JR’s List Item #8 – (done) Expand the BCLT collection by 50 posters.

I completed the fiftieth poster last night.  I have to admit that towards the end it became more about getting the fifty done than the creativity of the posters themselves.  That is not to say that I did not care about the the quality, but the last few were done basically in the same style. 

I also added a total of 65 poster listings to sell on ebay.  Most are new additions to my poster collection.  Now I just wait and see.  Potential customers at ebay are looking and watching.  I just hope they are buying.

 I am going to print up a couple of each for the ready.

CEA's update #18

Item #41. Make yogurt at least once a month. Replace the wood border around the swing set and rose bed with concrete "stones."
See my previous post for the reasons I'm changing those "once a month" items.  I've wanted to replace the wooden boards that surround the backyard swing set for a couple of years.  The swing set is a heavy duty frame my father made of pipe and cemented into the ground almost 60 years ago.  Before my recent makeover, the area under the swingset served as a bed for potted plants.  Two summers ago my youngest nephew helped me clear out the old mulch and replace it with gravel.  A year ago my youngest brother helped me move the second front porch swing to the backyard.  This week my youngest niece helped me replace the border boards with 34 edging stones I bought at Walmart.  The new grey stones blend well with the gravel  and the steel frame and highlight the Knock Out roses I planted in the triangular bed on one end.  Note:  if I can grow roses, anyone can grow roses!  Go for Knock Outs! 

CEA's update #17

Item #13. Listen to classical music once a week. Renew my passport.
I've learned that saying I'm going to do things "once a week" or "once a month" just doesn't work for me.  I find I get more accomplished if I either try to do something every day or if I choose something that has a definite--and finite--close.  So, I'm substituting renewing my passort for listening to classical music.  I've been meaning to renew my passport for a year.  By luck, I happened to renew it the week before the fees were increased!   

JR’s List Item #8 – (making progress) Expand the BCLT collection by 50 posters.

I have added about twenty or so new posters so far.  Back in February I had created a new category called -TUDE posters.  The idea is to aid teachers in building a positive attitudes in the students about the subject they are teaching.  The posters were actually created originally with math teachers in mind, but I expanded the -TUDE posters that worked into versions for reading, science, and history.  I have also decided that there needs to be a set for writing, so I will work on those today.

I have listed about 50+ posters on ebay in hopes that teachers will purchase some for their classrooms for this coming school year.  The most viewed poster so far has been a new design, "No Negativity", which I find quite fascinating.

It has taken me awhile to get motivated to actually sit down to create any new designs.  I think having an order from the emails I sent out and selling a few posters through ebay has been encouraging, so I'm more motivated to increase the offerings.  Of course, it is on my 60 by 60 list to complete.  I guess I better get busy!