13 Months – Letter
13 years ago
Monday, September 29, 2008
That didn't last long....
As I expected, I have done horrible with keeping up with the 101 in 1001, and so, I'm giving up for now. Why I thought I could do it with an infant in the house is beyond me, but it was a nice thought for awhile. It's done, but I'm not. I'm going to keep this lovely blog open, it just won't be for the 101 stuff. I'm sure you'd all much rather hear me ramble about my boring old life anyway. :)
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Hi my name is Sara, and I'm on a diet....again
I threw myself back into Weight Watchers again today, for what seems like the billionth time. I am beyond unhappy with my weight and what I have done to myself since I had the baby. I have not been kind to myself, and neither has food. So again, I go back to that which worked once, almost twice, and pray that I can get it right.
I am going to make a tremendous effort to get 10lbs off by Halloween, which won't be easy with all that yummy candy appearing on shelves for that same holiday, and with the Big E coming up. I can hear the cheese curds calling my name right now...
Had some great willpower today though when I was at the mall. I circled through the food court and the little food place at Target (where I like to get stuffed on nachos) and decided that I didn't need any junk, and came home and had a roast beef sandwich instead. :) Go me! How I did it, I don't know, but I am very happy that I made that choice.
Nate experienced his first air show today! Second hand though, because I wouldn't bring him outside when the planes were flying around, because they were low and so loud! Would have hurt his little ears. Maybe tomorrow I'll sneak him outside for a minute or two. We never have to go to the base to see the planes, which is great, because my mom's house is in a neighborhood that is right next to the base, so we get to see everything up in the air really well.
Next weekend is the big giant neighborhood tag sale in the next neighborhood over, which we'll probably go walk around in, and the Big E starts on Friday! woo! Looking forward to a lot of walking and scoping out some Christmas gifts for the little guy.
I am going to make a tremendous effort to get 10lbs off by Halloween, which won't be easy with all that yummy candy appearing on shelves for that same holiday, and with the Big E coming up. I can hear the cheese curds calling my name right now...
Had some great willpower today though when I was at the mall. I circled through the food court and the little food place at Target (where I like to get stuffed on nachos) and decided that I didn't need any junk, and came home and had a roast beef sandwich instead. :) Go me! How I did it, I don't know, but I am very happy that I made that choice.
Nate experienced his first air show today! Second hand though, because I wouldn't bring him outside when the planes were flying around, because they were low and so loud! Would have hurt his little ears. Maybe tomorrow I'll sneak him outside for a minute or two. We never have to go to the base to see the planes, which is great, because my mom's house is in a neighborhood that is right next to the base, so we get to see everything up in the air really well.
Next weekend is the big giant neighborhood tag sale in the next neighborhood over, which we'll probably go walk around in, and the Big E starts on Friday! woo! Looking forward to a lot of walking and scoping out some Christmas gifts for the little guy.
Friday, September 5, 2008
101 in 1001
Here is the final list.
In progress items will be bolded and blue!
Completed items will be bolded and pink!
