Isn't there a child's balloon you need to pop somewhere?

"So how are those goals coming along?" you may ask. Well now that TAD is over let me give you the "Shmeh, as well as they ever go." answer.

1. Drink more water
This one is actually going "okay". January was really good for my water consumption. February I slipped a little. I didn't drink as much as I should have, but more than I usually do. So I will have to step it up for March.

2. Keep Leaky Light alive
This will probably be my excuse for a lot things in this post, but TAD kept me pretty busy in February (no excuse for January though) so nothing has been done on this one yet.

3. Increase my take home income by $6000 this year
Interesting development here. I found out that freelancing is "frowned upon" by the executive level at my place of employment. This confounds me a little, because as far as I know this hasn't been the case in the past, and I don't ever remember getting the memo about the change. But it was mentioned to me after my boss overheard me talking about an extracurricular project I was working on. Needless to say, this puts a bit of a kink in this goal, so we will see how it goes.

4. Be the lady that would accompany that gentlemen to that party
Oh...lets not even go there this time around.

5. Read 12 books in a year
From 2 to 2-1/2 this one really isn't going well, but I am still ahead technically.

6. Watch 36 movies in a year
I am up to 9. So I am crusin' on this goal. If you want to know what I have seen so far and what I thought of them check out http://spoiling-it.blogspot.com

7. See 100 movies in 100 days
Still working out the logistics on this one, but it is still happening. I am leaning more toward Summer.

8. Complete a printed family recipe book
This one has been simmering on the back burner for a couple of months now, but I sketched up a rough layout this morning and have an inDesign doc open right in another space.

9. Start a novel
Haven't started this one either but I found a site called Kickstarter that has given me a little hope that might get it done, at least from a logistical stand point (not necessarily a creative one).

10. Start an etsy store
Nope, but with TAD over, I have a couple of things that might be worth posting.

11. Renew my passport
Ah...nothing yet, but lets just say it might be important to have this done by August...

12. "Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite"
Umm...no...not really. Maybe a couple of false starts, but nothing concrete.

13. Learn to meditate
Nope, not yet.

#29 Bleached T-shirts

I will admit, I am a little disappointed with my end. It didn’t turn out the way I wanted it to. This is my second attempt bleaching t-shirts, I guess I still have a lot to learn. Just because February is ending doesn’t mean I have to stop, so I will have try a 3rd time. All and all my mom and I have had a lot of fun this year. Everyone has been wonderful (as usual) and I am happy that Thing-A-Day moved back to WordPress. I have seen an amazing amount of creative things and it is inspiring. Hope to see you all again next year :) Stay creative! -Amber

#28 Zipper Flower

Once again, this is Pinterest inspired. A flower made out of a zipper. I am not sure what I am going to do with it yet, but I think it would make a cute gift topper.

#27 Pinback Buttons

Pinback buttons are always my safe fall back :) I am happy it has taken me this long to do one. I read this phrase a while back and thought they were good words to live by. So, why not put them on a pin.

#26 Button Letter

I should have thought about this one a little harder. By the last 2 dozen buttons I was ready to quit. But as with many of my projects this was a pinterest inspiration. I printed off a large “Times” letter A and traced it onto a 12 x 12 canvas (that I previously dry brushed a with a little gold paint) and then filled it in with green buttons. I didn’t have quite enough so I used some white buttons too(which was a mistake against a white canvas). And then after I was satisfied with the locations of the buttons I pulled out the hot glue gun and started gluing…

#25 Shiny

This was a fun quick project. More fun glass from the craft store, some Pledge floor wax and a bit of glitter. Fill your glass with a bit of floor wax, swish it around a bit to coat the entire inside of the glass then pour the excess out. I would let it set for just a minute to let the foam settle and make sure that all the excess is poured out. Then take your glitter and pour a bunch into the glass container. Swish the glitter around so it coats the entire inside of the glass and dump out the excess. And voila, pretty, shiny, glittery glass.

#24 Just Not Feelin' It Video

I wanted to do an art video as one of my projects. This is far from what I planning on doing. But with my lack of motivation I think it turned out okay. If you can’t see the video let me know. My youtube setting are a little funny :)