My 101 challenges in 1001 days (Start June 8th 2011- End’s March 5th 2014)

Just starting this today….it’s sort of one big “to do list” for the next 1001 days. I took some of the things from my bucket list and my 2011 New Year resolutions and then mixed in just some everyday things I want to get done. I also tried to come up with things I know I can do and don’t need a whole lot of money. Anyway I’m excited to get started!!!!!!

My 101 challenges in 1001 days (Start June 8th 2011- End’s March 5th 2014)

1. Use all body lotion, body wash, soap, shower gel, and body scrub before buying more
2. put $1,000 into savings
3. Get 8 hours of sleep every night for 2 weeks
4. Go for a picnic in a secluded spot
5. Read three books of the Bible
6. Dine out, just the 2 of us, once every 2 weeks for 2 months
7. Make homemade ice cream
8. Plan a treasure hunt
9. Find a new restaurant worthy of becoming a new favorite
10. Don't say anything negative for 1 day
11. Support a charity walk/run
12. fix master bedroom closet door
13. stay within holiday shopping budget for 2011, 2012 and 2013
14. Watch the sunset from the top of a mountain
15. Build a scarecrow
16. Complete all my craft projects before I buy any new ones (not including scrapping...sorry that just can’t me done)
17. Don't complain about anything for a week
18. Answer the "50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind"
19. Tie a note to a balloon and let it go
20. Send a message in a bottle
21. Identify 100 things that make me happy
22. Buy something from Etsy
23. Make a list of my 50 favorite movies
24. Make a list of 25 things I like about myself
25. Become a bone marrow donor
26. Take a picture for each letter of the alphabet
27. Do the polar bear swim on New Year's Day
28. Take a photo of the same place every month for year and then turn it into a calendar for the next year
29. Keep a “My Day in Six Words” journal for 6 months
30. Plant a tree on Earth Day
31. Make some Fourth of July cupcakes
32. Make a wish at 11:11 on November 11, 2011
33. Watch a movie at a drive-in
34. Play classical music during meal preps
35. Make my bed every day for a week.
36. Put one piece of fine art in each room
37. Make and hang flower boxes
38. Visit a church on Wednesday night
39. Go camping at three state parks I've never visited each year.
40. Plant grass in the fall
41. Write a yearly letter
42. Take an adult ed class of some sort
43. Buy Christmas presents in advance.
44. Be able to run 3 miles without stopping
45. Make something for my best friend
46. Decorate half bath in the kitchen
47. Sort the mail when it comes in, instead of letting it accumulate into a huge pile first.
48. Take a multivitamin every day for a week.
49. Use those teeth whitening strips and finish pack
50. Have a spa day
51. Pay off 3 credit cards
52. Take kids to the Easter Egg Roll at the White House
53. Do all the lessons in "A Course in Miracles"
54. Paint a wall mural
55. Work on children’s book and Publishing
56. Go back to school and complete Early Childhood Development degree
57. Pull out “The Creative Artist” book and work on some new ideas.
58. Go white water rafting
59. Take kid’s to the beach once each summer
60. Run a ½ marathon
61. Visit a Renaissance fair
62. Make stained glass windows
63. Go to “Drive Through” Zoo
64. Finish baseball books
65. Finish back deck and get furnishings
66. Complete master bath in upstairs bedroom
67. Get rocks for back yard
68. Buy produce at farmers market 10 times
69. Finish baby books and older scrap books and photo books
70. Get new carpet and floor for living room and kitchen
71. Redo full bath downstairs
72. Get solar film for back windows and skylights
73. Get a safety cover
74. Spend the weekend without any phone or TV (Camping at home)
75. Upload video’s into on-line saving system
76. Go through old 8mm video’s and watch them outside during the summer
77. Start an allowance and chore list for Ryan
78. Have one day a month for each kid, just them and me!
79. Get my hair cut and colored without being concerned about money
80. Buy a pair of red flannel pajamas that you wear only on Christmas Eve.
81. Take a holiday photograph each year in the same spot, such as by a favorite tree in your yard. In years to come, you’ll have a wonderful record of the growth of your family, as well as the growth of the tree.
82. Before going to bed on Christmas Eve, read by candle light about the birth of Jesus in Luke, chapter 2.
83. Fill a basket with photo’s from past Christmases. Put it in a prominent spot.
84. Take a family portrait
85. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years
86. Send a secret to Post Secret
87. Find a personally inspirational quote and work it into a piece of art or home décor
88. Read a book in a day
89. Trace my family tree
90. Go to a Rocky Horror Picture Show showing at midnight
91. Finish a 500+ piece jigsaw
92. Go to at least one concert
93. Achieve my goal weight
94. Watch an entire season of a television show in a weekend
95. Try a new recipe every month for a year
96. Visit five local restaurants I've never been to
97. Sky Dive
98. Complete the 100 pushups challenge
99. Complete the 200 sit-up challenge
100. Attend a book reading
101. Make snow angels

Ready for Summertime!!!!

