Monday, September 3, 2012

Update on my 40 things...

Okay, so I haven't updated by blog in a while so I thought maybe starting with an update to my 40 things before I'm 40 might be a good place to start.  It looks like I need to be more motivated or I'll have about 30 things to do in February!!  Anyway, here's the update:

Start Date - June 1, 2012
End Date - March 12, 2013

1. Lose 40 pounds (3/40).
2. Complete Katelyn's kindergarten scrapbook pages.
3. Finish our will FINALLY!!
4. Reduce Debt Snowball by 25% (1.2/25).
5. Pay off Mom and Dad (0/1,600).
6. Paint our master bedroom.
7. Tackle our paper clutter.
8. Fully embrace the Flylady process.
9. Take a trip to the apple orchard.
10. Go to Chicago for Christmas time.
11. Spend one dedicated day with each of my children.
12. Take Luke to his first movie.
13. Go on a romantic getaway with Dennis.
14. Go camping for the first time.
15. Bake cookies with the girls.
16. Mend relationship with a family member.
17. Send a hand-written letter to a long lost friend.
18. Go on a girls' weekend get-away
      (Just got back from spending the weekend visiting my friends, Janna and Julia in Virginia. 
       Thanks Becky for letting me tag along!)
19. Read 5 new books (2/5 - I'm actually impressed I've been able to get almost half of this one done.  I'm
      actually enjoying reading again.)
          Where are you now? Mary Higgins Clark-8/3/12
          Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone-9/2/12
20. Take Luke on his first real zoo trip.
21. Spend a day with my mom.
22. Organize our basement into a spare bedroom and play room for the kids. (Actually have a start on the play room area this past weekend!)
23. Go on a spontaneous, unplanned weekend with my family.
24. Play in the snow with the girls.
25. Save money for a new car.
26. Complete our first Relay for Life.
27. Make at least 5 of our Christmas gifts this year.
28. Set-up family fun night.
29. Help my Girl Scouts earn all their petal badges.
30. Clean my office at work. (I took a new job and my new department is moving the end of October so I
      should be able to get this one done and then just need to keep it clean!!)
31. Add a $1,000 to our emergency savings.
32. De-clutter our house by selling stuff on eBay, garage sale, Half Price books, etc.
      (We have sold books and movies at Half Price books and have a section of the basement for a garage
       sale next spring).
33. Host a dinner party.
34. Teach Katelyn how to crochet.
35. Set-up monthly date night with Dennis. (8/19-The Bourne Legacy & dinner, 9/2-Total Recall)
36. Get Elizabeth to go to bed right away at night. (We are making progress on this one!)
37. Go to church every weekend (12/41-I have missed a couple weeks due to being on vacation).
38. Start a scrapbook for Luke.
39. Do my income taxes by Feb 28th.
40. Send out Christmas cards at Christmas time!!

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