We've been robbed!!

So I was in bed last night watching Teen Mom on MTV..when a commercial came on for a new show. As I watched it I thought...hmm..this sounds familiar. So the premise of the show is 1 question, 4 guys, 100 things. Basically 4 guys made up a list of 100 things they wanted to do, and now MTV is making a show out of it. WTF!! It's called The Buried Life. I'm seriuosly considering writing MTV so that they can do a show on us ;) So..we may need to beef up our list to involve more dangerous things...but shoot..if it involves a show on MTV...we can do it!!

LOL!

http://www.theburiedlife.com/

The Absolute Bestest Thing I've Crossed off my List So Far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, I am SO excited about this.
For years I've battled with jean designers and their refusal to acknowledge that everyone is not 5' 8" tall. Gap made a feeble attempt to accommodate women of different heights with their "lengths"- Regular, Long, and Ankle. Unfortunately Regular is too long, and Ankle length SEEM ok until you wash the jeans once and they shrink up above your shoe line. Not cool.
So, about 8 months ago I had to replace my "nice" jeans because I had shredded up the dragging bottoms. Kara and I went to Nordstroms and fell in love with the same exact jeans. Alas, they were very long. "Fear Not!" said Nordstroms. "We will hem jeans for free!" Sold. When the seamstress arrived at the dressing room and began pinning my jeans, she asked me if I wanted to keep the original hem. Huh?? That is even an option?? My mom used to hem my jeans but the new hemline never lived up to the nice, scrunched and worn look of the original hem. I had no idea it was even possible to keep the original hem when hemming jeans. The idea was magical. However, keeping the original hem would cost $15 and I am a cheapskate, so opted out of that. Since then the idea of keep the original hem has mystified me. Thus, it made it onto my list of 101 things to do.

This week at work, I googled "How to hem jeans and keep the original hem." This beauty popped up in my results:
http://www.cardiganempire.com/2009/08/how-to-hem-jeans-in-3-easy-steps.html
3 steps- really, that is it. It amazes me how easy it was. I did 2 pairs of jeans in 20 minutes, and Martha Stewart I am NOT. I feel like a success when I can get my sewing machine threaded without drawing any blood. So believe me when I say it's really possible for anyone to do this. AND you really, really can't tell unless you look super duper close. I'm in love.

10 DOWN!

Well I have to say I am pretty impressed with myself, haha.  I have crossed 10 items off my list, way more than I expected.

I will be crossing a few more off as the holiday approaches.  I am hosting a poker night in January so I will be playing online every night till then to teach myself how to play. 

Hope everyone is making progress and having fun while doing it!

Some More Progress

A lot of these are little things, but they were on my list, so they still count. Note: Potential spoilers are below, so if you don't want to know about the following books/movies, skip this section.

Books:
Gone with the Wind is 99% done. I find it a bit frustrating to read, especially after Rhett and Scarlet get married. I want to jump into the book and shake both of them for being stupid. They both love each other but can't give the other person the satisfaction of knowing that, so they instead make each other miserable.
And, because I like to relate everything back to Gossip Girl, their relationship is much like that of Blaire and Chuck. Rhett is a rogue like Chuck, and engages the company of prostitutes, etc, and it was pretty scandelous when Rhett and Scarlet got together. AND Rhett has not yet told Scarlet he loves her (he did once when he was drunk, but Scarlet didn't let herself believe him.) Very much Chuck and Blaire a la Season One. I think when I finish this I'm going to have to read the follow up book Scarlet, to see if she redeems herself and stops acting like a silly, helpless woman, which is the complete antithesis of her character in the first 3/4 of the book. I have more to write on this, but I'll wait until I'm actually done with the book.

Movies (one movie for each letter of the alphabet)
A: Angels and Demons- MUCH better than Davinci Code. I think the fact that the whole movie spans 7 hours helps keep the pace snappy. Davinci Code draaaggged. They changed the ending of Angels and Demons to make it more realistic, which I was happy about (if you've read the book, you know what I'm referring to.)

