v3.0 - update
so i'm 7 months in, and i should really post something. how about an update?
1. host a party. i'm still leaning towards a pumpkin slaughter party this fall. let me know if you're up for carving a pumpkin, roasting seeds, having a bonfire, etc. :)
2. attend a series of cubs games. yeah, not so much. my plan was to go to all four games in denver aug. 7-10. but getting tickets for four games got pretty expensive. so for now, i'm conceding defeat.
3. organize my recipes. i went through and tossed out a bunch of recipes i'd kept from the newspaper. you know, the ones that looking back i knew i would never make. i should hit up the fresh school supplies for a fabulous binder & some protector sheets.
4. take a trip with marlana for our 30th birthdays. it was ireland, baby! and it was amazing.
5. on time blood work & med refill. so far i've managed to actually get my medicine refilled TWICE in a timely fashion. (twice because of a switch in insurance) we'll see how i do when it comes time for blood work in a few months.
6. secret. i may, at some point, reveal this one. i may not.
7. use my dehydrator. oh yeah, my dehydrator ... hmmm ...
8. finish catch 22. i've made it further than i ever have before. must. finish.
9. carry the french fry embargo through the end of april (with an exception for ireland). i was very close. after going to ireland, i never got back into the "no french fry" gig. i made it 10.5 months.
10. blog 260 times. 115 so far. i'm definitely going to have to step up my game on this.
11. hang out with dave. well, we've pretty much missed baseball season, huh?
12. secret. this one will be revealed at the end, but i can tell you it's going really well. :)
13. photograph the alphabet. done! three times so far. :) i'd still like to do one with twisting lights into the letters - like writing with sparklers or a flashlight. i have a tripod now, so i just need a trigger. or a long enough exposure to open the shutter, get in front of the camera, and create the letter.
14. blog the tasting of a variety of cheeses. meh. so far i've realized that cheese is expensive, and exotic cheeses are more expensive.
15. add three bloody games to my game closet. done! this year i've added gloom, falling and unexploded cow.
16. host a bloody game night. beth, jonathan & laure were all here for bloody gaming in may. :)
17. send Christmas cards. not yet, but i've got time. ;)
18. finish watching all the movies alan alda appears in that are available from netflix. currently i have four more to watch. i've definitely reached the point where i'm watching movies that alan alda is in, but it's not HIS movie. know what i mean? he plays his part masterfully, but it's defnitely just a part in someone else's movie.
19. take a trip to colorado. i went earlier this month. :) yay!
20. plant some vegetables. yeah, not so much. i've been enjoying other folks' homegrown veggies ... but i never planted any of my own. although, i have been growing wild grapes, which are almost a vegetable.
21. take a trip by myself. i NEED to plan this.
22. crochet a scarf. this sounds like a silly goal considering last year's scarf marathon, but i have a fun plan in mind for this.
23. eat pizza in 10 different towns/cities. one: dante's (munster); two: sanfratello's (highland); three: ? (gort, ireland); four: mcalister's deli (fishers). five: homemade (fort collins).
24. make a muffuletta. i got a recipe from patti for this. i'm very excited about the olive salad. :) but i either need to pare down the recipe or make it for the pumpkin slaughter party when there will be people to help me eat it.
25. journal my 30th year. i started, but it doesn't look like i'll follow through. at least i'm honest, right?
26. attempt a traveling journal. i've played with this idea for a few years. i think it would be a lot of fun to have a journal that gets mailed from person to person. each person who gets it fills up a page or two & then sends it on. i think it should have a theme. maybe a photo journal! when you get it, you add a photo from that day, maybe write a little something if you want, and then pass it along. i think it would be fun. but i've yet to actually get it started. erin suggested making it a memory journal where everyone who gets it writes about a time we've shared together. that would be so much fun to get at the end. but it feels a little ... self-centered? or something.
27. participate in illustration friday six times. i've done four so far! you can see 'em here.
28. finish a quilt for myself. i've made a little progress on the t-shirt quilt. not much, but a little.
29. customize the recycled table in the living room. i've done nothing on this, other than wipe the dust off occasionally.
30. work on the california photo book. yikes. yeah ... i need to do this.
okay, so i know a few things i can refocus on. refocus is good. :)
1. host a party. i'm still leaning towards a pumpkin slaughter party this fall. let me know if you're up for carving a pumpkin, roasting seeds, having a bonfire, etc. :)
2. attend a series of cubs games. yeah, not so much. my plan was to go to all four games in denver aug. 7-10. but getting tickets for four games got pretty expensive. so for now, i'm conceding defeat.
