This year I'm not doing resolutions that I'll break within a week into the new year. Instead I'm picking a word to make my theme of the year. This seems a little more doable for me. It'll be a word that I can work into most aspects of my life and hopefully by the end of the year I'll be a better person for trying it.
When I was younger and I wanted things to happen RIGHT now my Mom would always tell me, "Patience is a virtue," but she was my Mom and I thought she was crazy. However, now that I'm a grown-up, or pretend to be one, I wish that patience was a virtue that I more easily embraced. For this reason I've decided that I'm embracing patience as my theme for 2014.
My kids are only going to be so little for a short time. Before I know it they won't need me to help them get dressed or snuggle them. I want to cherish this time and not feel like I'm always trying to just get through something. This goes for other aspects of my life too. In my marriage where I want my husband to do everything on my time. In my weight loss journey where I just want this damn weight to melt off, I mean really it took it longer than 30 minutes to gain why can't I be patient in taking it off?
I won't promise to be prefect in practicing patience every day but I can promise to try my best each day. I don't want spend 2014 wishing that I'd done better so I'm going to live my own advice and remember that everyday is a day to do better than the day before.
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
Friday, January 8, 2010
2010 Books
In an effort to direct my mind away from my baby making failure I've decided I'm going to read 50 books this year. Last year I read, but not was much as I normally do and I think it's because of school so I have a valid excuse. But I'm done with school in June and reading has always been away for me to escape from my problems and go off to another place. So I've set this 50 book goal.
The books will be a little bit of everything, because I don't want to limit myself or make it feel like chore. So 7 days into 2010 I've already read 2 books, the second one I read I finished in a week it was that good. So now I'm starting the Soosie Stackhouse series, the books that the True Blood TV series is based on. I'm super excited, haven't read a good vampire series since Twilight. The series is 8 books long but I'm sure they'll take me a bit since I'll also be fitting in 2 online classes for school.
Here's hoping I hit my mark by the end of the year.
The books will be a little bit of everything, because I don't want to limit myself or make it feel like chore. So 7 days into 2010 I've already read 2 books, the second one I read I finished in a week it was that good. So now I'm starting the Soosie Stackhouse series, the books that the True Blood TV series is based on. I'm super excited, haven't read a good vampire series since Twilight. The series is 8 books long but I'm sure they'll take me a bit since I'll also be fitting in 2 online classes for school.
Here's hoping I hit my mark by the end of the year.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
101 in 1001 days...take 1
Without further ado I give you my 101 things in 1001 days. I reserve the right to tweak this and I'll update as things are completed, in progress or failed. Everything should be completed by 28 June 2011. Wish me luck!
In progress
Completed
Failed
MONEY (Saving & Spending)
1. Pay off credit cards (0/3)
2. Budget $20 per check for fun stuff
3. Get a sewing machine
4. Get a DSLR camera
5. Buy bedroom furniture
6. Pay 2007 tax amendment
7. Save $5000 in ING
8. Save $500 in personal account
9. Buy external hard drive
10. $1/day for every day of challenge (0/1001) – putting $14 in ING every two weeks
FRIENDS
11. Send my UT girls care packages quarterly (Jan, Apr, Sep & Dec) starting in Jan 09
12. Host a dinner party
13. Plan a girls weekend
FAMILY
14. Have sister dinners once a month
