Saturday, January 3, 2009

notepad

I tend to carry as many projects/ideas/plans/etc as anyone, mulling them over, letting them grow.

Kind of like tossing a bunch of seeds in the compost pile, and then picking out the seedlings as they show themselves, I'm scooping out the useable ideas now, and keeping them here for now.


My diaper co. I totally let this go in July when I left for South America. I really just ran away from it all. Maybe because it reminded me of the baby Tom and I didn't have. I still have all the materials, supplies, and equipment. Because I'm in the mood for knitting, I'm making a wool cover with a really neat texture as a gift for Avery. Maybe I'll pick up the ball on my diaper charity project again soon?
As far as keeping food on the table, I have started thinking about planning and marketing diaper-making classes; I'm not bad at it, and I could set my own schedule.


Remember The Incident? Afterwards, I was talking about finding a way to supply those in need with bike lights and batteries. Brian came up with a great bike co op idea for this part of the county, and even made a contact in the Clearwater City Council. Not much else was disscussed with this, because we were doing other stuff for the past 2 months (namely, drinking too much when we spent time together, studying for final exams, freaking out, disagreeing, and recouperating). I have two big ideas on this... Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, I think B and I should keep the focus on working (instead of on socializing) by not trying to discuss this stuff in person. A dozen good emails into the future and we might have something to show for our travails. Secondly, I have a few ideas to throw at him, re: getting sponsers and public support, as well as bringing people and live music together.


Ooh, and our compost project here had also sparked some talk about urban community gardens... I had sent some people in the know emails with questions, and I have some interesting information... Clearwater is now a "Green City", which means that there is a compact somewhere that our mayor signed. And that city food gardens might not be AS hard to start as I originally wagered. I'm going to go door to door in my neighborhood to see if anyone else is interested in attending a city meeting with me.

And, according to floridagardener.com it's time to start. They reccomend the following: Beans, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chinese Cabbage, Collards, Cucumbers, Endive, Escarole, Kale, Kohlrabi, Leek, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion Sets, Parsley, Peas, Peppers, Pumpkins, Rhubarb, Romaine, Rutabagas, Spinach, Squash, Strawberries, Sweet Corn, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, Turnips Watermelons, and almost any other vegetable or fruit you desire.

Anise, Basil, Borage, Chives, Chervil, Coriander, Fennel, Garlic, Lavender, Marjoram, Mint, Parsley, Rosemary, Sage, Sesame, Sweet Marjoram, Thyme and most other herbs.



There's also the weird music-writing thing that's going on with me, but I don't really know what to say about that, if anything. It's nothing special. Perhaps that's just what happens when you live in a house with a piano and who knows how many other instruments? I really don't intend to DO anything with the songs (yes, now there are two: they're multiplying!), but if I ever get Helen to help me record them, I'll surely post them here.

5 comments:

Michelle said...

I would check out this Etsy forum post: http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5935443

It's relevant to your diaper business.

Gladis said...

argh, the beaurocracy never ends does it

Anonymous said...

I have dozens of projects going at the moment. Most of my projects are personal, the few that aren't only involve a few people. I never cared for the sort of politics that are involved in larger groups of people, so I tend to stay away from larger projects or social projects.

Lately, I've adjusted my focus so that I work towards finishing projects. This is much more difficult than starting projects. The feeling of finishing a project is exhilarating though, well worth the extra effort.

I've learned that making public statements regarding projects definitely helps motivation. When my choice is between humiliation and success, I'll choose success.

This week, I'm finishing my article, and hopefully moving on to a follow-up article.

Memarie Lane said...

Here there is a co-op kind of like the one you used to be a part of there. Except you can do work share here, and the farm makes sure to give you a variety of things. They work with other co-ops in other areas to make sure it works, so you don't get stuck with 20 heads of cabbages.

Gladis said...

Justin- Well said.


Marie- I love that!

I considered joining one in Tampa that operates like that, but I don't even know if I have time for the kind of co op that comes right to my door, with everything ready to split up.