Another One Done

Personal Upgrades
65. Completely restock makeup box and throw away old stuff

Done. Finished buying pretty much all my essentials today, then I threw away everything in my makeup box that was older than one year. There are a few stray pieces here and there, but they'll make it to the trash.

The only piece exempt from the trash is my Clinique lipstick. I need to write down the color name/code so I can find more like it. It's expensive, though. It was a gift back in high school, so it might be discontinued for all I know. We shall see.

Upgrades

Personal Upgrades
60. Buy clothes suitable for an office work environment

I've bought two new pairs of pants and two new shirts. Still need a few more items, though.


65. Completely restock makeup box and throw away old stuff

Working on this, 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. :-)

Update #46

Cleaning and Organizing
7. Wash dishes once a week for two months (1/8)

I really hate doing dishes.


Creativity
12. Make Larry’s “Pocket Quilt”

I've been saving up old jeans for this project.


Food and Health
44. No internet on Wednesday for 2 months (0/8)

Might give this one a try this week.


Love My Larry
50. Make sure his 27th birthday is the best one he’s ever had

While his birthday was good, it wasn't great due to lack of funding. Will try again next year. :-/

53. Create a list of 1001 reasons why he makes me so happy… just to remind him :-)

I want to start this one soon, too.


Personal Upgrades
61. Get a cushy state job

Applied to three more today, both in Frankfort and more locally.


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

With my new interest in soap making and the fact I can now knit/crochet washcloths, I might sell little bath sets. I'm also feeling bold and might get into making various other bath products, like shampoo, lotion, and deodorant. Who knew my frustration with my eczema could lead me to a possible "little extra cash on the side" business venture?

Random Update

Creativity
14. Learn to knit

Learned 7-11-09


20. Draw or paint five pictures (1/5)

Gave Haley a picture of a dirt road through an autumn forest done in soft pastels.


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

See Goal #20 above.


Personal Upgrades
61. Get a cushy state job

Still haven't heard anything back from the 39,487 I've applied to.


63. Buy a new little black dress

Still no luck.


Travel
97. Visit Haley and Justin in Huntington

Visited 7-11-09

Update #42

Personal Upgrades
63. Buy a new little black dress

I went on a search recently. No luck.


Preparation
77. Begin serious plotting future offspring

I'm baby crazy. It's becoming less of a goal and more of an insatiable desire.


Satisfying Nerdom
86. Successfully complete all Final Fantasies I own and never beat the end bosses…

Still on disc 1 of FF7. It's at a tedious part, so I'm taking a break with Harvest Moon: Back to Nature.

Update #41

I'm making this weekly update a little early because I might be busy next week. Just a feeling, but it's been a while since there's been a crazy week in my life. I'm overdue, lol.


Food and Health
44. No internet on Wednesday for 2 months (0/8)

I'm thinking of starting this next week. We'll see.


Personal Upgrades
61. Get a cushy state job

I applied to four total yesterday, as compared to one here and one there... maybe I'll get something. I'm not holding my breath.


Satisfying Nerdom
86. Successfully complete all Final Fantasies I own and never beat the end bosses…

I started Final Fantasy VII two nights ago. I'm still on the first disk and just reached Mt. Corel.

Update #40

Food and Health
40. Try a new recipe and/or food every month (10/143)

Corn beef hash with potatoes fried together with scrambled eggs, served with toast. YUM!!!


Moving
54. Find a new home near new job, preferably a farm

If Larry gets this new job in Frankfort, we already have a couple of farm-like candidates in mind.


Personal Upgrades
65. Completely restock makeup box and throw away old stuff

I went to Wal-Mart and scouted out makeup. Most of what I own has been discontinued since I bought it. Wow... O_o


That's about it for this week.

Update #36

Family
36. Visit my mom for a weekend

I'm thinking of going to see mom the weekend of the Polk Sallet (sp?) Festival, but that's still up in the air... as in unlikely.


Other than that, I haven't really done anything worth reporting on. Here's some plotting instead.


Food and Health
40. Try a new recipe and/or food every month (8/143)

Still looking for a new food/recipe to try.


Friends
46. Send each close friend a handcrafted item

I'm working on a shawl, but because of the color, I don't know who to give it to. Certain people in my life might mistake a white shawl as encouragement for certain things I disapprove of if I gave it to them.