15. Reinstate game nite & rotate monthly
16. Girls weekend with Melissa, Amy & Elena
17. Have father/daughters dinner at least once every two months
18. Do something special for Aidan’s 10th birthday
19. Family portraits for & with all parents
20. Get Aidan to Weblo status by Dec 2008
21. Do family tree
22. Make a will
23. See an IMAX movie
TRAVEL/ENTERTAINMENT
24. Take another cruise
25. Weekend trip to NYC
25. Go to a local Renaissance Festival
26. Visit Medieval Times in Maryland
27. Visit a winery
28. Be a tourist in Williamsburg
29. Trip to Vegas
30. See a show at the Kennedy Center
31. Go to a concert at Wolf Trap
32. Try 5 new restaurants
33. See a ballet
HOUSE
35. Plant hostas before Halloween 2008
36. Paint the LR/DR by x-mas 2008
37. Paint Aidan’s room by Thanksgiving 2008
38. Get/make curtains for house
39. Replace shutters
40. Get seal on upright freezer replaced
41. Remodel powder room
42. Paint laundry closet and organize laundry stuff
43. Get flowers once a month for a year for the house (0/12)
ORGANIZE
44. Go through college and HS memorabilia
45. Make college t-shirt quilt
46. Make honeymoon photo book
47. Finish all X-mas shopping by first weekend in Dec every year (0/3)
48. Organize recipes
49. Clean and organize file cabinet
50. Frame all loose pictures (i.e. cruise, school, honeymoon, etc)
51. Finish UT Scrapbook in 2008
52. Acknowledge all birthdays in 2009 (0/50)
53. Pick a honeymoon picture for Meme to paint
54. Update family addresses yearly (0/3)
55. Organize photos
56. Make book/scrapbook of all wedding and birthday cards
HEALTH/PHILANTHROPY
57. Finish a 5K – Couch to 5k
58. Do Avon Walk with a big group
59. Volunteer/Crew for Avon Walk
60. Walk dogs at least once a week for a month (0/8)
61. Buy a scale
62. Reach 130 lbs and maintain
63. Take daily vitamins every day for a month (0/30)
PERSONAL
64. Save for Coach diaper Bag
65. Reinstate AKA membership
66. Floss every day for a month (0/30)
67. Take a weekend alone
68. Take a photography class
69. Get Ladybug tattoo
70. Go through books for PBS
71. Read EAT.PRAY.LOVE
72. Graduate with MBA in Finance by 2010 with a 3.5
73. Start crocheting again
74. Finish cross stitches (0/4)
75. Read Five Love Languages
76. Read one new book a month
77. Vote in 08 election
78. Write a short story
79. Buy all Julia Roberts movies
MARRIAGE
80. Plan one nite out a month for me & Curtis (0/31)
81. Make a romantic dinner for Curtis
82. Start TTC
83. Take a weekend with Curtis to a B&B
84. Get a couples massage
85. Scavenger hunt
86. Boudoir photos
87. Go on a picnic
CURTIS
88. Go golfing with Curtis
89. Watch all three Lord of the Rings movies with Curtis (1/3)
90. Start a retirement plan for Curtis
91. Begin working with Curtis on his business plan
92. Take Curtis to his first NFL game
93. Buy Curtis Sox/Yankees tickets
IN THE KITCHEN
94. Make Curtis a homemade cherry pie
95. Cook beef wellington
96. Pre-cook meals for twice per week for a month (0/8)
97. Shop at Farmer’s Market
98. Start a vegetable garden
99. Start herb garden
100. One new recipe a week for two months (0/8)
101. One vegetarian meal a week for two months (0/8)
In progress
Completed
Failed
MONEY (Saving & Spending)
1. Pay off credit cards (0/3)
2. Budget $20 per check for fun stuff
3. Get a sewing machine
4. Get a DSLR camera
5. Buy bedroom furniture
6. Pay 2007 tax amendment
7. Save $5000 in ING
8. Save $500 in personal account
9. Buy external hard drive
10. $1/day for every day of challenge (0/1001) – putting $14 in ING every two weeks
FRIENDS
11. Send my UT girls care packages quarterly (Jan, Apr, Sep & Dec) starting in Jan 09
12. Host a dinner party
13. Plan a girls weekend
FAMILY
14. Have sister dinners once a month
15. Reinstate game nite & rotate monthly
16. Girls weekend with Melissa, Amy & Elena
17. Have father/daughters dinner at least once every two months
18. Do something special for Aidan’s 10th birthday
19. Family portraits for & with all parents
