The End!! Goodbye 2010

Wow what a year! I didn’t do quite as well as I hoped, but not too bad I guess. Especially for the first time I’d tried this and I did have a LOT going on this year. Items in RED I completely missed out on this year, items I completed are struck through and some items are not marked off but I at least gave it my best shot and tried to explain a little. This was so much fun to try! Much better than some dumb ol’ New Year’s Resolution that I’d never keep anyway. Here’s how I did:


1. Be intentional about my quiet time

I never really got this one back to the level of intentional I wanted, not consistently. I know that when I needed Him most, that’s really when I should have been turning to him, but I am guilty of letting the busyness of life get in the way.

2. Pay off all my bills

3. Save some money

4. Read 20 books (14/20)

I did finish one last book before the end of the year. Maybe I was overly optimistic, but 14’s not too bad. It’s more than 1 per month anyway. I still have a huge stack I want to tackle, so maybe next year…

The Shack by William Young
Big Girl by Danielle Steel
Stuck in the 70’s by D.L. Garfunkle
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
Body Double by Tess Gerritsen
Jinx by Meg Cabot
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
Flawless by Sara Shepard
Perfect by Sara Shepard
Unbelievable by Sara Shepard
Motor Mouth by Janet Evonavich
Don’t Blink by James Patterson

5. Go on a “Girls Weekend” with friends

6. Go to Disney World

7. Buy a new CD the day it’s released

8. Tone up and be bikini ready by May

9. Buy a new bikini (and be proud to wear it)10. Make a new friend

11. Write a story

12. Go roller skating

I did do this one more time before the end of the year...with 5 teenagers!  and I was STILL better than any of them were! :P

13. Go bowling

14. Meet someone famous

15. Take a class

16. Donate blood

17. Try something new

18. Visit a museum

19. Go to the zoo

I can’t believe I didn’t go to the zoo at least one time in a year?! That is just wrong…

20. Buy flowers for myself

21. Get teeth whitened

22. Do a cartwheel often and for no reason

23. Finish a 5K in 25 minutes or less

24. Complete 12 scrapbook pages (0/12)

25. Clean out the office

This one I attempted and got almost done with, but then never really finished…I started cleaning out so much other stuff that this room kind of became the catch all once again and just never really got finished. If I can get rid of all this crap I’ve cleaned out I’ll be in good shape though.

26. Dress up for Halloween this year

27. Make a time capsule

Why did I not do this? Lazy I guess :-/

28. Get the 3Gs

29. Put my belly ring back in

Never really got back to the level of skinny I wanted so….yah…

30. Stay in a city I’ve never been to before

Again….time and finances kind of hindered this one. But I totally have plans for next year and several people that want to go with me so….it’s gonna happen!

31. Finish my quilt

32. Learn a new skill / craft

33. Make some jewelry

34. Try a new food

35. Try a new drink

36. Eat at a fancy restaurant

I feel like I should be able to cross this one off, I ate out at PLENTY of restaurants and none that were really hole in the wall quality, but just nothing that I really had in mind as “fancy”….

37. Buy True Religion jeans

38. Enter a contest

39. Have portraits done

Again….no excuse! I have 2 friends that are photographers….make that 3!

40. Meet more online friends in person

41. Get a new pair of ‘bans

42. Fill my charm bracelet (9/12)

I managed to get 2 more on before the end of the year, but close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades right? :-/

Big Sister
XOXO
French Heart
High Heel
Butterfly
Margarita Glass
Baseball Glove
Alpha & Omega
Shopping Bag

43. Try a new recipe

44. Learn to use Photoshop

45. Dance in the rain

46. Go horseback riding

47. Exercise at least 4 times a week, religiously

48. Learn to play a song on piano or guitar

49. Join a volleyball team

50. Go to a parade

51. Make a snow angel

52. Help a stranger

I don't really have an excuse for this one...it was just a very selfish year for me I guess :(

53. Buy something at an expensive store

54. Go to a Cowboys game at the new stadium

55. Go to a Rangers game

56. Go to a Stars game

I just ran out of time….although I DO have the tickets in my hot little hands! I got a pair for Christmas, but the game isn’t until next week.

