Is not fun.
I was sleeping like a baby, warm and cozy on the couch.
Ryan got home from work and took me to bed with him - which was FREEZING. After several minutes of shivering I finally fell back asleep, only to wake up an hour later because I was hungry.
And now I've been awake since 4, and am just waiting for 6:30 to roll around so I can take my meds and get ready for work.
And speaking of meds - my hats off to the wonderfully inventive science-minded people who invented these amazing drugs.
Until next time.
Peace,
Love,
and Lunesta.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
101 in 1001 UPDATE!
So, as 2011 has now begun, I am officially in the FINAL year of time for my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. Here is my progress so far.
101 in 1001
I have been working for a while on my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. Some things are serious, some are random and silly. There are three categories: Complete, In Progress/Ongoing, Not Started
Due: December 1, 2011
1. Lose 20 lbs from current weight and maintain for remainder of days. Update 2/1/10: 13 down!!
2. Integrate Fish as main protein for at least 1 dinner each week.
3. Integrate fresh salad as main lunch at work at least once a week.
4. Continue daily workouts.
5. Take a vitamin everyday.
6. Got to the dentist regularly
7. Take good enough care of my skin that it looks the same or better than it currently does.
8. Find a church we can agree on attending.
9. Become a better housekeeper.
10. Do more of the housework myself so Ryan is less stressed
11. Budget so all of our essentials are on one salary
12. Visit at least one set of grandparents each year
13. Talk to my mom at least once a week
14. Email or talk to Linda at least once every other month
15. Tile the kitchen floor - Summer 2010 Completed. We actually ended up using laminet tiles. Much more cost effective, and a GREAT look!
16. Completely finish the basement. August 2010! What a relief!
17. Re-finish the deck. Summer 2009.
18. Buy a new car. Mercury Milan, purchased 3/2009.
19. Go to Hawaii - we spent 8 incredible days on Oahu in August 2010. Bliss.
20. Celebrate 4th, 5th, and 6th wedding anniversaries
21. Swim with dolphins
22. Parasail with Ryan
23. Go on at least two vacations per year (Total of 5 or 6 week long vacations) We have done a Wine Trail in Madison, Indiana, a Wonderful Trip to Hawaii, and a week long trip to Nashville.
24. Catch up and keep up with my scrapbooking
25. Always have a book 'in progress', never unread for longer than a week
26. Make 2 friends in Indy, have girls' nights out
27. Learn how to make a bearnaise sauce
28. Plant and maintain landscaping the the front yard - we weeded the flower bed and have lots of Tulips.
29. Get a raise each year - Got 3% raise in January 2010; Got 3% again in January 2011.
30. Contribute montly to our savings account, no less than the minimum we set.
31. Finish my short story
32. Teach Gretchen "come"- all the time!
33. Get a pedicure. Get more than one pedicure. Completed 1st pedi in April 2010 with my Mom, Grandma and Aunt Cindy!
34. Buy a new couch and loveseat - we bought a new sectional in August 2010 and moved our old couch and loveseat to our basement
35. Visit Canada.
36. See Timesquare
37. Finish reading my Poe book (The complete works of Edgar Allan Poe)
38. Make a candle
39. Eat sushi - August 2010, in Hawaii. I didn't care for it too much.
40. Paint a piece of pottery
41. Do an activity with Ryan just because its something he wants to do - August 2010 Swimming with SHARKS in Hawaii.
42. Make homemade shrimp ravioli- Pasta too. 1/31/2010- pasta was great!
43. Make homemade white sauce for pasta- Completed 1/31/2010. Sauce was grainy. Need to try again!
44. Ride a wave runner - June 2010 in Lake of the Ozarks Missouri. The next day I felt like I'd been hit by a truck!
45. Walk Gretchen at least 3 times a week
46. Get better at small talk
47. Make a piece of pottery
48. Hold a non-poisonous snake
49. Run a 5 and a half minute mile
50. Continue weekly closet cleaning ritual
51. Donate at least one item to Goodwill each month - I'm kind of doing more of a Purge every few months, but the amount of donations is on target.
