Updated 101 in 1001

This is my second version of 101 in 1001. I finished most of the things on my original list sooner then I had expected and so I decided to make another list.

Not familiar with the 101 Things in 1001 Days project? Check out this website.
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable, or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of effort on your part).

Start Date: November 14, 2011
End Date: August 10, 2014

Marriage & Family
1. “Date night” with Hubs once a month (13/33)
2. Have a baby
3. Celebrate 2nd Anniversary
4. Talk to home every weekend (27/132)
5. Visit Halifax for my brother's grad
6. Buy a 2nd house
7. Get pregnant
8. Celebrate our 1st Christmas in our New House
9. Go on a vacation with family

Mind, Body & Soul
10. Lose 10 lbs
11. Learn to cook a new healthy meal
12. Complete some form of exercise at least 3 times per week
13. Read at least one book per month (8/33)
14. Give up soda for a week
15. Learn a new recipe and cook it at least once a month (6/33)
16. Get a hobby
17. Have a bubble bath
18. Get a library card
19. Spend a day at the ocean
20. Declutter

21. Go on another trip
22. Do something for myself at least once a month (14/33)
23. No dessert or cookies at work for 2 weeks
24. For one week, go to bed at 9:00 p.m. just to read
25. After baby, get back to pre-pregnancy weight
26. Go for a walk with Hubby every night for a week
27. No eating after 8:00 p.m. for a month

Home Is Where the Heart Is

28. Get spare rooms organized
29. Buy a dresser for spare room
30. Hang wedding pictures
31. Cook our first turkey
32. Get a new dresser set
33. Reno the main bathroom
34. Empty entire fridge, clean it, then put everything back in
35. Reorganize kitchen cabinets and paint them
36. Defrost freezer twice a year (1/6)
37. Repaint shed
38. Buy blinds for the house

All Work, No Play
39. Get a new fridge
40. Get a new dishwasher
41. Stay on top of the house cleaning (17/33)
42. Start a wedding planning business
43. Help Hubs achieve his work goals

44. Get a new job, closer to home or clerical
45. Take another course at work
46. Learn to speak Spanish

Hit the Open Road
47. Take a spontaneous road trip
48. Travel to Hawaii
49. Visit Newfoundland
50. Visit friends in Winnipeg
51. Go camping at least once each summer (2/3)
52. Have a picnic in the park we got married
53. Visit the Buchart gardens in the winter
54. Visit Hubbs friends in Alberta

I ♥ Food
55. Update my recipe book with new recipes (At least once a month (11/33)
56. Try a new restaurant
57. Try making a new cultural food
58. Don't eat out for an entire month
59. Make homemade pasta
60. Put new recipe's on the blog (0/3)
61. Make tapas

Friends Are Forever
62. Email my best friend once a week (7/146)
63. Send Christmas cards each Christmas (2/3)
64. E-mail friends at least once per month (1/33)
65. Catch up with an old friend
66. Have a party or dinner party
67. Send birthday cards to all friends/family in 2012

Pinching Pennies
68. Save for another house
69. Set up retirement savings

Cha-Ching
70. Make a budget
71. Put more money on the house
72. Put more money on the car payment
73. Save for a rainy day

Pay It Forward
74. Donate to charity
75. Volunteer for a good cause
76. Buy something from a thrift store that supports a charity
77. Donate money to a children's charity (0/6)

Just for Fun
78. Go skiing
79. Go to a hockey game
80. Go to the fall fair
81. Buy a pumpkin from a pumpkin patch and carve it
82. Rent a hotel room for a night to get away
83. Take more pictures
84. Have a Christmas cookie exchange (1/3)
85. Buy a new Christmas tree and decorations

Hobbies & Skills
86. Blog once a week at least (13/33)
87. Learn to cook more things
88. Get some family tradition recipes
89. Make a scrapbook
90. Read a book a month (8/33)

Capture the Memories
91. Get wedding album (Completed May 2, 2011)
92. Print photoes of each year's events and put in photo album
93. Get photos printed to hang in home
94. Take more pictures
95. Complete 101 in 1001
96. Send more pictures to family

No More Procrastinating
97. Lose some weight
98. Deweed garden
99. Start an excercise routine

101 in 1001
100. Start a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list once this one is completed
101. Get friends in on this project

Tut, Tut it looks like rain

It's been raining here pretty solid for almost the last 6 hours. All its done the last few days is rain. I like rain as much as the next person, but its getting a little rediculous. Although, if it were snowing right now, we would have one heck of a snowstorm

New 101 in 1001

I've seen this 101 in 1001 days blog "project" a few times before, but have never really paid much attention to it. I've been meaning to start it for a while now, and finally decided to do it. The only thing was that I underestimated how hard it would be to come up with 101 things! It took a while.