U: Up- Another great movie from Disney and Pixar. However, I was looking forward to sitting down to watch a lighthearted, fun movie, and I was CRYING within the first 5 minutes. I continued to cry intermittently throughout the rest of the movie. Please, please someone tell me you've seen it too and had the same reaction. Jamie was amazed that I cried so much, but even though it was cute and funny, the whole underlying premise of the movie was just so sad.

Y: Year One- I definitely did NOT cry during this movie :) If you like Michael Cera, you will really like this movie. Picture a classic Michael Cera character- awkward, quiet, unintentionally funny- trying to be a successful caveman. Jack Black is pretty good too. This was a fun, mindless movie that was highly entertaining. Two opposable thumbs up.

Some things from my list that are coming down the pipe:
Going to Wisconson! One of the things on my list is to visit 2 states I've never been to before. Yesterday, my work booked me and three other people to go to Wisconsin for software training. woo hoo! It's only for 3 days, and it's in January, but it will still be exciting.

Disney Half Marathon: I'm supposed to run a half marathon every year. I ran Newport in 2009, and Disney I will be running in January 2010. I'm back up to running 6 miles, and will run 7 this weekend. The trip should be a blast. I also have to run a race every 2 months, which means I need to find a nice little race to run in this month... can't wait to run in the snow :)

How's everyone else doing with their lists?

lists are hard...

I can't believe I can't check more off my list!! I feel lazy :(
I just donated a toy..not for toys for tots, but I'm still counting it as that one, so taht's done for this year. I also checked off a few for cooking something new each week. I shoudl have done each month, mostly because I completely forgot to keep track of taht..so 4 is a guess, it may be more.

I'm hoping 2010 gives me a renewed sense of...umm..whatever it is that will make me movitvated to get through this list!!

2 more things off my list!

One big thing and one little thing. First, the little thing- I finally got a new pair of glasses- woo hoo! One of the nose cushion thingies broke off my other pair, plus I wanted a new style- kind of retro thicker framed glasses. SO thanks to my friends at beyondhello.com, I did a mystery shop and was able to get nice Ralph Lauren glasses for over 50% off. yippee! I want to get better at posting pictures with my posts, but I didn't take a picture of myself in the glasses yet...

Second thing is a big one- I passed the Real Estate Salesperson's License exam! I've always been interested in real estate, and Jamie's been in the business for 5 years now. After I finished with grad school I figured now was as good a time as any. Plus, the state is thinking of increasing the number of in-class education hours required to become an agent. Currently it is 24 classroom hours, and it may increase to 60. Big difference!
So, on Saturday morning I drove to Woburn to take the exam. The exam is in 2 parts- Federal and State. You can pass/fail both or either of the sections. I was very nervous I would not pass the Massachusetts exam. Luckily, I passed both! Not so luckily, they take your picture for your license right before you take the exam, so I had my hair pulled back into an ugly ponytail and had my new glasses on. I don't look very chic. :/
I am going to be working under Jamie at Custom House Realty- - go Team Murphy!! I think I already have my first client lined up for the spring. So if you know anyone looking to buy or sell on the South Shore, send them my way! I do make North Shore exceptions for very special people though :)

Kelly's List

Okay so it took me forever to actually come up with a list and get it up here. I actually have to confess that i had made a list a year ago when i was living in Virginia Beach and have been working off of that one so you think it wouldn't be that hard but it was! I am happy to say that thanks to nannying i was able to cross off a few things on my list and edit them. So hopefully I will not procrastinate in doing the things on my list. I have tried to be realistic in what I can get done in 3 years and i was going to say that some of this was personal and not list it but what the hell might as well list everything...so some of it is really personal to me. I will try to update as much as i can.

