101 little things that probably won't change the world: Blog Roundup- 3/26/2009

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Blog Roundup- 3/26/2009

Just a few thangs from the ever revolving blogiverse….

Random:
Gettogetha (a really cool lifestyle) posted these awesome bulletin boards from a designer on Etsy. I have been looking for a bulletin board for my apartment, but really didn’t want to do the standard dorm, cork board look… I don’t’ really have that much on my walls so I feel like everything I hang up has to add value…. Even a bulletin board. I LOVE these “Hoop de doo” bulletin boards from little pretty studio. They are so adorable. They are small, so you’d have to get a few

Gettogetha also posted a really cute idea for host/hostess gifts. As a girl who likes to entertain friends (AND drink) I always appreciate people bringing a bottle of wine or spirits as a hostess gift, but the wine undoubtedly will be drunk at the party leaving me as the poor hostess empty handed when it’s over. Enter the wine stopper! Perfect hostess gift. You can use them at the party to keep the wine corked, and the hostess can keep them for her personal use. I am definitely going to keep a stock of these on hand. Gettogetha posted some cute ones

Fitness:
Anyone who knows me KNOWS I love personal challenges. I’m always trying to get people to enter them with me (budget challenges, workout challenges, water drinking challenges LOL), so the “April Body of Work” challenge at Social Fitness was right up my alley. Basically the challenge is to work out 26 times in April and go on Social fitness and write up a short ditty about your workouts to keep yourself accountable and give others ideas. The prizes aren’t too shallow either. The grand prize is a free year membership to Crunch (over $1000) value. Anyone else want to join in?

Food:
Evil Mad Scientist's project for this week were mini pizzas made in little springform pans. SUCH a cute, delicious (looking) and potentially healthy ideas. I will be trying these in the near future...

That's it for today.... thankfully Budget Babe has stopped that Spotlight Store of the day nonsense... the "Babe" is costing me dearly but hopefully I'll be cuter for it come spring.

Ta-ta....

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Nana's 101 Goals List...

Updated: August 11, 2009

Start Date: September 1, 2008

End Date: May 30, 2011

Goals currently in Process goals will be in blue italics

Completed goals will be marked with a ~~strikethrough~~

Fun things for me

~~1.) Adopt a pug~~

2.) Go White Water Rafting

3.) Take a serious wine class(Sept 2010)

4.) Acquire >2 songs per month for 6 months (4/6)

5.) Take 1 picture every day for 6 months (0/180)

6.) Celebrate the end of the list with a dinner out/party with friends

7.) Take a cake decorating class

8.) Take a cooking class

9.) Take a hot air balloon ride(Sept 2010)

10.) Make 100 new recipes (55/100)

11.) Get a professional massage

12.) Take a class at Babes in Toyland (Aug 2010)

13.) Try 50 foods or types of cuisine I haven't tried (14/50)

14.) Watch the sun rise on the beach

15.) Go skiing

16.) Go to at least 1 Broadway show per year (2/2)

17.) Take 5 dance classes (not at the gym) (0/5)

18.) Set up an indoor herb garden and maintain for 2 months (0/2)

19.) Get a facial

20.) Watch all the movies that have won Best Picture since I’ve been alive. (16/25)

Doing nice things for folks….

21.) Send 1 letter to my sponsored child

22.) Give 10 "just because" gifts (0/10)

23.) Do a strip-tease for my boyfriend

24.) Give my parents a really nice anniversary gift

~~25.) Motivate someone else to do their own 101~~

26.) Buy dinner for a homeless person

~~27.) Walk Dogs at B.A.R.C 10 times (0/10)~~

Doing nice things for Nana…

28.) Meditate every day for 1 month (0/30)

29.) Read the Bible

30.) Go without a computer or TV for 48 hours 1x per month for 3 months (0/3)

31.) Read 6 non-fiction books (0/6)

32.) Get up at 5:30 am every day for 3 weeks (0/3)

33.) Read the newspaper or at least CNN.com 5 days a week for 1 month (0/20)

