101 update... again

I haven't been on in a while, but I have gone back and updated my 101 in 1001 list. It looks like I have accomplished a bunch while I have not been blogging.

Dog food

As you know, my dogs are my children. I actually just offered to foster a senior dachshund if I am needed too! But, I wanted to share info about dog food. Firstly, for anyone I recommended Natura products (including Innova, Evo, California Natural, and Healthwise) to, please know they are being bought by Proctor & Gamble. This will most likely change their food formulas, not to mention the company does a lot of animal testing. So, find a new food!

I have been feeding Zoe homemade dehydrated food by The Honest Kitchen (www.thehonestkitchen.com) and I have been happy with the results. I will post a review soon. I am trying to get Jake to like it, but so far, the consistency is not something he loves. It's either that or the fact that it's healthy, since he is not much of a health food lover :).

I'll be posting more info on this subject soon!

Some DIY baby gifts

I have made a ton of things for baby showers over the past few months. Here's pictures of SOME of it!

Binky clip and crinkly soft elephant

"Pillowcase dress" and baby legwarmers


Pillowcase dress/shirt

Burp cloths

Paper bag scrapbook album... mom just adds pictures

Another paper bag album and some inside pages.

Baby clothes closet organizers

Travel changing padsthat roll up

Travel fabric high chair

Imagine baby where you see the pig :).

Updates

Well, I am successful in some more of my goals. It's been almost 3 months and I am still eating vegetarian (technically pescatarian because I occasionally eat fish). I have also been working on finishing my 101 in 1001 list and completing some. Here's a copy of the complete list, including 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. Stop using paper towels unless absolutely needed
45. Host a dinner party
46. Participate in Relay For Life again
47. Make red velvet cupcakes for Chip (made red velvet cake balls)
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 or blanket
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.
92. Try 10 new recipes
93. Be vegetarian for a month
94. Sew baby tag blanket
95. Sew baby travel high chair harness
96. Start composting
97. Try oil face wash (OCM)
98. Try baking soda and vinegar shampoo
99. Try apple cider vinegar conditioner
100. Stop using antiperspirant

101 update

92. Try 10 new recipes
93. Be vegetarian for a month
94. Sew baby tag blanket
95. Sew baby travel high chair harness

Resolutions for 2010

Well, looking back at my resolutions for 2009... I think I did pretty well. I lost some weight (about 15-20 lbs), continued to be crafty, cooked more, and did some stuff for myself, but need to keep working on that.

This year, I am going to continue those goals.

1) Lose weight: I will do this by dieting and working out. I have also decided (yesterday) that I want to be a vegetarian (after watching Food Inc., the idea of meat turns me off). Hopefully this will help me lose weight and be healthier.

2) Take care of me: Eating vegetarian should be very healthy (I don't plan on eating all pastas, snacks, etc.). I am also looking into using moisturizers, etc. made for people in their 30s. I hope to get massages and facials at local schools fairly regularly too.

3) Continue crafting. I'd also like to do more sewing. I have recently begun sewing a lot of baby gifts and I like seeing what I make.

4) Continue to knock things off my 101 in 1001 list.

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.