57. Go to a Mavericks game

58. Play golf

Just never really found anyone to teach me...or take me :(

59. Learn to do the splits

60. Buy a pair of designer shoes


AAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The absolute BEST thing on this whole list!!  Merry Christmas / Happy Birthday to me!!!! I got my Louboutin’s!!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them! And contrary to what some people think, I do NOT vacuum the carpet in them…..YET! :P

61. Go see a movie in the theater once a month (13/12)

Sherlock Holmes
Valentine’s Day
Alice In Wonderland
Planet 51
Bounty Hunter
The Last Song
Sex And The City 2
Toy Story 3
Grown Ups
Inception
Charlie St. Cloud
Life As We Know It
Tangled

62. Try each type of cheesecake on the menu at Cheesecake Factory (16/32)


Dang…I ate here 3 times in the past week…but only tried 3 new flavors.

Banana Cream
Dolce de Leche
Tirami Su
Red Velvet
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup
Wild Blueberries
Fresh Strawberries
Chocolate Coconut Crème
Carrot Cake
Pineapple Upside Down
Chocolate Tuxedo Cream
Lemon Raspberry
Kahlua Cocoa Coffee
White Chocolate Caramel Macadamia Nut
Dutch Apple Caramel Streusel
Oreo

63. Order something I’ve never tried at my favorite restaurant

64. Shoot a successful combo by myself at pool

65. Sing karaoke

66. Get a massage by a real masseuse

I went on New Year's Eve and had a massage at the chiropractor's office by a real massage therapist.  It was only 30 minutes, but I may have to marry that girl! :-O hahaha67. Take a CPR class

68. Go water skiing

69. See a Broadway play

70. Ride a jet ski

71. Test drive a fancy car

72. Go to the circus

73. Take pictures in the bluebonnets

74. Eat a corndog at the State Fair

75. Go camping

76. Get better at Guitar Hero

Well our wii broke earlier this year and I just never really replaced it. We weren’t using it that much anyway…

77. Serve lunch at a soup kitchen

78. Encourage someone with my testimony

79. Call my parents, and sisters, once a week

I wasn’t 100% faithful, but I think I did pretty good. Close enough for government work anyway :P

80. See at least 5 concerts (12/5)

Nick Jonas and the Administration (House of Blues 01/02 – 01/03)
Honor Society (House of Blues 03/28)
Bamboozle Road Show (Six Flags 05/29)
Jordin Sparks (House of Blues 06/29)
Disco Curtis (Compass Church 07/10/10)
The Maine (Six Flags 07/24/10)
Aerosmith (Superpages 08/03/10)
Goo Goo Dolls w/Switchfoot (08/21/10)
Rooney (08/26/10)
Jonas Brothers (09/12/10)
Elton John (11/13/10)
Hey Monday (11/23/10)

81. Visit family in California

82. Meet my new nephew (he’s due in May)

83. Finish my Christmas shopping by October

Well….I didn’t really finish by October, heck I didn’t even start my list this year until October. But I was done by November….not counting the extra stuff I kept picking up even though I didn’t really need it….and the one gift that I ordered that still hasn’t even come in! :(

84. Make a list of 10 things I am thankful for

 ~ I am thankful for my family
 ~ I am thankful for the friends that love and support me and have impacted my life
 ~ I am thankful for my health, and that of my family
 ~ I am thankful to know Christ, and that He loves and forgives me my many failings on a daily basis
 ~ I am thankful to have a job and the ability to support my family, especially in these times when so many people do not, even if I’m not always satisfied with it
 ~ I am thankful for every opportunity I’m given, and there have been many, not all of which I’m always smart enough to take
 ~ I am thankful for a church that loves and supports me and makes me feel like family
 ~ I am thankful for the beauty and the renewal of life that surrounds us everyday
 ~ I am thankful for the strength to persevere in the midst of trials and the faith that God has a plan for me
 ~ I am thankful for Friday afternoon every week, as I look forward to the weekend and having 2-days off work

85. Quietly enjoy a sunrise and reflect on its beauty

I saw a few sunrises, and did think about how pretty they were, but never really had quiet time to think about just that and be grateful. Heck I could barely drag my ass out of bed early enough this year.

