Things that Make up our Lives.: April 2011

Bolded items are things that need to be done

~~strike out items are things that are completed.~~

1. learn how to make a pie

~~2. Learn how to make a cheesecake Did it.. not how i thought it would be, but everyone still liked it.~~

3.Try one new recipe a month (1/30)

House & Home

~~4. Keep at least one plant alive (ivy?) 1/2 way- got an Ivy for b-day, now gotta keep it alive. – failed with the ivy – but I have other plants growing – marigolds, basil and others…~~

5. Keep my car clean for 3 weeks - inside and out

~~6. clean out my desk ½ done… cleaned out the major part of it…~~

~~7. clean out my closet ---did --- and moved-- now the key is to keeping it clean :)~~

8. Wash dishes every night for 2 weeks (0/2)

9. Make curtains for my room... possibly living room

10. Clean out craft bin

11. Figure out a "life plan"

For the Best of Me

12. Read the Bible at its entirety

13. get up and stretch each morning for 2 weeks

14.excersize 4 times a week for a month

15. follow the food pyramid to a "T" for 3 days (0/3)

~~16.dont eat any sweets 3 days out of the project (3/3) spring 2011 gave up sweets for Lent.~~

17. get a manicure & Pedicure

~~18. get new eyeglasses-- love them!!~~

19. Do a teeth whitening program

20.Learn CPR

21 Drink 8 Glasses of water for 3 days (0/3)

~~22 Make a prayer journal made one, may make another one, .... one that would be easier to write in...~~

23 Tithe Every week that i go to church - So far so good.

24 Blog once a week—getting there...

~~25 find a job Found one??? - Still employed at same place, but not laid off anymore.~~

26 start bachelor degree @ university (~~Spring 2011~~?)(spring 2012)

~~27 Vaccuum once a week for a month (4/4)~~

28 Make my own bread

GO TO:

~~29 Go to a hot air balloon festival- Completed on 9/19/2010 (plano Balloon Festival)~~

30 Go to the Deaf assisted living home 4 times a year (0/8)

~~31 go to a concert (Trans siberian orchestra)~~

~~32 Go to at least one professional game (rangers game April 23)~~

33 go to the zoo

34 go to the botanical gardens

35 go to a college football game

36 Go to a museum

Photography

:37 take a picture every day for a month

38enter into 6 photo contests (0/6)

39 Learn how to use photoshop properly...... for the majority

40 Enter items in State fair contests 0/2

41 Sell a photo

42 get a website for my photos

43 upload most photos online- (photobucket?)

44 make a real photo portfolio

45 Get out old film camera, take pics, and then get them developed.

46 Print various pics for mom

47 Digiti-fy some of my photos of when i was a kid (scan)

48 Learn how to photograph portraits

49 Learn a photography skill once a month (0/30)

TO Do/ Buy

50 get laptop fixed

51 Go camping

~~53 Get a phone~~

54 Get a sewing machine

~~55 Get a external hard drive (simon got me one for Christmas - 2010)~~

56 buy a shredder

~~57 Back up data from computer (something that needs to constantly needing to be done)~~

58 Get a library card

59 get something from the library each month after i get a library card

60 frame 5 photos

~~61 Get a small digital camera.~~

62Get coins into paper money, or put it in savings- Coins were stolen – working on new jar of coins.

6~~3 get a family portrait, with parents and brother~~

~~64 go to a festival (art Festival Ft worth April 17 2011)~~

For FUn

:65. Learn to play a new instrument

66 Watch the stars

67 go fishing

68. Start a sketch book.... and then start sketching

69.Learn how to paint

70. Go to a driving range to hit golf balls

71. go play a real golf game.

72 go to a drive in theater

73 FIND A NEW ITEM FOR THIS.)

.7~~4 plan a surprise~~ (surprise party for Emily May 2010_

75. host a game night

76. learn how to make a peice of clothing for myself

77. Fly somewhere...

78 Fly a kite

79. Learn 5 ASL signs a week... (0/130)

80. finish college scrapbook

81. take vitamins every day fora month

82. Get a jewelery box

83 Get some high heels, and learn how to wear them....

~~.84.~~ FIND A NEW ITEM FOR THIS SPACE

.85. Learn how to use Chop sticks

~~86. Spend an afternoon in a local coffeeshop – loved to do this – will be doing again.~~

87. perform a song with my brother (him singing, me doing sign language)Accomplished on May 2 – we did “Give me your Eyes” – By Brandon Heath – He sang, played his mandolin – and I Signed. It was great 

88. Make my bed for 3 weeks (0/3)

Financial

89 save $100 a month for the duration of the project (7/30)

For The best of everyone

90. Buy and send out/give 10 'just because' gifts (1/10)

91. Give food/clothing to the needy 4 times a year (0/10)

92. Start recycling more

93.Learn how to drive a stick shift

94Write 3 letters of complaint of food / service (0/3)

95Write 3 letters of praise of food/service (0/3)

96 start working on posture

97 Make sure im on the right track for UNT (talk to a counselor up there)