tyb30 - october update
3 months left 'til my birthday!
1: take 2900 photos. done, thanks to a couple of fabulous vacations. 3139 taken so far. 100%
2: visit two places i've never been before. i'm officially an overachiever on this one. :) pittsburgh, michigan, south dakota, wyoming, new mexico, oklahoma, arkansas, cincinnati, milwaukee. 100%
3: finish two quilts. three done! i made a quilt for alicia's birthday, finished up a quilt for holly & wayne and used the scraps from alicia's to make a baby quilt for a silent auction at work. 100%
4: make/recycle/customize a table for the living room. i should have been way more diligent about going to garage sales this summer. 0%
5: avoid deep-fried vegetables. the french fry embargo officially started may 1. i've had potato chips a couple of times, but so far not too shabby. 95% (that's a solid A, but not quite perfect.)
6: watch the entire 'friends' series. done! and like any self-respecting obsessed fan, i've started the series over. i'm currently on season eight, disc 3. again. :) 100%
7: send out Christmas cards. done! hey - i never said i was going to send them out at Christmas-time. i even got an easter card sent to me in response. :) 100%
8: tackle another month of 1000 photographs. accomplished in july - 1,029 photos. you can see them all here on my flickr account. 100%
9: put together the fortune journal. done! and i'm pleased with the outcome. 100%
10: surprise! done & i love it! i turned one of my living room walls into a huge piece of black/white photographic artwork. 166 of my photos, floor to ceiling, corner to corner. they start small on the left side of the wall (4.5" x 3") and get bigger with each column of photos (ending at 24" x 16"). i have had some issues with humidity, but nothing catastrophic, yet. 100%
11: send a piece of real mail each month. june - sent & received! july - sent & received! august - sent & received! september - sent & received! october - sent & received! 100%
12: watch all of Alan Alda's movies available from netflix. this one won't happen. i put my netflix account on hold again this past week. i don't watch the movies enough to make it worth the money every month. so i'm officially conceding failure on this one. 19%
13: try a muffuletta from at least two restaurants other than three floyd's. i haven't had any luck with this, yet. however, i did get what looks to be a very yummy recipe for muffuletta ... so i may just make my own. 0%
14: host a ladies' night at the new house. done! my ladies got together for a li'l halloween party. yay for us! 100%
15: get my own place. done! haven't you invited yourself over yet? 100%
16: plantumentary. officially started june 21, but it's in need of either an overhaul or some serious re-dedication. 50%
17: get my blog archives under control with yearly headers. workin' on it. 33%
18: don't plug in my tv until goal #3 is accomplished. done! since #3 has been accomplished, this one is officially accomplished, too. though i don't see myself plugging my tv in now that i'm done with two quilts. i just ... don't really care, yet. 100%
19: try to grow some vegetables. i have tomatoes turning pretty colors ... now it's a waiting game to see if i can get them ripe before frost. or picked to ripen inside before frost. or picked before the area wildlife picks them for me. blasted wildlife. 100%
20: read a book. i've finished'persepolis' and started catch 22, again. 100%
21: put up a Christmas tree. i have some plans for this Christmas tree. i want it to match my living room, as that is where i'll set it up. i need to do some digging for the perfect tree ... or make my own. 0%
22: get my nose pierced. done on the fifth of july! and by a very nice looking man, if i do say so myself. 100%
23: update my portfolio. done! yes, i'll continue to add to it and possibly make some tweaks ... but it's updated & ready to be seen. 100%
24: screen print a t-shirt. i have a plan ... :) 0%
25: bike ten miles. i haven't had my bike out of the garage all summer. 0%
26: create artwork for the office. why am i not more motivated to be productive when i get home from work? 0%
27: go two weeks without obvious processed sugars. this was started on Monday, Oct. 20. and ended on Thursday, Oct. 23. though, technically it was started again on Friday, Oct. 24. so we'll see. it turns out i really like starbuck's caramel apple spice. 0%
28: Christmas surprise. 0%
29: have breakfast at lynn's paradise cafe. 0%
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'becca tore into her prom dress tonight. literally.
