I really need a vacation from my vacation. It went like this:
Wednesday:
1. Cut the grass.
2. Put together the dresser and move it to the guest room.
3. Update the church website.
4. Last minute house clean-up.
5. Pick up the baptism cake.
6. Make soup: French Onion and Cream of Chicken with Wild Rice.
7. Pick up BJ and Lauren from the airport.
8. Offer everyone dinner.
9. Wrap godparent gifts.
10. Clean up the dirty dishes.
11. Get dressed up.
12. Attend Chloe’s baptism.
13. Cut cake after church.
14. Clean up at church.
15. Head to BW3s.
Thursday:
1. Coffee in the Hot Tub (it is vacation, after all).
2. Make breakfast.
3. Make taco dip.
4. Fill cooler with beer.
5. Head out for a day of tailgating.
6. Brewers vs. Cubs
7. Hang out in Miller Park parking lot.
8. Head home but stop and pick up some subs for dinner.
9. Feed Bailee.
10. Take care of Chloe so Bailee can sleep.
Friday:
1. Take care of Chloe while Bailee is at work.
2. Great day with Chloe.
3. Bailee picks up Chloe after work.
4. Head out to Lakefront Brewery.
5. Too late to take the tour so hang out on the river with beer.
6. Air show.
7. Sobelman’s for dinner.
8. Head home to pack for trip.
Saturday:
1. Finish packing.
2. Coffee in the Hot Tub.
3. Pack up car.
4. Head to Marinette.
5. Check in to hotel.
6. Head to Menominee, MI for wedding ceremony.
7. Take family photos after the wedding.
8. Hang out at Jeff’s brother, Gary’s house.
9. Get Mickey Lou burgers for a late lunch.
10. Head out to reception.
11. Dinner and drinks.
12. Hang out with family.
13. Watch Brewers’ game at the bar.
14. Back to hotel.
Sunday:
1. Breakfast at the hotel.
2. Swimming and hot tub at the hotel.
3. Pack up and check out.
4. Stop at Sequins for cheese.
5. Head home.
6. Shop at Woodman’s for this afternoon’s barbecue.
7. Prep for barbecue.
8. Barbecue with family and BJ and Lauren’s friends.
9. Clean up.
Monday:
1. Finish clean up.
2. Take BJ and Lauren to the airport.
3. Go out for breakfast.
4. Stop at Sendik’s
5. Wash bedding and towels.
6. Can jalapeno carrots.
7. Finish clean up from yesterday’s party.
8. Finish binding on quilt.
9. Finish laundry.
10. Pack gym bag for work.
These last 6 days just flew by. The kids are back home safe in Honolulu and I miss them already. But now I need to rest.
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Top Ten Reasons that I am hip and trendy:
1. I have an iPod mini and I use it regularly.
2. I have a belly ring.
3. I know who Narles Barkley is.
4. I have tattoos.
5. I like to spend time at the bookstore drinking lattes.
6. I have a blog.
7. I know what a meme is.
8. I am into running. I wish this wasn’t hip and trendy so all those people who took it up to be cool would just disappear leaving me more space on the running paths.
9. I drive an SUV. Oh wait, this should be on a not hip list.
10. I download music off the Internet.
1. I have an iPod mini and I use it regularly.
2. I have a belly ring.
3. I know who Narles Barkley is.
4. I have tattoos.
5. I like to spend time at the bookstore drinking lattes.
6. I have a blog.
7. I know what a meme is.
8. I am into running. I wish this wasn’t hip and trendy so all those people who took it up to be cool would just disappear leaving me more space on the running paths.
9. I drive an SUV. Oh wait, this should be on a not hip list.
10. I download music off the Internet.
Top Ten Reasons that I am not hip and trendy:
1. I've never seen a reality television show. I hear about them during the morning radio talk shows on my way to work, but I've never actually seen one.
2. Who is Lindsay Lohan and why should I care about her celebrity status? I think she's on the television show Desperate Housewives but since I’ve never seen that show, I really can't say for sure.
3. I hate everything Oprah.
4. I think McDonald's coffee is better than Starbucks.
5. Cell phones should be used to make phone calls, not to take photos or listen to music. They should ring like phones so I want to answer it, not get up and dance.
6. I don't understand what the big deal is about lunch meat wrapped in a tortilla. It's still lunch meat with 3,000 milligrams of sodium so how can it be called a healthy choice?
7. I still think Cosmopolitans are yummy. I know Sex and the City was cancelled a few years back now and that the Cosmo craze died when the show died but after all, I live in Milwaukee, we're just getting into crop pants and iPods.
8. I believe that tennis shoes a.k.a. sneakers a.k.a. athletic shoes should only be worn in the gym. I don't care if they are as expensive as a pair of Jimmie Choos. They are still just gym shoes.
9. I have never and will never try sushi.
10. I do not use text messaging. See #5.
1. I've never seen a reality television show. I hear about them during the morning radio talk shows on my way to work, but I've never actually seen one.
2. Who is Lindsay Lohan and why should I care about her celebrity status? I think she's on the television show Desperate Housewives but since I’ve never seen that show, I really can't say for sure.
3. I hate everything Oprah.
4. I think McDonald's coffee is better than Starbucks.
5. Cell phones should be used to make phone calls, not to take photos or listen to music. They should ring like phones so I want to answer it, not get up and dance.
6. I don't understand what the big deal is about lunch meat wrapped in a tortilla. It's still lunch meat with 3,000 milligrams of sodium so how can it be called a healthy choice?