1. lose weight
2. eat healthier
3. start an exercise routine
4. do more outside activities, hiking, walking... etc.
5. start and keep up with a journal
6. learn more about becoming "enviromentally friendly" and do it
   
7. get a tatoo
8. start reading the newspaper other than the A&E section and sunday advertisements
9. pay off credit card debt
10. buy a car
11. volunteer more
12. visit Candice in Spain preferably on my birthday
    
13. finally do receipts and keep up with them every week
14. organize the basement
15. put together a business plan
    
16. find someone to help me start putting the wheels in motion for the business plan
17. read the books on my list and the MLA list
18. finish goals ecourse
19. learn to play cribbage
20. learn to play wist
21. move out
22. fall in love
23. buy a camera
24. stop hiding from having my picture taken
    
25. take more photos
26. make a scrapbook
27. make a book of quotes and readings
28. sit next to the dugout at Fenway
29. sit backstage at a concert
30. attend a ball...preferably in Vienna during Ball season
    
31. travel around Europe
    
32. visit California and be able to explore other cities
    
33. drive across country and visit the great and odd parts of our country(hello giant ball o string!)
34. go on vacation with Mom and Nanny
35. visit Kerry and the boys more
36. Go away with Kerry
37. go on vacation with Nancy
38. write down my memories of Nanny and Papa
39. drink more water
40. drink less alcohol
41. Build a wardrobe that is versatile and my style
42. put an effort into looking good daily
43. get my hair done by a curly hair professional
44. sail on the Charles River
45. watch a movie at the Boston Harbor Hotel or outside in a park
    
46. graduate college
47. get my masters degree
    
48. learn to read tarot cards
49. go away for a weekend or week(if i can afford it) by myself
50. make dr's appts and go
    
51. be more grateful
52. learn more about politics
53. stop procrastinating
54. reconnect with old friends
55. see movies on my list
56. organize nanny's photos
57. go skiing more
58. go deep sea fishing on the Cape
59. stay in NY late to see a broadway play
60. see the red sox at a new stadium
61. go to Disney
62. take my Child Life Certification test
63. learn to ballroom dance
64. take more day trips
65. start buying and putting things away for when i move out
66. stop worrying about what people think of me
67. ice skate at frog pond
68. write thank-you notes and actually give them to people
69. learn to meditate
70. believe in myself more
71. build a better music selection
72. go to a concert with my uncle Tommy
73. go to more galleries
    
74. listen to bands and music i typically wouldn't
75. learn to sew buttons and hems
76. forget my regrets and get over them.
77. learn to garden
78. watch the news more and keep up on current events
79. put money into savings account
80. wish on a shooting star and believe that my wish will come true
81. get back to coaching gymnastics
82. attend more plays that aren't musicals
83. take the train and get off on at a seaside stop and explore the area
84. Be open to new relationships (friendship or romantic)
85. Go apple picking
86. learn how to pair wines with dinner
87. become an advocate for the American Cancer Society and actively participate
    
88. give the caregivers speech at one of the Relay's without crying
89. figure out my 401k's and how to consolidate them
90. do something new every month (0/33)
91. convince nanny to write down her thoughts and memories of her life

It was a Cold and Rainy Day...

One of my goals is to run a race every two months. On October 18th I ran my first half marathon. My next one is in January at Disney (a little over 2 months but who's counting.) Here is a brief recap.

It was a cold and rainy sunday morning when my uncle dropped my aunt Janet and I off at the Newport Visitors Center. By rainy, I mean straight out pouring sheets. The weather people were excited to report the first Nor'easter of the season. Janet and I were not as excited.

After getting dropped off we attempted to stay warm and dry by hiding out in the visitors center, but race officials would not let us go inside unless we were registering for the race. Considering we already had our numbers pinned to our rain jackets, we couldn't lie. Luckily the friendly staff at the Marriott were more accommodating and let us hang out in the hotel. Several bathroom trips and some stretching later, we were ready to run!

