Progress this month: still slowly getting back into doing this
21. Read One False Note by Gordon Korman
22. Read Handbook for Boys by Walter Dean Myers
29. I created a bulletin board and participated at international night to promote the library
39. Completed write or die 15 minutes
40. Successful 3/4 weeks
49. Justin's birthday dinner and movie
51. I bought shoes for bridal shower or other wedding events at a local store in Albany
72. One video for Justin's birthday
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Friday, July 2, 2010
Final June Update
I made pretty good progress in June!
2. Completed finding a geocache!
16. I only journaled 4/5 times this month.
22. I recently finished reading Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters and Harmless and Boy Meets Boy
32. Went to a Mets game to complete this goal.
33. Went to a Rob Thomas concert to complete this goal
35. I recently decided on a bunch of shows to drop next tv season. I still need to decide what new shows to try.
40. I succeeded in being tv free once a week
42. I made two new recipies. One was Wine chicken with Shallots, which was delicious. The other was Phyllo-wrapped chicken, which was also very good.
44. I continued to cook at home once a week
49. The night at the Mets game was our date night for the month
50. I am considering my goal to move out of my parents' house in progress because Justin and I just signed the lease for our own apartment! We will be fully moved in by August.
70. So far I am up to a total of 10 days doing something outside this summer, which is a good start.
78. I went to a park one time, so I may do this goal this summer.
92. I finished week 5 of my sit ups, and did my exhaustion test. I was able to do 83 sit-ups in one go!
2. Completed finding a geocache!
16. I only journaled 4/5 times this month.
22. I recently finished reading Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters and Harmless and Boy Meets Boy
32. Went to a Mets game to complete this goal.
33. Went to a Rob Thomas concert to complete this goal
35. I recently decided on a bunch of shows to drop next tv season. I still need to decide what new shows to try.
40. I succeeded in being tv free once a week
42. I made two new recipies. One was Wine chicken with Shallots, which was delicious. The other was Phyllo-wrapped chicken, which was also very good.
44. I continued to cook at home once a week
49. The night at the Mets game was our date night for the month
50. I am considering my goal to move out of my parents' house in progress because Justin and I just signed the lease for our own apartment! We will be fully moved in by August.
70. So far I am up to a total of 10 days doing something outside this summer, which is a good start.
78. I went to a park one time, so I may do this goal this summer.
92. I finished week 5 of my sit ups, and did my exhaustion test. I was able to do 83 sit-ups in one go!
Friday, June 4, 2010
(Late) End of May Update.
Progress since the last update:
Complete!
45. Go to 10 new restaurants. I finished this when Justin and I were in Corning. We went to Thali of India for lunch. It was great. I hadn't had Indian food in a few years and was really craving it.
In progress:
16. I journaled 5 times this month
20. I finished The Kite Runner and Their Eyes Were Watching God
21. I finished The Hobbit
22. I finished The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, and The River Between Us by Richard Peck
37. I watched my S movie: Signs
40. I had a tv free night in all but one week of May
42. I cooked Jerk Chicken with Asparagus and Cauliflower, which I took a picture of:
44. I cooked at home 3/4 weeks because I didn't cook this week.
49. For our date Justin spent a day in Corning, NY. We went shopping at all the local shops and had fabulous Indian food.
51. I shopped at a few local businesses in Corning, including buying something from Market Street Coffee and Tea
92. I am restarting my sit-ups at week 3 because I lapsed a little bit and want to build my strength up more before continuing.
94. I've completely stopped walking the past few weeks so I'll have to get back into it
Complete!
45. Go to 10 new restaurants. I finished this when Justin and I were in Corning. We went to Thali of India for lunch. It was great. I hadn't had Indian food in a few years and was really craving it.
In progress:
16. I journaled 5 times this month
20. I finished The Kite Runner and Their Eyes Were Watching God
21. I finished The Hobbit
22. I finished The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, and The River Between Us by Richard Peck
37. I watched my S movie: Signs
40. I had a tv free night in all but one week of May
42. I cooked Jerk Chicken with Asparagus and Cauliflower, which I took a picture of:
44. I cooked at home 3/4 weeks because I didn't cook this week.
49. For our date Justin spent a day in Corning, NY. We went shopping at all the local shops and had fabulous Indian food.
51. I shopped at a few local businesses in Corning, including buying something from Market Street Coffee and Tea
92. I am restarting my sit-ups at week 3 because I lapsed a little bit and want to build my strength up more before continuing.
