When I started this, I was all inspired to be a better person, do better things...then I became a Mom. Spending time with my family became my number one priority and I have hardly looked at this list since. But, I have one month to go on my 101 in 1001 so I thought I'd give a quick update. This all ends on November 2, 2012...so we'll see what else I can accomplish in the next month! I'm a bit disappointed in myself, now that I read through this list again!
Smarts:
1. Read all of our book club books (all but one of them and NO ONE finished that one!)
2. Take a CMC course (probably won't be able to complete this in the next month, but I did teach a class...does that count?!)
3. Read 10 books from Time's 100 books (nope, not done!)
Personal Growth:
7. Write 101 things I like about myself (started this...got through about #20)
8. Don't say anything negative for 1 week (let's be honest, this isn't going to happen)
9. Volunteer at CARE (nope)
10. Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen/Extended Table (nope)
11. Blog at least weekly (have missed a couple on this one!)
12. Find a church and attend once a month (sadly, no. Eric works on Sundays and I'm not sure I could do it alone).
13. Do the laundry for a week (Eric is WAY too good at this, I don't want to rob him of one of his simple joys in life!)
14. 10 random acts of kindness (nope)
15. 10 nice gestures for 10 nice people (nope)
16. Floss everyday for a month (sorry, Dr. B, but no)
17. Go to the dentist every 6 months (nope)
19. Complete a living will (nope)
20. Send anonymous flowers 5 times (nope)
26. Get caught up at work and stay that way (am currently caught up, but it doesn't always stick for very long!)
Finances:
27. Donate to a non-profit (does buying Girl Scout cookies count?)
28. Pay off credit cards (so close!)
29. Pay off car loan (mine was 2 months from done and then I wrecked it and bought another...awesome!)
30. Have $*K in savings (don't want to share an actual $ amount) (nope!)
34. Buy a Hot Springs pass (done!! 8/4/12)
37. Put aside $5 for every goal completed (nope, but I probably could do it now as I see that I didn't complete very many of these!)
Health and Happiness:
39. Get back in touch with good friends, call/write at least one each month (probably doing better, but still not great)
40. Have a spa day (a few pedicures and massages here and there, but not a full blown spa day)
41. Have a better skincare routine (sometimes, but nothing consistent)
46. Do it again (see above)
47. Pack my lunch for one week (totally doing this, I can't imagine paying for lunch every day!)
48. Don't get on the internet at work for a week (ha!)
49. Exercise 5 days a week for one month (close, but no cigar!)
50. Do it again (definitely didn't make it for 2 months straight!)
51. Be on time to work for 5 days straight (not sure that this will ever happen!)
52. Do it again (seriously, who does this?)
53. Keep my car clean for a month (getting better at this, but Eric cleaned it out initially so I'm not sure that counts!)
54. Get up in time to eat breakfast at home for one week (nope, I like my breakfast at my desk)
55. Run another 5K (I can hardly run one mile, let's be serious...)
Bellydance:
62. Have professional pics done before and after baby (not of all of us, but have some great photos of Neva done!)
65. Try painting/creating art (does finger painting with Neva count?)
66. Paint pottery (again, no)
Travel/Adventure:
69. Go on a big vacation - visit another country (oh, I wish!)
70. Try camping again (nope...whew!)
73. Take Eric to see the Grand Canyon (nope)
74. Ride in a hot air balloon (nope)
77. Try rock climbing again (nope)
78. Try hot yoga (no, but we joke about hot belly dance every Tuesday night as it is 75 degrees in there when we start)
79. Take Eric to a Nuggets game (sorry, babe, but no)
80. Go to a KSU football game (oh how I wish!!)
81. Go to a Chiefs game (no, but we're not really missing anything!)
82. Go to the Lake of the Ozarks (no, but would love to!!)
83. Go to another concert (aside from Music in the Park, no)
84. Go somewhere by train (no)
85. Pick peaches in Palisade (nope, but I drank lots of wine there!)
Suzy Homemaker:
91. Purge closet and dresser (we have done this SEVERAL times!)
92. Learn to decorate cakes/cupcakes (don't know that I'm great at it, but have done it for birthdays the past few years!)
93. Get old home videos on to DVDs (nope)
94. Clean/purge/organize spare bedrooms (we have done this several times, too!)
95. Try 25 new recipes (possibly, but I wasn't keeping track!)
Baby:
Smarts:
1. Read all of our book club books (all but one of them and NO ONE finished that one!)
2. Take a CMC course (probably won't be able to complete this in the next month, but I did teach a class...does that count?!)
3. Read 10 books from Time's 100 books (nope, not done!)
Personal Growth:
4. Create a blog (completed 2/8/10)
5. Journal at least monthly (not going to meet this one!!)
6. Meditate daily for a month (nope)7. Write 101 things I like about myself (started this...got through about #20)
8. Don't say anything negative for 1 week (let's be honest, this isn't going to happen)
9. Volunteer at CARE (nope)
10. Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen/Extended Table (nope)
11. Blog at least weekly (have missed a couple on this one!)
12. Find a church and attend once a month (sadly, no. Eric works on Sundays and I'm not sure I could do it alone).
13. Do the laundry for a week (Eric is WAY too good at this, I don't want to rob him of one of his simple joys in life!)
14. 10 random acts of kindness (nope)
15. 10 nice gestures for 10 nice people (nope)
16. Floss everyday for a month (sorry, Dr. B, but no)
17. Go to the dentist every 6 months (nope)
18. Have a garage sale (done! 5/22/10)
20. Send anonymous flowers 5 times (nope)
21. Write to my Grandma and Grandpa at least every other month (have not done this)
22. Write to my Granddad at least every other month (or this!)
23. Write to my parents once a month (or this!!!)
24. Write to my siblings once a month (ah! or this!)
25. Send someone a care package (nope)26. Get caught up at work and stay that way (am currently caught up, but it doesn't always stick for very long!)