Not familiar with the 101 Things in 1001 Days project? Check out this website.
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable, or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of effort on your part).

Start Date: November 14, 2011
End Date: August 10, 2014

Marriage & Family
1. “Date night” with Hubs once a month (13/33)
2. Have a baby
3. Celebrate 2nd Anniversary
4. Talk to home every weekend (27/132)
5. Visit Halifax for my brother's grad
6.  Buy a 2nd house
7. Get pregnant
8. Celebrate our 1st Christmas in our New House
9. Go on a vacation with family

Mind, Body & Soul
10. Lose 10 lbs
11. Learn to cook a new healthy meal
12. Complete some form of exercise at least 3 times per week
13. Read at least one book per month (7/33)
14. Give up soda for a week
15. Learn a new recipe and cook it at least once a month (6/33)
16. Get a hobby
17. Have a bubble bath
18. Get a library card
19. Spend a day at the ocean
20. Declutter

21.  Go on another trip
22. Do something for myself at least once a month (14/33)
23. No dessert or cookies at work for 2 weeks
24. For one week, go to bed at 9:00 p.m. just to read
25. After baby, get back to pre-pregnancy weight
26. Go for a walk with Hubby every night for a week
27. No eating after 8:00 p.m. for a month

Home Is Where the Heart Is

28. Get spare rooms organized
29. Buy a dresser for spare room
30. Hang wedding pictures
31.  Cook our first turkey
32. Get a new dresser set
33. Reno the main bathroom
34. Empty entire fridge, clean it, then put everything back in
35. Reorganize kitchen cabinets and paint them
36. Defrost freezer twice a year (1/6)
37. Repaint shed
38. Buy blinds for the house

All Work, No Play
39. Get a new fridge
40. Get a new dishwasher
41. Stay on top of the house cleaning (16/33)
42. Start a wedding planning business
43.  Help Hubs achieve his work goals

44. Get a new job, closer to home or clerical
45. Take another course at work
46. Learn to speak Spanish

Hit the Open Road
47. Take a spontaneous road trip
48. Travel to Hawaii
49. Visit Newfoundland
50. Visit friends in Winnipeg
51. Go camping at least once each summer (2/3)
52. Have a picnic in the park we got married
53. Visit the Buchart gardens in the winter
54. Visit Hubbs friends in Alberta

I ♥ Food
55. Update my recipe book with new recipes (At least once a month (11/33)
56. Try a new restaurant
57.  Try making a new cultural food
58. Don't eat out for an entire month
59. Make homemade pasta
60. Put new recipe's on the blog (0/3)
61. Make tapas

Friends Are Forever
62. Email my best friend once a week (7/146)
63. Send Christmas cards each Christmas (2/3)
64. E-mail friends at least once per month (1/33)
65. Catch up with an old friend
66. Have a party or dinner party 
67. Send birthday cards to all friends/family in 2012

Pinching Pennies
68. Save for another house
69. Set up retirement savings

Cha-Ching
70. Make a budget
71.  Put more money on the house
72. Put more money on the car payment
73. Save for a rainy day

Pay It Forward
74. Donate to charity
75. Volunteer for a good cause
76. Buy something from a thrift store that supports a charity
77. Donate money to a children's charity (/6)

Just for Fun
78. Go skiing
79. Go to a hockey game
80. Go to the fall fair
81. Buy a pumpkin from a pumpkin patch and carve it
82. Rent a hotel room for a night to get away
83.  Take more pictures
84. Have a Christmas cookie exchange (1/3)
85. Buy a new Christmas tree and decorations

Hobbies & Skills
86. Blog once a week at least (12/33)
87. Learn to cook more things
88. Get some family tradition recipes
89. Make a scrapbook
90. Read a book a month (7/33)

