seven

like i said before, i am so over resolutions. but there are a few things i want to accomplish on a weekly basis. i don't know about you, but there are many days, weeks, months, years! that go by and i feel so unproductive. i come home from work, plop down on the couch, turn on the tv and tune out. so i think there are a few simple things i want to do each week to feel more productive and resourceful with my time. i picked 7 things. why 7? i just like the number. i'm not going to beat myself up if i don't do all 7 of these things every week, but i do want to at least try.

1. bake. every tuesday i used to participate in "Tuesdays with Dorie". i'm going to start back up again. look for my baking posts on tuesdays!

2. cook. over the summer i read, Julie and Julia, by Julie Powell and My Life in France by Julia Child. i also watched the movie Julie and Julia recently. needless to say, i was inspired. i actually own the cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child. so each week i will be cooking one thing out of that cookbook. i love french food, but the thought of making french food scares me. viola. here i go! next week i will be making Haricots Verts a la' Anglaise. or buttered green beans... everything sounds better in french!

3. craft. i have oodles and oodles of crafty projects up my sleeve i want to start creating. but first i need to put together my crafting\sewing\designing\knitting room. it's a nightmare. ugh.

4. volunteer. just to contribute to something other than myself. more giving and less getting.

5. write a letter. no, not an email. a real honest to goodness letter. the kind you put in an envelope and gasp! put in the mail. with a stamp and all sabrina? YES! if you would like a real life letter just let me know, i will write to you too.

6. write on the "other blog". my awesome friend heather (you know, of the EO) invited me once upon a time to write on her other blog (if life is a highway). i have only contributed a few times. i would like to contribute more. i once almost went to seminary. i had dreams of being a theologian. but the world doesn't need another theologian, the world just needs more love and hope.

7.read a book. and finish too please. i am a serial book starter, but not a finisher. i am reading about 12 books right now. ridiculous? totally. once i finish a book i will do a book review. and if i really love it, i will give it away. works for me. works for you.

(more than once a week i will also exercise. I'm a blob. i will brush my teeth at night and not just in the morning. i know gross, right? i get lazy at night. i will wash my face. i don't wash my face at night either. thank GOD for good genes. but GOD likes you to take care of those good genes too, and teeth.)

One other thing i'm going to do and so can you...

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