Clarisa's Ramblings: February 2010

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Happy Easter!

I know I haven't been blogging much, life has been really crazy these past few months. But I am hoping to be around more and also on updating my 101 list since I have been able to accomplish a few them. I hope you guys all had a lovely Easter!

101 in 1001

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

Start Date: November 7, 2009 End Date: August 4, 2012 Bold=Completed Italics=In progress Places to see and things to do

1. Visit a state I have never been to (So not CA, NV, HI, TX, AZ, FL, KY, AZ)

2. Travel out of the country

3. Go to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles

4. Go to Hobbs Grove (especially since I saw it on this website)

5. Visit a farmer’s market more often

6. Go to a planetarium

7. Carve my name in a tree

8. Have a traditional picnic (under a tree)

9. Enjoy a candlelit dinner 10. Go to a comedy show

11. Go to a drive-in again

12. Make a sandcastle again 13. Make a snowman, complete with carrot nose of course!

14. Take a completely spontaneous roadtrip

15. Ski! 16. Go to a big name concert

17. Fly a kite on the beach

18. Go snorkeling with Jr

19. swim with dolphins- Not after watching The cove. I'm changing this to see the Grand Canyon.

20. skydive, even if it’s just indoor skydiving in Vegas Finances

21. Put $5 towards our next vacation for every goal accomplishes, and donate $10 for every task not completed

22. Track spending for a year

23. Pay off zales by April 2010

24. Pay off Target account

25. Pay off Jrs car

26. Pay off dividend card

27. Pay off credit card

28. Pay off moms credit card

29. Increase our emergency saving account by double 30. Start a baby savings account

For our home and to be more domestic

31. Put curtains on the closet

32. Make dinner 3 nights a week for 2 weeks in a row 33. Bake once a month for a year 34. Grow and maintain an herb garden

35. Make the outside of our apartment look homey

36. Make homemade enchilada sauce, until it's as good as my moms.

37. Put all tried and true recipes in one recipe book 38. Bake for the holidays and don’t complain

39. Clean the cars. And keep them clean!

40. Keep the house clean, every day, for a month

41. Print and display travel photos

42. Display wedding photos Get Healthy

43. Swim everyday for a month (0/30) 44. Wash and moisturize every day for a month (0/30)

45. Start and finish a tooth whitening program 46. Drink 8 cups of water everyday, for a week (0/7) 47. Do something physical everyday for 3 months (0/90) 48. Do 3 pull ups

49. Do 100 sit ups 50. Do 50 push ups 51. Lose 10 pounds 52. Then lose 15 pounds

53. Floss everyday for a month (0/30) 54. Don't drink any soda for a month (0/30)

55. Take vitamins everyday for a month (0/30)

56. Run a mile without stopping 57. Give myself a pedicure once a month for a year (0/12)

58. No fast food for two months (0/60)

Just for me (Or I forgot it in a previous section and/or it just doesn't fit in) 59. Go 48 hours without using the internet or a computer

60. Take a cake decorating course 61. Watch 10 movies I should have already watched

62. Make list of 3 thing I'm thankful for each day, for a month (0/30) 63. Send a secret to postsecret

64. Improve my Spanish

65. Learn the state capitals by heart again

66. Blog weekly for 3 months

67. Have a dinner date with Jr once a month for a year (0/12)

68. Finish my moms photobook

69. Help organize a great 50th birthday party for Tia Sylvia

70. Publish this list on a blog (public or private)

71. Make a 2010 photo album

72. Make an effort to not let how people treat me affect how I treat them

73. Improve my grammar

74. Send someone flowers

75. Remember birthdays

76. Get all Christmas gifts out on time

77. Do something special for our first anniversary 78. Go to church every week for 3 months

79. Go to confession

80. Read the entire bible

81. Give five, I saw you and though of you, gifts (1/5)

82. Play chess with jr, and try to win once in a while

83. Read a preconception book and/or adoption book

84. Get a new phone

85. Go to a coffee shop alone and just read a good book

86. Go to the movies alone

87. Return all Netflix movies within 2 weeks for a year

88. Finish family tree

89. Buy a Christmas gift for a needy child (this is actually now our Christmas tradition)

90. Get wedding dress cleaned

91. Pay for the person behind me in a drive thru

92. Volunteer for a fundraiser or organization

93. Smile and be nice to everyone even if I don’t want to be, for a whole week

94. Leave a 100% tip to a worthy server

95. donate 1,000,000 grains of rice via freerice.com

96. Leave an inspirational note in a book

97. Graduate

98. Attend my Graduation

99. Get a new job

100. Move

101. Participate in a Holiday Cookie Exchange