Phoebe Ava
Bibliophile. Sesquipedalian. Nelipot. Heliophile. Office Dweller. Puddle jumper. Dabbler.
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1) Lindsey Stirling - The Only Pirate at the Party
2) Max Brooks - World War Z
3) Heidi Heilig - The Girl from Everywhere
4) Frank Herbert - Dune
5) Maria Semple - Where'd You Go, Bernadette
6) Adam Rex - The True Meaning of Smekday
7) Jonathan Safran Foer - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (DNF)
8) Grace Lin - Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
9) Andy Weir - The Martian
10) Charlie N. Holmberg - The Paper Magician
11) Naomi Novik - Uprooted
12) Tim Hawkins - Diary of a Jackwagon
13) Cormac McCarthy - The Road
14) Kelly Barnhill - The Girl Who Drank the Moon
15) Helene Wecker - The Golem and the Jinni
16) Antoine de Saint-Exupery - The Little Prince
17) Diana Wynne Jones - Howl's Moving Castle
18) Dia Calhoun - Avielle of Rhia
19) Becky Chambers - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
20) Sylvia Plath - Poems
21) Marcus Sedgwick - She Is Not Invisible
22) Ann Aguire - Enclave
23) Ruta Sepetys - Salt to the Sea
24) James A. Owens - Here, There Be Dragons
25) Traci Chee - The Reader (DNF)
26) Shirley Jackson - We Have Always Lived in the Castle
27) Derek Landy - Skulduggery Pleasant (DNF)
2) Max Brooks - World War Z
3) Heidi Heilig - The Girl from Everywhere
4) Frank Herbert - Dune
5) Maria Semple - Where'd You Go, Bernadette
6) Adam Rex - The True Meaning of Smekday
7) Jonathan Safran Foer - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (DNF)
8) Grace Lin - Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
9) Andy Weir - The Martian
10) Charlie N. Holmberg - The Paper Magician
11) Naomi Novik - Uprooted
12) Tim Hawkins - Diary of a Jackwagon
13) Cormac McCarthy - The Road
14) Kelly Barnhill - The Girl Who Drank the Moon
15) Helene Wecker - The Golem and the Jinni
16) Antoine de Saint-Exupery - The Little Prince
17) Diana Wynne Jones - Howl's Moving Castle
18) Dia Calhoun - Avielle of Rhia
19) Becky Chambers - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
20) Sylvia Plath - Poems
21) Marcus Sedgwick - She Is Not Invisible
22) Ann Aguire - Enclave
23) Ruta Sepetys - Salt to the Sea
24) James A. Owens - Here, There Be Dragons
25) Traci Chee - The Reader (DNF)
26) Shirley Jackson - We Have Always Lived in the Castle
27) Derek Landy - Skulduggery Pleasant (DNF)
Note added to goal Keep a (non-succulent) houseplant alive for more than 6 months
2/6/17 - actually not a pothos, but Carswell is still alive. He has a couple of brown leaves from when he got dried out, but overall seems healthy.
After working my way all the way up to a proper pixie cut, I'm satisfied. And after a couple of months trying to maintain this length, including getting it dyed dark brown, I want my long hair back.
Realistically, this may never happen....
Completed 1/3/16 - It was only $0.50, but I'm counting it. I was behind an older lady (tall and slender, yoga pants and a slim jacket). The librarian told her she had a 50 cent fine. The woman looked confused and asked what it was for: an expired hold on some heart disease books. The date they expired was included, and the woman looked solemn. "Oh, that was a bad week," she murmured. She and the librarian spoke softly while she started digging in a pocket for change. I had my wallet out and quickly found 2 quarters. I stepped forward and tapped her arm. "Here."
She looked stunned and thanked me when I insisted, then as I stepped back promised to pay it forward.
I wanted to tell her I knew something of bad weeks. I wanted to tell her it was because of the books she had requested. I wanted to commiserate with her over the way life gets in the way of picking up library books, no matter how badly we may need them.
Instead, I gave her a mean 50 cents and a reason to smile, and that's enough.
She looked stunned and thanked me when I insisted, then as I stepped back promised to pay it forward.