7. I still think Cosmopolitans are yummy. I know Sex and the City was cancelled a few years back now and that the Cosmo craze died when the show died but after all, I live in Milwaukee, we're just getting into crop pants and iPods.
8. I believe that tennis shoes a.k.a. sneakers a.k.a. athletic shoes should only be worn in the gym. I don't care if they are as expensive as a pair of Jimmie Choos. They are still just gym shoes.
9. I have never and will never try sushi.
10. I do not use text messaging. See #5.
Another day with not much to say, like the memes, here's one of those dumb lists that tell more about me. Or more about my strange desire to fill them out....
[1] What is your middlename: Beth
[2] What color is your mailbox: White
[3] What kind of car do you drive: 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe - aka SUV - aka Bin Laden Mobile.
[4] Have you ever hit a deer: No but a deer hit me once. I think his noggin took a floggin' and off he went into the woods to hide from the embarrassment.
[5] Do you have to drive over a bridge to get home: Yes. The infamous Hoan.
[6] Do you get the paper delivered to your house in the morning: No.
[7] Who checks the mail in your house: Jeff.
[8] Do you have a small driveway: It's short and fat so I guess that's not small at all.
[9] Do you know anyone with the same ringtone as you: Never paid attention to such mundane trivia.
[10] What do you do first in the morning: Pee.
[11] What brand is your printer: Canon.
[12] Do you enjoy fighting with people: No, I don't like the idea of losing control emotionally.
[13] Is your hair naturally straight or curly: Naturally curly.
[14] Who was your kindergarten teacher: I have no idea. That was so long ago.
[15] Are your teeth crooked: No, too far apart.
[16] Are you taller than your mother: No. And pretty much not taller than anyone else either.
[17] Do you have a favorite word: Onomatopoeia.
[18] What color is the interior of your car: Beige.
[19] What do you do to get over a broken heart: Remind myself that I will be stronger when I get through this.
[20] Do you have a deep dark secret: Yes.
[21] Do you know anyone who never rode a bike: Yes, my 5-month old baby niece, Aubrey.
[22] Do you enjoy writing in colored pens: Yes, more than I like to admit.
[23] Does anything hurt on your body right now: Yes, my shoulders from riding in a 50K bike ride yesterday.
[24] Do you often cry during movies: Yes, unfortunately I am a sap.
[25] Do you hate your life: No way.
[26] Do you get mad easily: Irritated and impatient, yes but mad, no.
[27] Do you drink to get drunk: No.
[28] What is your biggest pet peeve: When people ask you something and they don't listen for the answer.
[29] What is your away message: Call my cell phone and find out for yourself.
[30] Do any of your friends have kids: Yes. Most of them.
[32] Who should pay on the first date: The person who did the asking out.
[33] How many years older than you are you willing to date: I think the question should be how many years younger?
[34] Do you have any friends: Yes, but never enough.
[35] Do you have any mean friends: No, I am the mean friend to everyone else.
[36] What is the ugliest color in your opinion: Teal.
[37] Have you ever liked someone who all your friends couldn't stand: Yes, his name is Ray.
[38] Have you ever felt like driving off a cliff, seriously: Yes. Thank God for Lexapro.
[39] Have you ever been fired from a job: No.
[40] What year was your house built: 1989.
[41] When was the last time you slept in someone elses bed: Last Thanksgiving.
[43] How tall are you: 5'2".
[44] What is the closest green object: The plant on my bookshelf.
[45] What is on your feet: One shoe's on and the other's off.
[46] Do you always wear underwear: No.
[48] Do you want to have kids: No, I already have more than my fair share.
[49] How many years apart are you and your next sibling: If my brother was still alive I could say 3 years but since he's not the answer is 5 years.
[50] Who is the last friend you have, that you would ever expect to be gay: Sheila, the slut. Or maybe Stephanie, the maneater.
[51] When was the last time you had a girls night or guys night: Never. Sounds like a really bad idea.
[52] Whats your mothers middle name: Judith.
[53] Stupidest movie you ever saw: Hmmm, stupid - Howard the Duck.
[54] Do you collect comic books: No, just comic strips.
[55] Do you look like your dad: Yes.
[56] Do you have any TV shows on DVD: Yes, Northern Exposure.
[57] Are you wearing makeup: Yes.
[58] Do you have a tattoo: Yes, more than one.
[1] What is your middlename: Beth
[2] What color is your mailbox: White
[3] What kind of car do you drive: 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe - aka SUV - aka Bin Laden Mobile.
[4] Have you ever hit a deer: No but a deer hit me once. I think his noggin took a floggin' and off he went into the woods to hide from the embarrassment.
[5] Do you have to drive over a bridge to get home: Yes. The infamous Hoan.
[6] Do you get the paper delivered to your house in the morning: No.
[7] Who checks the mail in your house: Jeff.
[8] Do you have a small driveway: It's short and fat so I guess that's not small at all.
[9] Do you know anyone with the same ringtone as you: Never paid attention to such mundane trivia.
[10] What do you do first in the morning: Pee.
[11] What brand is your printer: Canon.
[12] Do you enjoy fighting with people: No, I don't like the idea of losing control emotionally.
[13] Is your hair naturally straight or curly: Naturally curly.
[14] Who was your kindergarten teacher: I have no idea. That was so long ago.
[15] Are your teeth crooked: No, too far apart.
[16] Are you taller than your mother: No. And pretty much not taller than anyone else either.
[17] Do you have a favorite word: Onomatopoeia.
