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Friday, September 26, 2008

Camping at Inks Lake State Park, etc.

Mike and I had the "pleasure" of camping at Inks Lake State Park this week. As usual, he really enjoyed himself, and I was reassured that I'm not much of a camping type of girl. It didn't help that the bag of clothing and toiletries I packed got left behind. However, the lake was beautiful, and we got the exact site that we wanted - large and about 10 yards from the water. The dogs had a blast swimming and racing each other for the frisbee, Mike fished for hours and caught nothing, and I read US Weekly. I'll just be sure to double check the trunk before we go camping next time.

On another note, I finished reading Twilight today, and I can't wait to start the second book in the series. The middle of the book got a little mushy for my taste, but it had an awesome climax.

Also, I got to sub for a music teacher today and had to teach songs to Kindergaden through 2nd graders. It was both interesting and exhausting to say the least, but the Principal at the elementary school liked me and booked me for next week, too. While it's fun at elementary, it's not helping me with my middle school teaching goals. We'll have to see what happens.

And best of all, Mike & I bought plane tickets to Barcelona for a spontaneous trip in November. I'm sure I'll be able to take care of some list items over there (maybe riding a train will be involved). I'm so thrilled about the trip, but haven't made any plans yet, so if anyone has any Spain or Europe recommendations, I'm all ears...

Posted by Karissa at 8:40 PM 2 comments  

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Just a few changes...


So after taking some advice from Chloe, I decided to adjust the biweekly and tri-weekly events on my list, #4, #17, and #23. Rather than trying to do something 2 or 3 times each week, I'm giving myself a little slack in case I'm on vacation or something. I just assigned a flat number for each item (250 meals cooked for mike, 300 trips to the park with the dogs, and 400 weight lifting sessions at the gym). I think this will be much better for me, and hopefully I won't procrastinate until the last few months and then go crazy.

On another note, I just started reading Twilight, which is the first book in the Twilight Saga series, and I am loving it. The movie comes out in November and I'm so excited! I recommend that you read it if you haven't yet.

Posted by Karissa at 10:17 AM 1 comments  

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Harder than I thought...

So I've been trying to stay on top of my 101 list and be productive for the past two weeks, but it's turning out to be much more difficult than I imagined. There are some list items that are continuous that I would love to remove (such as lifting weights 3 times a week), so I might end up doing a little reassessing. Also, there are other items on the list that are turning out to be trickier than I imagined to accomplish. I bought my external hard drive to back up my computers, but as of now I only have my Dell backed up. It turns out the external drive can't be configured to back up both a mac and a pc, so now I'm in the process of using the flash drive to transfer my files to the Dell, which is very tedious.

While I haven't been able to cross anything off the list other than #30 (Complete substitute training), I have been making progress towards some others. I just finished my first book for September, Chelsea Handler's My Horizontal Life. Her second book, Are you there Vodka? It's me, Chelsea, which I read in August, was the funniest book I have ever read - I highly recommend it. My Horizontal Life was also funny, but I preferred her second book. I just hope she writes more and that they continue to improve. Until then, I will just watch her show religiously.


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101 in 1,001

And here is my list...

For my relationship:

  1. Go to 15 live music events with Mike (15/15) Dark Star Orchestra (x2), Widespread Panic (x3), Railroad Earth, North Mississippi All-Stars, Wishbone, Toots & the Maytals, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, Monte Montgomery, The Gourds, Charlie Mars, Bob Schneider
  2. Go to church with Mike at least ten times (10/10)
  3. Take Mike to NYC to see Conan O’Brien
  4. Cook a nice meal for Mike at least 250 times (250/250)
  5. Have Mike teach me 5 songs on the guitar (0/5)
  6. Take Mike back to Albuquerque
  7. Get a couple’s massage (completed 12/7/09)
  8. Take Mike skiing
  9. Take Mike to a Cowboys game (completed 12/20/08)
  10. Make him a fabulous breakfast in bed (completed 1/5/09)
  11. Take Mike to South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore and hike to the Devils Bathtub

For my health:

  1. Lose 10 lbs
  2. Complete the 100 push-ups program
  3. Run in 5 different 5 Ks (0/5)
  4. Post food and exercise on SparkPeople.com at least once a week (16/144)
  5. Go to the dentist (completed 9/21/09)
  6. Lift weights at least 400 times (400/400)
  7. Take a dance class
  8. Eat vegetarian for 1 week
  9. Complete the couch to 5K program
  10. Go for 1 month with only 4 alcoholic beverages
  11. Keep a food journal for 1 week (completed 2/9/10)

For my puppies:

  1. Take Conan & Rory out at to a park or lake at least 300 times (200/300)
  2. Teach Conan & Rory 5 new tricks (1/5) "high-five"
  3. Teach Rory not to pull on the leash
  4. Make them homemade treats on their birthday
  5. Give them a bath at least once a month (20/30)
  6. Hike with the dogs all the way around Lake Georgetown (28 miles is a LONG way!)
  7. Finish reading my dog psychology book

