{"id":2532,"date":"2016-08-31T05:30:46","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T10:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/larakrupicka.com\/?p=2532"},"modified":"2016-08-30T08:27:56","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T13:27:56","slug":"bucket-list-life-dare-pass-it-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/larakrupicka.com\/staging\/6885\/2016\/08\/31\/bucket-list-life-dare-pass-it-on\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2016 Bucket List Life Dare: Pass It On"},"content":{"rendered":"
What is something you do well? Have you ever thought of passing along your expertise to someone else?<\/p>\n
I have been sewing since I was 16 years old. After making a skirt in Home Ec class in high school, I was hooked. Sewing is not for the faint of heart. For one thing, there are the patterns. If you\u2019ve ever tried to follow one, you know what I mean. It\u2019s like reading a foreign language. Just when you think you have one figured out, something goes awry in the execution. Thankfully, my mother is an excellent seamstress. For many years I consulted Mom when problems arose during my sewing projects – which was pretty much the case with everything I made. Knowing that I had expert help on call gave me courage to stick with it.<\/p>\n
I still remember the first time I completed an entire project without having to seek Mom\u2019s help. It was a Halloween costume for my daughter. Every year when the girls were young I would create one new costume. With three girls that meant someone got a new one while the others had to choose something from the closet. Each year I sought Mom\u2019s help with the costume. Until the fifth one. By then I had been sewing for nearly 20 years. That\u2019s how long it took to master the skill of sewing.<\/p>\n
Sewing is something I love to do that I\u2019m proficient at. And it\u2019s something I gladly teach to others when I can – my daughters, children of friends. But I still feel like I have more to give when it comes to sharing this knowledge. \u201cTeach someone how to sew\u201d remains on my bucket list.<\/p>\n
My goal for this month\u2019s bucket list life dare is to spend time teaching someone a new sewing skill. I think my youngest (who is already comfortable around my sewing machine as a quilter) may be needing to learn how to make button holes. But if other opportunities to teach sewing arise, I\u2019ll seize them too.<\/p>\n
In light of the new school year, I\u2019d like to dare you to add an element of teaching to your bucket list, a way use what you know and pass it on to others. Even if you can\u2019t accomplish it this month, think about completing the phrase, \u201cTeach Someone to\/How to\u2026\u201d as an item for your bucket list.<\/p>\n
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I have been sewing since I was 16 years old. After making a skirt in Home Ec class in high school, I was hooked. Sewing is not for the faint of heart. For one thing, there are the patterns. If you\u2019ve ever tried to follow one, you know what I mean. It\u2019s like reading a foreign language. Just when you think you have one figured out, something goes awry in the execution. Thankfully, my mother is an excellent seamstress. For many years I consulted Mom when problems arose during my sewing projects – which was pretty much the case with everything I made. Knowing that I had expert help on call gave me courage to stick with it.<\/p>\n