The Self-Improvement List

I stumbled across this amazing blog and it reminds me that I've always wanted to be able to draw. I suppose I can draw acceptably well. Not WELL, mind you, but my dogs look like dogs (as long as we aren't trying to depict a specific breed - "Dog" is as good as it gets.).

My list of things I wish I could do well is pretty arbitrary:
Draw and watercolor
Play the piano
Sew clothes
Speak Spanish
Play tennis
Host dinner parties
Play the guitar
Juggle
Accessorize outfits
Blog

Some are really talents, but for the most part I just need to pick a project and start practicing!

Maybe I'll quietly start one or two. I love a new project but am really intimidated by all of these - the people in my life are so good at them (sisters and husband, I'm looking at you!) that the bar to entry seems high. 

Things I do when I'm putting off doing what I need to do

1. Check for updates on Tumblr
2. Hang up the not-quite-dirty clothes that congregate on my dresser
3. Call my mom
4. Lie on the couch and tell myself just five minutes
5. Makes lists
6. Facial scrub (St. Ives Apricot scrub since 1995)
7. Snuggle a cat whether they like it or not
8. Contemplate my next meal
9. Flip through the nearest abandoned magazine or book I've been meaning to get back to
10. Make repeated visits to the dried fruit and nut jar that is NOT FOR SNACKING, breakfasts only!!!

Three X Ten

“I don't want to repeat my innocence. I want the pleasure of losing it again.” 
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise

Three x Ten from 3by10 on 8tracks Radio.