Here's my newest updates:

House
1. Get new windows
2. Grow a garden during spring, summer, and fall
3. Decorate guest bedroom (6/09)
4. Decorate long wall in master bedroom
5. Paint/stain the deck
6. Paint the exterior shutters, door, and garage doors
7. Paint the front porch gray
8. Decorate the outside of the house for Xmas
9. Change faucet in kitchen

Organization
10. Go through recipe books and get rid of unused ones
11. Make a neat file/book of recipes I use regularly
12. Clean out hall and bathroom closets (6/09)
13. Organize extra photos
14. Make a list of everything in my wallet
15. Update my address book
16. Make a hurricane prepared-ness plan
17. Organize this list (6-7-09)

Personal
18. Donate blood 3x
19. Weigh xxx lbs.
20. Begin Ed.S degree (7/09)
21. Finish Ed.S degree
22. Decide whether I want to have children or not
23. Try a new hairstyle (8/09)
24. Finish my list of 101 things to do
25. Write down everything I eat for one full week
26. Drink a glass of water before each meal for a week
27. Research life insurance
28. Increase retirement contribution
29. Go to the eye doctor


Travel/Places to go
30. Go to Las Vegas with Chip
31. Go on a girl’s weekend somewhere
32. Go camping for a weekend
33. Update passport
34. Use passport
35. Visit friends in MD 2x
36. Go to Norfolk Zoo
37. Go to Norfolk Botanical Gardens
38. Go on Spirit of Norfolk dinner cruise (6/09)
39. Go berry/fruit picking

Family
40. Visit parents in NJ 2x (1 complete 6/3/09-6/5/09, Sept. '09)
41. Go on a mini-vacation with mom, and maybe sister
42. Watch the sunset at the beach, toes in the sand, with Chip

Other
43. Document my 101 things on my blog
44. Try 10 new recipes (6 as of 12/09)
45. Host a dinner party
46. Participate in Relay For Life again
47. Make red velvet cupcakes for Chip
48. Go to the Norfolk bar(s)
49. Ride bike to the pool often
50. Play a full 18 holes of golf
51. Donate $ to dog rescue via craft projects
52. Read a James Patterson novel
53. Volunteer at a soup kitchen
54. Do Habitat for Humanity
55. Get an SLR camera
56. Use Arbonne face stuff for a month
57. Take a bath in our tub 5x (2x as of 12/09)
58. Go rock climbing at a gym (attempted 9/09)
59. Go a week without eating meat
60. Play paintball
61. Host a girl’s night
62. Use reusable shopping bags consistently (6/09)
63. Write a thank you note to one of my elem. Teachers
64. Play racquetball
65. Start a monthly potluck group (6/09)
66. Play Bunco (7/09)
67. Convince someone else to make a 101 in 1001 list

Crafts
68. Knit a (dog or baby) sweater on the loom
69. Sew a new harness/dress for Zoe
70. Sew baby burp cloths
71. Sew baby pull tab cubes
72. Sew a purse

Added on late:
73. Write 3 "just because" cards per year.
74. Lose 20 lbs.
75. Follow the Smart for Life diet for at least 3 weeks (long enough to use my first cookie purchase).
76. Paint kitchen cabinets.
77. Try 10 new-to-me restaurants
78. Go on a fancy, no-reason dinner date
79. Organize household paperwork
80. Send in reimbursement paperwork for HRA spending
81. Get no lower than a B in my grad classes (A's in Fall '09)
82. Complete my internship hours and a middle school and high school in summer 2010
83. Buy a new car
84. Keep new car clean
85. Make my own dryer balls
86. Make my own detergent
87. Use homemade detergent
88. Knit blanket for Navy volunteer program
89. Get new curtains for the kitchen.
90. Get art for the wall in the kitchen.
91. Get new curtains for the front door.

It's been a while

It's been a while since I have logged on... partly because I never use the email account needed to login to update this blog. I barely remember the email address and password.

Anyway, I have been progressing on my goals.

I did the Smart for Life cookie diet the 2nd half of the summer and lost between 15 and 20 lbs. I have gained back just a couple of pounds but plan to start up again in January. I also quit the gym because I wasn't going much anymore for various reasons including lack of motivation (since I hadn't lost weight when going) and lack of time due to my grad classes.

I just finished my first semester of classes with Virginia Tech towards my Educational Specialist degree in Administration and Ed. Leadership. I got an A in both classes! Woohoo!

I have also been crafty. I made some earth friendly holiday gifts for people. I also have made a number of mini scrapbooks for wedding and baby gifts. I also have been sewing some burp cloths that seem to be well liked. I am going to make some closet organizers and other gifts for some of my preggo coworkers.

As far as my 101 in 1001 list, I have been working on it! Here's the new things I am adding to the list.


-Try 10 new-to-me restaurants
-Go on a fancy, no reason dinner date
-Organize household paperwork
-Send in reimbursement paperwork for HRA spending
-Get no lower than a B in my grad classes
-Complete my internship hours and a middle school and high school in summer 2010
-Buy a new car
-Keep new car clean

That means my list is now at 84!