[18] What color is the interior of your car: Beige.
[19] What do you do to get over a broken heart: Remind myself that I will be stronger when I get through this.
[20] Do you have a deep dark secret: Yes.
[21] Do you know anyone who never rode a bike: Yes, my 5-month old baby niece, Aubrey.
[22] Do you enjoy writing in colored pens: Yes, more than I like to admit.
[23] Does anything hurt on your body right now: Yes, my shoulders from riding in a 50K bike ride yesterday.
[24] Do you often cry during movies: Yes, unfortunately I am a sap.
[25] Do you hate your life: No way.
[26] Do you get mad easily: Irritated and impatient, yes but mad, no.
[27] Do you drink to get drunk: No.
[28] What is your biggest pet peeve: When people ask you something and they don't listen for the answer.
[29] What is your away message: Call my cell phone and find out for yourself.
[30] Do any of your friends have kids: Yes. Most of them.
[32] Who should pay on the first date: The person who did the asking out.
[33] How many years older than you are you willing to date: I think the question should be how many years younger?
[34] Do you have any friends: Yes, but never enough.
[35] Do you have any mean friends: No, I am the mean friend to everyone else.
[36] What is the ugliest color in your opinion: Teal.
[37] Have you ever liked someone who all your friends couldn't stand: Yes, his name is Ray.
[38] Have you ever felt like driving off a cliff, seriously: Yes. Thank God for Lexapro.
[39] Have you ever been fired from a job: No.
[40] What year was your house built: 1989.
[41] When was the last time you slept in someone elses bed: Last Thanksgiving.
[43] How tall are you: 5'2".
[44] What is the closest green object: The plant on my bookshelf.
[45] What is on your feet: One shoe's on and the other's off.
[46] Do you always wear underwear: No.
[48] Do you want to have kids: No, I already have more than my fair share.
[49] How many years apart are you and your next sibling: If my brother was still alive I could say 3 years but since he's not the answer is 5 years.
[50] Who is the last friend you have, that you would ever expect to be gay: Sheila, the slut. Or maybe Stephanie, the maneater.
[51] When was the last time you had a girls night or guys night: Never. Sounds like a really bad idea.
[52] Whats your mothers middle name: Judith.
[53] Stupidest movie you ever saw: Hmmm, stupid - Howard the Duck.
[54] Do you collect comic books: No, just comic strips.
[55] Do you look like your dad: Yes.
[56] Do you have any TV shows on DVD: Yes, Northern Exposure.
[57] Are you wearing makeup: Yes.
[58] Do you have a tattoo: Yes, more than one.
1. I am a Sunday's child.
2. My hair was as white as snow when I was a child. Now I have no idea what color it is.
3. My dad will always be my favorite person in the whole world. Always.
4. I only went to kindergarten for one semester then moved into the first grade because I knew how to read.
5. As a child I was a tomboy, actually I still am.
6. My first job was working the quarterly sales at Junior House.
7. My dad, my best friend's dad, and my brother's best friend's dad all died exactly 6 months apart.
8. I am a first-born.
9. My last name is spelled wrong on my birth certificate.
10. My first dog was a poodle.
11. I saw Elvis Presley in concert in 1974.
12. When I was a teen, a girl in my neighborhood was murdered by someone else from the neighborhood.
13. My first car was a 1973 Ford Pinto. My dad bought it from Bud Selig (yes, the commissioner of baseball).
14. I am allergic to mold so after it rains my eyes get all runny.
15. My middle and ring fingers are double-jointed so I can bend them in really weird directions.
16. I taught myself to sew when I was 12.
17. I have naturally curly hair.
18. I played the flute in grade school.
19. I like being alone. Probably because it almost never happens that I am alone.
20. I took German all 4 years in high school. Can't speak a word of it now.
21. I hate shopping.
22. I love shoes.
23. I shook hands with President Richard M. Nixon when he was in office.
24. I never tried smoking. Never ever. I hate everything about smoking.
25. I hate long, fake fingernails.
26. I am a registered Democrat.
27. I grew up Catholic but I am a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
28. I worked at the same company for 19 years and 11 months before they went out of business. Couldn't make the 20-year mark.
29. I graduated from high school when I was 15. I had to go back to finish driver's ed.
30. I don't care for ice cream.
31. I took an entire year off of work and I loved every single minute of it.
32. I recently learned how to can fruits and vegetables and I wish I would have learned it years ago.
33. I don't really have ear lobes.
34. The first time I went to the movies with a boy I was in 6th grade. The movie was The Love Bug.
35. My eyes are green.
36. I really like to write I just wish I could do it better.
37. I gag at the smell of orange soda. Yes, it does have a distinct smell.
38. I make lists for everything. As if you can't tell.
39. I love to make quilts.
40. I have my Webmaster certification from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
41. My favorite food is filet mignon, medium-rare.
42. I have a cat named Toby.
43. I have three children all over the age of 21.
44. I like bananas but I hate anything with bananas in it.
45. Because of the score I got on the Iowa Basic Skills IQ test I took in 4th grade, I skipped the 5th grade.
46. I've had glasses since I was 12 but it's only been the past 5 years that I've had to wear them all the time.
47. I went to school with Lawrencia Bembenek (Run, Bambi, Run!).
48. I have 4 tattoos that I designed myself.
49. All my bad dreams involve being in water.
50. I can tell the difference between Coke, Pepsi, and RC Cola. I love diet Coke, the rest suck.
51. I grew up with 2 brothers and 1 sister.
52. I must have coffee in the morning with real half-and-half. Must have.
53. I don't like loud noises.
54. I love hot weather.
55. My favorite place on the entire planet is my backyard in summer.
56. I can never get waited on in a bar, it's like I become invisible. Even eye contact doesn't work.
57. I only cook certain meals in the summer and certain ones in the winter.
58. I hate to drive. I would give up my license in a minute if someone would drive me around.
59. I own my own scroll saw, band saw, drill press, and sander. I like to make little wood-crafty things.
60. The farthest I've ever run was 18 miles.
61. I sleep with a teddy bear.
62. I love lilacs, tulips, daisies, and roses (in that order).
63. I could eat Mexican food every day.
64. I really like Cosmopolitan martinis. There's something about the pretty pink color splashing around in a martini glass. It's kind of sexy.
