{"id":1430,"date":"2008-11-27T14:56:39","date_gmt":"2008-11-27T21:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=1430"},"modified":"2013-10-26T10:52:55","modified_gmt":"2013-10-26T17:52:55","slug":"american-thanksgiving-wishes-craft-cabana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/american-thanksgiving-wishes-craft-cabana\/1430\/","title":{"rendered":"My American Thanksgiving Wishes | Special Mention To Craft Cabana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"american-thanksgiving-100-things-list\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2008-11\/27-100-things-2008-09-15-015.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Reflecting On Past Accomplishments As Well As On Things Still To Do:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Thanksgiving has already come and gone for us Canadians up here in the Great White North. But for all of my many, many American friends, Thanksgiving is<\/span><!--more--><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> happening today. I wish all of you and your families the very best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">No matter where you live, the Thanks giving season has always been a time to reflect on all that we have and have done in our lives. My Oct 13 Canadian Thanksgiving story is posted over at the following link if you would like to have a look: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/a-thanksgiving-arts-and-crafts-story-about-polymer-clay-bead-making\/795\/\">Thanksgiving Arts And Crafts Story<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">And today I came across an interesting &#8220;100 Things List&#8221; that Deirdre posted at her <a href=\"http:\/\/craftcabana.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/100-things.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Craft Cabana<\/a> blog. I realized when reading it that many of the activities were things I have done in my own life. So I thought it would be fun to share my <em><strong>Polymer Clay Tutor<\/strong><\/em> version of the list. The things I&#8217;ve done are on the left&#8230; And the things I&#8217;ve yet to do are on the right.<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>THINGS I&#8217;VE DONE:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1. Started your own [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/\">BEADS<\/a>] blog<br \/>\n2. Slept under the stars<br \/>\n3. Played in a band<br \/>\n4. Visited Hawaii<br \/>\n7. Been to Disneyland<br \/>\n8. Climbed a mountain<br \/>\n10. Sang a solo<br \/>\n13. Watched a lightning storm at sea<br \/>\n14. Taught yourself an art from scratch<br \/>\n16. Had food poisoning<br \/>\n18. Grown your own vegetables<br \/>\n20. Slept on an overnight train<br \/>\n21. Had a pillow fight<br \/>\n23. Taken a sick day when you&#8217;re not ill<br \/>\n24. Built a snow fort<br \/>\n25. Held a lamb<br \/>\n26. Gone skinny dipping<br \/>\n29. Seen a total eclipse<br \/>\n30. Watched a sunrise or sunset<br \/>\n31. Hit a home run<br \/>\n33. Seen Niagara Falls in person<br \/>\n39. Gone rock climbing<br \/>\n41. Sung karaoke<br \/>\n45. Walked on a beach by moonlight<br \/>\n46. Been transported in an ambulance<br \/>\n48. Gone deep sea fishing<br \/>\n51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling<br \/>\n52. Kissed in the rain<br \/>\n53. Played in the mud<br \/>\n54. Gone to a drive-in theater<br \/>\n57. Started a [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/crse\/01-more.html\">BEAD MAKING<\/a>] business<br \/>\n62. Gone whale watching<br \/>\n63. Got flowers for no reason<br \/>\n68. Flown in a helicopter<br \/>\n69. Saved a favorite childhood toy<br \/>\n71. Eaten Caviar<br \/>\n72. Pieced a quilt<br \/>\n73. Stood in Times Square<br \/>\n75. Been fired from a job<br \/>\n77. Broken a bone<br \/>\n78. Been on a speeding motorcycle<br \/>\n79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person<br \/>\n82. Bought a brand new car<br \/>\n84. Had your picture in the newspaper<br \/>\n87. Killed-prepared animal for eating<br \/>\n88. Had chickenpox<br \/>\n89. Saved someone\u2019s life<br \/>\n91. Met someone famous<br \/>\n93. Lost a loved one<br \/>\n94. Had a baby<br \/>\n99. Been stung by a bee<br \/>\n100. Read an entire book in one day<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>THINGS I&#8217;VE NOT DONE:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n5. Watched a meteor shower<br \/>\n6. Given more than you can afford to charity<br \/>\n9. Held a praying mantis<br \/>\n11. Bungee jumped<br \/>\n12. Visited Paris<br \/>\n15. Adopted a child<br \/>\n17. Walked to top of the Statue of Liberty<br \/>\n19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France<br \/>\n22. Hitch hiked<br \/>\n27. Run a Marathon<br \/>\n28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice<br \/>\n32. Been on a cruise<br \/>\n34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors<br \/>\n35. Seen an Amish community<br \/>\n36. Taught yourself a new language<br \/>\n37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied<br \/>\n38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person<br \/>\n40. Seen Michelangelo&#8217;s David<br \/>\n42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt<br \/>\n43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant<br \/>\n44. Visited Africa<br \/>\n47. Had your portrait painted<br \/>\n49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person<br \/>\n50. Been to top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris<br \/>\n55. Been in a movie<br \/>\n56. Visited the Great Wall of China<br \/>\n58. Taken a martial arts class<br \/>\n59. Visited Russia<br \/>\n60. Served at a soup kitchen<br \/>\n61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies<br \/>\n64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma<br \/>\n65. Gone sky diving<br \/>\n66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp<br \/>\n67. Bounced a check<br \/>\n70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial<br \/>\n74. Toured the Everglades<br \/>\n76. Seen Changing of Guards in London<br \/>\n80. Published a book<br \/>\n81. Visited the Vatican<br \/>\n83. Walked in Jerusalem<br \/>\n85. Read the entire Bible<br \/>\n86. Visited the White House<br \/>\n90. Sat on a jury<br \/>\n92. Joined a book club<br \/>\n95. Seen the Alamo in person<br \/>\n96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake<br \/>\n97. Been involved in a law suit<br \/>\n98. Owned a cell phone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Of course there are a few important bead making things missing from the list&#8230; like learning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutorial-how-to-roll-perfect-lentil-bead-shapes\/1271\/\">How To Roll a Lentil Bead<\/a> and also mastering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/mokume-gane-polymer-clay-jewelry\/66\/\">Polymer Clay Mokume Gane Technique<\/a> [:-)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">After going through this fun exercise, I feel very grateful for the things I have done so far. I also see some things I will have to work on, like being more charitable and adventurous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Is there anything that stands out for you personally, in the above list? Let me know in the comments section below. <strong>Happy Thanksgiving!<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reflecting On Past Accomplishments As Well As On Things Still To Do: Thanksgiving has already come and gone for us Canadians up here&#8230;&nbsp;<span class=\"cmtcnt\">6<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,2769],"tags":[1142],"class_list":["post-1430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspiration","category-pct-show-tell","tag-thanksgiving"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1430\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}