52. Drive a convertable with the top down
53. Golf at least once a month during the spring and summers
54. Eat at the Melting Pot
55. Get at least one more stamp in my passport
56. Make a gingerbread house (gingerbread and all)
57. Learn basic conversational Spanish
58. Continue following my daily cleaning list
59. Take more pictures when friends get together
60. Send random encouraging emails
61. Continue buying and learning to utilize spices in my cooking
62. Go to the opera or symphony
63. Hear the Transsiberian Orchestra Play
64. See Joel McHale do standup
65. Go to at least 2 more Bronco Games in Denver
66. Set up and use my sewing machine
67. Have people over at least once every three months
68. Go to Cedar Pointe.
69. Ride all the rides at Cedar Pointe.
70. Buy a pattern and make a black shell dress
71.Completely read at least 2 of my Psych textbooks
72. Make at least one new recipe each month
73. Get the 2nd guest room set up with the Daybed
74. Go to a wine store and buy one I wouldn't normally. Visited Cork Cracker.
75. See GREASE the Movie (saw it for the first time 3/1/09)
76. See a show on Broadway
77. Order a Champaigne Cocktail. Ordered at the Patterson House 7/30/09.
78. Walk Gretchen in a Mutt Strutt
79. Make pumpernickel toast
80. Walk in some type of Red or Pink Fundraising Event
81. Tile the bar in the basement by myself - Scott helped me with the glue/cement stuff, but I laid ALL the tiles my myself! July 2010.
82. Visit the Newseum and the Holocaust Muesum
83. Go to or host a Halloween costume party - Went to the Halloween Howl at the Conrad Indianapolis 2009 and 2010
84. Make a rosotto - It wasn't from scratch, but it was still great!
85. Go see a movie at a Drive-In
86. Watch Fight Club with Ryan (and Stay awake during it)
87. Get photos recovered from the laptop
88. Buy a pair of Jimmy Choos
89. Get professional photos done with Ryan
90. Cook duck a la orange
91. Cook a rack of lamb
92. Host a New Year's Eve Party - seeing as how my due date happens before the end of this year, I am marking this as officially INCOMPLETE.
93. Buy another Coach bag
94. Get Laser Hair Removal for my legs
95. Build and maintain a completely stocked Bar for the basement
96. Buy a big screen TV for the basement when its finished - Bought a 42 inch LCD November 2010
97. Go to Irish Fest
98. Take a tour of the White House
99. Vote in at least one state/local election - Voted in the local election November 2010
100. Go to a French restuarant
101. Have a private, candlelight dinner on the beach
101 in 1001
I have been working for a while on my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. Some things are serious, some are random and silly. There are three categories: Complete, In Progress/Ongoing, Not Started
Due: December 1, 2011
1. Lose 20 lbs from current weight and maintain for remainder of days. Update 2/1/10: 13 down!!
2. Integrate Fish as main protein for at least 1 dinner each week.
3. Integrate fresh salad as main lunch at work at least once a week.
4. Continue daily workouts.
5. Take a vitamin everyday.
6. Got to the dentist regularly
7. Take good enough care of my skin that it looks the same or better than it currently does.
8. Find a church we can agree on attending.
9. Become a better housekeeper.
10. Do more of the housework myself so Ryan is less stressed
11. Budget so all of our essentials are on one salary
12. Visit at least one set of grandparents each year
13. Talk to my mom at least once a week
14. Email or talk to Linda at least once every other month
15. Tile the kitchen floor - Summer 2010 Completed. We actually ended up using laminet tiles. Much more cost effective, and a GREAT look!
16. Completely finish the basement. August 2010! What a relief!
17. Re-finish the deck. Summer 2009.
18. Buy a new car. Mercury Milan, purchased 3/2009.
19. Go to Hawaii - we spent 8 incredible days on Oahu in August 2010. Bliss.
20. Celebrate 4th, 5th, and 6th wedding anniversaries
21. Swim with dolphins
22. Parasail with Ryan
23. Go on at least two vacations per year (Total of 5 or 6 week long vacations) We have done a Wine Trail in Madison, Indiana, a Wonderful Trip to Hawaii, and a week long trip to Nashville.