For my career:

  1. Complete Substitute Teacher Training (completed 9/9/08)
  2. Substitute teach in one 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade class (completed 11/6/08)
  3. Obtain my Teaching Certificate
  4. Obtain a full-time teaching position
  5. Study for and pass the GRE
  6. Enroll in my graduate program
  7. Become a volunteer at the Georgetown Public Library

For my stomach:

  1. Learn to make at least 5 different hummus recipes (5/5) (completed 8/31/09)
  2. Perfect my black bean burger recipe
  3. Use all of my Restaurant.com certificates
  4. Try 10 new restaurants in the Austin area (10/10) Flying Saucer, McCormick & Schmicks, Cisco's, Red Brick Pizza, Maria Maria, Jaspers, Flemmings, Peche, 360 Primo, Quatros, Mako (completed 10/19/09)
  5. Visit 3 local farmers’ markets (1/3) Georgetown
  6. Learn to make 5 types of sushi (0/5)
  7. Go to Walburg and eat a famous Walburger

For my house:

  1. Learn to clean the house at least twice a month or find someone inexpensive to do the job
  2. Finish decorating the dining room
  3. Redecorate the master bedroom (completed 6/30/09)
  4. Replace the siding on the house
  5. Replace the carpet in the master bedroom
  6. Decorate Mike’s music room (completed 5/1/09)

For my wallet:

  1. Replenish my savings back to $10,000
  2. Transfer my IRA into a better account (completed 4/16/10)
  3. Create a new budget
  4. Have 10 "NO SPEND DAYS" per month (330/330)
  5. Add $10 to my savings account for every item on the list completed (5/101)
  6. Go for three months on a $75 restaurant budget (3/3)

For my family & friends:

  1. Send birthday and holiday cards on time at least 20 times (21/20) (completed 10/29/09)
  2. Mail out 10 cards just to say “Hi” (0/10)
  3. Call Gamma at least once a month (30/30)
  4. Email colsta at least once a month (30/30) (Completed 2/17/10)
  5. Make a calendar book with all of mine and Mike's family members' birthdays
  6. Go on another vacation with Mom & Kelli (completed 3/19/10)
  7. Plan (and attend) another girls weekend
  8. Visit Terrie & Ryan in Florida

For my planet:

  1. Plant 2 more trees in our yard (2/2) (completed 6/4/09)
  2. Donate 101 material items to Goodwill (completed 10/17/08)
  3. Replant flower garden in the front yard using my own organic compost (completed 3/6/09)
  4. Take reusable bags to the grocery store at least 10 times (8/10)
  5. Put socket sealers into all of my electric sockets
  6. Buy 2 new Energy Star appliances (0/2)
  7. Buy solar panels for the house
  8. Grow 3 new kinds of vegetables in the garden each summer

Just because I need to:

  1. Buy a new car
  2. Get a new insurance policy (completed 2/6/09)
  3. Buy an external hard drive and back-up both computers (completed 9/14/08)
  4. Reorganize every closet in the house (2/6) linen closet, towel closet
  5. Buy a new mattress (completed 10/15/08)
  6. Learn how to use the handgun (completed 1/18/10)
  7. Clean my car inside and out 5 times (5/5)
  8. Clean the refrigerator and pantry every other month (10/15)

Just for fun:

  1. Get certified to Scuba dive
  2. Stay at a Bed & Breakfast
  3. Read at least 30 new books (20/30)
  4. Watch the Academy Awards Best Picture winners from the last 69 years (31/69)
  5. Go to the top 100 bars in Austin that I have not yet been to (1/35)
  6. Go back into Airman’s Cave and find the Sculpture Room
  7. Use my passport 5 times (5/5) Spain, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Gernmany
  8. Tie-dye something
  9. Go ice skating
  10. Read the Twilight book series (Completed 12/5/08)
  11. See a movie at a drive-in theater
  12. Go to a Georgetown High School football game
  13. Attend a performance at the Palace Theater (The Producers, completed 10/18/08)
  14. Visit the Austin Museum of Art
  15. Visit 5 of the USA’s top 41 wonders (3/5) Alaskan Cruise, Mount Rushmore, Las Vegas Strip
  16. Ride a train
  17. Apply for a game show
  18. Go camping at least 8 times (4/8) Inks Lake, Krause Springs, Colorado Bend State Park, Inks Lake,
  19. Visit 3 wineries in Texas (0/3)

For Celebration:

  1. Create a new list of 101 things to do when this list is completed
  2. Reward myself with a nice dinner out when my list is completed
  3. Use a portion of my list savings to buy something beautiful and timeless for myself