34.) Blog on my 101 90% of the days (133/901)

36.) Create a new 101 list

37.) Visit 10 museum/art exhibits or lectures (2/10)

38.) Go to a spiritual/meditation retreat

39.) Be on time or early for everything for a month (0/30)

40.) Don’t drink alcohol for 60 days (0/60)

41.) Find a civic organization to join and attend 5 meetings (0/5)

42.) Wear jewelry, other than earrings at least 3 days a week for a month (0/12)

Travel

43.) Take a trip to see the Foliage in Vermont

44.) Take 1 weekend trip per quarter (2/8)

45.) Visit 3 states I've never been to before (0/3)

46.) Take 1 trip out of the country

Health/Fitness

47.) Take multivitamins every day for 3 months (0/90)

48.) Take medication every day for 3 months (0/90)

49.) Get my ear waxed cleaned

50.) Drink 1.5 liters of water per day for 2 months (0/60)

51.) Reduce body fat to 20%

52.) Do 15 minutes of abs 3 times a week (outside of a class) for 1 month (0/12)

53.) right/left splits

54.) Center splits

55.) Go to the gym 500 times (0/400) *UPDATED*

56.) Complete 50 military push-ups

57.) Learn how to make healthy bread and make 1 per month for 4 months (0/4)

58.) Complete a 10 day cleanse/fast

59.) Get a complete physical

60.) Go the gynecologist and dentist once per year (1/4)

Random Things I've been putting off

~~61.) Make the earring holder I've been putting off~~

62.) Read 5 books on my shelf that I haven't yet read (0/5)

63.) Buy a water filter

64.) Figure out 2 things that scare me shitless and do them (0/2)

65.) Create my wardrobe database

Career

66.) Have conversations/meetings with people at the DOH not working in HIV (0/3)

67.) Go to at 4 networking events and collect 5 business cards at each event

68.) Meet 3 people working in pharma (research and eval) (0/3)

69.) Get a promotion in title and salary in or outside of the dept of health

70.) Take 2 classes in field (0/2)

71.) Make a business plan for my personal chef business

72.) Attend APHA conference

73.) Present at 1 conference

Finance

74.) Save $15,000 for emergency fund

75.) Start retirement planning/Open retirement account

76.) Put $5 in savings for each completed task and $10 for every uncompleted one.

77.) Set a budget and stick to it for 2 months (0/2)

78.) Don't eat out for 1 month

79.) Apply for housing lotteries

80.) Do 400 "no spend" days (1/400) *UPDATED*

81.) Invest money in 2 types of investments (0/2)

Grooming/Body/Face

82.) Wax my own armpits and legs at least 1 time

~~83.) Get a professional bikini wax (Brazilian)~~

84.) Use the foot thing in the shower every day for 2 month (0/60)

~~85.) Follow a face and body regimen every day for a month (0/31)~~

86.) Get a fish pedicure

Cleaning/Household

35.) Go to bed with all clothing hung and no clothing on bed, floor, etc for 45 days (0/45)

87.) Leave no dishes in the sink overnight for 1 month (0/30)

88.) Make bed every day for 1 month (0/30)

89.) Dust my apartment 2x a month for 3 months (0/6)

Learning New Things

~~90.) Buy a digital piano (casio privia or Yamaha YPG)~~

91.) Have a long conversation with my dad about his childhood/life/family

92.) Learn to play "How come you don't call me anymore" on the piano

93.) Learn 5 Christmas Carols (0/5)

94.) Learn how to play clair de lune

95.) Play, sing, record song and post on youtube

96.) Hem 2 pairs of pants (0/2)

97.) Take in the waist of 1 pair of pants/skirt

Keeping up with people

98.) Send Christmas cards to at least 20 people for 2 Christmases (0/2)

99.) Remember all immediate family birthdays and send cards for an entire year

100.) Call parents, brothers and sisters 1x per week for 6 months (0/24)

101.) Surprise my parents with a random trip to see them

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