The race started out slowly, considering there were thousands of us racing. We tried to follow my uncle's advice to run in the middle of the road to avoid puddles, but by the time we got running, the entire road was one big puddle. Wet socks? check. Wet pants? check. Wet gloves? check. We were pretty much soaked by the end of the first mile.

We had some great volunteers cheering everyone on and working at the water tables, but IMO the water and porter potties were few and far between- especially the porter potties. Janet and I were both feeling good until we reached mile 8, where we both started cramping up, and my left knee began to throb. We started walking up every incline, and running the rest of the time. At mile 10 I started openign my stride up, simply to stretch my legs and try to uncramp them, and felt suprisingly better. I kept my stride up, and the last 3 miles went by pretty quickly. It was great to see my parents and Jamie at the finish line. Amy and Jackson had tried to wait for us but it was just too cold and disgusting out. I don't blame them- if I didn't have to be out in the rain, wind, and sleet, I would have been hiding out in a car too!

It felt great to finish, and I'm now really excited for the Disney half marathon- I have a goal to beat now, and the weather HAS to be better than it was for this race!

Progess! Not much, but something

oohkay so I am in the process of checking 1/30th of something off my list. I just started reading Gone with the Wind, which is on the MLA's list of 30 books to read. So far it's very much like the movie, with the exception that in the first paragraph of the book Margaret Mitchell describes Scarlett as "not quite pretty, but charming." The not quite pretty part doesn't really describe Vivian Leigh..

Other items in progress is getting my real estate salesperson's license- just scheduled the test for November 7th. Also will try to send stuff in to get my passport changed. woo hoo!

Zip lining anyone?

So, I decided to look into a few things on my list, and found a zip lining place in Massachusetts.
I have no idea where Charlemont Ma is (it makes me think of that history teacher in HS who used to spit when she said things like human and charlemagne) anyway..check it out:

http://www.deerfieldzipline.com/

obviously something to do in the spring early summer, but I think it looks super cool!! It's only $85, which for a 3 hour tour...a 3 hour tour...the weather started getting rough, the ship was getting tossed...
..okay..anyway, as I was saying, $85 isn't that bad, I don't think.

Also, does anyone want to do the haunted house on livingston this year??

*Melissa's List* So close yet so far, 85 and counting!

1 Renew my passport and use it
2 Go skydiving
3 Go scuba diving
4 Finish school
5 Sell my condo and buy a single family home
6 Buy a new car
7 Knit an entire afghan
8 Go white water rafting
9 Get a job in my field of study
10 Take a yoga class
11 Go on the Boston Duck tours
12 Lose 15 lbs
13 Learn to sew a simple hem
14 Organize all my photos
15 Have a clothing swap party
16 Visit Casey in Florida
17 Have a picnic in a park
18 Donate blood (for the first time)
19 Go to a drive in movie theater
20 Take a golf lesson
21 Apply to upgrade my license to carry
22 Take 5 consecutive days off from work
23 Visit Samantha at college in Maine
24 Take a ballroom dance lesson
25 Make a legal simple will
26 Take a road trip outside of New England
27 Let someone explain football and really try to get into it
28 Visit the arboretum
29 Take a cake decorating class
30 Go with out dairy for one week
31 No alcohol for one month
32 Have someone plan a whole day for me and have no control over it
33 Walk to five places I would normally drive to
34 Finish one of the five books I have started
35 Run one mile with ease
36 Have my family over for dinner
37 Volunteer for something
38 Organize my recipes
39 Visit Washington DC and be a tourist
40 Stop biting my nails
41 Recycle more at home
42 Learn to meditate and actually do it for one month
43 Make a family tree
44 Make homemade ice cream
45 Learn how to play poker well
46 Host a poker game night
47 Grow and herb garden
48 Test drive a car I could never afford
49 Get off the bunny slope snowboarding
50 Register with the church in my town
51 Go to a Red Sox game in Baltimore
52 Expand my board game collection
53 Improve my tennis game
54 Get back into taking ballet lessons
55 Finish cleaning out my Nanas papers and things
56 Cook a whole turkey dinner and fixings
57 Go to Patriot Place to help with my quest of understanding and liking football
58 Donate at least two trash bags of clothing from my house (three bags)
59 Visit my cousin Jennifer in Kentucky
60 Update my resume
61 Make time to blow bubbles on a beautiful day
62 Start a daily journal
63 Attend a free lecture or workshop
64 Go to a town meeting
65 Have a carpet picnic while it's snowing out
66 Color Easter eggs
67 Rollerblade the Charles River walkway
68 Roll my TIAAF IRA into to my City IRA
69 Become a better speller
70 Do the Walk for Hunger
71 Worry less
72 Fall in love
73 Spend more time having fun like a child and only get serious when needed
74 Perform five random acts of kindness
75 Go fishing
76 Research schools to transfer to
77 Cancel all store credit cards that I have never used
78 Go on a walking tour of Boston
79 Paint my downstairs bathroom
80 Take my Dad out for a very nice dinner
81 Knit more baby items for baby showers
82 Lower the credit limit on my credit card
83 Purchase a new (expensive) purse
84 Empty out my kitchen cabinets and reorganize
85 Take a girls trip to Chicago
86 Clean or have my Coach bag collection cleaned so I can use them
87 Take a tour of the Boston Harbor Islands

