the ranks

i have joined the ranks of unemployment. which kind of sucks but i guess i can do some things around the house for a little while and it seems that the government is trying to make being unemployed easier right now. :-/

i need a list of things to do so that i don't end up bored to tears every day:

quilts - i have fabric for 2-3 quilts that i have not started yet. i have 1 quilt in the works that i'm very excited about.

dolls - i have enough fabric for about 4 fleece dolls that will be fun to make

dresses - i got some patterns for little girls dresses awhile back but never made them. the unfortunate thing is i only have fabric for 1 of the patterns so far

garden - well, i wish i had a bigger garden that needs tending to but i have my pretty pots to look at and they should keep up well with my nearly undivided attention

books - i have been keeping a list of book ideas for the last few years and never done anything about them... although i should start out by doing a sketch each day

library - there is a short list of books that i have been wanting to read like the pile of books we found at the lake house we visited last summer (snapped a photo of the bindings) and some more theoretical?philosophical? books on what and how we eat

penny - we've been working on this new 'bang' trick that she's picking up quickly but hasn't got a lot of practice with yet. it will also be nice getting her back into field shape

house - lots of cleaning that needs to be done that has been avoided for the last 2 years... all the little things that you put off because nobody will ever see them

gym - continue going to the gym and being able to stay for more than 30min will be nice

camera - i'll finally have some time to learn features of my camera and start practicing taking really good photos

well, that's a pretty good list and i think i'll start off tomorrow by sleeping in....