Start date: September 5, 2008
End Date: June 3, 2011
Health and Well-being
1. Lose 5lbs
2. Lose 10lbs
3. Lose 20lbs
4. Lose 30lbs
5. Lose 40lbs
6. Lose 50lbs
7. Go for a walk 4x a week (6/572)
8. Use Wii Fit/WATP dvd 3x a week (4/429)
9. No fast food for a month
10. Buy a bike and ride it
11. Take a mental health day 1x a year (0/3)
12. Join Weight Watchers again
13. Have a "pamper myself" day 1x a month (0/33)
14. Paint fingernails and toenails once a month (0/33)
15. Take multivitamin daily (10/1001)
16. Have my blood pressure be normal at the doctors once
Financial
17. Pay off three credit cards (0/3)
18. Write a will
19. Sell old books.dvds on Ebay for extra $
20. Save $1 a day for 1001 days ($10)
21. Start a budget
22. Contribute $5 for each task completed ($5 )
23. Save for a down payment on a house
24. Buy a house
25. Buy a new car
Food
26. Make/cook healthier meals for myself and family
27. No soda for a month
28. No soda for 6 months
29. Try 1 new recipe a week (1/143)
30. Bring lunch to work rather than buying 4x a week (3/572)
31. Try 10 new restaurants I have never been to (0/10)
32. Make a recipe book
33. Try a new alcoholic drink
Random Acts of Kindness
34. Leave a 50% tip for waitress
35. Make an angel donation on OLU
36. Donate money or toy at Christmas time each year (0/3)
37. Donate old clothes to charity
38. Donate rice grains on freerice.com once a week (2/143)
Relationships/Family
39. Have a date night with Keith 1x a month (1/33)
40. Meet 2 new OLU girls (0/2)
41. Have family portrait taken yearly (0/4)
42. TTC baby #2 :)
43. Take 1 picture of Keith and I a month (0/33)
44. Take a trip for our 5th anniversary
45. Go fishing with Keith 10 times (0/10)
46. Spend 30 minutes of alone time with Keith each day (when he is not away) (2/1001)
47. Take Nathan on his first family vacation
48. Take Nathan to the zoo
49. Bring Nathan to Santa's land every year (0/3)
50. Read Nathan a book daily (unless I am away!) (10/1001)
51. Write 101 things I love about my husband (0/101)
52. Go to Bright Nights every Christmas season (0/3)
53. Have nine Girls Night Out nights (0/9)
54. Tell both my boys I love them daily (10/1001)
55. Bring Nate to the aquarium
56. *Private* (0/143)
57. *Private* (0/33)
58. Start a new Christmas tradition each year
59. Dance with my husband just beacuse
60. Play in the snow with Nate and build a snowman
61. Write a love letter to Keith
62. Write a letter to Nate on his birthday each year (0/3)
Just because
63. Buy myself a sexy dress
64. Identify 101 things that make me happy (52/101)
65. Finish a crossword puzzle by myself
66. Get a passport
67. Use that passport to go somewhere in the Caribbean
68. Learn how to apply make-up the "right" way
69. Chnage my hairstyle
70. Go apple picking each fall (0/3)
71. Go to the Big E 5x's each year (2/15)
72. Watch 30 old movies I have never seen - 5 years or older (1/30)
73. Keep my car clean by cleaning it once a month (0/33)
74. Sing karaoke
75. See a Broadway play
76. Color a whole coloring book, so I can be a kid again
77. Read 100 books I have never read before (1/100)
78. Blog 1x a week (1/143)
79. Get two manicures (0/2)
80. Get two pedicures (0/2)
81. Buy a camcorder and record all of Nate's precious moments
82. Clean bedroom once a week of all clutter (0/33)
83. Have a 30th birthday party when I turn 30
84. Go to a movie by myself
85. Buy a new computer
86. Create a character on the Sims and play the whole life without using cheats
87. Offer to babysit my niece one Saturday a month, because I am the best aunt in the world (0/33)
88. Bake some goodies and bring them to work
89. Hang up the photos of Nate I have sitting around
90. Go see 10 movies at the theater (0/10)
91. Finish a Wii game without using any cheats, start to finish
92. Start and finish a cross-stitch project
93. Go to a concert
94. Stop being negative for a day
95. Fulfill my 30th birthday dream! :)
96. Have a party for no reason
97. Go shopping on Black Friday
98. Go on a picnic
99. Have a snowball fight
100. Wish on a shooting star
101. Make a new 101 list for the next 1001 days
In progress items will be bolded and blue!
Completed items will be bolded and pink!