Lissa's List.... Work in Progress

I completely forgot to work on my list last night. I blame it on So You Think You Can Dance. But hey, better late then never, right?

I also originally titled this post "Melissa's List" but realized that would be confusing cuz we have two Melissas, so I changed it to "Lissa's List."

here are the first 60 or so, in no particular order. if i wanted to take the easy way out i could have listed the 30 books i want to read separately. :)

Travel to:
1. Spain, France, Italy, Prague, Scotland, Ireland
2. Australia/New Zealand
3. Seattle
4. San Fran/Sonoma
5. 2 states I've never been to( 1/2 - Wisconsin)
6. Actually get to the natural pools in Aruba. Maybe the 3rd time will be a charm.
7. Take a sister trip with just me and Amy.
8. Go on a picnic.
9. Sell my condo and buy a house.
10. Get a dog (or two).
11. Learn how to do agility training with said dog(s).
12. Make something substantial for the house with my sewing machine- Curtains, etc.
13. Make all the recipes in a recipe book.
14. Make homemade maki rolls.
15. Grow my own veggies.
16. Adopt a horse/pony.
17. Get portfolio together for a&m paperworks. Needs to be done asap!
18. Get the website for LowenMarkh Dressage cleaned up.
19. Compete and win at a rated dressage show.
20. Get back into playing the guitar.
21. Learn how to golf, for real.
22. Join the millions of delusional people on youtube who post video of them singing. :)
23. Go to a concert at least every 2 months (18 concerts). 4/18
10/09/09: Paramore
12/01/09: Lady Gaga
09/07/10: Mumford and Sons
11/11/10: Mumford and Sons
24. Attend a film festival.
25. Learn to make saddle pads.
26. Get resume and cover sheet put together for the time when I finally decide to find a new job.
27. Make my first real estate sale.
28. Get a job where i can actually put my MBA to good use.
29. Pay off my CC (to be done by end of 2009.)
30. After that, put an extra $50 per week into savings.
31. Renovate the upstairs bathroom
32. Renovate the downstairs bathroom
33. Renovate the kitchen
34.Go through my wardrobe and throw out anything that I haven't worn in over a year.
35. Re-organize my closet so Jamie can put his clothes in there.
36. Clean out the upstairs "nook" where all my textbooks are currently hanging.
37. Donate/sell 72 books. -at 51 now
38. Learn how to speak 2 languages fluently (other than English ha ha).
. Read/re-read all of the books on the MLA's Top 30 Book list. I'll blog after I finish each one :)
1. Gone with the Wind
2a. Golden Compass (His Dark Materials Book 1)
2b. The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials Book 2)
2c. The Amber Spyglass (His Dark materials Book 3)
3. The Lovely Bones
4. Jane Eyre
5. Time Traveler's Wife

