100 Things Meme

I love memes that are simple - so here's Part I of:

100 Things I Want To Do Before.....(you know - move to Colma so to speak):

1. Be at goal weight.
2. Cut my hair really short - Mr.s Tom Cruise short.
3. Drive on the freaking freeway.
4. Own my own home.
5. Grow roses.
6. Have every single room in the house clean at the same time.
7. Organize all my photos.
8. Learn to speak another language fluently.
9. Get a master's degree.
10. Become a credentialed teacher.
11. Owe no $$
12. Travel to Ireland.
13. Live alone (even for just a month).
14. Watch both my children graduate college.
15. Finish all those UFOs
16. Read all of Shakespeares works
17. Hike to the top of Angel Island.
18. Act as a tour guide in San Francisco
19. Particpate in a treasure hunt - like the one on Chinese New Year's
20. Write a book.
21. Own a dog (that does not shit on the rug)
22. Hand knit gifts for ALL of my aunts one Christmas
23. Learn to dance
24. Road trip - drive across the country - or parts of it - one summer.
25. Ride a Harley

H I L L A R Y

It's 2008 and women continue to earn less than men - 77 cents to the dollar and women of color earn even less. The O N L Y way this and all the other inequities women face will change is if the women of this country - stand together - and elect a president who's walked in our shoes. Throughout this campaign - Hillary's made headlines for being "emotional" - she hasn't been judged on issues - but on gender. It's time for the strongest nation on this planet to have the type of leader who is ready and able to lead us in the right direction. Go Hillary!!!!!

www.hillaryclinton.com/contribute/UNMS

Spring Has Sprung

The rain's have subsided - thank god - and I do see blue in the sky. This can only mean one thing - spring cleaning! I normally resist any urge to clean but it's been overwhelming this year. I feel like a bear just waking up from an extra long hibernation. So, today, after I do all those pesky weekend errands - and a little shopping - and maybe eat lunch - I'm going work on some spring cleaning - including - wait for it - the stash. I did a M A J O R stash reduction at the beginning of winter - with two hefty bags - the kind they stuff a piano into on tv - full of yarn. Okay, most of it was crappy acrylic that I bought eons ago and some of it was actually neon green faux fur - but it's all gone - donated to charity with a ton of old clothes.

So, I'll be organizing said stash this evening - and either frogging or finishing a lot of WIPs.

Wish me luck.

I'm also thinking about doing a major house spring cleaning. My demon spawn graduates,

we think, in June and I'm determined to throw a major party. My initial plan was to have it at her dad's club but I'm thinking of having it here. It would be tons more work for moi but I'd save $$ and we haven't had a major major fiesta here in a long long time. I do think we have to paint the LR though - and put new tile down in the sunroom - and have a gardner fix the yard. So maybe the club ain't such a bad idea! I've got 3 months - plenty of time to clean or trash the idea.