I'm half way there. On the 182nd day I made an impression... in metal. There are no accidents in the way that all of my adventures come together. I had a list of things that I wanted to do and try but the spirit of this personal challenge takes control and I find something that I've always wanted to do landing right in my lap. Today I made a metal charm intended to be a pendant. Since I'm not much for jewelry I decided to sew it to my backpack. The idea came from my sister an

You are what you see A few weeks ago I wanted to attend an event that would help me assemble a Vision Board. The idea behind this experience is to create a space to hold images and words to help motivate you to achieve your goals. Today, on my 181st adventure I gave the vision board a little twist. I helped my mother create a board for her room. I've been talking to her for the last few weeks, collecting her dreams and ideas. This was no small task and a few of my family memb

It's a bird... It's a plane... It's a Parrot? I've had expectations for this experience and I think I set myself up to fail. It's 6:15 am and my little experiment for day 180 is charging in the kitchen. My heart is racing with excitement and I'm so impatient. That's when reality hits. My adventure for the day was to fly my very first drone. I've done a little research and shopped around for months. On a whim I stumbled upon this tiny Parrot Mambo. It's got a 10 minute flight

I'm not quite ready. Not so long ago a good friend of mine told me that when the apocalypse arrives she's going to come to my house. Why? That's pretty simple, I have the perfect setup or so she thought. On day 179 I attended a survival expo. This is how the day worked out. The venue was pretty big and filled from wall to wall with everything I'll need for the end of days. I found just about any book I might need to create the fully prepped living space. I didn't spend a ton

Gnocchi There’s something delicious about making food from scratch. I’m trying very hard to create passion for the process. Can you learn to be passionate? On the 178th day I discovered I am too impatient to be passionate about making Gnocchi This experience was time consuming. I had an amazing cinematographer who took some great shots and it's always fun to have a partner on one of these adventures. To start these little balls rolling I boiled a few pounds of potatoes and ri

Another purpose I've been doing something new every day for 177 days. When I turned 49 a few of my friends, who are wonderful and really get who I am, gave me this beautiful sign that's been propped up on my porch. Every time I go in my front door I feel all those words but I also see it propped on a plastic table waiting to be honored with a proper stand to hold it. On the 177th day I created my first repurposed pallet project. I love using power tools and it's been a few mo

Knock Knock Ding Dong To set the stage for today's experience I have to share a magical childhood freedom moment. I didn't learn to drive until my second year of college. My roommate actually taught me in her Volkswagon Bug using the hilly roads in Petrifying springs park. The lack of an automobile in high school didn't really matter because I rode my 10 speed everywhere. I bought a how-to book and tricked that red rocket out! What's the point? I didn't need a car to establ

Watch it wiggle Remember how I was telling you that I'm an artist? I promise I am even though I haven't created with paint or pastels in ages. I really wanted to do something that would get my quiet room art table messy again. The problem is that most of the day is taken with more significant priorities and sometimes it is a struggle to get this adventure right. I'm also an author and in the middle of everything I'm working on two new writing projects. I really don't know how

Fruit I've eaten so many new things in the last 174 days. Some have been super delicious and some have not. I try to trust my instincts when it comes to food. Most of the time I just know it's not going to be a flavor for me as soon as it hits my tongue. Day 174 was a tastebud deception. The Kumquat, its an interesting tiny treat, or so I thought. How can a mini orange-looking thing be bad? Why have I lived 49 years and a 174 days without eating one? All of these questions we

Go Go Go Since I was a child I have dreamed of packing an RV and driving for days with no course and no destination. I'm sure I'm not the only person to have this dream because on day 173 we elbowed our way through the recreational vehicle show at Burlington RV. There is a slight hitch in this grand plan. I don't actually want to drive an RV. I want to sit in the passenger seat and navigate our path to nowhere. I want to make sandwiches while my best friend and life partner d