1: take 2900 photos. done, thanks to a couple of fabulous vacations. 3139 taken so far. 100%
2: visit two places i've never been before. i'm officially an overachiever on this one. :) pittsburgh, michigan, south dakota, wyoming, new mexico, oklahoma, arkansas, cincinnati, milwaukee. 100%
3: finish two quilts. three done! i made a quilt for alicia's birthday, finished up a quilt for holly & wayne and used the scraps from alicia's to make a baby quilt for a silent auction at work. 100%
4: make/recycle/customize a table for the living room. i should have been way more diligent about going to garage sales this summer. 0%
5: avoid deep-fried vegetables. the french fry embargo officially started may 1. i've had potato chips a couple of times, but so far not too shabby. 95% (that's a solid A, but not quite perfect.)
6: watch the entire 'friends' series. done! and like any self-respecting obsessed fan, i've started the series over. i'm currently on season eight, disc 3. again. :) 100%
7: send out Christmas cards. done! hey - i never said i was going to send them out at Christmas-time. i even got an easter card sent to me in response. :) 100%
8: tackle another month of 1000 photographs. accomplished in july - 1,029 photos. you can see them all here on my flickr account. 100%
9: put together the fortune journal. done! and i'm pleased with the outcome. 100%
10: surprise! done & i love it! i turned one of my living room walls into a huge piece of black/white photographic artwork. 166 of my photos, floor to ceiling, corner to corner. they start small on the left side of the wall (4.5" x 3") and get bigger with each column of photos (ending at 24" x 16"). i have had some issues with humidity, but nothing catastrophic, yet. 100%
11: send a piece of real mail each month. june - sent & received! july - sent & received! august - sent & received! september - sent & received! october - sent & received! 100%
12: watch all of Alan Alda's movies available from netflix. this one won't happen. i put my netflix account on hold again this past week. i don't watch the movies enough to make it worth the money every month. so i'm officially conceding failure on this one. 19%
13: try a muffuletta from at least two restaurants other than three floyd's. i haven't had any luck with this, yet. however, i did get what looks to be a very yummy recipe for muffuletta ... so i may just make my own. 0%
14: host a ladies' night at the new house. done! my ladies got together for a li'l halloween party. yay for us! 100%
15: get my own place. done! haven't you invited yourself over yet? 100%
16: plantumentary. officially started june 21, but it's in need of either an overhaul or some serious re-dedication. 50%
17: get my blog archives under control with yearly headers. workin' on it. 33%
18: don't plug in my tv until goal #3 is accomplished. done! since #3 has been accomplished, this one is officially accomplished, too. though i don't see myself plugging my tv in now that i'm done with two quilts. i just ... don't really care, yet. 100%
19: try to grow some vegetables. i have tomatoes turning pretty colors ... now it's a waiting game to see if i can get them ripe before frost. or picked to ripen inside before frost. or picked before the area wildlife picks them for me. blasted wildlife. 100%
20: read a book. i've finished'persepolis' and started catch 22, again. 100%
21: put up a Christmas tree. i have some plans for this Christmas tree. i want it to match my living room, as that is where i'll set it up. i need to do some digging for the perfect tree ... or make my own. 0%
22: get my nose pierced. done on the fifth of july! and by a very nice looking man, if i do say so myself. 100%
23: update my portfolio. done! yes, i'll continue to add to it and possibly make some tweaks ... but it's updated & ready to be seen. 100%
24: screen print a t-shirt. i have a plan ... :) 0%
25: bike ten miles. i haven't had my bike out of the garage all summer. 0%
26: create artwork for the office. why am i not more motivated to be productive when i get home from work? 0%
27: go two weeks without obvious processed sugars. this was started on Monday, Oct. 20. and ended on Thursday, Oct. 23. though, technically it was started again on Friday, Oct. 24. so we'll see. it turns out i really like starbuck's caramel apple spice. 0%
28: Christmas surprise. 0%
29: have breakfast at lynn's paradise cafe. 0%
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'becca tore into her prom dress tonight. literally.
Labels: the year before 30
posted by 'becca at 11:55 PM
1 Comments:
2) You'd never been to Cincy before? ::GASP::
10) Humidity is a problem easily solved by moving HERE.
25) Bike 10 miles at once, or in bits? Because in bits would be easy.
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Whatcha doin' with the prom dress?
i think... i might make a year before 30 list. Yes, my birthday was yesterday, but that's not much time lost.
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