Tuesday, September 15, 2015

10 Skills I Want to Learn (or practice) ASAP

1. How to thread my sewing machine (and wind the bobbin) without wanting to kill someone (including myself) every time I try. If I could avoid the accompanying hot flash and migraine that seems to coincide with this process, that would be great too. No, I'm not even joking.

2.  How to change and/or tighten and/or clean the washers on my faucets that cause the water to run strangely. I'm thinking it's probably hard water deposits of some kind.

3.  How to change the filter on the water that comes out of my refrigerator door. The light to change it has been on for like six years, seriously.

4.  How to use my Silhouette Cameo without wanting to commit homicide, suicide, or arson because I get frustrated and it makes my back hurt.

5.  How to repair the piece of tile (and grout) that came off the tub area of my bathroom last week. It's one piece; surely, it won't be that difficult. Right?  Right?

6.  How to sit and stand properly so that my upper back doesn't feel as if I'm carrying the weight of the world on it. Also, how to unclench my tush so that my sciatica isn't constantly being aggravated by the process. I apparently sit around with my tush clenched up constantly according to my masseuse - gives new meaning to the phrase 'hard ass,' doesn't it? Hahaha!

7.  How to program a universal remote in order to get rid of all the extra remotes I have lying around the house.

8.  How to organize my studio space into a Zen-like retreat that is both calming and has my supplies easily accessible. (I'm working on this one right now, but, man, it's difficult.)

9.  How to make a pretty, beaded necklace from scratch. I have all the supplies already, but I've forgotten how to twist and crimp and attach and string. Of course, it's been about a decade since I actually tried.

10.  How to draw a landscape scene that I'm actually proud of - for whatever reason, I'm really struggling with my drawing goals. I guess I just don't see the world with an artist's eye when it comes to depth and shading in particular.

5 comments:

  1. The next time you come here on a Saturday, come early enough for us to have a Silhouette lesson! Bring your laptop.

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  2. I don't know....I'm thinking your list exhausts me and I've already given up (on your list). I have always thought of myself as an average tech savy gal, but I have NO desire to fight/stress/spend hours of time on the Sihouette. I'm still sticking with the basic Cricut.

    Interested to know how your wood floor sticky problem turns out. I have tried that Goo Gone on several household items and I hate it - never works for me. About the only thing I have gotten it to work on is removing a simple store sticker off of a cup (or something similar). I would totally be freaking out over sticky wood floors. Eak.

    Also, we got the faux wood blinds at Lowe's and they were not terribly expensive from what I remember. I'm opposite to you - I found that I liked my back to the window and my face to the room door. Also, I found that I would SB more when I could look at the TV (when I faced the window, the TV was behind me).

    I'm in the process of a re-do, too. But, my room redo is mostly furniture related. I've had old scrap furniture that I collected over the years and I'm trying to go with all white/clean line furniture pieces. Purchased a new/larger TV for room...now in search of perfect area rug and desk chair.

    ~TheMonogramBungalow

    ~The Monogram Bungalow

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  3. Great post - I'm with you on #7 and 10 in particular. I, too, am frequently baffled by my Cameo so wouldn't presume to suggest it's easy, but as for #1 - have you looked online to see if you can download a manual, or find a YT video showing how? When I first bought the machine I have now (I didn't tell the salesman I wanted to sew paper with it) I used it so infrequently that I had to get the manual out every time I needed to thread it. Every. Time.

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  4. Great post - I'm with you on #7 and 10 in particular. I, too, am frequently baffled by my Cameo so wouldn't presume to suggest it's easy, but as for #1 - have you looked online to see if you can download a manual, or find a YT video showing how? When I first bought the machine I have now (I didn't tell the salesman I wanted to sew paper with it) I used it so infrequently that I had to get the manual out every time I needed to thread it. Every. Time.

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  5. good list!! take them one at a time. one per month? as they say at Nike, just do it :)

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