Things I'd Like to Learn

Do you ever see people {usually online} who DO all these great things? Like they seem to have 27 hours in a day and lots of time to create or be interesting? When I describe myself, which I have to do a lot at work when I talk to new people in the group I support, I always say 'I workout because it's good for me and not because I like it, I love to read, and I love to go to the movies.' That's it! LAME.

I have a lot of things I'd like to learn how to do...someday. I know part of the problem is the season of life we're in. It isn't super easy to be gone for lessons for various things with 3 children at home. We're also spending a lot of our disposable money on activities for those said 3 children. Add in a full-time job, a husband, a home...etc. and it's tough! 

Nevertheless, here are the activities I'd love to learn!

SEWING

My mother-in-law sews all kinds of amazing stuff. She makes pillows {OMG she's making these ADORABLE Santa pillows for her church craft fir this year and I am SO buying some!}, clothes for herself, dresses for the girls...you name it, she can sew it. She even gave me a sewing machine YEARS ago...and we've used it for ONE project. Womp, womp. I have a few friends who have said they are interested too, and I've gone so far as to look for sewing classes nearby but I haven't had much luck...

KNITTING

My granny was a knitter when I was a little girl. It always seemed like an old lady activity but now it's cool to knit, ha. Drew learned to finger knit in her kindergarten class, and I have my eye on some finger knitting books/supplies for her for Christmas. I thought it would be fun if she and I took an actual knitting class and learned together?? There's a local place that looks to have classes, so I just need to figure out if Drew is old enough and get us some supplies.

GUITAR/FIDDLE

I've always wanted to learn to play the guitar and the fiddle. I took piano lessons for about 9 years and flute lessons through school for 7. I'm never going to be a star at any instrument, but I enjoy music so much! For some reason, this one makes me nervous? I actually made one of my college roommates call a place in college - that's how long I've wanted to learn! - and ask questions about taking lessons - why does this embarrass me??

HAIR

I can do a few fun things with my hair, but I don't think it ever looks great. I can french braid - including my bangs, and I can curl my hair using a curling iron. I see girls who do all kinds of funky braids that I'm very jealous of because mine are pretty sloppy. And I have tried numerous times to curl my hair with my straight iron and FAIL miserably. It would be nice just to have a few more tricks up my sleeve - especially if some of those tricks involved when my hair is super dirty, ha!

EYE MAKEUP

This is super lame, but I don't know how to do a smoky eye! I have some basic ways I put on eye makeup, but I want to know how to do a really dramatic look. I just need to spend some time with YouTube I'm sure! I actually bought some new mineral colors, and I'd like to be able to do something by Brent's work holiday party, so this one I can hopefully accomplish sooner rather than later.

I'm thinking at least one of these needs to be on my Goals for 2020??