I don't want to talk about business. Even though I've got a lot on my mind and it's a topic rich environment - it's depressing. So, I'm avoiding the topic for the time being. It's a coping mechanism that I've utilized in the past, whether or not it's served me well is immaterial at this point.So, what's this post about? I came across this on Chokingonstatic Design's blog (who came across it on Sew Fragrant's Etsy blog) and we thought it might be fun to participate.
You are supposed to check off or bold everything you have done in the list below.
1. Started your own blog (3 in fact - The Dancing Monkey Jewelry Chronicles, Dragonfly Photography Studio, Bella Faire - Art in the Garden)
2. Slept under the stars (On the front porch of a friend's family summer house)
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disney World
8. Climbed a mountain (Mt. Si, in North Bend, WA - it's a small mountain but the trail will kick your ass if your not in good shape - I've got the bruises to prove it)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo (At a church recital when I was 14 years old)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris (Just this last summer with my husband and father)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (Jewelry making, hence Dancing Monkey Jewelry)
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables (I can grow lettuce and tomatoes)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France (A very underwhelming experience - she's behind 2 inches of plastic, it has a wicked glare and you can only get within 10 feet of her - doesn't make for the best viewing experience)
20. Slept on an overnight train (Does catching the train at midnight and arriving at 8 in the morning count? If it does, then "Yes" I have)
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort (I was a kid in Alaska - it would have been unatural if I hadn't)
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping (I was six years old)
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse (My junior year in High School - it was totally cool!)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset (Sunrises - every day on the way to work - I get up at 4:30am. Mt. Rainier is absolutely stunning in the mornings. Sunsets - when ever I can)
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (Admittedly it was for a very short time but what a sweet time it was! I had a shoe collection to rival Carrie Bradshaws - just not as expensive. Actually, if I have enough money to pay the bills and buy food - then I'm satisfied)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke (Twice. I was drunk. I know better when I'm sober. By the way, I'm a light weight - I can drunk on 1/2 a bottle of beer - light beer. No kidding)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight (Kalaloch Beach, Olympics National Forest - close to Forks, WA (any Twighlight Fan's reading this blog?). I was terrified. It was dark and I could hear the waves, but I couldn't see them. I was afraid of being dragged into the ocean by a rogue wave. Don't laugh - it happens you know)
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (It's crowded, I'm somewhat claustrophobic - I didn't have fun. The first level is actually the best for viewing - you can see everything from the first level that you can see from the top. Plus, there's a bar on the first level)
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain (At a Clinton Rally, with my husband before he was my husband. Now that's romance!)
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater (Auburn Valley 5 - it's the best to watch movies)
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (Dancing Monkey Jewelry and Dragonfly Photography)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen (I toasted the bread, and then help dish the food up at my friend's parent's church: Urban Grace Church, Tacoma Washington)
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason (A friend of mine would bring them to me - he worked in a flower shop close to my house and would drop by every now and then.)
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (I used to donate blood all the time. Now they don't take my blood because my iron is too low)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check (I don't know anyone who hasn't. When I was younger (way younger), a friend of mine saw a t-shirt she wanted to give me it read "How can I have no money when I've got all these checks left?" or something along those lines)
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (Many times - Sugar Baby - an earless elephant)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar (Tastes salty, fishy and crunchy)
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job (Best thing that ever happened to me)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London (they weren't there when we visited Buckingham Palace)
77. Broken a bone (My nose - so technically it wasn't a bone. But boy did I have a couple of good shiners to show for it! So, I'm saying "Yes"!)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car (A 2000 Jetta VR6 - Black with a grey leather interior - I traded it in for a 1999 Volvo XC70 AWD station wagon 4 years later)
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (In a small town newspaper. I was bookworm in a school play - the picture made the front page. Slow news day, I guess)
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox (Infected my brother's and sister. Shortly thereafter, they returned the favor and gave me the mumps)
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (Jeff Bridges and Joan Baez)
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one (3 friends in a 6 month period, all from AIDS)
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone (I'm suprised how many people don't have a cell phone these days)
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day (Twightlight)
Woo! That was a long post. Are you still with me? Hopefully, you weren't bored reading all about me. Then again if you were would still be reading this post??
Until next time...
Martha
