Today Is My Birthday!

Good evening!

That’s right today is my birthday!!!

WHOO!! HOO!!! I am officially 37, as of 6:34 AM this morning!!

Since today is my birthday, I thought today would be the perfect day to go over my 37 by 37 list that I had created last year around my birthday! My 37 by 37 list is my list of thirty-seven goals I wanted to accomplish before I turned thirty-seven. I didn’t get everything accomplished that was on my list, but I did manage to get some pretty impressive things done this year!!

My 37 things!!

1. get a passport
2. jog a mile
3. blog every day for a year(Done!)
4. go to Women of Faith with my sisters
5. take 100 pictures of historical buildings all over Oregon(Done!)
6. take a decorating class
7. make homemade marshmallows
8. plant a veggie garden(Done!)
9. take the train
10. go camping
11. blow bubbles out the car window – you would’ve thought I would have easily gotten this done, but I kept forgetting to actually do this (even though I bought the bubbles on day 2 of this list)!! 😉
12. go for a walk in the rain(Done!)
13. clean out the garage
14. hike the longest trail at Silver Creek Falls – ok, so I didn’t hike the longest trail, but I did get one of the really long ones in!! I am calling that a win!!!
15. go on a walking tour of downtown Portland
16. take a cooking class
17. get a tattoo(Done!)
18. pick strawberries(Done!)
19. bake homemade cinnamon rolls
20. take an art class(Done!)
21. set up a website
22. teach myself how to take a picture using manual camera settings
23. make at least 12 pieces of art(Done!)
24.  lose 32.6 pounds(Done!) – matter of fact, I have lost 69.8 pounds so far this year!!
    
25. put at least $1,200 in savings – I will have a $1000 in by Friday, so I came pretty close to this goal!
26. visit a ghost town
27. teach an online class
28. make homemade yogurt
29. read the entire Bible – No, this one is really hard for me! I think I am somewhere in Deuteronomy still!! 🙁
30. crochet a queen-sized blanket using a difficult stitch(Done!)
31. volunteer at a homeless shelter – I have been surprised by how difficult this one has been to find a place that will give you permission to volunteer, but I will keep trying!
32. take a French class
33. make a wild dance mix playlist. dance to it.(Done!)
34. carve pumpkins with my niece and nephew(Done!)
35. get my Visa paid off
36. make a rag quilt
37. make $1000 creatively

Some other things that I was able to get done this year, that I wasn’t planning on but am still so thankful and blessed to have gotten done was:

• I had lost 50 pounds this year with just diet and exercise
• I had gastric bypass surgery, which has helped me lose an additional 19.8 pounds
• We found our church home, and just couldn’t be happier there
• I have made a some new and dear girlfriends this year
• My marriage is stronger than ever
• Jason and I are finally on the same page financially, and are headed to build our dream lives

I have a new 38 by 38 list in the works for this upcoming year, but only time will tell to see what this new year will bring!! 🙂

Here’s to a FABULOUS 36th year, and an even better 37th one!!!

“If you want to have a different life, live differently!”