Update #56

Friends
48. Create/send 5 care packages for friends (0/5)

Washcloth is nearing completion!


Reading
79. Read 5 banned books I haven’t already read (0/5)

I didn't finish Lord of the Flies. It was too boring. I checked out Animal Farm instead.


80. Go to the library and select 5 random books I normally wouldn’t read and complete them (0/5)

Picked up The Scapegoat.

Update #54

Cleaning and Organizing
7. Wash dishes once a week for two months (7/8)

I hope to get this out of the way tomorrow.


Confidence Building
8. Be more open about being bisexual (lose this lingering shame I was taught growing up)

Worked some on this by openly talking about it to my friend when she visited.


Do Unto Others
22. Handcraft 2+ items as Christmas gifts each year (2/6)

I've already promised Connie a scarf, so I'm going to toss in a matching hat. :-) Merry Christmas, Connie! My other gift is going to be a multitude of handcrafted gifts... I won't say anymore here, but if you're curious, feel free to ask. It's a surprise and the recipient might see this blog!


Food and Health
40. Try a new recipe and/or food every month (13/143)

Oh the joys of a Chinese buffet! I tried crab cakes this time, as well as some kind of steak and mushroom dish with a sauce on it... It was weird, but yummy. I was shocked by how good the crab cakes were.


Friends
46. Send each close friend a handcrafted item (2/5)

One item in progress is for Connie, one is for Haley. The other is for the unmentioned person in Goal 22.


Reading
78. Read the following books:
• One Twilight book
• Memoirs of a Geisha
• Catcher in the Rye
• Gone With the Wind
• Bridge to Teribithia

80. Go to the library and select 5 random books I normally wouldn’t read and complete them (0/5)

I got my library card in the mail on Friday, so I'm going to the library tomorrow to see what I can find. My friend EdwArd is supposed to send me a copy of Twilight, so I'll wait on her before I go to the library for that. Yay!


Very Personal
101. ******* ** ******

Came to a good conclusion about this one. It's not accomplished yet, but hopefully soon.

Cleaning & Books

Cleaning and Organizing
7. Wash dishes once a week for two months (7/8)

Yay for me!


Reading
80. Go to the library and select 5 random books I normally wouldn’t read and complete them (0/5)

I took the stupid book back. It was terrible.It made me want to chuck it into the trash or start a bon fire with it... and I don't believe in destroying books! Seriously, I've read bad fanfiction (and bad original fiction) that was better than that crap.

Character overload and vague descriptions topped with an overly dramatic plot line is a recipe for a really lame book.

Mission Accomplished

Reading
80. Go to the library and select 5 random books I normally wouldn’t read and complete them (0/5)

I'm starting "Dad By Choice" tonight. It's pretty short, so even if it sucks, it should be a brief pain.


Shits & Giggles
91. Read a trashy romance novel all the way through

Finished it. Boy... was I disappointed. I had Larry laughing pretty hard at my book review of it. I complained that there wasn't enough sex in it to make it worth my while.

But yeah, finished it. I have no new love for romance novels.


Very Personal
100. **** * ****
101. ******* ** ******

We'll see about knocking these off the list in the near future.

Update #53

Cleaning and Organizing
7. Wash dishes once a week for two months (6/8)

Whew... I'm nearly there!


Do Unto Others
22. Handcraft 2+ items as Christmas gifts each year (2/6)

I'm working on a scarf that will hopefully be an early gift.


Friends
46. Send each close friend a handcrafted item (2/5)

I'm thinking of knitting instead of crocheting the scarves I promised Connie and Catie.


Reading
80. Go to the library and select 5 random books I normally wouldn’t read and complete them (0/5)

Picked one up today. It's some kind of medical romance/drama thing concerning the ethics of whether teens should marry if the girlfriend gets pregnant. Random enough, and I already think it's going to suck.


Shits & Giggles
91. Read a trashy romance novel all the way through

Today I picked up "Savage Thunder." It was the trashiest, cheesiest romance novel I could find on the shelf. It's about a half-Indian guy and a redheaded English duchess.