summer dreams

the semester is almost over.  for me, this means i've been making lists of summer projects like a madwoman.  all semester long (as is usual, especially during a frost-bitten winter semester) i have made plans for project after project (new skirt patterns, wall hangings, a few blank canvases, etc.), and now that the semester is coming to a close, i have realized yet again that i haven't finished one yet.  yes, i am a firm believer in de-stressing time.  however, my lists always seem to find a way to the bottom of the de-stress pile... it's thanks to my friends, i think, that i haven't been artsy lately, and that i haven't been a recluse.  thanks friends. :)

the lists just keep growing! but for now, my projects list reads something like this:

• embroidery hoop wall hangings
• vintage frames cleaned, painted and filled (i've been hording some beautiful old frames - DI's a great place for that sort of thing).
• sew two dress patterns, at least one apron, and a couple bags (++ really, i want to sew as much as possible this summer so i don't forget everything i learned last semester! but i'll start with these).
• finish decorating/painting/pinning my lamp shade
• paint - 3 canvases just waiting for some looooove.
• build up fabric necklace collection to start selling... and giving away :)

my reading list is also overflowing.  i can't wait for to allow myself a little pleasure-reading time!

• 3 cups of tea
• thomas jefferson education
• fablehaven 5 (FINALLY!! ...guilty pleasure, i know)
• killing us softly (okay.. not really pleasure reading, but jean kilbourne - so so interesting)
• 12 steps to whole foods (by the green smoothie girl)
• 8 human talents (wow... even my books are full of lists! great yoga reading i can't wait to get my hands on.)
• fast food nation
• the phantom of the opera
• laddie
• the coming aristocracy
• anne of green gables
• the continuous atonement

really, i think this list is rather ridiculous. all i'm going to do the whole summer is read!  honestly, i can't wait to start.  however, i'm having a little difficulty deciding where to start.  any suggestions? i'm open. :)  i've decided that this summer will be a great time to learn more about raw roods.  although i think i have a pretty decent handle (for a college student, at least) on whole foods, i feel quite uneducated when it comes to raw.  what better time than summer to start, right?  in addition to all of this fabulous summer living, i'm also going to school this spring, and starting to work again, but i'm determined.  it will still be summer, and i will still live like it is!