A while back I stumbled upon a blog written by Tara Wagner, The Organic Sister, and found a
post entitled “31 Things Before I’m 32”. Well, I’ll soon be leaving my 20’s and thought
I should get crackin’ on a few items of my own.
29 things to do, start or consider before I’m 30
1. Finish my Masters degree
2. Participate in the Northshore Inline Marathon
3. Knit another Viking hat… write down the pattern
(sell?)
4. Knit the Packer hat (2nd times a charm)
5. Read at least 12 books (1 per month)
6. Do something (finish, or make it smaller) with
the crocheted blanket
7. Knit a pair of socks
8. Keep up and maintain Nature Journal
9. Learn “Weeping Willow” on the piano
10. Learn
“18th Variation…” by Rachmoninoff on the piano
11. Attend
a Rocky Horror Picture Show
12. Solo
canoe in the BWCA
13. Hike
Section 13 to Wolf Ridge ELC on the SHT (Superior Hiking Trail)
14. Overnight
biking trip (get a bob trailer!)
15.
Make myself a Lake Superior rock necklace (get drill bit!)
16. Ski
a Worldloppet race
17. Make
scones
18. Make
a lasagna
19. Start an Etsy store
20. ?
21. ?
….
First off, I already know that several of these will not
happen before my 30th birthday (but permission is given to
at least “start or consider”). Secondly,
I haven’t written out a full list of 29.
Oh well, my life, my rules.
Thirdly, number 15 is complete!!
When I find a necklace that I love, it becomes a part of
me. My last necklace was a Square Tree
pendent, designed by Lissa Flemming of
Silverwaves. That necklace never left my
neck: not for sleeping, showering, hockey, etc... it was a part of me. Unfortunately, on one day that I did take it
off, another person decided it was best kept for them, and so I parted ways
with the necklace.
Now almost a year
later, I finally acquired the materials necessary to create a Lake Superior
rock necklace: The “perfect” basalt stone, Dremel drill (thank you Birkie Dan!),
a proper sized collet, and several diamond drill bits.
![]() |
No need for a fancy vice, just a steady hand and a bowl of water to keep the drill bit cool (note the rock on the left is wet from just being finished!) |
Voila! Yes, I could have easily purchased a similar
necklace, but that is not the point. Such as with most things I create, I
prefer to spend the time and money, investing a part of myself into what I
make, allowing for ownership and a sense of pride.
No comments:
Post a Comment