65. I am allergic to dogs.
66. I do not eat fast food.
67. I am extremely impatient.
68. I cannot walk at a casual pace no matter how hard I try. I gotta move fast.
69. My favorite beers are Corona Light and Rolling Rock Green Light.
70. I cannot start my day until my bed is made.
71. I hate mushrooms and mustard. Maybe I don't like foods that start with the letters 'm-u'. Coincidence? I think not.
72. I played the violin in junior high school.
73. Chain e-mails annoy me so much that if my friends send them to me I automatically put their e-mail address in my junk mail folder.
74. I am a morning person.
75. I am extremely competitive.
76. My idea of camping is ordering room service. I am a city girl and I am not ashamed to admit it.
77. I am ashamed of my shoe collection. I know I have too many, it's an obsession.
78. I love Peanuts and Mutts cartoons.
79. I rarely ever watch television.
80. I only like dark chocolate. Especially bittersweet.
81. I like to collect coffee mugs when I travel. I have one from every city I've ever been to.
82. I get most of my work clothes from Banana Republic, J Jill, Eddie Bauer, and Ann Taylor.
83. I am spiritual but not religious.
84. My favorite perfumes are Ralph, Cool Waters, and Lucky You.
85. I am proud of my organic garden, it is beautiful, healthy, and earth friendly.
86. My movie collection contains 20 DVD's. I am extremely selective.
87. I cannot stand country music.
88. My favorite jeans are Tommy Hilfigers.
89. I love to go running. It's solitude, therapy, and time to speak to God.
90. I am not a people person, that's why I prefer to work with computers.
91. I have a thing for purses and scarves.
92. I love books. Especially Sue Grafton's.
93. I am an animal lover.
94. I like red wines, not white wines but I collect both during my travels.
95. I prefer to live the less is more philosophy. I would rather give away things in my house than collect any more.
96. I am a pretty good bowler. I've been bowling since I was 12. My average is currently 165.
97. I plan things out very carefully. I'm pretty anal about things.
98. My college GPA was 3.86. It would have been higher if I didn't suck at math.
99. I am a neat freak but my family is not very cooperative.
100. I like to sell stuff on e-bay.
2. My hair was as white as snow when I was a child. Now I have no idea what color it is.
3. My dad will always be my favorite person in the whole world. Always.
4. I only went to kindergarten for one semester then moved into the first grade because I knew how to read.
5. As a child I was a tomboy, actually I still am.
6. My first job was working the quarterly sales at Junior House.
7. My dad, my best friend's dad, and my brother's best friend's dad all died exactly 6 months apart.
8. I am a first-born.
9. My last name is spelled wrong on my birth certificate.
10. My first dog was a poodle.
11. I saw Elvis Presley in concert in 1974.
12. When I was a teen, a girl in my neighborhood was murdered by someone else from the neighborhood.
13. My first car was a 1973 Ford Pinto. My dad bought it from Bud Selig (yes, the commissioner of baseball).
14. I am allergic to mold so after it rains my eyes get all runny.
15. My middle and ring fingers are double-jointed so I can bend them in really weird directions.
16. I taught myself to sew when I was 12.
17. I have naturally curly hair.
18. I played the flute in grade school.
19. I like being alone. Probably because it almost never happens that I am alone.
20. I took German all 4 years in high school. Can't speak a word of it now.
21. I hate shopping.
22. I love shoes.
23. I shook hands with President Richard M. Nixon when he was in office.
24. I never tried smoking. Never ever. I hate everything about smoking.
25. I hate long, fake fingernails.
26. I am a registered Democrat.
27. I grew up Catholic but I am a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
28. I worked at the same company for 19 years and 11 months before they went out of business. Couldn't make the 20-year mark.
