Update #65

Do Unto Others

22. Handcraft 2+ items as Christmas gifts each year (3/6)

Baby stuff for a friend! Yay! Mailing it out today, too!


24. Sponsor a kid off an Angel Tree for two Christmases (0/2)

Got the kid's name. Now to buy for him.


Food and Health
40. Try a new recipe and/or food every month (14/143)

I tried some new food at the Chinese place at the end of last month. It was some kind of shrimp with veggies in a cream sauce. Not bad, but not going to be something I get regularly.

This month, I had blueberry pancakes with cream cheese. That was different... and delicious!


Friends

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

Buying the last item, sending it out today.


I wish I could elaborate more, but the dog is annoying the piss out of me.

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.

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.

Update #52

Cleaning and Organizing
7. Wash dishes once a week for two months (5/8)

Whew, didn't think I was going to get this week's load done. It has been done, though. Yay.


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

I gotta get on the ball on this one...


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

Need to work on this one, too...

Brief Update

Cleaning and Organizing
7. Wash dishes once a week for two months (2/8)

I forgot to wash dishes last week. Due to extreme circumstances, I have decided that it can slide this one time. It'll just be over 9 weeks, not 8.


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

I'll start EdwArd's scarf tomorrow.


Personal Upgrades
63. Buy a new little black dress

Looked again. Still no luck. Saw a purple dress I liked and a really nice dressy black dress, but no little black dress.

Update #47

Cleaning and Organizing
7. Wash dishes once a week for two months (2/8)

Still hate doing the dishes.


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

One will be a scarf for EdwArd... no idea about the second one for this Christmas.


Food and Health
40. Try a new recipe and/or food every month (11/143)

Bought a cookbook today. Hopefully, I'll be able to try something out of it.


Personal Upgrades
63. Buy a new little black dress

Still no luck.


Shits & Giggles
95. Make and sell 5 items on Etsy (0/5)

I've been reading all the sales policies and stuff on Etsy. I'm by no means an expert yet, but I know more than I did. Still learning, still planning. :-)

Weekly Update #16

Do Unto Others
22. Handcraft 2+ items as Christmas gifts each year (1/6)

It's almost done! If I would just SIT and finish it, it would be done in a night.

Pets
67. Leash-train Jack and Jasper

Well, Jack was the only one who got to "walk" on a leash in a new environment. He walked out of the transport cage and in a small circle so the vet could examine him. Then came the traumatic neutering process. O_o We won't go into that, though.

A success, nonetheless.

Weekly Update #15

Creativity
17. Complete the 100 Snapshots Challenge (0/100)
18. Complete 26 Things and post in my journal (0/26)

I need to just do these and get them over with. Honestly, they're not THAT hard. You point the camera at something and take a picture. End of story. Alas, yon ADD, I know thee well... for I am easily distracted. ^_~ lol

Do Unto Others
22. Handcraft 2+ items as Christmas gifts each year (1/6)

I really need to finish that scarf for Oaksy...


Family
33. Spend the day shopping with Karen

We might do this during the upcoming weekend. There's Christmas shopping to be done! We'll see if it happens, though.


Pets
67. Leash-train Jack and Jasper

They have their first "real test" this week when I take them to the vet. They've outgrown their transporting cage, so they will have to ride in the "cannot leave the truck" cage and be walked into the vet's office. Wish my boys luck!

68. Breed Zoe and Frank

Frank is no longer rutting (thank God). Zoe still doesn't appear pregnant. Larry worries Frank is infertile. At first he suggested Zoe was, but considering she's got Jack and Jasper... But like I've read, it's hard to tell until right before they pop. I'll wait until February or so before I give up.


Related to Stories
82. Complete at least one book in the Jade trilogy

I'm going to try my best to put real effort into writing on this story. I have the prologue mostly edited. There's still kinks, but it's something, right? I've also worked out a better first chapter. Hopefully, it will work out as well as I hope it will.

Replacement Goal #101
No idea. I would like to have this slot filled before the new year, but so far I can't come up with anything. :-/ I have plenty of other goals to keep me occupied right now, so I haven't given it much thought at all. Oh well, we shall see.

