Thursday, November 10, 2016
Good morning, world! I have so much to do today!! Already my brain is on overdrive, trying to figure out how to go about getting it all done!! EEK!! I have to go take my car into the auto body shop – I was backed …
Tag: To-Do List
A Night of Vision Boarding!
Good evening! I have spent the past hour gathering pics from Polyvore to create an electronic Vision Board!! The things that I am dreaming of is a passionate marriage, traveling, yoga, dancing, France, faith, family, friends, farm-living, photography, books, and a crystal chandelier for good …
My Goal List for 2011!
Good morning!
Well, I was up bright and early this morning at 6:45 AM. Apparently that is what my body thinks it is supposed to do when I want to sleep in on this lovely Saturday morning!! I guess it actually did sleep in, since I have been up and at ’em every morning this week at 5:30 am – so there you go!! 😉
Yesterday, I had started thinking about My Life List, and thought about how I was able to cross a couple of items off for this year, belly dancing, and being on time to everything for a week. I realize it is already April, but I figured now was better later late than never to decide what other things I want to accomplish this year, and thought I would share this list with you!!
- Adopt something from the French culture
- Bake an authentic French baguette
- Bake fresh croissants
- Become a plus-sized model for a day
- Become a vegetarian for a week
- Blog every day for a year
- Build a piñata from scratch
- Cancel cable for at least a month
- Cook an entire meal for Jason’s family
- Create a time capsule
- Create a warm, inviting & comfortable home where everything in it has a designated place
- Crochet a queen-sized blanket using a difficult stitch
- Do an entire cross stitch pattern
- Eat at Voodoo Donuts in Portland, OR
- Fill up a journal from cover to cover
- Form a choir to sing Christmas carols
- Gather a group of people to blow bubbles in a public space
- Get a passport
- Get a professional facial
- Get a tattoo
- Get an article published in a magazine
- Get CPR/First Aid certified
- Get eyelash extensions
- Get paid to do what you love
- Give everyone homemade gifts for Christmas
- Go a day without speaking
- Go fruit picking
- Go out dancing
- Go rock hunting for geodes
- Go to a large water park
- Go to Disneyland with Jason
- Go whale watching
- Go whitewater rafting
- Grocery shop using only reusable bags for an entire month
- Grow a flower garden
- Grow a veggie garden
- Hang laundry in the sun to dry
- Have $20,000 in Savings
- Have a grown-up sleepover
- Have a home with an antique hardwood floor
- Have a pin-up style photography shoot
- Have a prayer alter in my home with stair-stepped candles
- Have my photography displayed in a gallery
- Have something studded with crystals
- Hike the longest trail at Silver Creek Falls
- Hold a jumbo garage sale to downsize belongings
- Knit a scarf
- Learn an authentic Hawaiian recipe
- Learn how to build an SSIS package
- Learn how to hula hoop
- Learn how to make a ribbon lei
- Learn how to make a white sauce
- Learn how to manage money
- Learn how to serve cheese
- Learn how to take pictures with a Brownie Camera
- Learn how to tile
- Learn how to walk in heels
- Learn how to work the camping stove, propane lights, etc
- Learn scary advance SQL – subselects, unions, temp tables, etc
- Learn to authentically barbecue beef
- Learn to belly dance
- Learn to can food
- Learn to make ambrosia
- Learn to make doughnuts
- Learn to play piano
- Leave $100 for a haggard waitress
- Leave yourself a letter in a library book
- Live without eating out for one month
- Live without junk food for one week
- Love my entire wardrobe
- Make & send my own Christmas cards
- Make a loan to an entrepreneur in a developing country through www.kiva.org
- Make a quilt
- Make Aunt Alice’s somen noodle recipe
- Make authentic spam musubi
- Make butterscotch from scratch
- Make fire without matches
- Make marshmallows from scratch
- Make pasta from scratch
- Make something powered by a potato
- Make sourdough bread
- Make yogurt from scratch
- Meet Della Reese
- Memorize the preamble
- Milk a cow
- Milk a goat
- No cussing for an entire week
- Organize a group of friends to spend a day picking up trash/litter from a public space
- Organize a large family picture
- Organize all of our personal photographs
- Organize the scariest place in the house
- Own a home furnishings boutique
- Paint a mural
- Paint a self portrait
- Pan for gold
- Pay off all debt
- Perform 100 sit ups in one sitting
- Play an entire song on a cornet, again
- Play ping pong with Jason
- Publish an e-book
- Read every book I own
- Read The Art of Being a Woman
- Record a lullaby CD with my dad for my child in a recording studio
- Refinish a piece of furniture
- Ride a bike for an hour
- Ride a paddleboat
- Ride on a ferris wheel
- Ride on a merry-go-round
- Ride on a ride that scares the shit out of you – DO IT ANYWAY!!!
- Ride on a roller coaster
- Run a mile
- See a classy burlesque show
- See a view from the penthouse
- See one of the planes my dad worked on in the Navy
- See Pink Martini live in concert
- See the filming of a Twilight Saga movie
- Sell all of my jewelry from my old jewelry business
- Send a letter to a politician telling them, “Job well done!”
- Send a letter to Elisa every month for a year
- Send a message in a bottle
- Sew an entire outfit
- Spend the day searching the Oregon coast for glass floats
- Start a book club
- Start a personal black & white photograph gallery of friends & family
- Surprise someone with May Day flowers (Ding & Run!)
- Swim 10 laps non-stop
- Take a child to OMSI
- Take a cooking class
- Take a nature walk & press the wild flowers you collect
- Take a photography class
- Take a weekend vacation by myself
- Take a yoga class
- Take Jason on a surprise trip
- Throw Jason a HUGE un-birthday party!