Capture the Memories
91. Get wedding album (Completed May 2, 2011)
92. Print photoes of each year's events and put in photo album
93. Get photos printed to hang in home
94. Take more pictures
95. Complete 101 in 1001
96. Send more pictures to family

No More Procrastinating
97. Lose some weight
98. Deweed garden
99. Start an excercise routine

101 in 1001
100. Start a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list once this one is completed
101. Get friends in on this project

Updated 101 in 1001

I've seen this 101 in 1001 days blog "project" a few times before, but have never really paid much attention to it. I've been meaning to start it for a while now, and finally decided to do it. The only thing was that I underestimated how hard it would be to come up with 101 things! It took a while.

Not familiar with the 101 Things in 1001 Days project? Check out this website.
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable, or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of effort on your part).

Start Date: November 1, 2010
End Date: July 28, 2013

Marriage & Family
1. “Date night” with Hubs once a month (13/33)
2. Surprise my husband with a gift just because
3. Get married (Completed July 10, 2010)
4. Talk to home every weekend (27/132)
5. Plan a trip to Halifax (Completed Feb 2011 for trip in June 2011)
6. Buy a house (In the works Feb 2011)
7. Have a baby
8. Visit Hubb's family for Christmas (Completed December 23, 2010)
9. Celebrate 1st wedding anniversary (Completed July 10, 2011)

Mind, Body & Soul
10. Lose 10 lbs
11. Go a week without weighing myself
12. Complete some form of exercise at least 3 times per week
13. Read at least one book per month (7/33)
14. Give up soda for a week
15. Learn a new recipe and cook it at least once a month (6/33)
16. Get a hobby
17. Get my first massage (Completed Nov 20, 2010)
18. Have another manicure or pedicure (Completed February 15, 2011)
19. See a sunrise and sunset in the same day
20. Hike a really large hill (Completed Nov 2010)

21. Go on our honeymoon (Completed Nov 15, 2010)
22. Do something for myself at least once a month (14/33)
23. No dessert or cookies at work for 2 weeks
24. For one week, go to bed at 9:00 p.m. just to read
25. Clear the dinning room table off to eat dinner there again (Completed Jan 22/11)
26. No tv for one week
27. No eating after 8:00 p.m. for a month
28. After baby, get back to pre-pregnancy weight

Home Is Where the Heart Is
29. Put new carpeting in the spare bedrooms (Completed August 31, 2011)
30. Finish our wedding album
31. Buy a new vaccum (Completed December 27, 2010)
32. Get a new bed (Completed April 2011)
33. Get a new dining room table (Completed June 2011)
34. Empty entire fridge, clean it, then put everything back in (Completed March 20, 2011)
35. Reorganize kitchen cabinets and paint them
36. Defrost freezer twice a year (1/6)
37. Buy a new house (Completed March 15, 2011)
38. Finish Painting 2 spare bedrooms (Completed August 28, 2011)

All Work, No Play
39. Upgrade our camera (Completed Nov 4, 2010)
40. Get a new washer and dryer (Completed Sept 2010)
41. Stay on top of the house cleaning (16/33)
42. Start a wedding planning business
43. Help Hubbs with his business

44. Get a permanent job(Completed June 2011)
45. Get another term at my current job (Completed Jan 20/11)
46. Take 3 courses at work

Hit the Open Road
47. Take a spontaneous road trip (2/3)
48. Travel to a foreign country (Completed Nov 15, 2010)
49. Visit Newfoundland
50. Visit friends in Winnipeg
51. Go camping at least once each summer (2/3)
52. Have a picnic in the park we got married
53. Visit the Buchart gardens in the winter
54. Visit Hubbs friends in Alberta

I ♥ Food
55. Update my recipe book with new recipes (At least once a month (11/33)
56. Go out just for dessert
57. Go Out for Breakfast (5/5) (Completed March 26, 2011)
58. Don't eat out for an entire month
59. Make homemade pasta
60. Try something new at least 3 times a year (9/9)
61. Make banana bread with all the banana's in the freezer

Friends Are Forever
62. Email my best friend once a week (7/146)
63. Send Christmas cards each Christmas (2/3)
64. E-mail friends at least once per month (1/33)
65. Catch up with an old friend
66. Have a party or dinner party (Completed June 2011)
67. Send birthday cards to all friends/family in 2011