3. organize my recipes. i went through and tossed out a bunch of recipes i'd kept from the newspaper. you know, the ones that looking back i knew i would never make. i should hit up the fresh school supplies for a fabulous binder & some protector sheets.
4. take a trip with marlana for our 30th birthdays. it was ireland, baby! and it was amazing.
5. on time blood work & med refill. so far i've managed to actually get my medicine refilled TWICE in a timely fashion. (twice because of a switch in insurance) we'll see how i do when it comes time for blood work in a few months.
6. secret. i may, at some point, reveal this one. i may not.
7. use my dehydrator. oh yeah, my dehydrator ... hmmm ...
8. finish catch 22. i've made it further than i ever have before. must. finish.
9. carry the french fry embargo through the end of april (with an exception for ireland). i was very close. after going to ireland, i never got back into the "no french fry" gig. i made it 10.5 months.
10. blog 260 times. 115 so far. i'm definitely going to have to step up my game on this.
11. hang out with dave. well, we've pretty much missed baseball season, huh?
12. secret. this one will be revealed at the end, but i can tell you it's going really well. :)
13. photograph the alphabet. done! three times so far. :) i'd still like to do one with twisting lights into the letters - like writing with sparklers or a flashlight. i have a tripod now, so i just need a trigger. or a long enough exposure to open the shutter, get in front of the camera, and create the letter.
14. blog the tasting of a variety of cheeses. meh. so far i've realized that cheese is expensive, and exotic cheeses are more expensive.
15. add three bloody games to my game closet. done! this year i've added gloom, falling and unexploded cow.
16. host a bloody game night. beth, jonathan & laure were all here for bloody gaming in may. :)
17. send Christmas cards. not yet, but i've got time. ;)
18. finish watching all the movies alan alda appears in that are available from netflix. currently i have four more to watch. i've definitely reached the point where i'm watching movies that alan alda is in, but it's not HIS movie. know what i mean? he plays his part masterfully, but it's defnitely just a part in someone else's movie.
19. take a trip to colorado. i went earlier this month. :) yay!
20. plant some vegetables. yeah, not so much. i've been enjoying other folks' homegrown veggies ... but i never planted any of my own. although, i have been growing wild grapes, which are almost a vegetable.
21. take a trip by myself. i NEED to plan this.
22. crochet a scarf. this sounds like a silly goal considering last year's scarf marathon, but i have a fun plan in mind for this.
23. eat pizza in 10 different towns/cities. one: dante's (munster); two: sanfratello's (highland); three: ? (gort, ireland); four: mcalister's deli (fishers). five: homemade (fort collins).
24. make a muffuletta. i got a recipe from patti for this. i'm very excited about the olive salad. :) but i either need to pare down the recipe or make it for the pumpkin slaughter party when there will be people to help me eat it.
25. journal my 30th year. i started, but it doesn't look like i'll follow through. at least i'm honest, right?
26. attempt a traveling journal. i've played with this idea for a few years. i think it would be a lot of fun to have a journal that gets mailed from person to person. each person who gets it fills up a page or two & then sends it on. i think it should have a theme. maybe a photo journal! when you get it, you add a photo from that day, maybe write a little something if you want, and then pass it along. i think it would be fun. but i've yet to actually get it started. erin suggested making it a memory journal where everyone who gets it writes about a time we've shared together. that would be so much fun to get at the end. but it feels a little ... self-centered? or something.
27. participate in illustration friday six times. i've done four so far! you can see 'em here.
28. finish a quilt for myself. i've made a little progress on the t-shirt quilt. not much, but a little.
29. customize the recycled table in the living room. i've done nothing on this, other than wipe the dust off occasionally.
30. work on the california photo book. yikes. yeah ... i need to do this.
okay, so i know a few things i can refocus on. refocus is good. :)
Labels: v3.0
posted by 'becca at 7:08 PM
3 Comments:
I hate when people invite themselves, but if you are going to blog about it, can I come the pumpkin slaughter party? I think muffulettas would be fabulous. Plus, you can ask everyone to bring an exotic cheese. Perhaps you can just jot down some brief reactions from the crowd and blog about the cheese later?
totally put tomatos in your dehydrator. Sun-dried tomatos are of the gods. swear.
and i've totally not started my scarf, either... but i totally will. swear.
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