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  • My 101 List...

    My 1001 day is Wednesday, January 12, 2011

    house & yard maintenance
    1. get stairs on the deck
    2. clean and plant flower bed in backyard
    3. build a sunflower house for the girls
    4. clean and maintain the flowerbed outside the office
    5. finish planting the pathway to garden
    6. finish making stepping stones for path
    7. terrace back hillside for garden
    8. find a new home for the evergreen trees before they get too large to move
    ~any takers?
    9. paint the outside of the house
    10. finish M's mural
    11. finish A's mural
    12. get laundry room remodeled
    13. finish bathroom remodel
    14. put down hardwood floors
    15. re-carpet the downstairs
    16. tile the stairs
    17. clean out the garage
    18. fix the garage door opener
    19. fix the side fence & gate

    office
    20. get all the fabric organized and PUT AWAY
    21. get filing done
    22. KEEP filing done - do all filing 1x per month
    23. get all buttons, clasps & hooks organized
    (95% there!)
    24. make and hang a ribbon organizer
    25. hang pictures/whiteboards up
    26. get rid of the extra boxes
    27. post unwanted fabrics to sell every 6 weeks
    28. unpack & put away office supplies from move
    29. donate/pass on patterns that are too small for the girls

    work
    30. get rid of excess flowers
    31. remove flowers from website
    32. find a new home for Carole's table runners
    33. finish moving TC products over
    34. Clean up website - delete old product pages
    35. sell/donate purchased bags
    36. build wholesale site
    37. send out newsletter to wholesale companies every 6 weeks
    38. make swatch books
    39. hire a bookeeper
    40. get all patterns copywritten
    41. review 2 products each month
    42. update/catalog orders & donations 1x per month
    43. send out newsletter 2x per month
    44. post new blog 1x per week for Mimsi
    45. post 6 blogs per month for gift guides family (recipes, reviews, etc)
    46. find wholesale supplier for fabric
    47. make 1 RTS/art bag each week
    48. do inventory
    49. meet with mastermind group each week

    Health/cooking
    50. cook 3 vegeterian/vegan meals per week
    51. learn to use 1 new ingredient per month
    52. post 2 new recipes per month (1/24)
    53. exercise 3x per week
    54. drop 4 dress sizes
    55. learn to use the dutch oven well
    56. bake bread once per week (0/52)
    57. clean out the fridge 2x per month
    58. use/freeze leftovers
    59. grow corn
    ~ the seeds have sprouted!
    60. go on a walk with the girls & eric at least 1x per week (0/7)
    61. climb the stairs at the end of the road 2x per week (0/7)
    62. make healthy snacks for the girls
    63. use up the CSA produce each week
    64. learn to bake with flours other than wheat
    65. make 1 entire meal from a different country 2x per month
    66. get a bike
    67. get up by 7 every day
    68. go to bed on time
    69. eat 1 raw meal per week

    personal
    70. read psalms each morning
    71. make Eric's pants
    72. make Mom H's piano bench cushion
    73. keep the granite cleaned off
    74. have a clean, empty sink each night before going to bed
    75. make at least 1 trip to goodwill each month
    CHECK 76. save up for a new car
    ~new car purchased May 2nd!!!<br? 77. build up an emergency fund
    CHECK 78. post cd's to swap or take to sell/trade in
    ~ freecycled a BIG box of cd's
    79. get last summer's camping trips scrapbooked
    80. teach the girls to sew
    81. teach the girls to garden
    82. memorize 1 scripture per week
    83. memorize with the girls!
    84. find the cord the the keyboard
    85. practice the piano again
    86. teach the girls the basics of playing the piano
    87. get M into violin lessons
    ~ talked with a teacher & have plans to start in June!
    88. go on a date with Eric 1x per month
    89. find a good babysitter
    90. have QUALITY 1-on-1 with M each week (1/7)
    91. have QUALITY 1-on-1 with A each week
    92. have QUALITY 1-on-1 with Eric each week (1/7)
    93. finish A's curtains
    94. have "girlfriend time" 1x per month
    95. send a handwritten letter 1x per month
    96. send a letter to Norma 1x per month
    97. pray more
    98. read the bible through
    99. read 1 book every 6 weeks (but don't ignore everything else!)
    100. be a better mom
    101. be a better wife
     

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    Manic Monday

    I’m taking part in some of the meme madness that is flitting about the blog-o-sphere… yep, this is officially my first meme!  Enjoy..

    What was the first thing you thought when you looked at yourself in the mirror today?

    Ugh - so THAT’S why my eye is so itchy!
    Do you have a recurring nightmare? If so, explain.
    Not that I know of…  fortunately I don’t generally have nightmares.
    List three foods you can’t stand:

    Beets.  They seem to be a staple of CSA farm produce, but I just can’t do it.  I will occasionally dice one or two and add them to a roasted root veggie dish, but outside of that, I just don’t get the attraction.

    Tomatoes:  Yes, I like salsa and the occasional spaghetti sauce, and sun-dried tomatoes are a good thing to have around, but to just eat a raw tomato?  Blech.  No thank you.  Oh, and by salsa I do NOT mean pico de gallo.  That would simply be raw tomatoes, peppers and onions.

    Avocados:  I really think it’s a texture thing, but I just can’t get into the whole avocado/guacamole thing.  Squishy, slimy and gross is what comes to mind.  I know, “but they are so good for you!” but I just can’t do it.

    BONUS FOOD

    Celery:  Try as I might, I just can’t get past a natural gag reflex when I bite into a celery stick.  Do I use them in cooking?  Absolutely.  They add a certain something to so many dishes, I just can’t eat it raw… or in a size larger than finely minced.

    Now that you know a bit more about my neurosis you can get on with your day!

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