I wanted to tell her I knew something of bad weeks. I wanted to tell her it was because of the books she had requested. I wanted to commiserate with her over the way life gets in the way of picking up library books, no matter how badly we may need them.
Instead, I gave her a mean 50 cents and a reason to smile, and that's enough.
Only added two items I had space for, halfway through process. Successfully dressed from a capsule wardrobe for over 3 months.
1st Draft Test Drive - 10/22-10/24/2016
1) The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling
2) Diary of a Jackwagon by Tim Hawkins
2) Diary of a Jackwagon by Tim Hawkins
Third Attempt: November 2016 - $150 budget with $50 for emergencies.
Next attempt: September 2016 - $160.00 budget. Fail.
Stuck on a Subaru Forester. However, the Sable decided to cough and I had to strip my Forester Fund to get by.
Back to square one.
Back to square one.
Bin ordered 9/22/16. Ordering worms when bin arrives.
Trial run successful. Wardrobe set and started September 1st, 2016. Have to go at least to the end of November, but everything would work through February or March.
Trial run August 2016. Official attempt begins September 2016. Minimum duration: three months. If I'm superhuman, would like to keep this one through February 2017.
First attempt: August 2016. Does not include the odd ice cream cone. Failed because of Taco Bell.
First Attempt: July 2016 - $150.00 to spend (including food, gas, clothing, shopping, and pet supplies; not including regular living expenses)
$10.00 dollars over budget.
$10.00 dollars over budget.
Mattress and platform ordered 8/18.
Note added to goal Keep a (non-succulent) houseplant alive for more than 6 months
08/09/16 - Purchased Carswell the Pothos. Requirments: medium light, medium watering, light fertilizing. Here goes nothing.
First Attempt Start Date: 7/1/16
Update 8/1/16 - that lasted for a day.
Update 8/1/16 - that lasted for a day.
With just masa harina and water, this was way easier than I thought.
$500.00 in place 7/31/16
After several attempts with a curling wand, I finally got the knack of it.
Perhaps attempt while housesiting for three weeks.
Teeline or Keyscript - practice for travel journal 2017
On the road trip?
Route is tentatively planned. Packing list is started. Savings started for vehicle.
First attempted 7/15/16. Need to work on thickness, then filling. Have a decent recipe for batter.
Made complicated when my mother buys me new clothes.
June 24th, 2016 - Catherynne M. Valente, e-mail
July 9th, 2016 - Catherynne answered my e-mail!
July 9th, 2016 - Catherynne answered my e-mail!
1 week minimum
It was a small thing, but I taught a bunch of the kids at VBS how to "braid" their felt bands. We had a little club in the grass while children careened around bouncy houses and other inflatables.
First, define "nice". If it qualifies, try the grill down the road.
Note: Naturally does not include letter to favorite author.
1) Parents
2) 5th Grade Teachers
3) Missionary wife in Asia
4) Jules
1) Parents
2) 5th Grade Teachers
3) Missionary wife in Asia
4) Jules
In time for the 2017 road trip/s.
Borrowing one from Mom, but I still want this one in tangerine: https://www.fitbit.com/shop/chargehr
Possibly with money from No Spend Month, to track training for 5K.
Possibly upgrade to a double.
Attempted with my short hair, a round brush, and a blow-dryer. No go on the first try.
Need to get a jar and a plan for how to spend this at the end. Maybe put toward items for my own house?
Subaru Outback or VW Passat
Mom is not thrilled about this. I said "Detroit to Seattle" and she hummed and said, "I don't think I want to know about this."
Got a "pixie bob" courtesy of Mom. First impression: what on earth do I do with this?
Must be completed apart from a No Spend Month.
Attempted 6/18/16 - The librarian helping me was super nice, but we were having trouble understanding each other. I'll try again later.
Route 10 from Detroit to Seattle
Showing my coworkers how to use a computer does not count.
Beauty and the Beast - March/April 2017
Last possible start date: March 16, 2018
Minimum start date: March 9, 2019
$3,500.00 minimum.
"You can't take the skies from me."
Possible gift for Deej.
Possible gift for Deej.
theeverygirl.com/how-to-create-a-capsule-wardrobe
Visit Utah (Zion National Park), Oregon, and/or Montana
Guitar | Violin | Ukulele | Piano
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