I did pretty well getting through what I wanted to do this month. I haven't finished another goal completely yet, but I have good progress for some.
10. I've sorted through my pictures from England. I have about 200 I want to print, and it will probably cost at least $50.00 to do that, so I'm going to work on saving money.
16. I actually journaled five times this month! It didn't even seem that hard, so go me!
20. I finished another adult book: The Paradise Snare by A. C. Crispin. I'll write an entry about it soon.
22. I read another YA book which I'm counting as my "G" book: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. Again, I'll create a book entry soon.
24. I kept up with my job searching. I even went to a job fair for educators. This past Monday I had a job interview, and I have another scheduled for mid-April
26. I organized my professional development papers from grad school in a nice binder, separated by type of information.
35. I ranked my tv shows by how much I like them so that when I start cutting them out it's easier
40. I had a tv free night every week, which I always enjoy.
42. I am going to cook a new recipe today, so I will probably post pictures later. I am making meat pies, which are kind of like English pasties.
43. I bought binder sleeves for my recipes and organized my printed recipes in my binder
44. Cook at home once a week. I usually cook on Wednesdays, of which there were five in March. I cooked on 4/5 of these weeks, which is still pretty good.
45. Another restaurant that was new to me: Carrabas Italian Grill. I really enjoyed it. We had Sangria to drink, which was yummy. It was Friday in lent so I had spicy fish chowder and then manicotti. Toped it all off with delicious tira mi su, a pick me up indeed!
46. Justin and I also tried another beer. We bought a six-pack of Saratoga Lager, which I thought was pretty good
49. Justin and I had our date night to celebrate his 25th birthday. We went out to TGI Friday's for dinner and drank girly drinks. We then went to Barnes and Noble and wandered around a bit.
67. I am not going to do my Wii fit or yoga goal yet, instead I've started to tackle some of the new goals I added on.
94. I have started my new walking goal by completing week 1 of the 12-week program. I am now in the middle of week 2. For the most part I am walking 15 to 20 minutes a day.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Eating and Drinking Goals
Local Gold Ale. This was my favorite. It was a light gold ale, named in honor of the athletes from Lake Placid who were participating in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver that week.
Twice Bitten Barleywine. A darker beer, with good flavor.
Fresh Powder Milk Stout. This was a very dark beer, similar to Guiness. It had a very strong flavor, but I really enjoyed it.
Moose Island Ale: Another lighter, pleasant ale.
Lake Placid IPA: I love IPAs. One of the more bitter beers in the sampler, but good taste.
Ubu Ale: This is the pub's most famous beer, which is found around New York, especially in this area. I learned that it was named after a chocolate lab. It is a reddish beer with good strong flavor. Justin and I got pint glasses from the pub with the Ubu logo on them.
Goal 45 has also gotten off to a good start. I went to 5 restaurants this month.
Lake Placid Pub and Brewery: Besides the beer sampler, Justin and I also had lunch here. It was Friday during Lent so we both had fish and chips. Mine was really good, with a good beer batter, and lots of malt vinegar for the chips. Justin got his fish with wing sauce on it, an option I'd never seen before. It was also very good.
Christies Grill: My family went here for my dad's birthday. I had crab-stuffed fish, with a side of au gratin potatoes. The potatoes were really bland so I didn't eat them. The fish was pretty good. My only issue is that they seem to like to put cream sauce on everything, and I'm not a huge fan of that.
The Silo Restaurant: Justin and I went here for Valentine's day. It is a very nice restaurant, and they even had a guitar player playing and singing for the Valentine's day diners. We shared crab-stuffed mushrooms for an appetizer along with our salad bar. For my dinner I had sea scallops. They were pretty good, and the portion was huge. We also had a nice bottle of white wine with our dinner.
Los Tapatios: My parents have been telling me about this place for a while and I'm so happy Justin and I finally went. It is a tiny Mexican restaurant in Endicott. The food is cheap and delicious. I had the tachitos lunch that comes with one chicken and one beef tachito. I also had mexican rice and guacamole with tortilla chips. I definitely want to go back.
Northwoods Inn Restaurant: I wasn't sure how the food here would be since it was a hotel, but we all had really good meals. This place in in Lake Placid, where I was with my family for the Empire State Games. I had a really good crab cake special that was very flavorful.
Monday, March 1, 2010
End of February update
11. I have sewn all of my quilt strips together and am 2/3 of the way through ironing the seams
13. I've started learning my first bass guitar song. "Zombie" by the Cranberries. I picked it because I like it and it is not one note repeated over and over. It also isn't too fast or wide-spread on the frets for my poor out of practice fingers.
16. I still only wrote in my journal twice last month instead of the 5 I am supposed to. I'll keep trying this goal though. I need to make writing more interesting so that I'll want to do it.
20. I finished another book! Becoming Jane Eyre by Shiela Kohler. I'll write a review here soon
24. I kept up with my job search every week this month. I did not find a job, although I am on a sub list for one school district now.
27. Justin bought me a really nice new dress. I wore it out for Valentine's day, but I've decided that with the right stockings, shoes, and sweater I would be appropriate for teaching.
37. I have watched my "I" movie: The Invention of Lying. I will be updating shortly with a review.
40. I was also able to have one day a week without watching tv after 7
44. I've kept up with cooking for my family at home. This past week I cooked sirloin tips with mashed potatoes.
45. I did a lot of dining out this month. Between Valentine's day, Justin having a job, my dad's birthday, and going to Lake Placid, I went to 5 Restaurants. I'll write an update about this.