29. I graduated from high school when I was 15. I had to go back to finish driver's ed.
30. I don't care for ice cream.
31. I took an entire year off of work and I loved every single minute of it.
32. I recently learned how to can fruits and vegetables and I wish I would have learned it years ago.
33. I don't really have ear lobes.
34. The first time I went to the movies with a boy I was in 6th grade. The movie was The Love Bug.
35. My eyes are green.
36. I really like to write I just wish I could do it better.
37. I gag at the smell of orange soda. Yes, it does have a distinct smell.
38. I make lists for everything. As if you can't tell.
39. I love to make quilts.
40. I have my Webmaster certification from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
41. My favorite food is filet mignon, medium-rare.
42. I have a cat named Toby.
43. I have three children all over the age of 21.
44. I like bananas but I hate anything with bananas in it.
45. Because of the score I got on the Iowa Basic Skills IQ test I took in 4th grade, I skipped the 5th grade.
46. I've had glasses since I was 12 but it's only been the past 5 years that I've had to wear them all the time.
47. I went to school with Lawrencia Bembenek (Run, Bambi, Run!).
48. I have 4 tattoos that I designed myself.
49. All my bad dreams involve being in water.
50. I can tell the difference between Coke, Pepsi, and RC Cola. I love diet Coke, the rest suck.
51. I grew up with 2 brothers and 1 sister.
52. I must have coffee in the morning with real half-and-half. Must have.
53. I don't like loud noises.
54. I love hot weather.
55. My favorite place on the entire planet is my backyard in summer.
56. I can never get waited on in a bar, it's like I become invisible. Even eye contact doesn't work.
57. I only cook certain meals in the summer and certain ones in the winter.
58. I hate to drive. I would give up my license in a minute if someone would drive me around.
59. I own my own scroll saw, band saw, drill press, and sander. I like to make little wood-crafty things.
60. The farthest I've ever run was 18 miles.
61. I sleep with a teddy bear.
62. I love lilacs, tulips, daisies, and roses (in that order).
63. I could eat Mexican food every day.
64. I really like Cosmopolitan martinis. There's something about the pretty pink color splashing around in a martini glass. It's kind of sexy.
65. I am allergic to dogs.
66. I do not eat fast food.
67. I am extremely impatient.
68. I cannot walk at a casual pace no matter how hard I try. I gotta move fast.
69. My favorite beers are Corona Light and Rolling Rock Green Light.
70. I cannot start my day until my bed is made.
71. I hate mushrooms and mustard. Maybe I don't like foods that start with the letters 'm-u'. Coincidence? I think not.
72. I played the violin in junior high school.
73. Chain e-mails annoy me so much that if my friends send them to me I automatically put their e-mail address in my junk mail folder.
74. I am a morning person.
75. I am extremely competitive.
76. My idea of camping is ordering room service. I am a city girl and I am not ashamed to admit it.
77. I am ashamed of my shoe collection. I know I have too many, it's an obsession.
78. I love Peanuts and Mutts cartoons.
79. I rarely ever watch television.
80. I only like dark chocolate. Especially bittersweet.
81. I like to collect coffee mugs when I travel. I have one from every city I've ever been to.
82. I get most of my work clothes from Banana Republic, J Jill, Eddie Bauer, and Ann Taylor.
83. I am spiritual but not religious.
84. My favorite perfumes are Ralph, Cool Waters, and Lucky You.
85. I am proud of my organic garden, it is beautiful, healthy, and earth friendly.
86. My movie collection contains 20 DVD's. I am extremely selective.
87. I cannot stand country music.
88. My favorite jeans are Tommy Hilfigers.
89. I love to go running. It's solitude, therapy, and time to speak to God.
90. I am not a people person, that's why I prefer to work with computers.
91. I have a thing for purses and scarves.
92. I love books. Especially Sue Grafton's.
93. I am an animal lover.
94. I like red wines, not white wines but I collect both during my travels.
95. I prefer to live the less is more philosophy. I would rather give away things in my house than collect any more.
96. I am a pretty good bowler. I've been bowling since I was 12. My average is currently 165.
97. I plan things out very carefully. I'm pretty anal about things.
98. My college GPA was 3.86. It would have been higher if I didn't suck at math.
99. I am a neat freak but my family is not very cooperative.
100. I like to sell stuff on e-bay.
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 organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Can I do 101 in 1001? I bet I can.