Finances:
27. Donate to a non-profit (does buying Girl Scout cookies count?)
28. Pay off credit cards (so close!)
29. Pay off car loan (mine was 2 months from done and then I wrecked it and bought another...awesome!)
30. Have $*K in savings (don't want to share an actual $ amount) (nope!)
31. Buy a newer car for Eric (done! 5/15/10)
32. Stick to our budget (ha! this is an ongoing struggle!)
33. Buy a new couch (done!! 11/10)
35. Buy a new camera (done! 5/15/10)
36. Start a college savings account for Baby Brotherson (sorry, Neva but no...not yet!)37. Put aside $5 for every goal completed (nope, but I probably could do it now as I see that I didn't complete very many of these!)
38. Get a raise (at both jobs) (as of 10/1/12, we have gotten a COLA increase at my day job and I am happy to say that I am making some money teaching belly dancing, too!)
Health and Happiness:
39. Get back in touch with good friends, call/write at least one each month (probably doing better, but still not great)
40. Have a spa day (a few pedicures and massages here and there, but not a full blown spa day)
41. Have a better skincare routine (sometimes, but nothing consistent)
42. Go completely organic (too expensive...and I love me some junk food!)
43. Subscribe to CSA (community supported agriculture) every season (done...they're no longer doing this and now we have a totally kick ass garden...all organic!)
44. Compost at home (done!! 12/10)
45. Walk Risa everyday for a week (sorry, Risa, but no...)46. Do it again (see above)
47. Pack my lunch for one week (totally doing this, I can't imagine paying for lunch every day!)
48. Don't get on the internet at work for a week (ha!)
49. Exercise 5 days a week for one month (close, but no cigar!)
50. Do it again (definitely didn't make it for 2 months straight!)
51. Be on time to work for 5 days straight (not sure that this will ever happen!)
52. Do it again (seriously, who does this?)
53. Keep my car clean for a month (getting better at this, but Eric cleaned it out initially so I'm not sure that counts!)
54. Get up in time to eat breakfast at home for one week (nope, I like my breakfast at my desk)
55. Run another 5K (I can hardly run one mile, let's be serious...)
Bellydance:
56. Go to Elevation (completed 4/29/10-5/1/10 and again in 2011!!)
57. Go to another bellydance workshop (have gone to Elevation twice, but nothing else...yet!)
58. Do a solo - pregnant (DONE!! 7/23/10 and again 7/29/11 minus the being pregnant part!)
59. Make/sew some bellydance gear (sort of done - embellished my costume for my solo at Mountain Fair on 7/27/12!)
60. Convince someone to start bellydancing (done!! 6/11)
Crafty:
61. Sew something for the baby (done! a quilt!! 8/10)
63. Make a family tree - all sides (nope)
64. Compile a recipe book (nope, but luckily I have a cousin and great aunt who have done this for me!)65. Try painting/creating art (does finger painting with Neva count?)
66. Paint pottery (again, no)
67. Make a quilt, no matter how simple (done! see above!)
68. Knit a scarf or blanket (done...for baby Neva! 8/10)
Travel/Adventure:
69. Go on a big vacation - visit another country (oh, I wish!)
70. Try camping again (nope...whew!)
71. Go to New York (done...1/11...and it was awesome!!!)
72. Hike Mt. Sopris (nope)73. Take Eric to see the Grand Canyon (nope)
74. Ride in a hot air balloon (nope)
75. Go sledding (done...for Eric's 30th birthday!)
76. Take Eric to a musical (I'm not sure this will ever happen!)77. Try rock climbing again (nope)
78. Try hot yoga (no, but we joke about hot belly dance every Tuesday night as it is 75 degrees in there when we start)
79. Take Eric to a Nuggets game (sorry, babe, but no)
80. Go to a KSU football game (oh how I wish!!)
81. Go to a Chiefs game (no, but we're not really missing anything!)
82. Go to the Lake of the Ozarks (no, but would love to!!)
83. Go to another concert (aside from Music in the Park, no)
84. Go somewhere by train (no)
85. Pick peaches in Palisade (nope, but I drank lots of wine there!)
Suzy Homemaker:
86. Paint the living room (done!!!! 6/11)
87. Make homemade pasta (nope)
88. Bake a cake from scratch (done! for Neva's 1st birthday!!)
89. Turn off cable (done
4/18/10...came back on after my first day home alone with
Neva...blaming it on the nursing not going well. But cable went back of
in December 2011)
90. Have a living plant in every room (we're just not indoor plant people!) 91. Purge closet and dresser (we have done this SEVERAL times!)
92. Learn to decorate cakes/cupcakes (don't know that I'm great at it, but have done it for birthdays the past few years!)
93. Get old home videos on to DVDs (nope)
94. Clean/purge/organize spare bedrooms (we have done this several times, too!)
95. Try 25 new recipes (possibly, but I wasn't keeping track!)
Baby:
96. Document belly at least monthly with a photo (done!)
97. Do a belly mold (done! 7/3/10)
98. Find amazing day care provider (done! 5/25/10 and again in July 2011)
99. Have an amazing homebirth (DONE!!!! IT WAS AWESOME!!!)
100. Breastfeed (doing it!!! And did it for 20 months)
101. Convince someone else to make a list of 101 to do in 1001 (not yet!)