20. Get Aidan to Weblo status by Dec 2008
21. Do family tree
22. Make a will
23. See an IMAX movie
TRAVEL/ENTERTAINMENT
24. Take another cruise
25. Weekend trip to NYC
25. Go to a local Renaissance Festival
26. Visit Medieval Times in Maryland
27. Visit a winery
28. Be a tourist in Williamsburg
29. Trip to Vegas
30. See a show at the Kennedy Center
31. Go to a concert at Wolf Trap
32. Try 5 new restaurants
33. See a ballet
HOUSE
35. Plant hostas before Halloween 2008
36. Paint the LR/DR by x-mas 2008
37. Paint Aidan’s room by Thanksgiving 2008
38. Get/make curtains for house
39. Replace shutters
40. Get seal on upright freezer replaced
41. Remodel powder room
42. Paint laundry closet and organize laundry stuff
43. Get flowers once a month for a year for the house (0/12)
ORGANIZE
44. Go through college and HS memorabilia
45. Make college t-shirt quilt
46. Make honeymoon photo book
47. Finish all X-mas shopping by first weekend in Dec every year (0/3)
48. Organize recipes
49. Clean and organize file cabinet
50. Frame all loose pictures (i.e. cruise, school, honeymoon, etc)
51. Finish UT Scrapbook in 2008
52. Acknowledge all birthdays in 2009 (0/50)
53. Pick a honeymoon picture for Meme to paint
54. Update family addresses yearly (0/3)
55. Organize photos
56. Make book/scrapbook of all wedding and birthday cards
HEALTH/PHILANTHROPY
57. Finish a 5K – Couch to 5k
58. Do Avon Walk with a big group
59. Volunteer/Crew for Avon Walk
60. Walk dogs at least once a week for a month (0/8)
61. Buy a scale
62. Reach 130 lbs and maintain
63. Take daily vitamins every day for a month (0/30)
PERSONAL
64. Save for Coach diaper Bag
65. Reinstate AKA membership
66. Floss every day for a month (0/30)
67. Take a weekend alone
68. Take a photography class
69. Get Ladybug tattoo
70. Go through books for PBS
71. Read EAT.PRAY.LOVE
72. Graduate with MBA in Finance by 2010 with a 3.5
73. Start crocheting again
74. Finish cross stitches (0/4)
75. Read Five Love Languages
76. Read one new book a month
77. Vote in 08 election
78. Write a short story
79. Buy all Julia Roberts movies
MARRIAGE
80. Plan one nite out a month for me & Curtis (0/31)
81. Make a romantic dinner for Curtis
82. Start TTC
83. Take a weekend with Curtis to a B&B
84. Get a couples massage
85. Scavenger hunt
86. Boudoir photos
87. Go on a picnic
CURTIS
88. Go golfing with Curtis
89. Watch all three Lord of the Rings movies with Curtis (1/3)
90. Start a retirement plan for Curtis
91. Begin working with Curtis on his business plan
92. Take Curtis to his first NFL game
93. Buy Curtis Sox/Yankees tickets
IN THE KITCHEN
94. Make Curtis a homemade cherry pie
95. Cook beef wellington
96. Pre-cook meals for twice per week for a month (0/8)
97. Shop at Farmer’s Market
98. Start a vegetable garden
99. Start herb garden
100. One new recipe a week for two months (0/8)
101. One vegetarian meal a week for two months (0/8)
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
101 things in 1001 days
So I found this list on a couple blogs that I happened upon. I use to set goals for myself but after college when I didn't get into law school, which may have been a blessing in disguise, I quit because it seemed that the goals I was setting weren't working out. However, I want to start holding myself more accountable and try and stop letting life just happen to me so...
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past — frequently simple goals such as new year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
I'm working on my list now and will put it up as soon as I'm done. 2.75 years seems like plenty of time, but we shall see.
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past — frequently simple goals such as new year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
I'm working on my list now and will put it up as soon as I'm done. 2.75 years seems like plenty of time, but we shall see.
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