Stuff I Need To Learn

1. How to quilt. I have made exactly three blankets in my life. Most recently, I made one for my daughter (finished just in time to present it to her as her eighth-night Hanukkah gift). It is a pinkish floral print on the front and soft fleece on the back. And it features some crooked stitches. As much as the crooked stitches add character, I would love to learn how to quilt for real. Learning to quilt has been on my "someday' to-do list forever. Maybe it's time to cross that item off. I'm tired of feeling jealous when I see things like this.

2. How to play guitar. I bought a guitar maybe five or six years ago. I tried learning some chords, but gave up when I felt like I was too clumsy to keep up with the rhythm of the karaoke-style practice track that I had. Yesterday, my daughter pointed to my guitar case, so I opened it up and showed her what was inside. I strummed randomly on the un-tuned strings. Surprisingly, my girl liked it, even though it sounded terrible. She whine-cried when I put the guitar away. So, I owe it to my girl to learn how to play that thing. Actually, I owe it to myself, too. Learning to play guitar has been on my to-do list since I was a high-school girl enthralled with the likes of Oasis, Pearl Jam, and Nirvana.

P.S. These items will be added to my general to-do list for the year, which includes taking more "fine art" photos and submitting at least one poem per month for publication. What's on your to-do list?