It’s always good to keep a tally on progress otherwise how do you know when you are really being productive or just being busy? Plus, it’s always good to pat your own back now and then. Recently (amongst my many skills! 😯 ) I learned how to do a mean cheese sauce using only the microwave!
Yep! Yep! I know!…But they already gave out the Nobel Prize this year…but thank you anyway.
I also recently learned how to initialize and prepare a hard disc for cloning. Gold star for The Ed! (Don’t worry if the second one is gobble-de-gook to you. I’m still taking my gold star!)
What Say You?
Don’t leave me hanging. What have you learned to do lately? Or if you can’t think of anything…whatcha gonna do about it!
Oh, and congratulations on the cheese sauce. What was it supposed to be poured on? 🙂
Well…now you’re asking Herbert! Recently pasta for me but at school (where I was first taught it via a stove) we poured it on boiled eggs and cauliflower to name a few.
Boiled eggs are fine, now cauliflower? 😉
Hey, don’t shoot the messenger. That’s what they taught lol!
Absolutely. One has to listen to the teacher well, before changing the rules. 😉
🙂
A very good question, Prudence. What have I learned since last year? Hmmm. Hmmm. On the tip of my tongue. 100 words in Malay. Does that count? 🙂
It counts dear Reginald. When you have finished the shelves I would like to know why Malay.
Shelves are far from finished. About half way. Why Malay? A blogger friend is from Penang in Malaysia. I started asking her for words in Malay. Became a game. like a new word a day. It is a nice language. Also doubles as Indonesian. And I have a thing for languages. Selamat malam, kawan saya. (Good evening, friend mine)
Ah, I see. Very equinoxio21 methinks.
You know me well, Edith. have a lovely week-end if we don’t connect in between.
You too Cecil. 🙂
Merci. 🙂
A day late and a pound shy: I’ve learned to type (complacently) with one finger, like now; and which driving skills are transferrable to a wheel chair van with a joystick instead of steering wheel and pedals. Neither are things I set out to learn, but useful in my current configuration.
All good although I’m working out how to type complacently! 🙂 Still I think it’s heroic how you appear to deal with your day to day.
Oh my gosh….a lot!!!! A year ago my son relapsed from his leukemia and so we were pretty much stuck at home or the hospital. Today, I have more freedom to be out and about. I can travel too, though limited.
But what I can really do now that I can’t do a year ago? Sleep better at nights.
For you I know that is quite something and quite a turnaround. Great stuff!
I can give medical injections to my goats like a pro now and stick my hand up inside of them to help when they deliver babies (well, I learned that 2 years ago but I’m still pretty proud of myself).
Wowsa! That’ll take some beating!
In the last few months I have launched a web design, seo and social media marketing company. A year ago I had no idea I would do such a thing!
Brilliant! Deeply impressed.
Might have accidentally written a poem….
I think you might just have. 🙂
I learnt to knit socks. Makes me sound all fuddy duddy but it is so relaxing.
Learned to be with people rather than making them projects.
Learned not to try to be what I am not. Okay I sometimes forget that one.
Learned to sort of train a puppy.
Learned to wait.
Learned to laugh even in the midst of trouble.
Learned to work with Google forms.
Learned to set up a basic set of management accounts.
Learnt to count the rainbows and embrace my inner unicorn.
Lol. Like it! 😀
I totally get the socks knitting thing. My auntie bought me a knitting set when I were a nipper and it was indeed very relaxing.
The 2nd one. Interesting. I’m seeing a little of that in me! When people would visit they’d be put to work lol! Earn your tea and biscuits dammit!
The puppy training is great when it finally works and it lasts a lifetime. You’ll be a proud ‘parent’ as your little pup behaves itself or performs little tricks in front of others.
I am notorious for laughing when I shouldn’t – and why not?
I learned how to row a boat longer than 5 minutes without getting winded. I’m not sure when I will be able to put this new skill to use, but it’s nice to know I can do it if I had to.
Lol yes not much call for it on a daily basis! Wow! Haven’t rowed a (small) boat since I were a nipper!
I’ve learned to knit socks. I haven’t finished them yet, but I’m working on them… along with all the Christmas gifts I’m making this year. …
In the new year I want to learn how to start my own business 🙂
Ha! That sounds exciting. Plus it’s great ot have something you’re looking forward to doing.
I learnt how to make a really good, authentic tasting, Chinese stir-fry. I’m sure there are other things but this one stands out to me right now. It might not seem like much but there’s nothing better than a good stir-fry.
I would not say no to a stir fry right this minute! I went through a cookery phase – learnt lots of international dishes. Of course I’ve forgotten them all now.
Learned how to edit videos for YouTube. Still an ongoing learning process.
What’s your tool? IMovie? Final Cut pro?
I like Camtasia. I also use Powtoon for my current videos and Studio X7 is pretty good as well.
Okay cool. I’m way behind – haven’t done much editing recently so not familiar with the last two.
Well well well.. maybe we shud ask them to recommend you for next year’s prize.. so what if this year’s has gone..
I have no idea what is that I have learnt.. but I have an answer to whatcha gonna do about it!
Well I am going to ask you to teach me how to do the microwave cheese sauce and hiw to initialise the disc.. that will be TWO things I will learn.. what more can I ask for.. 😀😀😀😀
Ha! I dunno my cheese sauce is a little bit special. I don’t know if I should just give it out like that! 😀
Ok.. what do I need to do.. to get it..tell tell tell. ..
I don’t think you really want to know. I think my leg is being pulled!
I can take up the hem of a full skirt without causing unsightly gathers. As of this week 🙂
I like the idea of keeping track of new skills – it’s easy to forget that you know more than you used to!
Amen to that! Plus I have never been able to mend anything without unsightly gathers! 😀
Convert my own books to Kindle files! A year ago I paid someone to do it, didn’t like what they did, so I learned how!
Isn’t that the best way! Lol! The amount of stuff I’ve learned because the people who used to do it were incompetent.
That sounds interesting. Is that so you can sell them on Amazon?
Yes. I find that there are people who, for whatever reason, prefer an eBook to paperback
Oh excellent stuff!