Weekly Update #10

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

I don't want to talk about it.

Do Unto Others
22. Handcraft 2+ items as Christmas gifts each year (1/6)

I'm 90% done with Oaksy's Christmas scarf. At the moment, I worked so hard to get this far, I'm sick of looking at it. It'll be done long before Christmas, though.

Creativity
17. Complete the 100 Snapshots Challenge (0/100)
18. Complete 26 Things and post in my journal (0/26)

I'm going to see if I can't at least start these tomorrow... or at least one of them.

Food and Health
40. Try a new recipe and/or food every month (3/143)

Today I tried this crazy concoction that was like peanut butter candy with chocolate fudge on top of it... topped with walnuts. It was supposed to be like a Reese Cup cake thing. *shrugs* It was pretty good, but mostly it tasted like the two candies put together than a Reese Cup.


And that's pretty much it. :-/

Weekly Update #9

Bleah, I am accomplishing nothing. I'm working on Oaksy's scarf, and that's been pretty much it. Jasper is doing well with leash training, though. He hardly needs any prompting now. Jack, on the other hand...

Confidence building is going nowhere.

I'm a rather discouraged Jan right about now, but it'll get better. I need to focus on goals I can get done and just do them, like my photography challenges. That will make me feel better.

Meanwhile, back to Oaksy's scarf.

Scarf Making

Do Unto Others
22. Handcraft 2+ items as Christmas gifts each year (1/6)

I had to partially frog Oaksy's Gryffindor scarf. I'd miscounted stitches and made it lopsided. It was just a little crooked. It was a LOT crooked. :-/

Oh well... shall continue working on it! Maybe I'll take some pictures to post later and show my "progress." It's a very simple pattern, so don't get too excited about it.

One Down, Six to Go!

Do Unto Others
22. Handcraft 2+ items as Christmas gifts each year (1/6)

I finished Nana's scarf last night! Yay! Pictures to come on its Ravelry page here in a little while.

Nothing like a heavy dose of stress with a night of insomnia to get a project done. ^_~ lol

ETA: Pictures are up!

Weekly Update #4

Creativity
19. Complete A Day in My Life Challenge (0/70)

Tomorrow will be a good day to do this. I've got interesting errands to run and lots of goat-type things to do. There should also be minimal drama going on, but as with all things related to me and mine, you can't make such promises.


Do Unto Others
22. Handcraft 2+ items as Christmas gifts each year (0/6)

Larry and I have decided to make the adult female relatives of his family scarves for Christmas. Technically, I'll be making six total this Christmas, but my goal is for 2+ items EACH Christmas.

But yeah, we bought a metric ton of chunky-weight yarn. I'm also doing one (a Gryffindor scarf) for his friend Oaksy.

Kickoff for 101 in 1001!

I tried to book Hannah Montana to sing the national anthem and the Jonas *cough*emo*cough* Brothers for the halftime show, but alas... no luck. So my 101 in 1001 kickoff will have to begin with a simple tossing of confetti.

*tosses confetti*

I've began making small progress on my list today. Here's what's gone on so far:

101 in 1001
1) Made my weekly blog! I know... easy one.

Do Unto Others
22) Began plotting Christmas gifts for people. I have three scarves and a shawl planned so far.
23) Still growing my hair for Locks of Love. I have not spontaneously decided to wack it off again. Again, easy one.
26) Spoke to Gina via email about art commission. She refuses to charge me, but I'll make a donation anyway... 'cause artists need paid. :-D

Food and Health
40) Began confidence building by creating my own recipe last night. I had broccoli and cheddar rice with diced tomatoes and ranch dressing. Very yummy! Next time, I'll use either less ranch or substitute in sour cream.

Friends
48) Already scouted out potential item(s) for care packages for friends. Yay!

Outdoors
57) Scouted out awesome pots for flowers! I plan on buying them soon.

Pets
67) Jack and Jasper began leash training today. It's going to be a long road, lol.

I think I'm off on the right foot. :-D