24. Catch up and keep up with my scrapbooking
25. Always have a book 'in progress', never unread for longer than a week
26. Make 2 friends in Indy, have girls' nights out
27. Learn how to make a bearnaise sauce
28. Plant and maintain landscaping the the front yard - we weeded the flower bed and have lots of Tulips.
29. Get a raise each year - Got 3% raise in January 2010; Got 3% again in January 2011.
30. Contribute montly to our savings account, no less than the minimum we set.
31. Finish my short story
32. Teach Gretchen "come"- all the time!
33. Get a pedicure. Get more than one pedicure. Completed 1st pedi in April 2010 with my Mom, Grandma and Aunt Cindy!
34. Buy a new couch and loveseat - we bought a new sectional in August 2010 and moved our old couch and loveseat to our basement
35. Visit Canada.
36. See Timesquare
37. Finish reading my Poe book (The complete works of Edgar Allan Poe)
38. Make a candle
39. Eat sushi - August 2010, in Hawaii. I didn't care for it too much.
40. Paint a piece of pottery
41. Do an activity with Ryan just because its something he wants to do - August 2010 Swimming with SHARKS in Hawaii.
42. Make homemade shrimp ravioli- Pasta too. 1/31/2010- pasta was great!
43. Make homemade white sauce for pasta- Completed 1/31/2010. Sauce was grainy. Need to try again!
44. Ride a wave runner - June 2010 in Lake of the Ozarks Missouri. The next day I felt like I'd been hit by a truck!
45. Walk Gretchen at least 3 times a week
46. Get better at small talk
47. Make a piece of pottery
48. Hold a non-poisonous snake
49. Run a 5 and a half minute mile
50. Continue weekly closet cleaning ritual
51. Donate at least one item to Goodwill each month - I'm kind of doing more of a Purge every few months, but the amount of donations is on target.
52. Drive a convertable with the top down
53. Golf at least once a month during the spring and summers
54. Eat at the Melting Pot
55. Get at least one more stamp in my passport
56. Make a gingerbread house (gingerbread and all)
57. Learn basic conversational Spanish
58. Continue following my daily cleaning list
59. Take more pictures when friends get together
60. Send random encouraging emails
61. Continue buying and learning to utilize spices in my cooking
62. Go to the opera or symphony
63. Hear the Transsiberian Orchestra Play
64. See Joel McHale do standup
65. Go to at least 2 more Bronco Games in Denver
66. Set up and use my sewing machine
67. Have people over at least once every three months
68. Go to Cedar Pointe.
69. Ride all the rides at Cedar Pointe.
70. Buy a pattern and make a black shell dress
71.Completely read at least 2 of my Psych textbooks
72. Make at least one new recipe each month
73. Get the 2nd guest room set up with the Daybed
74. Go to a wine store and buy one I wouldn't normally. Visited Cork Cracker.
75. See GREASE the Movie (saw it for the first time 3/1/09)
76. See a show on Broadway
77. Order a Champaigne Cocktail. Ordered at the Patterson House 7/30/09.
78. Walk Gretchen in a Mutt Strutt
79. Make pumpernickel toast
80. Walk in some type of Red or Pink Fundraising Event
81. Tile the bar in the basement by myself - Scott helped me with the glue/cement stuff, but I laid ALL the tiles my myself! July 2010.
82. Visit the Newseum and the Holocaust Muesum
83. Go to or host a Halloween costume party - Went to the Halloween Howl at the Conrad Indianapolis 2009 and 2010
84. Make a rosotto - It wasn't from scratch, but it was still great!
85. Go see a movie at a Drive-In
86. Watch Fight Club with Ryan (and Stay awake during it)
87. Get photos recovered from the laptop
88. Buy a pair of Jimmy Choos
89. Get professional photos done with Ryan
90. Cook duck a la orange
91. Cook a rack of lamb
92. Host a New Year's Eve Party - seeing as how my due date happens before the end of this year, I am marking this as officially INCOMPLETE.
93. Buy another Coach bag
94. Get Laser Hair Removal for my legs
95. Build and maintain a completely stocked Bar for the basement
96. Buy a big screen TV for the basement when its finished - Bought a 42 inch LCD November 2010
97. Go to Irish Fest
98. Take a tour of the White House
99. Vote in at least one state/local election - Voted in the local election November 2010
100. Go to a French restuarant
101. Have a private, candlelight dinner on the beach
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