86. See a shooting star and make a wish

87. Watch a sunset with someone special

Saw some pretty sunsets….just not really anyone special I guess.

88. Tell people I love them and not assume they know

I did try to do this. I’m not super good about it, but I did say it more this year than ever, but yeah it did take a little more special effort. I love you ALL!

89. Go to the park and swing on the swingset

90. Take a boot camp class at the gym

91. Listen to my entire iTunes library (currently 4269 songs)

92. Get a cooler job

93. Ride a roller coaster

94. Audition for something

95. Go to the horse races

96. Go to the drag races

97. Raise money for a charity

98. Remember to use my green grocery bags

Again….not 100% faithful, but I did this more than I ever have before! Win for me and I’ll definitely keep trying! :)

99. Plant a tree

100. Take a random road trip by myself

101. Journal / Blog my achievements on this list

Exhibit A….although there was a point where I slowed way down with this one, I did keep it up and think I actually did pretty well. I hope I was somewhat entertaining and thank you all for reading! I actually had a blast doing this, this year. It was so fun to try and do some new stuff and step out of my comfort zone a little. I feel like I actually grew and found some courage I didn’t really know I had, not even just with this, but in other ways too. I’ll probably make a new list and try and finish up a few of these things in 2011 and I hope you’ll stick around with me. Did I say I love you? Cuz I DO!! xoxo

Day 335: December 1, 2010

OK apparently I suck at this! I know, I know…I haven’t even updated in almost 3 months…I really hadn’t realized it had been that long! But there has just been so much going on in my life lately that I haven’t had time to sit down and blog….much less accomplish many of these things I’d wanted to do :-/ I have done a couple of them, but not many.

Keep in mind that not only time (which will decrease even further with the holidays looming), but finances play a part in accomplishing some of them. Oh which also dwindles this time of year….*sigh*

Oh well, I’m not giving up… I am optimistic that I’ll still squeeze in a couple more in the next month though *crosses fingers* :D

But here’s how I’ve done recently…

The original list: http://juststuffbytricia.blogspot.com/2009/12/2010.html

2. Pay off all my bills

OK so if I wasn’t having to pay attorney fees and support my family alone, I feel like I’d be a LOT closer on this one :-/ I’m going to go ahead and mark it off because obviously it isn’t going to happen in the next 3 weeks…as a matter of fact, I’ve been using a couple of those credit cards for Christmas shopping, so better luck next year I guess.

3. Save some money

Ditto. :-/

4. Read 20 books (13/20)

So I made a little progress here…I finally finished the other two books I had in the Pretty Little Liars series. Perfect and Unbelievable by Sara Shepard, plus I read Motor Mouth by Janet Evonavich… HILARIOUS!!

But 7 books in 3 weeks?...plus holidays?! This one will most likely not be accomplished, but I won’t mark it off yet…

8. Tone up and be bikini ready by May

Obviously I failed epically at this one…at least to my standards anyway. I have however maintained a steady weight all year that I’m happy with, but that pesky mid-section is the HARDEST part to get rid of. I think I just need a tummy tuck. :-/

23. Finish a 5K in 25 minutes or less

Well…I did not train faithfully, nor even do another run until the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving day. I did finally get down to a 9:56 mile…but just not close enough on this one. I guess there’s always next year…

26. Dress up for Halloween this year

Haha…well… I did go out for Halloween…I dressed as a club-goer! Does that count? >.<

40. Meet more online friends in person

I’ve not met any other online friends in person but the ones that I did meet this year, I’ve actually become pretty good friends with and have hung out several time! I’m happy with this! :)