Love My Larry
50. Make sure his 27th birthday is the best one he’s ever had

I've got some money saved up... not much, but enough to do a little something, if nothing else.


Personal Upgrades
61. Get a cushy state job

At this point, how about "get a job period."


In the future, I may make a change to my "Travel" section due to unexpected changes in my life. I may or may not still have the desire to visit this person anytime between now and the end of my 101 in 1001. Time will tell, though.

Upgrading Myself

Personal Upgrades
60. Buy clothes suitable for an office work environment

Today I bought two button up shirts and a pair of dress pants. Yay!


63. Buy a new little black dress

Tried on one... didn't work out. :-/

Update #35

Personal Upgrades
64. Wear my hair down for one week (7/7)

Yay! I did it! Well... after today, I will have done it. ^_~ Go me!


Satisfying Nerdom
89. Place tags on all of my old journal entries including LJ and Xanga

My LJ account, JanneDoe, has been completely tagged. I'm still not sure if I should do my old accounts (ZameTheJedi and Trinity_Heart). When I made this list, I was thinking of just my active account on LJ and my Xanga account.

Hair's My Update (Yuk Yuk Yuk)

Personal Upgrades
64. Wear my hair down for one week (4/7)

How sad is it that I'm doing better with this goal than I was with my caffeine goal? My new bangs annoy the crap out of me, though. I've been wearing headbands to keep them out of my eyes.

Note: By "wearing my hair down," I mean not in a ponytail, braid(s), bun, or pigtails.

Bad Day for Goals

Confidence Building
9. Wear a bikini outside (beach, pool, lake, etc.)

Bought a bikini... nowhere to wear it because the trip was canceled. ;_;


Friends
46. Send each close friend a handcrafted item

Cat peed on the yarn for Connie's scarf... must buy new yarn.


Personal Upgrades
64. Wear my hair down for one week (2/7)

Yay me!


Travel
96. Visit Adam and Gina in Franklin

Nashville trip canceled, Franklin visit also canceled.


*sighs*

Update #34

Confidence Building
9. Wear a bikini outside (beach, pool, lake, etc.)

I'm working on finding a bikini, but so far, no luck. :-(


Friends
46. Send each close friend a handcrafted item

I'm working on Connie's scarf. It's turning out really well.


Personal Upgrades
64. Wear my hair down for one week

I just got my hair cut, so here's hoping!


65. Completely restock makeup box and throw away old stuff

Might try to do this one this week, too.


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

Going to get my library card tomorrow.

Weekly Update #12

Food and Health
41. Find a workout routine and do it once a week.

I've changed my goal to this because I now have a workout group. I won't be attending this week, but I figure several hours of vigorous house cleaning was a decent substitute.


Personal Upgrades
61. Get a cushy state job

I'm still sending in applications like crazy. Still no go. I do have a job interview today at a bank, so it's something. At least with a teensy bit of cash flow of my own, I can put it towards some of my other goals (i.e. the "Love My Larry" category).

Weekly Update

Cleaning and Organizing
2. Clean my car, inside and out

The other day, we bought needed material for washing cars. Apparently, washing Larry's Firebird with just Dawn and water isn't good enough... lmao.

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

Still trying to figure out a way to go about this without becoming one of those "screaming homo/bisexuals" that I can't stand.

Personal Upgrades
62. Buy 6 matching sets of pretty bras and panties (2/6)

Yay!

Preparation
76. Research horse ownership and care

I was offered a horse yesterday... for free. As in a no-bull-crap offer free horse. O_o Politely declined because I don't even have a goat shed yet. I need a barn before I can have a horse.


So yeah, such is my progress as of late. Nothing terribly exciting, but progress nonetheless.

Another Goal Nearing Completion

Cleaning and Organizing
6)Clean out email inboxes (1/2)

My Gmail is down from nearly 200 emails to a mere 39. Most of those were saved because I'm too lazy to bookmark the links Haley sent me. ^_^

I'm still pretty nervous about some of my goals. Getting the easy ones off the list makes me feel pretty spiffy, but then I look at some of my goals (like get #61. Get a cushy state job) really get me worried, even though I've got lots of time.

Hmmm, I need a ticker to countdown until my goal time is over. That should help me realize that I've still got lots of time to work at my bigger goals.

Preparation
77. Begin serious plotting future offspring

Due to recent drama in the family, the subject of offspring has came up a few times. I won't mark this as "in progress" just yet, but it's scraping at the iceberg.