1. Make a list of 1001 things. Done - April 9, 2006
2. Paint the powder room.
3. Run a half marathon.
4. Triathlon.
5. Paint my fence. Done - May 6, 2006
6. Lose 10 pounds.
7. Make a quilt. Done - April, 2006
8. Write a poem.
9. Make a new web site.
10. Learn CSS.
11. Feed the homeless. Done - Second Thursday of each month.
12. Join a political group.
13. Have a rummage sale.
14. Get some moles removed.
15. Finish The DaVinci Code.
16. Cut off my hair. Done - May, 2006.
17. Organize my photos.
18. Get rid of all my textbooks.
19. Visit Washington DC. Done-June, 2006
20. Learn to ride a motorcycle.
21. Get on a Board of Directors.
22. Run a marathon.
23. Organize my iTunes. Done-June, 2006
24. Make a teddy bear
25. Clean out my basement.
26. Take swimming lessons.
27. Read S is for Silence.
28. Wash all the curtains in the house.
29. Pay off my credit card.
30. Start Christmas shopping in September.
31. Travel by train.
32. Repaint my patio furniture.
33. Join a weekly bowling league.
34. Have my nails done for no apparent reason. Done - May 10, 2006.
35. Make Christmas decorations for the yard.
36. Take a wine class.
37. Play 18 holes of golf. Done-July, 2006
38. Clean out the garage.
39. Get my teeth whitened.
40. Learn some Spanish words.
41. Get a full-body massage.
42. Take a week's vacation and just stay home.
43. Refinance my student loans. Done-June, 2006
44. Trace my family tree.
45. Get rid of all the Christmas lights that don't work.
46. Ask Aunt Jackie if she needs help with the travel agency.
47. Finish making a quilted wall hanging I started 4 years ago.
48. Host a pool party.
49. Cook every meal at home for a whole month.
50. Join the Polar Bear Club (jump in Lake Michigan on New Years' Day).
51. Ride my bicycle to work (15 miles each way). Done - May 3, 2006.
52. Get a new cell phone plan. Done - May 14, 2006.
53. Take the Metra (Chicago).
54. Carry my lunch to work every day for a month.
55. Sell more stuff on e-Bay.
56. File away all my important papers.
57. Attend Jazz in the Park.
58. Start my own volleyball team.
59. Ride my bicycle so far away that I have to stay in a hotel overnight before riding back home.
60. Paint a picture on real canvas.
61. Get rid of all my old magazines.
62. Take a French cooking class with my mother.
63. Buy some art.
64. Do something nice for Jeff.
65. Go in-line skating on the lakefront.
66. Make scrapbook pages.
67. Visit a state that I haven't been in before. Done-May,2006
68. Learn to play black jack in a casino.
69. Buy stock.
70. Graduate. Done - April 30, 2006.
71. See a play.
72. Get my passport.
73. Make a quilt out of BJ's memorable t-shirts.
74. Get a physical.
75. See my old friends from my old job.
76. Wear my contact lenses every day for a whole month.
77. Upgrade the patio. Done-July, 2006
78. Finish my recipe file.
79. Take a photo a day for 30 days.
80. Go strawberry picking. Done-June, 2006
81. Learn to take photos in the dark.
82. Sell all my old jigsaw puzzles.
83. Take a home inventory and put it in the safe deposit box.
84. Enter a baking contest.
85. Go to the Madison farmer's market. Done-May, 2006
86. Get the grass out of the raspberry patch.
87. Make a new recipe once a month.
88. Get Toby a license.
89. Get rid of my old dishes.
90. Clean out my dresser.
91. Make some funky beaded ankle bracelets.
92. Attend an art show.
93. Try a new restaurant. Done, August, 2006
94. Go on a hike.
95. Get the carpets cleaned.
96. Make something out of wood.
97. Open, watch, and participate in the TaeBo videos that I bought 5 years ago.
98. Take a tennis lesson.
99. New kitchen counter top.
100. License my bicycle.
101. Get a fish tank and fill it with fish.
I have until Monday, January 5, 2009.
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 organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Can I do 101 in 1001? I bet I can.
1. Make a list of 1001 things. Done - April 9, 2006
2. Paint the powder room.
3. Run a half marathon.
4. Triathlon.
5. Paint my fence. Done - May 6, 2006
6. Lose 10 pounds.
7. Make a quilt. Done - April, 2006
8. Write a poem.
9. Make a new web site.
10. Learn CSS.
11. Feed the homeless. Done - Second Thursday of each month.
12. Join a political group.
13. Have a rummage sale.
14. Get some moles removed.
15. Finish The DaVinci Code.
16. Cut off my hair. Done - May, 2006.
17. Organize my photos.
18. Get rid of all my textbooks.
19. Visit Washington DC. Done-June, 2006
20. Learn to ride a motorcycle.
21. Get on a Board of Directors.
22. Run a marathon.
23. Organize my iTunes. Done-June, 2006
24. Make a teddy bear
25. Clean out my basement.
26. Take swimming lessons.
27. Read S is for Silence.
28. Wash all the curtains in the house.
29. Pay off my credit card.
30. Start Christmas shopping in September.
31. Travel by train.
32. Repaint my patio furniture.
33. Join a weekly bowling league.
34. Have my nails done for no apparent reason. Done - May 10, 2006.
35. Make Christmas decorations for the yard.
36. Take a wine class.
37. Play 18 holes of golf. Done-July, 2006
38. Clean out the garage.
39. Get my teeth whitened.
40. Learn some Spanish words.
41. Get a full-body massage.
42. Take a week's vacation and just stay home.
43. Refinance my student loans. Done-June, 2006
44. Trace my family tree.
45. Get rid of all the Christmas lights that don't work.
46. Ask Aunt Jackie if she needs help with the travel agency.
47. Finish making a quilted wall hanging I started 4 years ago.
48. Host a pool party.
49. Cook every meal at home for a whole month.
50. Join the Polar Bear Club (jump in Lake Michigan on New Years' Day).
51. Ride my bicycle to work (15 miles each way). Done - May 3, 2006.
52. Get a new cell phone plan. Done - May 14, 2006.
53. Take the Metra (Chicago).
54. Carry my lunch to work every day for a month.
55. Sell more stuff on e-Bay.
56. File away all my important papers.
57. Attend Jazz in the Park.
58. Start my own volleyball team.
59. Ride my bicycle so far away that I have to stay in a hotel overnight before riding back home.
60. Paint a picture on real canvas.
61. Get rid of all my old magazines.
62. Take a French cooking class with my mother.
63. Buy some art.
64. Do something nice for Jeff.
65. Go in-line skating on the lakefront.
66. Make scrapbook pages.
67. Visit a state that I haven't been in before. Done-May,2006
68. Learn to play black jack in a casino.
69. Buy stock.
70. Graduate. Done - April 30, 2006.
71. See a play.
72. Get my passport.
73. Make a quilt out of BJ's memorable t-shirts.
74. Get a physical.
75. See my old friends from my old job.
76. Wear my contact lenses every day for a whole month.
77. Upgrade the patio. Done-July, 2006
78. Finish my recipe file.
79. Take a photo a day for 30 days.
80. Go strawberry picking. Done-June, 2006
81. Learn to take photos in the dark.
82. Sell all my old jigsaw puzzles.
83. Take a home inventory and put it in the safe deposit box.
84. Enter a baking contest.
85. Go to the Madison farmer's market. Done-May, 2006
86. Get the grass out of the raspberry patch.
87. Make a new recipe once a month.
88. Get Toby a license.
89. Get rid of my old dishes.
90. Clean out my dresser.
91. Make some funky beaded ankle bracelets.
92. Attend an art show.
93. Try a new restaurant. Done, August, 2006
94. Go on a hike.
95. Get the carpets cleaned.
96. Make something out of wood.
97. Open, watch, and participate in the TaeBo videos that I bought 5 years ago.
98. Take a tennis lesson.
99. New kitchen counter top.
100. License my bicycle.
101. Get a fish tank and fill it with fish.
I have until Monday, January 5, 2009.
