The Tow Family Adventures: Blog blast

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Blog blast

A blog blast is what happens when you haven't posted in a while and so you post multiple posts all at the same time. Ok, truthfully I just made that up, but that is just what's about to happen here. I've got a lot to update on....I been a vewy bad bwogger....

2 comments:

richmond said...: I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Ruth

http://ramupgrade.info; April 6, 2009 3:32:00 AM EDT
Chele said...: I like that phrase!; April 6, 2009 7:10:00 AM EDT

FOLLOW ME ON MY QUEST TO COMPLETE 101 TASKS IN 1001 DAYS

Start Date: Monday, December 7, 2009
End Date: Monday, September 3, 2012

Key:
Aqua: Not Completed
Italics and Green: In progress (if a process, number completed/total number
Bold & Pink: Completed

Marriage/Family:
1. Get Pregnant
2. Deliver a baby naturally (preferably a water birth at Mease Countryside)
3. Do one activity per year with just my parents (0/3)
4. Do one activity per year with just my sister (0/3)
5. Have professional portraits done at least once a year (0/3)
6. Start at least one family tradition per year (1/3)
7. Watch a movie with Matt that I normally would not watch with him
8. Spend an entire day doing only what Matt wants to do

Home/Cooking:
9. Redecorate dining room
10. Finish painting house
11. Get a gas grill and learn how to use it
12. Get a welcome mat for each major season/holiday (0/10)
13. Clean out both storage closets at least once a year and give items away to charity or Goodwill (1/3)
14. Start an herb garden on the porch
15. Make at least one new recipe for dinner each month (9/33)
16. Decide what to do with my wedding dress and do it
17. Create weekly dinner menus (24/132)
18. Have a family dinner with parents at least twice a month (24/66)
19. Re-do our bedroom closet
20. Re-do laundry closet
21. Organize and compress all three of my clothes closets to fit into one and then give away extra clothes to a charity or Goodwill
22. Stick to my weekly chore list (35/132)
23. Stick to my monthly chore list (3/33)
24. Stick to my quarterly chore list (4/11)
25. Stick to my yearly chore list (0/3)
26. Get new carpet for the upstairs
27. Write all my favorite recipes onto cards and put them in my new cute recipe box

School/Work:
28. Finish Lesson Plan book
29. Organize file cabinet
30. Organize file holder on desk
31. Make a moodle page for my students
32. Go to at least 3 school plays (1/3)
33. Watch a home school football game with Matt
34. Watch and support my students in at least 3 other sports/activities (1/3)
35. Create a better routine for the DCF curriculum
36. Change Chapter Outline Format
37. Update word wall every 9 weeks and actually use it (1/12)
38. Put up mission statements every 18 weeks (1/6)
39. Find a place for the DCF curriculum

Faith:
40. Read the entire Bible
41. Go to confession annually (0/3)
42. Commit fully to a church
43. Volunteer in at least one church-related activity
44. Give food to the food pantry at least once a quarter (0/11)

Crafts:
45. Have wedding coffee table book made
46. Finish wedding scrapbook
47. Start and finish felt appliqué stockings (0/3)
48. Finish crocheting bag
49. Crochet 3 amigurumi (0/3)
50. Take cake decorating class
51. Bake and decorate a "fancy" cake (with layers, fondant, etc)
52. Learn how to knit
53. Knit a shawl
54. Finish sewing Gator Tote
55. Sew a dress using a pattern
56. Organize craft chest and donate unused items I don't intend to use
57. Make a fleece blanket
58. Take a floral arrangement class
59. Make a floral arrangement centerpiece
60. Put pictures in room divider
61. Make a wreath
62. Stencil paint on canvas

Fun:
63. Vacation in Vegas
64. Go on a cruise
65. Go to St. Augustine for a weekend during the winter holidays
66. Visit family in Georgia
67. Take at least 2 family vacations (1/2)
68. Throw at least one dinner party a year (2/3)
69. Throw at least one football party a year (0/3)
70. Take Matt to 2 home Gator Football games including tailgating (0/2)
71. Go see an Orchestra with Matt
72. Go on at least 1 date per month with Matt (22/33)
73. Have a Girls Night Out at least once every other month (13/16)
74. Vacation in the Keys with my parents and Matt- we have to take the catamaran in Naples to get there
75. Get a pedicure at least once a month (9/33)
76. Go to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium
77. Spend a day at Adventure Island with Matt
78. Go to a State Park and have a picnic
79. Have a family picnic at Sand Key Park/Beach
80. Learn how to Golf

Misc.:
81. Commit to a schedule of regular exercise
82. Reach out to at least one friend per week just to chat/catch up (49/132)
83. Read 3 Pulitzer Prize winning novels (0/3)
84. Read 5 books per year (6/15)
85. Write my book, already!
86. Update online photo albums
87. Send card's for birthdays on time
88. Submit a recipe to the next Junior League cookbook
89. Update blog at least once a week (61/132)
90. Send a soldier a care package
91. Don't purchase any clothing items for an entire month
92. Hold one yard sale
93. Talk to a manager about an employee's great customer service
94. Don't eat sweets for a month
95. Rip all my CD's to my computer
96. Send cards for another holiday besides Christmas 97. Write an article for the Guide Post
98. For every item not completed on list, donate $2
99. Inspire 1 person to make their own list
100. Make a new 101 in 1001 list
101. Put $1 in savings for each item I complete