What a nice weekend!! I finally had a weekend off and it felt great! I got a chance to see my son’s t-ball team play and they are so cute. I was able to hit some yard sales, my husband got the pool open (sort of), and powered washed the concrete and fence, while I cleaned the inside and got just about everything in order…so overall it’s was a great time with the family and while we got A LOT done we actually had a chance to relax and enjoy each other’s company.
Of course I always have something else I could have completed so today I plan to finish cleaning the inside by tackling the boys room and bathroom and see if I can work on putting some clothes away. I have some bills to pay today and this week I hope to upload some scrap pages and take 8 month photos of Mr. Ryder. Other then that I still hope to work on my book by uploading it to a thumb drive so I can play around with it at work, find a photo for day 10 of the 31 photo challenge, and last I think I my start the Love Dare again???? ;)
I hope everyone has a great week and best of luck on your goals!
P.S. I really really really really HATE FROGS… they are all over our pool!!!!!

June 2011

So I’m taking a bit of a twist from my normal challenge’s and have decided for this month I would try to complete a goal that's not a task…This month have decided to see if I can go the entire month without eating out at any fast food restaurants and take my lunch every day and not eating in the cafeteria. I’ve still got a few things I would like complete this month and as the summer approaches I have a feeling we will be spending some time out and about enjoying the good old state of Virginia.

Hope you all have a wonderful June and I would love to hear form of you on the challenge you have for yourself this month ;)

Day 9 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most/ Your most treasured item This one was easy for me because without my faith, I truly would not be the person I’ am today. It’s my faith that has allowed me to forgive and to know the true meaning to life. It has set me free and while I’ve still got much more to learn I know I’m a better person today because of the grace of God.
Here is a poem a friend and I wrote many years ago that I would like to share, I’m not sure why I remember it, but I do and I’m glad for that:
If I die tomorrow night at least I will not go with fright,
Because I know in heaven there is nothing but love,
I will not be floating in a cloud,
But praising my lord God aloud,
So I pray with you every hour,
That God will grant you holy power,
To walk in faith in his way,
All these thing I pray for,
And hope they all come true.

Day 8 - A picture that makes you laugh/A birthday celebration

I still need to look at the cake to determine my age but I’m guessing I was 2 or 3.This picture is of my twin brother’s birthday party at my grandmother’s house. I can remember the cake had Cowboys and Indians on it and I blew out the candles so my brother got really mad at me ;) Hey I was the baby...that’s just my role right? I was told later that whenever my brothers had a birthday up until I was about 6 or so, I would receive a gift as well because I couldn’t understand why they got presents and I didn’t…maybe I was a bit spoiled back then ;) P.S. I don’t think they got gifts on my birthday…

May 26th..June's Challange.........

What a week… glad to be back to work…seriously, I keep myself way too busy when I’m home and can see all things I need to do around the house…now a little time to do the things I like to do and don’t need to do so much.
With the weekend coming up and time to open the pool so we can enjoy the backyard, I’ve been working hard to get it ready. I’ve had the last 3 day off and while I’ve still got things to do, I did get a lot done – cleaned up both the front and back yard – power washed the screened-in porch, gutters and part of the concrete around the pool & pulled the furniture from the deck and washed it. I still need to clean the patio furniture cushions, power wash the deck, finish cleaning the concrete and touch the paint on the patio furniture. I would like to trim a small tree and get the kid’s pool ready this weekend. Last thing I need to do is clean off the pool cover and open it for the summer!!! :))
As for this month’s challenge I’ve been a bit distracted this month and need give myself more time, which I plan to do in June…so for June’s challenge (sneak peak), continue to work on my photo challenge, work on coin inventory, continue to work on children’s book and finally get the chandelier in the hallway up….Happy Memorial weekend everyone.. And I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.
~Lee Greenwood

Monday...it's going to be a long week!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well my flash drive showed up and I'm stoked about that, now I just need to find my ring!!!???? The weekend was quite productive and I was able to knock out about 8 scrap pages. I'm so glad I've had the chance to catch up on so many pages, and I should get one more weekend that I can devote to scrapping at the end of the month.
It's going to be a long week for me and as much as I'm glad to be off tomorrow and hopefully sleep in, I have a bunch to do before Friday night. I have to go out of town this weekend and need to get everything together by Thursday night so I can leave straight from work...just thinking about it is wearing me out!!! LOL.
With all that said I have 3 things I really want to work on this week, first I need to upload day 8 and 9 of the 31 day photo challenge. Next start working on uploading my children's book and I found a great site from reading Gretchen's book the "Happiness Project" called Lulu.com and it seems to be exactly what I'm looking for in getting my book published!!! It also looks to be very reasonably priced so I've decided to give each boy their own book instead of combining the two. Last I want to work on my new latch hook rug for Ryder and go through the albums downstairs…Yeah It’s a repeat from last week but oh well ;) So there it is, the things I want to really do and in between all that I guess I will need to do a few of things I have to like laundry and cleaning/ picking up around the homestead... Happy Monday everyone and I hope you have a great week!!!!