Free association is described as a "psychonanalytic procedure in which a person is encouraged to give free rein to his or her thoughts and feelings, verbalizing whatever comes into the mind without monitoring its content." Over time, this technique is supposed to help bring forth repressed thoughts and feelings that the person can then work through to gain a better sense of self.
That's an admirable goal, but for the purposes of this exercise, we're just hoping to have a little fun with the technique. Each week I'll post ten words to which you can respond to with the first thing that comes to mind. "Rules are, there are no rules." There are no right or wrong answers. Don't limit yourself to one word responses; just say everything that pops into your head.
This is from a website I found: http://subliminal.lunanina.com/trackback/8984/ .
OK, I'm bored, I wanna play. Maybe I will even tell my shrink about this and she might find some deep meaning in it. Or maybe not.
That's an admirable goal, but for the purposes of this exercise, we're just hoping to have a little fun with the technique. Each week I'll post ten words to which you can respond to with the first thing that comes to mind. "Rules are, there are no rules." There are no right or wrong answers. Don't limit yourself to one word responses; just say everything that pops into your head.
This is from a website I found: http://subliminal.lunanina.com/trackback/8984/ .
OK, I'm bored, I wanna play. Maybe I will even tell my shrink about this and she might find some deep meaning in it. Or maybe not.
- Desire :: naked
- Sleep :: comfort
- Lost :: darkness
- 2006 :: fear
- Pump :: muscles
- Space :: astronomy
- Stuck :: marriage
- Reference:: library
- Birth:: new beginnings
- Hand:: help
Hmmm...It didn't do anything for me.
I've been thinking about this list I've had in my head for a very long time. It's a list of 50 things I want to do before I turn 50. There was a time I never thought I would get close to 50 and now it's rearing its ugly head. Since my birthday earlier this month, I've been giving that list alot more thought. Maybe I should review it to see how I'm doing so here we go:
