HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
I hope everyone celebrated a safe and happy New Year’s Eve, and made the most of the last moments of 2009, of the decade! I pray that you all have a happy, healthy prosperous 2010!
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ~ Jer 29:11
So back to my progress…
13. Go bowling
I haven’t been bowling in probably 2 years, just because it’s not something I usually do. Today, we got up and went just because it was something to do. Although I may have had ulterior motives since it was on my list. :P
Anyway, I was a little rusty and only bowled a 113 & 129, but it was much better than the girl’s scores. I’m super competitive and got irritated when the girls weren’t as serious about it as I was. They just jumped up there and lopped the ball down the lane, and it REALLY irritated me when Kaylee bowled 2 strikes on ACCIDENT! Okay, technically they were spares after a gutter ball, but still. Regardless, they were more worried about getting something from the snack bar and even walked up to bowl with one hand so they didn’t have to put down a breadstick! UGH! It’s just not as fun to win, when there’s really no competition :-S
I also went shopping today, not that it’s on my list, but I do have 3 things on my list that are shopping related. I bought jeans (#37) and shoes (#60) ~ I know….I might have a problem. But neither were designer, I went with familiar faves, Levi’s and Converse, and I got them at Kohl’s. I must have been just practicing for those tasks, I guess…Maybe I should rethink that? Too much shopping could get me in trouble :-S
Also wanted to share this video I found with you that I found amusing….check it out!
http://new.music.yahoo.com/oren-lavie/videos/view/her-morning-elegance--205809176
So I started a little early. Like I said, some of these things are simple tasks and really….why wait?
34. Try a new food
I tried real sushi for the first time yesterday! I mean, I’ve had sushi before but always the veggie or cooked stuff, yesterday I actually ate one with raw salmon on it! Granted, it was a VERY thin slice and was disguised by the avocado and cream cheese but it was ON there, so I’m counting it! Felisha and Melanie took me to lunch at their favorite spot and I decided to be adventurous and you know what? It actually wasn’t too bad! I might even try something different next time. :-)
42. Fill my charm bracelet (2/12)
OK so I set a limit of 12 new charms to fill my bracelet. (That of course is my rationing myself to only buy one per month. I could SOOOO get myself in trouble doing it all at once otherwise.) I obviously am not limiting myself to that number and will always accept gifts, so hopefully it’ll be more by next December. I’m already off to a great start ~ I put picked up my bracelet today with 2 new charms on it! :-) One I got from my sister for my birthday, it’s a heart that says “Big Sister” and the other….YES I bought for myself! It is XOXO. Two down ten to go…and REMEMBER ~ I accept gifts! ;-)
62. Try each type of cheesecake on the menu at Cheesecake Factory (2/32)
OK I already started this one this week too, but I counts! It’s my list, I can make the rules :P Anyway, my sister and I went to Cheesecake Factory for dinner the other night and then walked across the street to see Sherlock Holmes (I’m not counting that toward #61). We split a meal and then each ordered a different kind of cheesecake to share. Of course we were already stuffed from dinner and got it to go, but how can you NOT get cheesecake when you go to the Cheesecake Factory? It’s against the rules! Anyway we ate it when we got home. We tried the Banana Cream and the Dolce de Leche ~ they were BOTH to die for! YUM!
Today I didn’t really do anything from the list, I ran errands and did a little shopping to waste time, driving around Dallas in the snow. Yes SNOW in Dallas! I know, crazy. Unfortunately, it did not snow/stick quite enough to make a snow angel, so #51 goes unfulfilled….for now.
I saw someone else do this and felt inspired. Some of the things on this list are simple things that I have done before, or even on a regular basis, but I don’t think I always “experience” it or enjoy the moment.
Some of them are completely random and others may prove to be quite difficult. But I feel like I have become “complacent’ in my life lately and want to change that in 2010. Maybe having written goals and a checklist of sorts will encourage me, and I hope that by sharing these experiences with you, I will be accountable to relive and enjoy them when they happen and be thankful in all things, and always give glory and honor where it is due. Can I start now?
1. Be intentional about my quiet time
2. Pay off all my bills
3. Save some money
4. Read 20 books (0/20)
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
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
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
26. Dress up for Halloween this year
27. Make a time capsule
28. Get the 3Gs
29. Put my belly ring back in
30. Stay in a city I’ve never been to before
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
37. Buy True Religion jeans
38. Enter a contest
39. Have portraits done
40. Meet more online friends in person
41. Get a new pair of ‘bans
42. Fill my charm bracelet (0/12)
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
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
57. Go to a Mavericks game
58. Play golf
59. Learn to do the splits
60. Buy a pair of designer shoes
61. Go see a movie in the theater once a month (0/12)
62. Try each type of cheesecake on the menu at Cheesecake Factory (0/32)
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
67. 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
77. Serve lunch at a soup kitchen
78. Encourage someone with my testimony
79. Call my parents, and sisters, once a week
80. See at least 5 concerts (0/5)
81. Visit family in California
82. Meet my new nephew (he’s due in May)
83. Finish my Christmas shopping by October
84. Make a list of 10 things I am thankful for
85. Quietly enjoy a sunrise and reflect on its beauty
86. See a shooting star and make a wish
87. Watch a sunset with someone special
88. Tell people I love them and not assume they know
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 2938 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
99. Plant a tree
100. Take a random road trip by myself
101. Journal / Blog my achievements on this list
