Day 1 of LOAD 514, completely off Lain's prompt. I think this is my 9th LOAD challenge. I am finally starting to catch up with the kids' scrapbooks and am almost done with our wedding album... maybe before our 9th anniversary :)
- Connie
- Connie
This is quite the daunting list! However, all of it needs done. Unfortunately there aren't many things on the list that will be easy to cross off (other than #1), and this all needs to be done in conjunction with a child who has special needs, an infant, a husband with his own full-time job and list, and a full-time job. Can I do it? Only time will tell! Wish me luck!
- First off… RELAX
- Give or send birthday cards to close friends and relatives
- Take a Photoshop Class – Photoshop Advanced
- Take a Design Class – Advanced Layout Design
- Participate in 10 Scrapbooking/Photography Events
- Finish Ben’s 3rd Year Scrapbook (by March 17th)
- Finish Ben’s 4th Year Scrapbook (by March 17th)
- Start Ben’s 5th Year Scrapbook
- Finish Kenzie’s 1st Year Scrapbook (by July 27th)
- Start Kenzie’s 2nd Year Scrapbook
- Finish our Wedding Album (by August 13th)
- Finish my first Project Life Album (November 2011 – October 2012)
- Tweet 3 times a week
- Blog once a week
- Pin something new at least once a week
- Get a treadmill ASAP!
- Lose 4 pounds a month.
- Complete the 200 Sit-Up Program
- Complete the 100 Pushup Program
- Complete the 200 Squat Program
- Complete the Couch to 5K Program
- Exercise at least 3 times a week
- Put a budget together
- Put an account list together
- Get out of credit card debt
- Fix Ben’s ING account
- Start saving for Kenzie’s college (College Advantage)
- Open a savings account for Kenzie (ING)
- Open a P&G account for Kenzie’s stock
- Put together our WILL
- Put my “official” cookbook together and print
- Finish cubbies for Ben’s room
- Make valance for Ben’s room
- FINISH Ben’s room
- Paint pink stripe in Kenzie’s room
- Finish Kenzie’s photo frames
- Hang Kenzie’s decorations (mirrors, button M, stats sheet)
- FINISH Kenzie’s room
- Paint master bedroom and ceiling
- Paint master bath and ceiling
- Fix tile in master bath
- Towel hanger for master bath
- Paint kids’ bath and ceiling
- Paint half bath ceiling
- Hang shelf and picture in the entry hall
- Update pictures throughout the house
- Touch up kitchen ceiling
- Find a clock for the kitchen
- Paint laundry room and ceiling
- Get new washer and dryer
- Get new furniture for the great room
- Go through everything in the basement… purge and organize!
So, it's the time of year for new resolutions. Time to reflect, time to brush off the "failures", and time to try again.
Reflecting on my list of 52 Things from 2010. (Yes, 2010, not 2011.) The list is below but you can see the original post here. If I had done all those things in a year, I think I would have felt accomplished, but in reality, this list ended up being a 2-year list and I went backwards on some of it! Now that I have looked it over and celebrated what I did get done, it's time to move on.
I will share my 52 Things for 2012 on January 1, 2012 with the hopes of total success!
52 Things To Do In 2010
Health, Diet, and Exercise
- Lose 20 pounds
Establish a morning and evening routine- Start walking 10,000 steps a day
- Complete the 200 sit-ups training program
- Complete the 100 push ups training program
- Complete the 200 squats training program
Start packing lunch 3 days a week- Collect two weeks’ worth of healthy ideas/recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
- Work on cookbook of tried-and-true recipes
Benjamin
Take a mommy-and-me classFind time to go outside with Ben while daddy is at softballGet Ben to sleep in his crib the entire nightSpeech therapy for BenFollow-up with sleep clinic and ENT about Ben's tonsilsFollow-up with cardiologist about Ben's hole in his heart
Crafts and Hobbies
- Read 12 grown-up books from start to finish
- - Have a Little Faith
- - Heroes for My Son
- - Run Like a Mother
Take a scrapbooking classFinish Ben's 1st year scrapbookFinish Ben's 2nd year scrapbook- Keep Ben's 3rd year scrapbook up-to-date
- Finish our wedding scrapbook
- Take a photography class
- Take monthly pictures of Ben (around the 17th)
- Continue making jewelry
- Create a catalog of what's been made so far and its cost
Professional
- Learn Wordpress
- Complete the church's website in Wordpress
- Apply to 3 jobs a week
Household
Find a paint color for the main portions of the houseOrganize the coat closetRepaint the entryway- Paint the half bath ceiling
- Paint the kitchen ceiling
Paint the kitchen- SCRUB all of the tile by hand (summer)
- Clean the tops of the cabinets (summer)
- SCRUB all of the tile by hand (winter)
- Clean the tops of the cabinets (winter)
- Wash all of the windows in the house
Clean behind and under the refrigeratorClean behind and under the stove- Clean out and reorganize the kitchen cabinets
- Window coverings for kitchen and breakfast nook
Hang glass-blown balls- Paint the laundry room ceiling
- Paint the laundry room
- Hang cabinets in the laundry room
- Organize the laundry room
Carpet the great roomArtwork – Decide what stays, what goes, what gets added, etc.Hang artwork in loft- Organize the basement
Organized and inventory upstairs and downstairs freezerGet the driveway sealedGet a shed in the yardMove stuff from garage to shed and organize- Scrub the garage floor and paint
Organize what is left in the garage2010 Taxes
AND
Get pregnant
Well, I haven't hit a wall yet, although I did need a little break and a slow down after I finished LOAD! Maybe I'll have to do another 100 Sheet Challenge soon just so I can get closer to being caught up :)
3 sheets of paper used, 17 to go
Christmas Layout
4 sheets of paper used, 13 to go
Pump It Up
2 sheets of paper used, 11 to go
Ben's Photo Shoot
4 sheets of paper used, 7 to go
Red 3 Year Photos
4 sheets of paper used, 3 to go
Blue 3 Year Photos
1 sheet of paper used, 2 to go
First page of Year 4
2 sheets of paper used, 0 to to
Stealing Mommy's Sandwich
Actually, as I finish up this post and this challenge, I've decided that my next challenge is to tackle my scrap drawer!! More on this in a later posting.
3 sheets of paper used, 17 to go
Christmas Layout
4 sheets of paper used, 13 to go
Pump It Up
2 sheets of paper used, 11 to go
Ben's Photo Shoot
4 sheets of paper used, 7 to go
Red 3 Year Photos
4 sheets of paper used, 3 to go
Blue 3 Year Photos
1 sheet of paper used, 2 to go
First page of Year 4
2 sheets of paper used, 0 to to
Stealing Mommy's Sandwich
Actually, as I finish up this post and this challenge, I've decided that my next challenge is to tackle my scrap drawer!! More on this in a later posting.
