Update #58

Haven't done squat since Goal 70. My life is all about the puppy, more or less. Will try to pick up Grapes of Wrath next week.

A Puppy!

Pets
70. Rescue a dog from a shelter

Well, he wasn't rescued from a shelter, but he was rescued from abandonment and from a horrible death of living the live of a puppy on a dangerous road. Plus, his previous owner was a real douche who didn't care if the puppy lived or died.

So yeah... I'm going to count this one as complete.

Update #27 & #28

Things have been crazy and I haven't been able to update. Here's what I've been up to:

Family
35. Take Chrissy on a “Cool Girl Club” outing

The "Hannah Montana Movie" is coming out soon. I plan on taking Chrissy. *tosses confetti*


Food and Health
40. Try a new recipe and/or food every month (7/143)

Larry's homemade chicken noodle soup! :-D


Friends
46. Send each close friend a handcrafted item

I've got a thing on my LJ where I'm making hand-crafted items for 5 people. Some of them are close friends. :-) I'm currently working on one for a dear online friend of mine.


Pets
68. Breed Zoe and Frank (still waiting to see if she kids)

Still no kids.


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

Still working on it.

Weekly Update #21

Pets
67. Leash-train Jack and Jasper

As of this week, all four goats are doing great with walking on a leash, even Frank! Maybe I'll try walking them up and down the driveway when it warms up.


68. Breed Zoe and Frank

Still no clue if Zoe's pregnant or not. :-/


70. Rescue a dog from a shelter

I've been reading into how to care for and how to train a dog. There's also a website for rescued Border Collies. YAY! I've still got a lot to learn, though, before we can get a dog.


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

I made it all the way from November 2005 to March 3, 2006. Not bad, I think. *nods*

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 #13

Pets
67. Leash-train Jack and Jasper

Jack is FINALLY responding to training! *faints... like a goat* Today he actually walked from the pen and to where I wanted him to go with minimal distractions or stopping. I was so pleased with him!!!

Satisfying Nerdom
87. Send 3 secrets to Post Secret (0/3)

I have a postcard I want to draw upon and submit. Only thing is to get myself to do it and send it in.

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

I've been shopping at Goodwill for a trashy romance novel. Apparently, the 20 or so middle-aged housewives that are always lurking near the books have beat me to them all. O_o

Weekly Update #11

Between my new niece being born and general family drama, I have gotten absolutely nothing accomplished in the last 8 days. This is getting very, very frustrating.

I'm still leash training Jack and Jasper... does that count?

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.

Weekly Update #8

I haven't accomplished much at all this last week. Well, it hasn't felt like I have, anyway. I figure it's time to sit down and plot some things to do this brand new week and see how I fare. Plans are usually a good thing.

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

I'd thought about doing a series of posts on LJ, just talking about how I knew growing up, my feelings on being told such a thing was an abomination, etc. I'll keep it behind an LJ-cut, so it won't be mandatory reading for anyone. It'll just be there in case someone wants to know.

Honestly, just typing the above paragraph was hard for me. I have a feeling this idea will take a very long time to carry out, which I guess is the point. You can't make yourself comfortable with such a thing overnight. Time is the key.

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

I've been thinking about getting these two done and out of the way (linkage above). The 100 Challenge will be fun because it's such a big list of thing to photograph! I copied the list and alphabetized it to make it easier, though.

Pets
68. Breed Zoe and Frank

Frank has recently began to "rut," which is normal for goats in the fall. It means Zoe has come into season for sure. He's urinating all over himself and being rather aggressive. He takes great pleasure in knocking me down by side-swiping me on a steep hill. *glares* This behavior can last between a few days, a few weeks, or up to two months.

Either way, the goal here is to get him to successfully knock up Zoe so we will have baby pygmy goats. Not much I can really do to help in this department, though. (Have you ever seen little baby pygmy goats? Look them up on YouTube. You don't even need sound to see how precious and little they are!)

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

Yesterday, I had an epiphany. Now to put this new idea to work... and completely toss out everything I'd already written for the first book. :-/


I guess that's plenty to think and work on this week, don't you? *nods* Now to get my ghetto booty in gear and get-r-do!

Weekly Update #7

Pets
67. Leash-train Jack and Jasper

Jasper is taking to leash training far better than Jack is. He gets all excited like a puppy when you pep-talk him. I'm thinking of taking him for his first "walk" sometime this week. Then again, there's an awful lot of maple leaves in the yard right now...

Goats love maple leaves like I love rocky road ice cream.

Making Goat Progress

Pets
67. Leash-train Jack and Jasper

Larry saw me "walk" the goats earlier back to their pen. He thought it was funny how they walk like puppies on a line. Only thing is, going TO the pen is the easy part. They're filled up with food. Getting them OUT is still a hassle. They want to eat everything along the way. :-/

Next week, I plan on taking them on a longer walk than just to and from the pen and goat line. I want to walk them down the driveway a little ways. We'll see how it goes. I started this goal early for a reason. ^_~

Leash Training

Pets
67. Leash-train Jack and Jasper

Leash training is going more smoothly. They don't buck and stall like they used to. Now if only they'd stop getting distracted by food... but when you're a goat, everything is food. This will be difficult.

Oh well, there's still plenty of time. I'm glad Zoe and Frank weren't heard to teach. Frank is still a bit difficult at times, but Zoe is awesome on a leash... unless there's food involved.

:-/