- Try 10 scary fruits
- Try 10 scary non fruit/veggie foods
- Try 10 scary veggies
- Type up great-great grandma’s recipe book for the family
- Vacation in a yurt
- Visit a historical cave
- Visit a movie studio
- Visit the Hollywood Museum at Max Factor Building
- Visit the Winchester House in San Jose, CA
- Volunteer in a homeless shelter
- Wear a hat in public
- Wear a size 14 pant
- Wear a t-shirt that you’ve creatively changed
- Wear a veil in public
- Weigh less than 220 pounds
- Wire a lamp
- Write a celebrity a fan letter
- Write a letter to the President
Whew!! That is a HUGE list!! Today, I plan on baking fresh croissants today, which I have never done before! Wish me luck, baking is NOT my forte.
I am also going to be working on my cross stitch pattern, which I almost have done, and my knitting a scarf project, which is about halfway done!!
I want to go swimming, take the girls for a walk, possibly meet up with some friends for lunch, play some games with Jason, take a nap (it sounds like I will need it), do some neglected house chores, organizing, purging, and reading done!! Again, I say WHEW!!!
Have a FABULOUS day!! 😉
A Productive Saturday!
Good morning! I am pining for the Farmer’s market this morning!!! Not only do I love the scenic drive to get to our local farmer’s market, but I am just sighing to browse through luscious fruits, hunt for crisp veggies, pick up some fresh flowers, …
Happy Tuesday!
Good evening! I am in the middle of my nightly to-do list! Prep eBay packages for mailing – Done! Mail eBay packages – Done! Blog – Almost done! Floss – Done! Drink 2 liters of water – Almost done! Track food – Almost done! Spend …
Back to Work Monday!!
Good morning!
I am up, showered, dressed, and ready to go face this new day!!! It is back to work for me this week, which is good! I am thankful that I was able to take time off (11 days, matter of fact!! WHOO! HOO!), but I am ready to get back to the office and see my office-mates again!!! I have missed you, Chris!!! 😉
Anyway, as for my 60 Day Life Makeover plan, I did take time out last night to not only plan my weekly goals, but my daily ones for this week as well!!! I have a lot of work to do, but I am excited to see the new me – I KNOW SHE IS IN HERE, JUST RARING TO GET OUT!!! 😉
My biggies for this week are:
- Lose at least 2 pounds
- Walk at LEAST 30 minutes each day
- Go to church this week
- Put an extra $100 into savings this week
- Read at least 1/2 a book
- Finish cleaning, organizing, purging the office
WHEW!!! I can do this, I just have to stay dedicated and focused!!! All of my 60 day goals help support me in getting my little farm – at least in some small way!!! I just have to visualize myself walking the trails on our farm, laughing with our visiting friends and family, or reaping the harvest from my little vegetable garden, and it gets me motivated all over again!!! I am so excited to think that that little farm could be less than 5 years away!! Less, if it is in God’s Will!! 😉
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. – Philippians 4:13
On another note: I slept GREAT last night! I could have slept a little longer, but that is what happens when you don’t make your sleeping schedule a priority while on vacation.
Talking about vacation…my sis, Nette, and her family just got back from their honeymoon/vacation in Hawaii! I can’t wait to see them and hear all about it. I know that they had fun, they did send us some pics while they were gone!! The pics were of Megan dangling her newly tanned little self from a bamboo tree, and Morgan and the guys were all looking like they were having fun snorkling!! I can’t wait to see you guys!!! 😉
Anyway, I am going to finish up getting ready to head out for work today! I know that today is going to be a MARVELOUS DAY!!! I can just feel it in my bones!!
Have a FABULOUS day!!!
Quick Update for Today’s To-Do List!
Today’s to-do list looked like this: Blog – Done! 60 minutes Fitness plan – No Track food – Done! Confirm church times for tomorrow – Done! Drink 2 liters of water – Done! Read for at least 1/2 an hour – Done! Change bedding – …
Started Out Strong & Peter’ed Out!!!
When I woke up this morning, I had every intention of doing EVERY SINGLE THING ON MY TO-DO LIST TODAY!!! I started out strong, motivated, driven, and I even did the scariest things from my to-do list first!!! After I had accomplished about 4 or …
Good Morning!
I am up! I am dressed! and I am raring to go!!!
I have a lot of actions that I need to take if I am going to accomplish my 60 Day Life Makeover goals:
- Lose 20 pounds
- Sock away an extra $1000 into savings
- Find a church home
- Clean, organize, and purge our entire home of unloved and/or unused belongings from top to bottom
- Purchase and refinish one piece of furniture to sell to get the ball rolling on getting paid to do what I love
My To-Do List for today is:
- Blog
- Walking plan – 3 miles
- Track Food
- Drink 2 Liters of water
- File my stack of creative paperwork
- Read for at least 1/2 an hour
- Write letter to my sponsor child
- Mail it
- Organize bills
- Update electronic monthly bill tracker
- Finish Laundry
- Eyebrow wax appointment
- Bathe Faye
- Bathe Sophie
- Sort all magazines (HUGE project!!)
- Create a journal bookmark for my planner
- Go swimming with Jason – make time for play!!!
- Go to bed by 11
Whew!! Let’s see how much of that I can get done today!!! I have already gotten dressed and ready for my 3-mile walk!!! WHOO-HOO!!! My goal today is to find the fun in any task or situation, and to honor the child inside of me by consciously making time to play as I get these actions done!
I will let you know how it goes this evening!!
Have a FABULOUS day!! 😉
An Eye-Opening Dream!
I just awoke from a late-in-the-day nap, and had the most AMAZING dream! This is really HUGE news to me, because I am an uber-creative person and I have somehow lost the ability to dream, which is REALLY FRUSTRATING!!! Anyway, I dreamed I was spending …