I probably should have updated this in July since that was the half way point to my birthday, but hey a month later is not to bad, especially since this weekend I learned a few of these things to cross off my list. YAHOO!!! Still not great at them, but the fact that I am able to do them makes me happy.
33 Things to before I turn 34:
1. Complete Couch to 5K(this will be a biggy for me. Want to run the Turkey Trot)
2. Learn to knit-almost ready to give up on this, but this weekend I got another lesson and am happily working on a dish rag/pot holder/I don't know what at this point, but it will be something.
3. Learn to applique-my mom showed me this evening how to do this and I will be testing it tomorrow!!
4. Learn all things blogger has
5. Improve PSE skills-still learning this one, but my skills have improved a ton since the beginning of the year.
6. Get my craft business up and going-work in progress, but I do have my etsy shop up and am working like crazy to get stuff in it. So excited to have a few new skills under my belt to use towards things in my shop.
7. Be Happy with myself
8. Project 365(I might put those pictures here as well)-haven't done so hot on this and need to update my shuttercal, but I have done better this year than I did last so I'm happy with myself.
9. Learn all about my Wacom Tablet-am going a bit crazy at this moment because my tablet is not plugged in. NOT a fan of my laptop mouse anymore. LOVE LOVE LOVE my tablet!
10. Read 6 Classics, including Little Women-HAHA! Have started Little Women, still have time.
11. Learn to embroider-Why oh why did I think this was so hard to do. Don't know too many stitches, but can definitely embroider something if I want.
12. Learn all about flicker-Still working on this one, but love the groups I've found and it's a daily stop when I'm on the net.
13. Be more green
14. Journal weekly(some here and some in a journal)-FAIL!
15. Make time to create daily-I'm doing okay on this one. I try and do something daily whether it be with pictures or paper or something.
16. Get a mani and pedi(shocker, I've never had either)
17. Explore more with digital scrapping
18. Take better care of me
19. Take a Jessica Sprague class
20. Let go of things better
21. Take a photography class
22. Start a garden
23. Print pictures monthly-HAH!
24. Do more sewing-Now that I have a machine again(and a Viking again LOVE!!) and some new skills(I feel like Napolean Dynamite using the word skills) I can't wait to do more sewing.
25. Yoga
26. Be better with money
27. Start a blog for me(Yahoo! One complete, now to keep it up)
28. Explore more of my creative side
29. Send more "fun" cards
30. Learn more about movie maker
31. Make a book of me
32. Menu plan weekly(week 1 good)-excited to get back to this since school will be starting soon. I miss cooking and planning.
33. Learn more about my copics and different coloring techniques
I'm hoping that my let go of things more one will be put to use on this list some. Letting go and being okay that I won't get them all accomplished before my birthday. However some of these things have been on a list for years so getting to cross them off will make me very happy. I think instead of start a blog for me, next year it will be keep up with said blog better, although I'm hoping to make that happen the rest of this year. Can't wait to show off some of my projects.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
5 favorites this summer
Stole this from another blog, that at the moment I can't remember. Might help if I could get my google reader cleaned out.
Movies: Since I haven't seen one in the theater since Diary of a Wimpy Kid it's all old stuff. Field of Dreams(we went there a couple of weeks ago), Blind Side(yes, I'm a bit behind the times and have just seen the movie, but it is in my top 5 now), and Up(always a fav). These are just a few that we've been watching.
Drink: trying to do more water and less pop, however I also am loving lemonade a lot lately.
Music: I absolutely love Kenny Chesney's "Boys of Fall". Other than that I'm lucky if I get to control the music when the kids are around. On my playlist it's the same old stuff: Glee soundtracks and a mix of all other types of music.
Food: We have been HORRIBLE this summer when it comes to eating. I'm really ready to get back into a routine of cooking and eating better. With it being summer tomatoes and avocados are on the top of my list. Could eat them and corn all day long.
Other: baseball, we have spent a ton of time at the baseball fields this summer and I've loved every second of it, although I am looking forward to a couple of weeks off before fall practice starts. Wipeout, LOVE that show.
Movies: Since I haven't seen one in the theater since Diary of a Wimpy Kid it's all old stuff. Field of Dreams(we went there a couple of weeks ago), Blind Side(yes, I'm a bit behind the times and have just seen the movie, but it is in my top 5 now), and Up(always a fav). These are just a few that we've been watching.
Drink: trying to do more water and less pop, however I also am loving lemonade a lot lately.
Music: I absolutely love Kenny Chesney's "Boys of Fall". Other than that I'm lucky if I get to control the music when the kids are around. On my playlist it's the same old stuff: Glee soundtracks and a mix of all other types of music.
Food: We have been HORRIBLE this summer when it comes to eating. I'm really ready to get back into a routine of cooking and eating better. With it being summer tomatoes and avocados are on the top of my list. Could eat them and corn all day long.