40. Take a contuining education class at BCAE or someplace like that.
41. Start and complete the children's book that is floating in my head.
42. Write a screenplay for a movie, based on a book I love.
43. Hike Mt. Washington

44. Run 3 half marathons (starting... now!)(3/3)
45. Run a race approx every other month (18 races) 4/18
46. Complete the 100 Pushup Challenge. (starting today!)
47. Get a six pack, or at least a 4 pack.
48. Get my deviated septum fixed (NOT a nosejob!)
49. Go ziplining
50. Get off the bunny slope and board down an actual trail.
51. Go snowshoeing
52. Go biking at least 4 times a year.
53. Bonfire on the National Seashore.
54. Start a new family tradition, like summer vacation at a particular seaside spot.
55. THINK about maybe having a baby. (Amy stop jumping up and down.)
56. Dress up for work at least 1 x a week (no jeans!)
57. Get a new pair of glasses.
58. Take a day off from work and have a day of movie watching in the theater.
59. Take a bubble bath.
60. Donate 1-2 Christmas gifts.
61. Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity
62. Host a board game night.
63. Watch 26 movies I've never seen that begins with each letter of the alphabet.
A: Angels and Demons
F: Four Christmases
H. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I.
P: Prince of Persia
S: Sherlock Holmes
T: Toy Story 3
U: Up
Y: Year One
64. Donate $5 for everything not completed on the list.
65. Save $10 everytime I complete something on the list.
66. Learn how to hem jeans.
67. Go white water rafting.
68. Go to a live taping of the Ellen show.
69. Get my passport renewed/change the name on it.
70. Write a song.
71. Get down a green and a blue slope on my snowboard :)
72. Compete in and win a 2nd level test.
72. Compete in and win a 1st level test.
73. Get my real estate salesperson's license.
74. Watch a movie outside during the summer movie series at the hatch shell.

Amy's List of 101 (well..91)

1. Call DOE and find out what I need to do to teach
2. Take MTEL
3. Ger resume together for next summer (2010)
4. Find teaching job and start masters program (2010)
5. Put $5.00 in saving account for everything I cross off. $10.00 for everything I don’t
6. Start up 401k again
7. Create a budget and stick to it
8. Pay off CC's
9. Run and complete a half marathon
10. Walk or run in a race to benefit a cause
11. No more twickets
12. Work out 3 times a week
13. Don’t drink any alcohol for a month [0/31]
14. Only drink on weekends
15. Visit 5 states I’ve never been too [0/5]
16. Wake up early at the beach, walk to coast and collect seashells
17. Make a decision to drive, fly, or ride a train somewhere you haven’t been before – 45minutes before you go
18. Go on an unplanned road trip and only make left turns
19. Visit Europe
20. Take a salsa or ballroom dance class
21. Go skinnydipping
22. Learn to snowboard
23. Correct my golf swing (and just golf more in general!)
24. Go down a zip line
25. Hike to a spot and then camp out
26. Spend a day climbing trees
27. Go kayaking
28. Have someone plan an entire day for me and have no control over what happens
29. Jump off a cliff into a body of water
30. Play hooky from work and go to an afternoon baseball game
31. Catch a fly ball or homerun ball at a baseball game
32. Go to a book reading and have the author sign their book
33. Go on a picnic complete with basket and checkered blanket
34. Go ice skating at the rink in NYC
35. Watch a thunderstorm from Mt. Washington
36. Walk through all of central park
37. Lay in bed with someone all day
38. Watch the sunrise
39. Watch a classic Hollywood movie in a park
40. Find and master my signature dish
41. Serve that dish at a dinner party I host
42. Plant a vegetable & herb garden
43. Take MTEL practice test
44. Try Kobe Beef
45. Eat at one new restaurant a month [1/33]
46. Have a band make a shout out to me
47. Find a good signature joke
48. Learn how to change a tire
49. Learn to juggle
50. Go fishing
51. Frame all the artwork and photography I have
52. Finish all the books I’ve started before buying or starting any new ones
53. Finish sewing projects
54. launch thisnthat
55. Take a picture every day for at least a month straight [0/31]
56. Prove that I completed everything on the list somehow
57. Start and finish photo books of Jackson (2008 & 2009)
58. Create iDVD's with pictures videos (2008,2009,2010)
59. Volunteer somewhere (feeding homeless, etc.) at least once a year (0/3)
60. De-clutter my material possessions
61. Buy a single family house
62. Become a better decision maker
63. Donate blood
64. Help a stranger
65. Complete a random act of kindness every month [0/33]
66. Clean out my inboxes on all my email accounts..and consolidate to just two accounts. 4 is unnecessary
67. ????
68. Make a tastebook
69. Purchase toys for Toys for Tots each Christmas [1/3]
70. Don’t use any technology for an entire day [phone, ipod, computer, etc]
71. Find my favorite beer in all the land
72. Find a four leaf clover
73. Cook something new once a week (4/156)
74. Go through DVD's and organize and get rid of ones we don't watch
75. Write more thank you notes
76. Dress better for work, and life
77. Accessorize more
78. clean out crafting materials & donate/sell what I don't use
79. Go to a live taping of the Ellen Show

