Whoo hoo!! We have another one in progress!! Tonight I made a new dish. It was not complex and it didn't require a million dishes and a lot of clean up time. Tonight I made beef stroganoff from a recipe I found on Kraftfoods.com. It was yummy and delicious. I also blogged about it under my recipes blog. If you are too lazy to check it out, here's a little something to wet your palette....
Wow! Two posts in one day!! Aren't you all lucky?! Well, it just so happened I went to lunch with one of my friends from my old place of employment. We do lunch usually about once a month and we almost always go to Noodles & Company. Now, if you know me at all you know my favorite food is pasta and Noodles is easily one of my favorite places to eat! On the menu today, Penne Rosa topped with Feta cheese and grilled chicken. I decided that I'd also pay for my friends lunch. It was a great surprise for her and made me feel good to do something nice for someone else! I'm already drooling again for more Noodles....
I have started two longer term goals on my list. #46 is to read 101 books. I finished reading The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffeneger. I want to see the movie when it comes out on DVD but I always like to read the book first so I have a better understanding of the characters. On a scale of 1-5, 5 being AMAZING, I'd rate this book a 3. It's about a girl who meets a man as a little girl. She grows up seeing him from time to time as he randomly time travels back. Then she meets him in the present and they fall in love and get married, all the while he is still time traveling. It was a good book but not very exciting. I like books with a little more action and more stuff going on. I found it could be a little difficult to keep track of what year the characters were in and how old they were. Other than that, a decent read and a good filler of time.
Since I've also finished a 2 of my 101 goals I have put $10 into a savings account. I've started 2 others (these ones) so I'm just going to put my $5 for each started project in savings. This way, if I don't finish them then I'll still have to donate money as well. But, worse comes to worse, I have some extra cash money in the bank account to spend (or save) for later!! Gotta love the dolla dolla bills y'all!! I just started working as a bartender every other Friday. This has now started me on my way to learning 3 new cocktails. I learned how to make a pink taco shot (ok, it's not a cocktail but could be with a little modification). It is half X-Rated and half Tequila. I'd make it into a drink by adding ice and Sprite (Sierra Mist or 7-Up). I do not really like X-Rated or Tequila and I really loved this!! I'd suggest making it for a party as it has a great pink color!
This is my best friend in the world, Sara. She is also my sister-in-law. I told her bout the 101 in 1001 and she jumped on the bandwagon. So, Sara, thanks for helping me complete another task on my list! I'm also trying to get her to start a blog so she can keep track of it but....we'll see if she really does it (yes Sara, this is a challenge for you b/c I know starting a blog is on your list!).
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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yep, so I'm jumping on this bandwagon too. I have some things that I'd like to accomplish, mostly before I have children. This is in no particular order yet but I will make sure I organize it somehow and repost it. So, here it goes: Start Date: September 3, 2009 End Date: May 31, 2012 1. Read 101 books (0/101) 2. Print professional wedding photos and put in an album 3. Make a small album for each parent of wedding photos 4. Print digital photos and put them in albums 5. Do 50 crunches a day for 30 days straight (0/30) 6. Work out at least 3 times a week for a month straight 7. Purchase 1 workout DVD and do it for the set time frame 8. Cook a complex meal from scratch 9. Cook one new dish a month for a year (0/12) 10. Visit New York City 11. Visit California 12. Tour a vineyard 13. Call in sick to work and do absolutely nothing 14. For every item not completed, donate $5 15. Learn how to meditate 16. Complete 5 5K races (0/5) 17. Pay off my credit card 18. Pay off my consolidation loan 19. Have at least $2000 in a savings account (0/2000) 20. Do something nice for my husband just because 21. Bake cupcakes from scratch (both cake and frosting) 22. Re-learn spanish 23. Get another tattoo 24. Go snowboarding at least twice 25. Take a dancing class 26. Take a cooking class 27. Take a photography class 28. Go to church once per week for a month 29. Start a vegetable garden 30. Plant flowers in my yard 31. Put up a fence in the backyard 32. Bake bread from scratch 33. Try 3 new foods or foods I didn't think I'd like 34. Get a library card and use it 35. Go to a museum 36. Go camping 37. Send out cards to everyone in my family on their birthdays 38. Write letter to my in-laws 39. Organize my filing system and my mail 40. Do not complain about anything for one full week 41. Volunteer at least 10 hours (0/10) 42. Go one full week without eating any sweets 43. Start an herb garden 44. Organize my many recipes into a nice cookbook 45. Bake a cheesecake from scratch 46. Take a romantic vacation, just me and Kurt 47. Visit my dad in KY 48. Only drink water or tea for one month (no soda!) 49. Go wine tasting 50. Be an extra in a movie 51. Make a final decision when asked at lease 3 times (0/3) 52. Visit the Chicago Aquarium 53. Plan a day of things that I want to do - and do them all 54. For every item completed, put $5 in savings (0/101) 55. Complete a 10K 56. Try 10 new restaurants (0/10) 57. Make a home video 58. Learn how to make a good sushi roll 59. Go to a great restaurant/bar and just drink champaign 60. Go to the ballet 61. Don't drink alcohol for one month 62. Buy an expensive piece of clothing or shoes, guilt free 63. Complete wedding scrapbook 64. Buy a friend lunch 65. Make homemade pasta 66. Make homemade pasta sauce 67. Take a pole dancing class 68. Take a trip to Europe 69. Have sex every day for 2 weeks with my husband 70. See at least 50 movies on the IMDB Top 250 list (0/50) 71. Take a cake decorating class 72. Get up early and go to the farmer's market 3 times (0/3) 73. Re-evaluate t his list twice per year (0/6) 74. Host a dinner party 75. Take Thor for a walk 2x/week for a month (0/8) 76. Do something really nice for my mom 77. Do something really nice for my in-laws 78. Do something really nice for my dad 79. Save $500 to buy clothes for myself 80. Host a theme party 81. Ride a mechanical bull 82. Get one person to start a 101 in 1001 list 83. Step out of my comfort zone and do something new 84. Take a spinning class 85. Visit Colorado 86. Take a road trip 87. Spend some "me" time figuring out who I am and what I want 88. Blog about this project as I complete the tasks 89. Take an acting class 90. Learn how to mix 3 cocktails 91. Throw a surprise birthday party 92. Hang stuff on my walls 93. Don't bite cutitles for one month 94. Go greener 95. Eat a piece of fruit and a vegetable a day for 1 week 96. Don't eat fast food for 1 month 97. Learn how to do something I can't do now 98. Become more computer savvy 99. Add a new post to personal and recipe blog at least once per week for 3 months 100. Send thank you cards for every gift I get for the next year 101. Complete first 101 in 1001 list |