Other: baseball, we have spent a ton of time at the baseball fields this summer and I've loved every second of it, although I am looking forward to a couple of weeks off before fall practice starts. Wipeout, LOVE that show.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Cannot seem to catch a break
Just when I was thinking, "okay, things are looking more organized and caught up" slap in the face to bring me back to reality. Both kids had their well child check this morning and all was going good, so I thought. That was until the Dr started discussing history of heart problems. They "heard" something on Dart's and so they ordered an EKG. No results on that yet, hopefully tomorrow, because I might go bonkers if we have to wait until Monday. They did say it didn't sound like a murmur. Although they didn't think it was serious enough that he couldn't play baseball this weekend. However, as a mom, the letters EKG together and heart problem are never words you want to hear. I'm trying to keep myself calm about it all, but that is a scary thing. I'm to the point that the head thing and him passing out don't send me into a panic, but the words "history of heart problems" do make me stop and stress.
Because of this my day was all off today. Hoping for a good weekend of good baseball.
Another mom and I put together 7 pairs of flip flops for the weekend and fall. The boys team is the Krusherz and the colors are red, black, white and gray. Cannot wait to try out our flip flops this weekend. I also made Audrey some hair clips for the weekend. Just hoping Mother Nature is on our side and we don't melt.
Because of this my day was all off today. Hoping for a good weekend of good baseball.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Playing Catch Up
Trying really hard to catch up on life, crafting, pictures, etc after vacation, but just can't seem to stay focused on any one thing long enough to catch up. It's driving me BONKERS! I want so bad to be better at keeping this blog updated, but I just can't seem to. I'm hoping after this weekend things will slow down a little for a little bit. We will at least be done with the Show Me State Games, but then comes Fall Baseball and I'm sure it will be lots of practices.
I do plan on being back later with Wordless Wednesday, I figure a quick picture should be easy enough to do. I'm also working on a plan that hopefully will make blogging easier for me.
I hope everyone is staying cool, remember to drink lots of water!
I do plan on being back later with Wordless Wednesday, I figure a quick picture should be easy enough to do. I'm also working on a plan that hopefully will make blogging easier for me.
I hope everyone is staying cool, remember to drink lots of water!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
At the Moment
Listening: ITunes: right at this moment Don't Stop Believing from the Glee Soundtrack
Eating: Nothing, had tacos for dinner. Thinking about ice cream
Drinking: Coke
Wearing: MU jammy pants, tank top and MU basketball t-shirt
Feeling: Creative
Weather: Not to bad. Finally had a couple of days with no rain.
Wanting: More hours in the day.
Needing: Laundry done, bags packed for vacation, more hours in the day.
Thinking: about logo designs for both businesses. About vacation next week.
Enjoying: inky fingers and a craft table covered in a project.
Wondering: how I can get more hours in the day.
I sense a pattern in what is going on at the moment with me....needing more time. We(the kids and I) are heading to my moms on Monday after baseball practice. We will wake up nice and early Tuesday and head to Omaha to see the zoo and family. Then we will spend Wednesday driving to Iowa and hopefully stopping at an outlet mall. Thursday will be spent in "Heaven"(The Field of Dreams) and driving back to my moms. I am looking forward to it. Maybe not all the time on the road, but the rest of it yes!! Trying to get some stuff together for the kids to make the ride a little more bearable. My kids for whatever reason are not big car sleepers. We'll see how they do waking up and being gone by 7:00 after it being a late night getting to my moms. Of course that's what DVD players and IPods are for also. Thank you to whoever was smart enough to invent those 2 things. Which reminds me need to add make sure IPods are charged and updated to my to-do list.
Eating: Nothing, had tacos for dinner. Thinking about ice cream
Drinking: Coke
Wearing: MU jammy pants, tank top and MU basketball t-shirt
Feeling: Creative
Weather: Not to bad. Finally had a couple of days with no rain.
Wanting: More hours in the day.
Needing: Laundry done, bags packed for vacation, more hours in the day.
Thinking: about logo designs for both businesses. About vacation next week.
Enjoying: inky fingers and a craft table covered in a project.
Wondering: how I can get more hours in the day.
I sense a pattern in what is going on at the moment with me....needing more time. We(the kids and I) are heading to my moms on Monday after baseball practice. We will wake up nice and early Tuesday and head to Omaha to see the zoo and family. Then we will spend Wednesday driving to Iowa and hopefully stopping at an outlet mall. Thursday will be spent in "Heaven"(The Field of Dreams) and driving back to my moms. I am looking forward to it. Maybe not all the time on the road, but the rest of it yes!! Trying to get some stuff together for the kids to make the ride a little more bearable. My kids for whatever reason are not big car sleepers. We'll see how they do waking up and being gone by 7:00 after it being a late night getting to my moms. Of course that's what DVD players and IPods are for also. Thank you to whoever was smart enough to invent those 2 things. Which reminds me need to add make sure IPods are charged and updated to my to-do list.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Wordless Wednesday
Supposed to be wordless, but wanted to say that I love this picture. Took it with my new lens. LOVE that lens. Wordless Wednesday is something new I will be doing weekly. Love the idea. Hope everyone has a safe weekend, hope to be back before the weekend, but just in case.
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