Thursday, October 7, 2021

Season of Lists

I have lists of projects to do while the children are in school ... organizing, sorting, things that take a few hour chunks.

I have lists for Christmas ...  steps to getting our card out, gift ideas to give, activities to keep it meaningful, foods to make with the children.

I have lists (or stacks) of books I want to read. 

I want to have a list of things I want to learn, ways I want to grow.

Some day I would like to learn how to decorate cookies.  Piping and flooding royal icing seems like a skill that would be fun to have.  

Decorating cakes is also something I would like to learn.  I enjoy making simple fun birthday cakes (but would enjoy it more if we didn't celebrate the children's birthdays while also celebrating Christmas with the extended family; it makes it a little rushed). 

This past week I learned how to make porterhouse steak, so that increases my confidence that I can learn other new things, too!

I have one sewing project I really want to complete this year, a cover for my Instant Pot, but we shall see. :)  This is the tutorial.  I procured the fabric months ago.  Hmmm. 

If I were really adventurous, I would learn how to do the farm bookkeeping on the computer.  

The plan is that in the next few weeks I will follow one of these tutorials to make simple no-sew DIY kids' costumes.  I'm looking forward to that little bit of creativity. :)

Have you learned any new skills recently?  Do you have a list of things to learn?

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