42. Fill my charm bracelet (7/12)

I’m getting nervous about this one….pesky finances kept me from it. I know there’s still Christmas to look forward to, but I bet I don’t get 5 :-/ I’ve only gotten one since

my last post…a Baseball Glove, in honor of the FABULOUS job my Rangers did this year! :)

 60. Buy a pair of designer shoes

I’ve tried them on several times (this past weekend even) and I absolutely WILL do this before the end of the year, here's the pair I've got my eye on! ….Happy Birthday / Merry Christmas to ME! :D

61. Go see a movie in the theater once a month (13/12)

Done! I even went over hahaha. I saw Life As We Know It with the girls from church and Tangled with Renee and all the kids on Thanksgiving night. There are still so many others I want to see though :)

62. Try each type of cheesecake on the menu at Cheesecake Factory (13/32)

Ugh….another one I see quickly going down the tubes…unless I can eat 20 more pieces in the next 20 days! I don’t really live close enough to stop by there every day…plus they’re freaking $8 a slice!! :-/ I did go a couple of weeks ago with friends for dessert and tried Lemon Raspberry and Kahlua Cocoa Coffee. But Tori and Matt didn’t cooperate and they got flavors I’d already tried! Party Poopers! :P

74. Eat a corndog at the State Fair

YAY! I went to the fair this year with Pam and OMG I didn’t just have a corndog! I ate until I couldn’t eat anymore and EVERYTHING was fried! Fried Margarita, Fried Cookie Dough, Fried PB&J, Fried Frito Pie, Fried Pecan Pie and of course…a CORNDOG!! :D

83. Finish my Christmas shopping by October

FAIL! I didn’t even START my list till October this year :( I did however finish this past weekend after Thanksgiving! Well….except for one thing, but I know what it is, and I just ordered it!

94. Audition for something

Another fail….I don’t see this happening. But Lauren auditioned for something, can I count that?? I took her! Here’s a video of her AWESOME audition to sing the National Anthem for the Rough Riders….I hope she gets it! *PS if she doesn’t those judges are STONED! :P

101. Journal / Blog my achievements on this list

Ummm…..I was doing so good :( Just a lot of life got in the way the second half of this year and really messed with my mojo on the list. But this has been super fun and I’ve done a LOT of things this year that I never have, or haven’t done in a long time! I’m going to call it a win and start another list for next year! :D

Heck, with all the ones I have left here I already have a good start! :P hahaha

Day 236: August 24, 2010

The original list: http://juststuffbytricia.blogspot.com/2009/12/2010.html



Wow! I haven’t updated in like a month! And BOO! I don’t really think I’ve done all that much either… >.<

There just has really been a lot going on in my life that gets in the way with fun stuff so…yeah I know, “excuses, excuses” but it’s true I promise. Oh well, let’s see where I am…

1. Be intentional about my quiet time

So….um….yeah still being lazy. I don’t even know why, because when I do this I can TOTALLY tell a difference. Stupid life…

2. Pay off all my bills

I did pay off 3 more! …. But then promptly charged something on 2 of them. *sigh* But they are small so I can take care of it soon. And I promise I’ll cut them up after that! O:-)

4. Read 20 books (10/20)

I’m trying to remember if there was one in between or not, but I know I’ve read at least 2 books since last month. My friend gave me the Pretty Little Liars set for my daughter to read and curiousity got me to check them out first. I finished the first two, Pretty Little Liars and Flawless and am currently midway through number 3, Perfect.

7. Buy a new CD the day it’s released

This was already checked off but I did get Lauren the new Jonas LA CD for her birthday when it came out. It counts, even if it wasn’t for me…right?!

8. Tone up and be bikini ready by May

Ugh….not as much as I’d like. If I had the money, I think I’d seriously consider lypo.

14. Meet someone famous

Again….already checked off, but just wanted to throw out there that I won M&G for the Goo Goo Dolls this weekend! I GET TO MEET JOHNNY RZEZNIK!!!! *excuse my teenie moment* ;-)

22. Do a cartwheel often and for no reason

I’m gonna go ahead and mark this one off….I’ve been randomly doing them! :-)

23. Finish a 5K in 25 minutes or less

Ugh….haven’t even done one since March! But I have been running. I joined a soccer team!