Pinching Pennies
68. Save for a house(Completed February 22, 2011)
69. Set up retirement savings

Cha-Ching
70. Pay off all debts (Completed August 2011)
71. Pay off LASIK Surgery (Completed February 22, 2011)
72. Buy a second car (Completed Nov 12, 2011)
73. Budget for a vacation

Pay It Forward
74. Clean out closet and donate to charity (3/3)
75. Donate to Christmas charity
76. Buy something from a thrift store that supports a charity
77. Donate money to a children's charity (6/6)

Just for Fun
78. Go skiing
79. Go to the beach
80. Go to the fall fair
81. Buy a pumpkin from a pumpkin patch and carve it
82. Go to a local museum
83. Take pictures on all our excursions
84. Have a Christmas cookie exchange (1/3)
85. Decorate for Christmas

Hobbies & Skills
86. Blog once a week at least (12/33)
87. Learn to cook more things
88. Get some family tradition recipes
89. Make a scrapbook
90. Read a book a month (7/33)

Capture the Memories
91. Get wedding album (Completed May 2, 2011)
92. Print photoes of each year's events and put in photo album
93. Get photos printed to hang in home
94. Take more pictures
95. Complete 101 in 1001
96. Send more pictures to family

No More Procrastinating
97. Pick pictures for wedding album(Completed Jan 24/11)
98. Clean out email accounts
99. Start an excercise routine

101 in 1001
100. Start a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list once this one is completed
101. Get friends in on this project


It looks like this 101 in 1001 is going to be finished a lot sooner then I expected it to be. Well for the most part it will be completed. I'm thinking of starting a new one so I can add a bunch of new things to complete.

New Addition to the Family!

Hubs and I have been debating getting a second car for a while. We both work shiftwork and between bus schedules and trying to figure out who works when, so we can plan picks ups or who drops off who, it was definitly time. Before we moved into our house, the bus was easy for me to take to/from work and I could usually grab a ride home. Once we moved, the bus was so much more difficult for Hubs (I.e. he would have to leave 1.5 hrs before work just to get to work on time when its an 8 min drive). If Hubs drove me to work and I caught the bus home it took me just over 2 hours to get home (vs. a 30min car ride). We had been on the lookout for a 2nd car for a while, but with buying the house and reno's, money was a bit of an issue. A couple weeks ago, one of Hubs friends texted Hubs and said he was selling a 92 Corolla. We talked about it and decided to go for it. It was a great deal, and the car is in pretty good shape for its age. Needless to say, we are now the proud owners of a second vehicle.

Remembrance Day

Here's to a moment of silence for all those who fought to keep our country safe and free. I thank you for everything you have done and will never forget. 

A Little About Me

I'm stealing today's blog post from Mandy, over at Mommy Musings.

Guilty Pleasure? Chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven and Lemon drop martini's.

I can't travel without? My cell, sunglasses, hair straightener, gloves/scarf if its fall/winter, sunscreen if its summer

Recent Splurge? Our 2 week trip to Mexico and our new car in Aug.

My go-to flower? Peonies, freesia and roses

In bulk, I buy? Paper towel, flour, spices

I sleep on? A new queen bed we just purchased a few months ago, sooo comfy

Comfort Food? Warm chocolate chip cookies, Mac & Cheese, tomato soup and grilled cheese

For Breakfast? Toast, cereal, bagel and PB, omelette, english muffin with egg, cheese & bacon, it all depends but I always eat something for breakfast

For Dinner? Always different, last night it was fettuccini alfredo

Love/hate relationship with? Excercise, where I work

Can't Stop Watching? Glee, Desperate housewives, Grey's Anatomy, 2 broke girls, 2 and a Half Men, Amazing Race, Survivor, Pan Am and Big Bang Theory.

Best online shopping find? N/A, I don't shop online

Dreaming about? Owning a second home, having a baby

Crushing on? Henrik Sedin

Every girl should have? A great friend,a favorite movie and food/drink

My style in five words? Simple, plain, boring, inexpensive

I love wearing? My favorite dress or skirt

Dream Job? Something in the healthcare field