46. I tried six new kinds of beer this month at the Lake Placid Pub and Brewery. Justin and I got their six beer sampler. I'll add a post with the beers. My total is now 7/20
47. I created a sign reminding me to "speak up" and posted it near my mirror in my bedroom
72. The other night I created 2 more flip videos of Justin and his niece playing a wii dancing game
13. I've started learning my first bass guitar song. "Zombie" by the Cranberries. I picked it because I like it and it is not one note repeated over and over. It also isn't too fast or wide-spread on the frets for my poor out of practice fingers.
16. I still only wrote in my journal twice last month instead of the 5 I am supposed to. I'll keep trying this goal though. I need to make writing more interesting so that I'll want to do it.
20. I finished another book! Becoming Jane Eyre by Shiela Kohler. I'll write a review here soon
24. I kept up with my job search every week this month. I did not find a job, although I am on a sub list for one school district now.
27. Justin bought me a really nice new dress. I wore it out for Valentine's day, but I've decided that with the right stockings, shoes, and sweater I would be appropriate for teaching.
37. I have watched my "I" movie: The Invention of Lying. I will be updating shortly with a review.
40. I was also able to have one day a week without watching tv after 7
44. I've kept up with cooking for my family at home. This past week I cooked sirloin tips with mashed potatoes.
45. I did a lot of dining out this month. Between Valentine's day, Justin having a job, my dad's birthday, and going to Lake Placid, I went to 5 Restaurants. I'll write an update about this.
46. I tried six new kinds of beer this month at the Lake Placid Pub and Brewery. Justin and I got their six beer sampler. I'll add a post with the beers. My total is now 7/20
47. I created a sign reminding me to "speak up" and posted it near my mirror in my bedroom
72. The other night I created 2 more flip videos of Justin and his niece playing a wii dancing game
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Day 26 update
Here is what I am working on or have completed now:
11. I have been working on my quilt. So far I have cut out all of my strips, and sewn the green and yellow strips together. Next up I'll be adding red strips.
16. I failed to write in my journal at all in January, so I'm going to make more of an effort to get my five entries in February
24. I have not gotten a job yet, but I've created a schedule for myself to check ads in different places every day.
35. So far I have cut out a few shows. I am not watching Models of the Runway after Project Runway. After last week's episode proved the show is getting really stupid, I'm going to stop watching Private Practice. I'm also seriously considering dropping Heroes. I know I'm way behind on giving up on that one
37. I have another movie to add to the list. I've finally watched the Bourne Identity.
40. I have been keeping up with this goal to stop watching tv after 7 once a week
44. I have been cooking once a week for my family. This past week I cooked Macaroni and Cheese.
46. I started my beer drinking goal last night. I had double dog double pale ale at the Cyber Cafe. It was very strong in both flavor and alcohol content, but I liked it.
49. The above was also mine and Justin's January date night. We went out to the Cyber Cafe to see a funk band. It wasn't quite our type of music, but it was entertaining and the singer was very talented. We had a couple of beers, but decided to go out for desert after the show. We went out for ice cream.
11. I have been working on my quilt. So far I have cut out all of my strips, and sewn the green and yellow strips together. Next up I'll be adding red strips.
16. I failed to write in my journal at all in January, so I'm going to make more of an effort to get my five entries in February
24. I have not gotten a job yet, but I've created a schedule for myself to check ads in different places every day.
35. So far I have cut out a few shows. I am not watching Models of the Runway after Project Runway. After last week's episode proved the show is getting really stupid, I'm going to stop watching Private Practice. I'm also seriously considering dropping Heroes. I know I'm way behind on giving up on that one
37. I have another movie to add to the list. I've finally watched the Bourne Identity.
40. I have been keeping up with this goal to stop watching tv after 7 once a week
44. I have been cooking once a week for my family. This past week I cooked Macaroni and Cheese.
46. I started my beer drinking goal last night. I had double dog double pale ale at the Cyber Cafe. It was very strong in both flavor and alcohol content, but I liked it.
49. The above was also mine and Justin's January date night. We went out to the Cyber Cafe to see a funk band. It wasn't quite our type of music, but it was entertaining and the singer was very talented. We had a couple of beers, but decided to go out for desert after the show. We went out for ice cream.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
46. Try 20 new kinds of beer
I will consider this goal complete if/when: At the end of 1001 days I have tried 20 new beers that I've never had before
Why this goal is on my list: I love beer, but I've been sticking with a lot of the same stuff recently. Hopefully this will get me thinking more about what I'm buying or ordering
I will update the progress of this goal through blog posts here
Goal progress: Complete (20/20)
1. Double Dog Double Pale Ale
2. Local Gold Ale
3. Twice Bitten Barleywine
4. Fresh Powder Milk Stout
5. Moose Island Ale
6. Lake Placid IPA
7. Ubu Ale
8. Saratoga Lager
9. Saranac Black and Tan
10. Maudite Ale
11. Blanche de Chambly
12. Trois Pistoles
13. Old Slugger
14. Nine Man Ale
15. Benchwarmer
16. Strike Out
17. Backyard IPA
18. Pride of Milford
19. Witte
20. Hennepin
Why this goal is on my list: I love beer, but I've been sticking with a lot of the same stuff recently. Hopefully this will get me thinking more about what I'm buying or ordering
I will update the progress of this goal through blog posts here
Goal progress: Complete (20/20)
1. Double Dog Double Pale Ale
2. Local Gold Ale
3. Twice Bitten Barleywine
4. Fresh Powder Milk Stout
5. Moose Island Ale
6. Lake Placid IPA
7. Ubu Ale
8. Saratoga Lager
9. Saranac Black and Tan
10. Maudite Ale
11. Blanche de Chambly
12. Trois Pistoles
13. Old Slugger
14. Nine Man Ale
15. Benchwarmer
16. Strike Out
17. Backyard IPA
18. Pride of Milford
19. Witte
20. Hennepin
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