80. Visit Meg in Chicago
81. Donate wedding dress nubmer 1 to www.makingmemories.org
80. Attempt to sell wedding dress number 2
83. Shoot a gun
84. Change my last name on all my accounts
85. Make all the paper projects on my PaperSource calendar
86. Get a library card
87. Find a new HR job
88. Go rockclimbing
89. make a legal will
90. Knit jackson a hat
91. Finish Jackson's holiday quilt

77 out of 101..not bad..right?

So, bored at work and decided to work on my list. Well, technically the list I stole and am editing to suit my needs. So I'm up to 77, and now I'm stuck. Like Melissa, I remember thinking of many things that I should put on my list..things I'm sure Jill and I talked about, things I hope Jill remembers because I can't! Well, the coundown is on..lists are due at the end of the month, and the fun begins October 1st!!!

I hope everyone else is doing good on their lists. Maybe we shold email eachother the lists in case there are some that we didn't think of that others did and we can steal them :)

*Poof!!* Where'd it Go???

That's how I feel every time I try to sit down to start writing my list. I go through my day, and randomly a wonderful thought or idea will pop into my head, and I mentally bookmark it to add to my list later. However, it never gets there... It's not that the idea isn't meaningful or important, or isn't something that I really want to accomplish in 1001 days, but I just can't hold onto it. Maybe its my impending 30th birthday- early onset alzheimer's? Or maybe it's just difficult for me to sit down and solidly make out a plan- however casual it may be- for what I want to do with my life in the next three years. Maybe I'm afraid of committing to a list of things I want to accomplish, and then possibly not accomplish the entire list, and feel like a failure... I'm not as worried about the "easy" stuff (travel to XYZ, buy ABC, etc), but the more important, hallmark goals that I may not be able to achieve...

Anyone else feeling performance pressure about writing their list?

Here we go!

Okay..so I totally stole this idea. I was reading one of my favorite blogs "A Blog of a Good Time" and noticed that Julie had another blog about doing 101 things in 1001 days. I thought "what a great idea" and started working on my list. Last weekend at my bachelor/bachelorette party (no..it was not a joint party, but I consider drinking all day, playing lawn games and flip cups more of a bachelor party, the next day was out to dinner and a club..more bachelorette) I was telling the girlies about it, and a bunch of them wanted to join in on the fun. So, we are all currently working on our list (right girls??) and we plan on starting our 1001 day countdown on my sister's birthday (ehemm..30th birthday!) October 2nd!! This should be good...