-Complete the 5000 Question Survey

Tackled 301-400 today.

Make 10 of the crafts I've pinned on Pinterest

I did one of my pinned things! This one!

Here's how it turned out (why is it that whenever I want to post a photo, I can't find my actual camera?):

I am about 80% on my liking-it scale.  It looks nice enough, but it's a little too small.  I want to find a square frame that will take an entire sheet of scrapbook paper.  But I mean... I got the frame and a pack of four dry-erase markers at Dollar Tree and already had the scrapbook paper, so I have a pretty nice-looking dry-erase board for $2.  I'm pleased. :)

Also, the list on there is referring to my organization schedule for my apartment.  If my husband and I each dedicate 30 minutes a day in each of these rooms, my whole place will be awesome by mid-February.  I hope so!

Multiple Items

Instead of making multiple posts today, I'll condense them into one. 

1. Trace my family tree

• Working on this.  I was lucky enough to be able to trace my mom's paternal line back to the late 1700s thanks to a public family tree website someone (who I don't know) published.
• I'll try to research my dad's maternal side soon, before my grandma starts losing her memory too much.  
• I was able to track down a photo of my biological paternal grandfather through the magic of Google.  That's where my nose comes from, I've learned.  I wish I could work up the nerve to email him (he's a doctor with a listed hospital email) to find out more family history, but I'm a wimp.  Maybe I'll get there someday.

2. Visit 10 new Michigan cities

• Matt took me to Battle Creek last month on a surprise date.  There's a brewery out there that we hadn't been to yet, and it was a cute little downtown, though looked kind of bleak with the "death" of Cereal City.  Poor Kellogg's.  We also visited Paw Paw at the beginning of December. 

3.  Take a book out from the library each month

• I took two books out today, both dealing with organization.  I need to get my life in order.  One is called "Find More Time" by Laura Stack, and the other is "1000 Best Quick and Easy Time-Saving Strategies" by Jamie Novak.  It's a goal for me to get my house organized and clean by the end of February.

4. Photograph one place each month, and make a calendar for the next year

• I want to start this one this month, but I need to figure out what place to photograph!

5. I'm about to do another chunk of the 5000 question survey, right now:

Learn one new word every month

Hmm, I didn't update for December on this task. I did learn a word, though, so I'll post it now and count it as my word for December, then work on learning a new one for January next.

So, my word for December is logorrhea.

Yeah, like gonorrhea or diarrhea.  It refers to incessant, excessive, and/or incoherent talking, and can also refer to an actual psychological disorder.   I work with someone who seriously just doesn't ever stop talking, regardless of an audience, and another coworker stated one day that "she must suffer from logorrhea."  So I had to delve into that.