1. Get a degree. (almost done)
2. Go to Hawaii. (done)
3. Do Times Square on New Year's Eve.
4. Ride in the Oscar Mayer Weiner mobile.
5. Be one of the racing sausages at a Brewer's game.
6. Learn to ride a motorcycle.
7. Shop on 5th Avenue in NYC. (done)
8. Go to the Democratic National Convention.
9. Take golf lessons. (done)
10. Become a Webmaster. (done)
11. Go to Vegas.
12. Bungee jump.
13. See a Broadway show. (done)
14. Stand at the top of the Hancock Building in Chicago.
15. Touch one of the Green Bay Packers. (done)
16. Learn how to do home canning. (done)
17. Buy a Mercedes. (done)
18. Lose 25 pounds. (done)
19. Learn to dance.
20. Become a regular volunteer. (working on it)
21. Join a board of directors. (working on it)
22. Get a tattoo. (done)
23. Enter a quilt in the Wisconsin State Fair.
24. See a Packer game in a stadium other than Lambeau.
25. See the Eiffel Tower.
26. Get my own Harley.
27. Visit a foreign country besides Canada and Mexico.
28. Spend $300 on a scarf in SoHo.
29. Go to a poetry reading and read a poem that I wrote.
30. Run a marathon.
31. Work on a presidential campaign.
32. Get Brett Favre's autograph.
33. Become a lay liturgist at church.
34. Hike across the Grand Canyon.
35. Touch the Vietnam Memorial Wall.
36. Swim in all the oceans.
37. Publish a book.
38. Take an Alaskan cruise.
39. Learn to knit.
40. Stand at the top of Pike's Peak. (done)
41. Complete a triathlon.
42. Open my own business. (done)
43. Tour the White House.
44. Climb a rock wall. (done)
45. Run through Central Park.
46. Adopt a kitty. (done)
47. Buy Jimmy Choo shoes.
48. Become a travel agent.
49. Start an organic garden. (done)
50. Hand make all my Christmas presents.
1. Get a degree. (almost done)
2. Go to Hawaii. (done)
3. Do Times Square on New Year's Eve.
4. Ride in the Oscar Mayer Weiner mobile.
5. Be one of the racing sausages at a Brewer's game.
6. Learn to ride a motorcycle.
7. Shop on 5th Avenue in NYC. (done)
8. Go to the Democratic National Convention.
9. Take golf lessons. (done)
10. Become a Webmaster. (done)
11. Go to Vegas.
12. Bungee jump.
13. See a Broadway show. (done)
14. Stand at the top of the Hancock Building in Chicago.
15. Touch one of the Green Bay Packers. (done)
16. Learn how to do home canning. (done)
17. Buy a Mercedes. (done)
18. Lose 25 pounds. (done)
19. Learn to dance.
20. Become a regular volunteer. (working on it)
21. Join a board of directors. (working on it)
22. Get a tattoo. (done)
23. Enter a quilt in the Wisconsin State Fair.
24. See a Packer game in a stadium other than Lambeau.
25. See the Eiffel Tower.
26. Get my own Harley.
27. Visit a foreign country besides Canada and Mexico.
28. Spend $300 on a scarf in SoHo.
29. Go to a poetry reading and read a poem that I wrote.
30. Run a marathon.
31. Work on a presidential campaign.
32. Get Brett Favre's autograph.
33. Become a lay liturgist at church.
34. Hike across the Grand Canyon.
35. Touch the Vietnam Memorial Wall.
36. Swim in all the oceans.
37. Publish a book.
38. Take an Alaskan cruise.
39. Learn to knit.
40. Stand at the top of Pike's Peak. (done)
41. Complete a triathlon.
42. Open my own business. (done)
43. Tour the White House.
44. Climb a rock wall. (done)
45. Run through Central Park.
46. Adopt a kitty. (done)
47. Buy Jimmy Choo shoes.
48. Become a travel agent.
49. Start an organic garden. (done)
50. Hand make all my Christmas presents.
Why is it that I have all this energy while I'm sitting here at work, listing all the things in my head that I want to do when I get home then when I get home I don't do any of them??
I need to do my taxes which terrifies me.
I still have some files to organize.
I need to finish my quilt.
I need to do some homework.
I need to organize my work clothes.
I need to create new playlists in Itunes.
These are not difficult tasks but I just fade away when I leave here.
I need to do my taxes which terrifies me.
I still have some files to organize.
I need to finish my quilt.
I need to do some homework.
I need to organize my work clothes.
I need to create new playlists in Itunes.
These are not difficult tasks but I just fade away when I leave here.
I read this on another blog. I would give credit to the original author if I could remember who's it was. It made me think about what my version would look like and how each year some things on this list should change. At least I would like to hope that I would broaden my horizons enough to make it change...
5 snacks I enjoy... peanuts, carrots & dill dip, granny smith apple slices, chips & salsa, chocolate teddy grahams.
5 bands that i know the lyrics of MOST of their songs... (sadly enough they are all bands that have been around forever) The Eagles, Pink Floyd, Johnny Cash, Hall & Oates, Michael Bolton (I can't believe that I am admitting to this one).
5 things I would do with $100,000,000... set up a trust fund for each of my children and other family members that they can immediately draw upon, pay off the church's mortgage, quit my job, do volunteer work, travel the world.
5 locations I'd like to run away to... Tahiti, New Zealand, Italy, Galapagos Islands, Alaska
5 bad habits I have... rolling my eyes at people, being judgmental, impatient driving, criticizing and complaining about others, untangling my hair by running my fingers through it, yanking it out and leaving it where it lay.
5 things I like doing... laying in the sun, reading good books and magazines, cooking and baking, running, touring the country on a Harley.
5 current TV shows I like... Deadwood, Entourage, Bill Maher, Rome, Six Feet Under (do you see a pattern here?).
5 past TV shows I like... Cybill, Thirtysomething, Northern Exposure, Evening Shade, St. Elsewhere.
5 movies I like... Life or Something Like It, My Blue Heaven, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Doc Hollywood, Le Divorce.
5 famous people (who are still alive) I'd like to meet... Bill Clinton, Jesse James (West Coast Choppers), Lance Armstrong, Janet Reno, Muhammad Ali.
5 biggest joys at the moment... I'm graduating in 6 weeks, my family, Toby, springtime, planning my next vacation.
5 snacks I enjoy... peanuts, carrots & dill dip, granny smith apple slices, chips & salsa, chocolate teddy grahams.
5 bands that i know the lyrics of MOST of their songs... (sadly enough they are all bands that have been around forever) The Eagles, Pink Floyd, Johnny Cash, Hall & Oates, Michael Bolton (I can't believe that I am admitting to this one).
5 things I would do with $100,000,000... set up a trust fund for each of my children and other family members that they can immediately draw upon, pay off the church's mortgage, quit my job, do volunteer work, travel the world.
5 locations I'd like to run away to... Tahiti, New Zealand, Italy, Galapagos Islands, Alaska
5 bad habits I have... rolling my eyes at people, being judgmental, impatient driving, criticizing and complaining about others, untangling my hair by running my fingers through it, yanking it out and leaving it where it lay.
5 things I like doing... laying in the sun, reading good books and magazines, cooking and baking, running, touring the country on a Harley.
5 current TV shows I like... Deadwood, Entourage, Bill Maher, Rome, Six Feet Under (do you see a pattern here?).
5 past TV shows I like... Cybill, Thirtysomething, Northern Exposure, Evening Shade, St. Elsewhere.
5 movies I like... Life or Something Like It, My Blue Heaven, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Doc Hollywood, Le Divorce.
5 famous people (who are still alive) I'd like to meet... Bill Clinton, Jesse James (West Coast Choppers), Lance Armstrong, Janet Reno, Muhammad Ali.
5 biggest joys at the moment... I'm graduating in 6 weeks, my family, Toby, springtime, planning my next vacation.
I have no school for the next week and I'm not sure what to do with my time. I could list at least 5 fun projects and a few chores that I've put off but somehow sitting here dwelling about all of them seems to be the thing to do. I know I just need to focus and pick one so maybe if I list them it will make things seem clearer....
It's not helping. Of course vegging the rest of the night with a Corona and a fire will be good for the soul. Regroup and start again tomorrow.
- Put the binding on the quilt.
- Finish the wall hanging.
- Make beaded bracelets.
- Finish my new web page.
- Work on a jigsaw puzzle.
- Straighten up in the basement.
- Clean my office.
- Empty the clothes baskets.
It's not helping. Of course vegging the rest of the night with a Corona and a fire will be good for the soul. Regroup and start again tomorrow.
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