101 Update*

Start Date: July 14, 2012 
End Date: April 11, 2015

Creativity
001. Complete 15 craft projects (8/15)
          Cross stitch for Jessica, Pillow Bed for Michael, Sewing Box for Kyra, 22 candy cane reindeer, Snickers wreath, peppermint wreath, tiny fleece tie blanket
002. Make a photo book
          08/20/12 – Sent to mom and dad
003. Try 10 ideas or projects inspired by Pinterest (2/10)
           Sewing Box, Pillow bed
004. Make a Day In The Life photo entry
005. Finish a big sewing project
006. Ask 10 people for their favorite song, and listen to it (0/10)
007. Give 5 handmade holiday gifts (5/5)
           Snickers wreath, pillow bed, peppermint wreath, sewing box, candy cane reindeer
008. Make 2 items for Lily
          Tiny fleece tie blanket
009. Open an Etsy shop

Self-Improvement
010. Get down to pre-pregnancy weight
011. Lose an extra 15 lbs
012. Do my hair and make up for work every day for 2 weeks
013. Complete The Birthday Project 2 times (0/2)
014. Get a massage
015. Buy one complete outfit not from a thrift store
016. Take an infant CPR course
          10/17/12
017. Learn 50 new things by clicking the random button on Wikipedia (0/50)
018. Take a class of some kind
         Friends and family CPR
019. Write a will
020. Take part in a charitable activity
021. Give up something for Lent and succeed

Outdoors
022. Go camping
023. Build a campfire
024. Roast marshmallows
025. Watch a sunrise and a sunset in the same day
026. Write a note, attach it to a balloon, and let it go
027. Go sledding after a snowstorm
028. Visit a botanical garden
          8/4/12
029. Go on a picnic
030. Pick strawberries
031. Visit a cave

Places to Go

032. Travel to another country
033. Visit 3 states (3/3)
          Minnesota, Indiana, Georgia
034. Go to a Renaissance Faire
035. Go to a war reenactment
036. Visit the Museum of Science and Industry
037. Feed an animal at a real farm
038. Attend a gaming convention
039. Plan and start saving for a trip to Disney World/Land
040. Visit a lighthouse
041. Visit 3 new museums (1/3)
           7/14/12 – Madison Children’s Museum
042. Visit an aquarium

Playtime and Entertainment
043. Go to a symphony
044. Attend 5 live performances (5/5) of those –
          Stuart Davis, Madison Symphony Orchestra (x3), The Masked Ball Opera
 045. See one play
046. See 2 concerts (1/2)
          7/20/12 – Stuart Davis
047. Go to a sporting event
048. See a comedy show
049. Finish Skyrim
050. Finish FFXII
051. Watch the first episode of 5 shows recommended by friends (2/5)
         Mad Men, Breaking Bad,
052. Sing a karaoke duet
053. Get a Samsung Galaxy
           07/14/12 – Bought at Best Buy

Family and Relationships
054. Take Lily on 10 family outings (4/10)
           7/21/12 – Epic Picnic
           7/28/12 – Zoo
           8/4/12 – Botanical Gardens
          10/20/12 – Pumpkin Patch
055. Do something special for my 5 year wedding anniversary (May 16, 2014)
056. Get new wedding bands
057. Meet someone from Open Diary
058. Host a Murder Mystery Party
059. Have a girls’ night out
          8/18/12 – Comedy Club, Whiskey Jack’s
060. Go on a great date with Brett
061. Have friends over to our home for a visit/dinner
062. Photograph each of Lily’s milestones
063. Take Lily to a children’s museum
            7/14/12 – Madison Children’s Museum
064. Take all the night-time feedings for 1 week
065. Surprise Brett
           7/31/12 – Bought bullets for the .22 so he can shoot out at the farm
           8/4/12 – Lined up a baby sitter, bought a big cupcake, birthday card and a bottle of Jim, took him out for his birthday
066. Get Sprocket’s shots updated
           7/20/12 – 3 year rabies, 3 year distemper, 1 year bordatella
067. Take Sprocketto training 2 times a month for 4 months (0/8)
068. Help Lily make a stuffed animal at the Build-A-Bear Workshop
069. Go sledding with Lily
070. Ice skate with Lily and Brett
071. Have a family portrait done

Reading

072. Read 101 new books (14/101) – including:
          Mary Mary (James Patterson), The Yellow Wa

llpaper (Charlotte Perkins), 4th of July (James Patterson/Maxine Paetro), Kiss the Girls (James Patterson), Jack and Jill (James Patterson), Afraid (Jack Kilborn), A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Leguin), Alibi (Can’t remember), Yon Ill Wind (Piers Anthony), Shapes (Can’t Remember), The Stand (Stephen King), Memory and Dream (Charles De Lint), Cemetery of Angels (Don’t Remember), The Great Train Robbery (Michael Crichton), The Jester (Patterson and Gross), The Search (Iris Johansen), Jack of Kinrowan (DeLint),
– There are more, but I’ve forgotten them.  I’ll have to check the work library shelf since most of the books I read now are at work.  HA!

073. At least 1 book by Charles DeLint
074. Read every Booker Prize winner (0/46)
075. Ask 10 friends for book suggestions, and read each one (0/10)
076. Take out a book from the library 10 times (0/10)
077. Read to Lily every night for a month

Finances
078. Pay off Brett’s student loan
079. Pay off the car
080. Pay off the credit card
081. Start saving for a house
082. Build an emergency fund
083. Buy a second car or repair the current one
084. Add at least $20 to Lily’s college fund every month (4/33)
          7/31/12 – $20, 8/30/12 – $115, 9/30/12 – $20, 10/01/12 – $20
– We’re behind on this because the holiday season was so crazy.  We’ll rectify it this week.

Food and Drink

085. Try 10 new foods (0/10)
086. Make 5 new dishes (5/5)
          Vegetarian chili, eggplant pizza, Balin’s roasted beef, beer and Cheddar soup, roasted onion and potatoes
087. Bake a pie on Pi Day
088. Forgo junkfood for 1 week
089. Avoid eating out for 1 month
090. Avoid fast food for 1 month

Household

091. Vacuum every day for 2 weeks
092. Dust every other day for 1 month
093. Decorate for a holiday besides Christmas each year (0/3)
094. Organize the pantry
095. Organize the fridge
096. Organize the bathroom
097. Clean the extra room

Dreams
098. Move out of our apartment and into a house
099. Sleep on a bed on the beach
100. Swim with dolphins
101. Kiss under a waterfall

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January 4, 2013

ryn- It was the first I read after several years of ignoring the series so I really liked it 🙂 But there are others that I’ve read more recently that I’m like ehh about, just because the stories are starting to be a little repetitive. Still though, he has to have a cheat sheet of all the magical creatures and things and what they do when he’s writing because whoa can it be hard to keep up with it all sometimes!

January 5, 2013

ryn #1-I really liked the parts of the book where the people from Mundania were discovering all of the quirkiness of Xanth. Just like I loved Arthur Weasley’s obsession with muggles in Harry Potter. lol Ryn #2- the other day I was shaking a poopy pocket diaper out over the toilet and the inserts fell in. I looked down in horror and seriously wanted to cry. SO NOT COOL.

January 7, 2013

I really like that she backed out of a pageant the week after Kaitlyn was born so they could all be together because she said family comes first. I mean, she’s a redneck and some of the stuff they do is kind of gross (ketchup and butter in the microwave to make spaghetti sauce? ewww) but at least she thinks of the kids first. I like that part of it. I didn’t know about the trust fund thing, that’sreally cool! Most people would be spending all that money.

January 9, 2013

Love these!

January 12, 2013