Start date: September 5, 2008
End Date: June 3, 2011
Health and Well-being
1. Lose 5lbs
2. Lose 10lbs
3. Lose 20lbs
4. Lose 30lbs
5. Lose 40lbs
6. Lose 50lbs
7. Go for a walk 4x a week (6/572)
8. Use Wii Fit/WATP dvd 3x a week (4/429)
9. No fast food for a month
10. Buy a bike and ride it
11. Take a mental health day 1x a year (0/3)
12. Join Weight Watchers again
13. Have a "pamper myself" day 1x a month (0/33)
14. Paint fingernails and toenails once a month (0/33)
15. Take multivitamin daily (10/1001)
16. Have my blood pressure be normal at the doctors once
Financial
17. Pay off three credit cards (0/3)
18. Write a will
19. Sell old books.dvds on Ebay for extra $
20. Save $1 a day for 1001 days ($10)
21. Start a budget
22. Contribute $5 for each task completed ($5 )
23. Save for a down payment on a house
24. Buy a house
25. Buy a new car
Food
26. Make/cook healthier meals for myself and family
27. No soda for a month
28. No soda for 6 months
29. Try 1 new recipe a week (1/143)
30. Bring lunch to work rather than buying 4x a week (3/572)
31. Try 10 new restaurants I have never been to (0/10)
32. Make a recipe book
33. Try a new alcoholic drink
Random Acts of Kindness
34. Leave a 50% tip for waitress
35. Make an angel donation on OLU
36. Donate money or toy at Christmas time each year (0/3)
37. Donate old clothes to charity
38. Donate rice grains on freerice.com once a week (2/143)
Relationships/Family
39. Have a date night with Keith 1x a month (1/33)
40. Meet 2 new OLU girls (0/2)
41. Have family portrait taken yearly (0/4)
42. TTC baby #2 :)
43. Take 1 picture of Keith and I a month (0/33)
44. Take a trip for our 5th anniversary
45. Go fishing with Keith 10 times (0/10)
46. Spend 30 minutes of alone time with Keith each day (when he is not away) (2/1001)
47. Take Nathan on his first family vacation
48. Take Nathan to the zoo
49. Bring Nathan to Santa's land every year (0/3)
50. Read Nathan a book daily (unless I am away!) (10/1001)
51. Write 101 things I love about my husband (0/101)
52. Go to Bright Nights every Christmas season (0/3)
53. Have nine Girls Night Out nights (0/9)
54. Tell both my boys I love them daily (10/1001)
55. Bring Nate to the aquarium
56. *Private* (0/143)
57. *Private* (0/33)
58. Start a new Christmas tradition each year
59. Dance with my husband just beacuse
60. Play in the snow with Nate and build a snowman
61. Write a love letter to Keith
62. Write a letter to Nate on his birthday each year (0/3)
Just because
63. Buy myself a sexy dress
64. Identify 101 things that make me happy (52/101)
65. Finish a crossword puzzle by myself
66. Get a passport
67. Use that passport to go somewhere in the Caribbean
68. Learn how to apply make-up the "right" way
69. Chnage my hairstyle
70. Go apple picking each fall (0/3)
71. Go to the Big E 5x's each year (2/15)
72. Watch 30 old movies I have never seen - 5 years or older (1/30)
73. Keep my car clean by cleaning it once a month (0/33)
74. Sing karaoke
75. See a Broadway play
76. Color a whole coloring book, so I can be a kid again
77. Read 100 books I have never read before (1/100)
78. Blog 1x a week (1/143)
79. Get two manicures (0/2)
80. Get two pedicures (0/2)
81. Buy a camcorder and record all of Nate's precious moments
82. Clean bedroom once a week of all clutter (0/33)
83. Have a 30th birthday party when I turn 30
84. Go to a movie by myself
85. Buy a new computer
86. Create a character on the Sims and play the whole life without using cheats
87. Offer to babysit my niece one Saturday a month, because I am the best aunt in the world (0/33)
88. Bake some goodies and bring them to work
89. Hang up the photos of Nate I have sitting around
90. Go see 10 movies at the theater (0/10)
91. Finish a Wii game without using any cheats, start to finish
92. Start and finish a cross-stitch project
93. Go to a concert
94. Stop being negative for a day
95. Fulfill my 30th birthday dream! :)
96. Have a party for no reason
97. Go shopping on Black Friday
98. Go on a picnic
99. Have a snowball fight
100. Wish on a shooting star
101. Make a new 101 list for the next 1001 days
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Crazy? Why yes!
I've decided that I need to add more stuff to my already busy life, so I started this blog, and even better, I am going to do the 101 in 1001. If I can keep it up and actually do it, this blog will follow it along, and be a place for anything else my brain wants to expel! :)
What is the 101 in 1001?
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
2. Stay Focused. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.
Once I get my list completed in the next few days, I'll post it and my start/end dates.
What is the 101 in 1001?
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
2. Stay Focused. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.
Once I get my list completed in the next few days, I'll post it and my start/end dates.
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