25. Clean out the office

Well the room is pretty clean, it’s the “out” part I’m not satisfied with. I got to a point and still work on this one occasionally…and am actually really close but not quite there. I’ve been cleaning out some other rooms though too and now have a HELL of a garage sale pile. I look at it and whine….”I hate garage sales, maybe I’ll just drop it at CCA”…but I could really use the $$. I’m just already dreading it. :-/

42. Fill my charm bracelet (6/12)

I got a new charm….a Margarita Glass! Sooo me! :-) Now I have all my favorites…Shoes, sunglasses and margaritas…what else could a girl need!?

54. Go to a Cowboys game at the new stadium

DONE! A friend and I got tickets to the pre-season game against the Raiders for $35! We had AWESOME seats in the end zone! The guy next to me was a Raiders fan and SUPER ANNOYING, so I was REALLY glad he left before the 4th quarter when the Raiders scored 2 touchdowns to beat us, but it was still fun. I definitely need to do this again! :-)

60. Buy a pair of designer shoes

Still looking…and trying them on! But the Louboutin boutique opens in HVP NEXT MONTH!!!! I can’t wait! =D

61. Go see a movie in the theater once a month (11/12)

Almost time to mark this one off! I’ve seen two movies in the past month, Inception and Charlie St. Cloud. Both were really good! :-)

62. Try each type of cheesecake on the menu at Cheesecake Factory (11/32)

Tried a few more! Went recently and had a girls stress reliever and totally pigged on comfort foods. We tried Carrot Cake, Pineapple Upside Down, and Chocolate Tuxedo Cream….MMMMMMM xP

But dang I wish that place wasn’t so expensive! I still have a lot left to try in the next 3 ½ months :-/

65. Sing karaoke

OMG I sang karaoke!!! I went to McKinney Avenue Tavern a couple of weeks ago with Janice and we didn’t even know they were going to do karaoke. But we worked up the nerve to get up there and put our name in for “Don’t Stop Believing.” Unfortunately someone else had too and they were called first, so we did “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” instead! I was scared to death, but just got up there and did it…partially because it was on this list so I couldn’t chicken out. We were cheered and I think comparatively, we didn’t suck too bad! Hahaha :P

72. Go to the circus

Oh yay! I did this too! I got a presale notice from AAC and was able to get decent tickets for a great price. Bing…Bang…ZOOM! :-)

79. Call my parents, and sisters, once a week

I think I’m doing pretty good on this. Although I am not always the initiator, I have been talking to them pretty regular. We even had dinner with my dad this past weekend.

80. See at least 5 concerts (6/5)

Overachiever! Hahaha we saw The Maine at Six Flags on July 24th, and scored some decent seats for Aerosmith for $10 at Superpages on August 3rd! Plus….I already have my tickets for Goo Goo Dolls and Switchfoot for this weekend…did I mention I GET TO MEET JOHNNY RZEZNIK!?!? And Rooney on the 26th!

83. Finish my Christmas shopping by October

Oh yeah….I still need to make this list! :-/

86. See a shooting star and make a wish

So the Perseid meteor shower was the same night as the Cowboys game. I had JUST gotten home and called my friend to let them know I’d made it and walked outside to look up. The conversation: “I’m home.” “Good, I’m glad you made it.” “Yeah, I’m walking outside to see if….Oh WAIT! There’s one RIGHT NOW!!!” hahaha

But I can’t tell you what I wished for….or it won’t come true! :P

91. Listen to my entire iTunes library (currently 4504 songs)

Wow! I know this was already marked off too, but of course I’ve added new songs! I’m up to 4504, which is 385 more than I had back in June when I marked it off. And 1566 more than I had at the first of the year. I do however still have 59 songs to listen to now.

So wow – maybe I’ve done more than I thought I had! I’ll try and update sooner.