94. I've completely stopped walking the past few weeks so I'll have to get back into it
Sunday, May 2, 2010
End of April Update
April wasn't super productive for me, but I did make headway on some of my goals.
16. I only journaled 2 times this month instead of five, so I'll have to try better next month.
20. Finished two more books getting my total to 6/50
24. I've been searching for jobs every week. I had an interview this month but didn't get the job, and I'm still waiting to hear back from another school district.
37. I saw a few new movies this month, which I blogged about already. My total is up to 9/26
40. I have managed to keep up with the goal of have a tv-free night once a week
42. I cooked two new recipes this month, jalapeño poppers, and Chicken Marsala, bringing my total to 4/20
44. I cooked once a week while I was at home. I went away one week during April, but other than that I've been cooking away for my family.
49. This month's date with Justin was pretty low key. We went to a flea market and then out to lunch at the Skylark diner.
61. I got the first of three shots for the HPV vaccine, so I'm on my way to completing this goal.
63. I went to my two different doctors to discuss my current medical concerns. I could check this off now, but I'm going to wait to see if I want to go back for bloodwork to see if I have rheumatoid arthritis, since I put that off at the last doctor's visit.
64. I am doing very well with my goal to find techniques for managing anxiety. I am in physical therapy for some of my physical symptoms. I've been getting more into breathing exercises and meditation. Also, the doctor gave me an herbal supplement to help. I am not going to mark this complete yet, as I'm also working on a self-help program through the book When Panic Attacks that I think will help me.
72. I recorded four more flip videos of the various birthday celebrations for my sister, bringing my total to
92. I have finished week 2 of the 200 sit up challenge program.
94. I've been doing well with walking, getting through week 4 of the 12 week program.
16. I only journaled 2 times this month instead of five, so I'll have to try better next month.
20. Finished two more books getting my total to 6/50
24. I've been searching for jobs every week. I had an interview this month but didn't get the job, and I'm still waiting to hear back from another school district.
37. I saw a few new movies this month, which I blogged about already. My total is up to 9/26
40. I have managed to keep up with the goal of have a tv-free night once a week
42. I cooked two new recipes this month, jalapeño poppers, and Chicken Marsala, bringing my total to 4/20
44. I cooked once a week while I was at home. I went away one week during April, but other than that I've been cooking away for my family.
49. This month's date with Justin was pretty low key. We went to a flea market and then out to lunch at the Skylark diner.
61. I got the first of three shots for the HPV vaccine, so I'm on my way to completing this goal.
63. I went to my two different doctors to discuss my current medical concerns. I could check this off now, but I'm going to wait to see if I want to go back for bloodwork to see if I have rheumatoid arthritis, since I put that off at the last doctor's visit.
64. I am doing very well with my goal to find techniques for managing anxiety. I am in physical therapy for some of my physical symptoms. I've been getting more into breathing exercises and meditation. Also, the doctor gave me an herbal supplement to help. I am not going to mark this complete yet, as I'm also working on a self-help program through the book When Panic Attacks that I think will help me.
72. I recorded four more flip videos of the various birthday celebrations for my sister, bringing my total to
92. I have finished week 2 of the 200 sit up challenge program.
94. I've been doing well with walking, getting through week 4 of the 12 week program.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Final March update
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.
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.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Day 48 Update
Almost to the benchmark of 50 days, and I'm still working on my list a little bit each day!
Here is where I am on my progress in February:
8. Go Ice Skating: Complete! I think this is the first goal that I have finished completely. Justin and I went skating in the Olympic speed skating oval in Lake Placid, NY. The oval is outdoors, which was really cool. I will post pictures later.
16. Journal 5 times a month. So far I am behind again. I've journalled twice so far, but I'll make it up before the month is out.
20. I have finished another adult novel: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. I'll post about it later
21. I've finished the first children's book for this goal by reading Over Sea and Under Stone, the first in The Dark is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper. I've also just finished the second book, although that won't go on my list. I'll be writing a post about this one as well.
24. Get a job. No luck, but I've been continuing my search every day.
37. I have my "W" movie for the list: Whip It, I'll post about it later
40. So far I have had one night a week in which I am tv-free after 7 pm
42. Make 20 New Recipes: I haven't tried a new one recently, but I went through all of my cookbooks and put post-its on recipes I want to try.
