice Geography, 17 - Host, 18 - At Church, Or In Some Other Social Situation, Move Toward The People Who Look Like They're On The Outside Instead Of Talking With People You Are Comfortable With, 19 - Yell, 20 - Dance Party, 21 - Spend Time Alone In A Public Place, 22 - Build A Fort, 23 - Learn Something About Someone, 24 - Drink Water, 25 - Clear The Air, 26 - Tidy Your Place, 27 - Say What You Are Thinking on December 1, 2009 at 1:42 am

6 women (see “Participants”)

3 continents (see the locations in “Participants”)

27 challenges (see “Items of The List II”)

1.5 months (December 1, 2009 – January 15, 2010)

many reasons (see “What Is The List II?”)

1 blog (bravo! you’ve found it!)

hopefully regular updates and reflections on how we’re all faring with this undertaking…

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