Forever A Wife and Mother

I started this once and then changed my blogs and started new ones and it got lost in the shuffle. I am going to try it again since I've been pretty faithful to this blog!

Here are the rules if you missed the first round:

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

To make quilted Christmas ornaments
To make a quilt out of Nathan's 1st year of clothes
To make Nathan a scrapbook/lifebook (made an album and first year book)
To make an album of our travels
To make a cookie salad
To get brave and make a yeast bread
To try 50 new recipes (1. Mint Brownies 2. chicken spaghetti 3. soft chocolate cookies 4. truffle pie 5. sloppy joes 6. meatloaf 7. beef stew with beer and paprika 8. Alfredo Sauce 9. pasta alla vodka 10. parmesan chicken brocoli 11. another mac and cheese recipe 12. pepper jack mac and cheese 13. chocolate chip kiss cookies 14. upside down pepperoni pizza casserole 15. chili cheese potato bake 16. beef tostadas 17. lasgna soup 18. noodle bake 19. knock you naked brownies 20. Hershey's chocolate chip cookies 21. easy granola bars 22. michigan granola bars 23. No bake granola bars 24. white chicken enchiladas 25. spicy dr. pepper shreddedd pork 26. BBQ Chicken Pizza )
To make truffles yum!
To make Irish Carbomb cupcakes
Make a homemade cheesecake
To organize the crawl space and get everything into plastic tubs
To get Nathan a toy box/bin something! (I found some bins that could be utilized for this instead of tossing them Jan. 2011)
To work on my weight! 50 lbs sounds reasonable in this amount of time! (3 more off go me!)
To pay off some bills! (May something 2011!! YAY!)
To save x amount in savings
To see Rome
To see Pisa/Florence
Take the Crotia Boat Tour
To go to Oktober Fest
To allow a friend to baby sit Nathan (we're not too fond of this but it will have to happen eventually) (I left him with some friends while I ran an errand. It may have been for an hour but hey it counts!)
To pass things Nathan outgrowns/doesn't need to those who need them (done regularly)
To thin our home out by at least 300 items :) (1. Blender, 2. stand mixer, 3. exersaucer, 4. highchair, 3. suitcases 4. glasses 5. bookshelves 7. glider 8. baby bouncer 9. bottles/sterilizer 10. ps2 11. xbox 12. desk 13. diapers 14. moby wrap 15. old clothes 16. highchair (another one) 17. books 18. flower pots 19. license plate holder 20. vases 21. purses)
To Not Drink coke for a whole month! or sobe! no caffine!
To finish all my teas before I add to my collection
To make a playdate a month for Nathan
To take Nathan out for a walk everyday for one month
To have a Christmas angel whether it be from the tree at the bx or donations to somewhere like Reece's Rainbow
To get a better camera so we can get this little turkey on camera better! he's too fast for the one I have lol (got a new one!! Yay! see new toy post! may 2011)
To finish the third blanket I started to crochet
To actually knit a blanket or scarf just to complete something lol
get Nathan a new bedroom set when we move to the states
sell all Nathan's baby things before we move (sold his moby wrap, cloth diapers, giving away/donating clothes, handing down toys and bottles to cousin, sold the glider from his room)
spend a christmas with family and not military family but actual fam ily
pay off my car
look for an affordable truck
start having a movie night with my boys :) (love movie night with my boys)
plan like a monthly game night with friends (well its not games but we eat together monthly so that counts!)
to go to a concert!
to get my monthly budget on track with the hubby's approval (budget on track woohoo!)
to make a meatless meal a week
to get a better cleaning routine down
to read the entire bible
to read at least 10 books on my bookshelf that I haven't read (on hold til after move)
to cook something with coconut oil
to stop using paper towels (we stopped for awhile but the hubby refuses to stop)
to stop using paper plates (we are officially done with paper plates woohoo!)
to get some plastic and/or non breakable cups (my mom sent me some for nathan and his little friends woohoo Dec 2010)
to get a couple bread pans (I bought some Paula Deen metal ones that I LOVE! DONE!)
to clean the kitchen out and get rid of things I don't use (yay done!)
to get some more storage containers for the kitchen
to start fixing up the Mustang so it can be a daily driver
to get at least one in classroom class done
get a tattoo in honor of Nathan
Watch 26 movies I've never seen starting with each letter of the Alphabet
go camping
go sledding
build a snowman
run a 5k
donate blood
become a bone marrow donor
make pasta from scratch
send a post card to post secrets
make a living will
have a family potrait taken
try zumba
do p90 and actually finish it
to go to Carnivale in Venice (went this year 2011 with a bunch of awesome friends!)
to attend one of the high school plays on base
open a savings account for Nathan
to frame all the pictures of nathan we have so far
get a new hair cut
dye my hair
go a whole week without complaining :)
make my own cleaning supplies (loving the laundry soap, using baking soda instead of comet)
make Nathan's Halloween costume
learn Spanish
start to learn to play the guitar
get a sewing machine
have a family picnic
take a cooking class
take a cake decorating class
decorate my bedroom (just got a mirror to redo for it, now to find some artwork)
cross stitch something
give a friend a homemade gift (I made accordian photo albums for bday gifts this year three done! I gave friends handmade bracelets this year as well)
not log onto facebook for a week!
give up junk food for a month
participate in a charity walk/run
start the adoption process at our next duty station!
learn to make my own curtians
do a cleanse
start a family tradition
no fast food for a month (done while the hubby was gone)
visit my sister in Texas
visit friends in South Carolina
write a list of important people in my life and send them all cards :)
ask 10 people to recommend a book and actually read it
write one new poem
rewatch every season of Gilmore Girls
find 5 movies that relate to adoption in a postive way (1. Meet the Robinsons, 2. Despicable Me 3. Tarzan 4. Hercules 5. Angels in the Outfield)
try five new restuarants in Italy (1. chinese 2. Japanese Osaka)
go geocaching at least once!