43. Keep Recipes I like in one binder. I made good progress on this one so far. I typed all of the loose and hand-written recipes I had in my binder onto actual binder pages. Next I need to make a system for keeping track of the rest of my recipes.
44. Cook at home once a week. I have been keeping up with this. So far this month I have made Shepherd's Pie, chicken pot pie, and potato leek soup.
49. Justin and I had a date night on Valentine's day. We got dressed up and went out to eat at a really nice restaurant.
67. Wii fit or yoga 3 times a week. This did not work out this month and I'm going to try again next month
68. Emergency car kit: I have created a list of what I want, but have not bought it yet
72. I took three good videos on my flip last weekend at the Empire State Games. I'm not sure if I want to post any here yet.
83. This is my two-week review although it is a little late, and i'll do another before the month is over.
85. I cashed in my first jar of change today. It was mostly pennies so I just got $16.00, but at least it's something.
Here is where I am on my progress in February:
8. Go Ice Skating: Complete! I think this is the first goal that I have finished completely. Justin and I went skating in the Olympic speed skating oval in Lake Placid, NY. The oval is outdoors, which was really cool. I will post pictures later.
16. Journal 5 times a month. So far I am behind again. I've journalled twice so far, but I'll make it up before the month is out.
20. I have finished another adult novel: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. I'll post about it later
21. I've finished the first children's book for this goal by reading Over Sea and Under Stone, the first in The Dark is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper. I've also just finished the second book, although that won't go on my list. I'll be writing a post about this one as well.
24. Get a job. No luck, but I've been continuing my search every day.
37. I have my "W" movie for the list: Whip It, I'll post about it later
40. So far I have had one night a week in which I am tv-free after 7 pm
42. Make 20 New Recipes: I haven't tried a new one recently, but I went through all of my cookbooks and put post-its on recipes I want to try.
43. Keep Recipes I like in one binder. I made good progress on this one so far. I typed all of the loose and hand-written recipes I had in my binder onto actual binder pages. Next I need to make a system for keeping track of the rest of my recipes.
44. Cook at home once a week. I have been keeping up with this. So far this month I have made Shepherd's Pie, chicken pot pie, and potato leek soup.
49. Justin and I had a date night on Valentine's day. We got dressed up and went out to eat at a really nice restaurant.
67. Wii fit or yoga 3 times a week. This did not work out this month and I'm going to try again next month
68. Emergency car kit: I have created a list of what I want, but have not bought it yet
72. I took three good videos on my flip last weekend at the Empire State Games. I'm not sure if I want to post any here yet.
83. This is my two-week review although it is a little late, and i'll do another before the month is over.
85. I cashed in my first jar of change today. It was mostly pennies so I just got $16.00, but at least it's something.
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
49. Go on a date every month with Justin
I will consider this goal complete if/when: Every month I go out on a date with Justin. The date has to be planned ahead of time so that it counts as a date.
Why this goal is on my list: I spend time with my boyfriend all the time, but we tend to be homebodies. We aren't good at thinking up things to do spur of the moment, so this will encourage planning and maybe doing new things at least once a month.
I will update the progress of this goal through blog posts here
Goal progress: *in progress (8/33)
1. January 2010: Cyber Cafe West for Funk band, and out for ice cream after
2. February 2010: Valentine's Day dinner at the Silo Restaurant
3. March 2010: Justin's Birthday, TGI Friday's and Barnes and Noble
4. April 2010: Flea Market and out to lunch
5. May 2010: Day out in Corning
6. June 2010: Mets Game
July-Dec lost track
7. January 2011: Went out to register, dinner, and a movie
8. February 2011: Valentine lunch at a pub in Greene, then wine tasting, chinese food and a movie
Why this goal is on my list: I spend time with my boyfriend all the time, but we tend to be homebodies. We aren't good at thinking up things to do spur of the moment, so this will encourage planning and maybe doing new things at least once a month.
I will update the progress of this goal through blog posts here
Goal progress: *in progress (8/33)
1. January 2010: Cyber Cafe West for Funk band, and out for ice cream after
2. February 2010: Valentine's Day dinner at the Silo Restaurant
3. March 2010: Justin's Birthday, TGI Friday's and Barnes and Noble
4. April 2010: Flea Market and out to lunch
5. May 2010: Day out in Corning
6. June 2010: Mets Game
July-Dec lost track
7. January 2011: Went out to register, dinner, and a movie
8. February 2011: Valentine lunch at a pub in Greene, then wine tasting, chinese food and a movie
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