So I posted my 101 things to do in 1001 days. I've been wanting to do this for a long time and it's time I do it. I need to actually stick to something and follow something through! Soooo..... about me!
I am a mother, wife, sister, and daughter. I have 3 sons-- Christian (my step-son, so yes I didn't give birth to him but I still claim him) 16, Cameron (my Cowboy Joe- I love this big guy more than he knows!) 9, and Cole (6 months old!). I am a wife to Roger. I love him probably more than he knows. Yes, he gets on my nerves sometimes but what husband doesn't get nerve wracking sometimes. My sister- Caysa. The only CAYSA in the United States-- My parents created her name-- well Americanized it from Kajsa which is Swedish. I think she has a love/hate relationship with her name. I have a big, huge, not Greek!, family that I love.
I love to cook and while this might have some cooking on it later, I didn't know what to name this lovely thing, so Cara Moments it is! Anyone who knows me that I have them, probably more than I would like to admit but oh well. I am learning in this process and hopefully will one day get this lovely little blog to be like my idols.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
MY 101 LIST
101 THINGS TO DO IN 1001 DAYS
ENDS Friday, October 12, 2012
ME
1. START A BLOG! – did it! January 27,2010—needs a lot of work obviously but it’s there
2. Post at least once a week with pictures if available—I need to find a cord for my camera!!
3. see Dave Matthews Band in concert again
4. go one week without hitting the snooze button
5. DO THE 30DAY SHRED EXERCISE PROGRAM
6. TRY A NEW FRUIT OR VEGETABLE
7. SPEND A DAY WITHOUT GETTING ON THE INTERNET—did it! January 24,2010
8. SPEND A DAY AT THE SPA
9. Wear makeup for one month (30/30)—this has become a habit! This is good considering I am 28 and needed to do it! 2/15/10
10. go to a book signing
11. go to the dentist
12. lose 10 pounds
13. lose 10 pounds
14. lose 10 pounds
15. lose 10 pounds
16. lose 10 pounds
17. no fast food a week
18. no fast food for a month
19. get new glasses- getting 2/23/2010
20. get passport
21. get eye exam—doing 2/23/2010- Roger even did this too! Got his done on 2/24/10
22. Do my hair for one full month (30/30) -- This has become a habit! This is good considering I am 28 and needed to do it! 2/15/10 yes I know this was copied but I feel better about myself doing it too
23. complete healthtrak for work for 2010
24. complete healthtrak for work for 2011
25. Make it to a Chattanooga Lookouts game on our Anniversary
26. make it to Sticky Fingers on our anniversary
27. Go to a
28. actually decorate where we are currently living vs. just living there like
29. Have sex 3 times a week for 3 months
30. complete another 101 things to do list after this one is complete/over
EDUCATION/ENRICHMENT/
PHILANTHROPY/
PROJECTS
31. do a breast cancer charity event
32. find a church
33. buy reusable bags for the grocery store
34. Adopt a family/child every Christmas (0/2)
35. PAY IT FORWARD ONE DAY AND PAY FOR THE ORDER BEHIND ME IN A FAST FOOD Line (someone did pay it forward to me at aldi- gave me their shopping cart without me giving them my quarter so the cart I had I gave to someone else also—still awesome but I want to do it in a fast food line too 2/6/10)
36. don’t do anything major for the year of 2010
37. eat at 10 new restaurants
· Bucky’s BBQ 1/20/2010
· Mr. Salsa 2/16/2010
· Bonefish Grill 2/28/2010
38. find a permanent home for our digital pictures and upload them
39. go through all of our cookbooks and what we aren’t using take to used bookstore and put that money into savings
40. give someone a gift, just because
41. send someone flowers just because
42. switch to all energy efficient light bulbs
43. get wedding dress cleaned
44. donate wedding dress to brides for breast cancer
45. donate clothes to goodwill twice a year
46. send out 1 random card a month for a year
47. Become certified in something for medical training- coding, ultrasound, something!
· Looked into rad tech program/mri program not really what I want going to keep looking (January 28, 2010)-
48. Get the pictures from when Cameron was little put into digital form
49. create photo books for grandparents and auntie sissy for Christmas one year
50. Get a mini-sd card for the cell phones to get pictures off of them!!!
COOKING
51. frequent a farmers market/local food when I can
52. Make my own jelly/preserves OR can something
53. host a dinner party
54. make homemade bagels
55. make my husband the best apple pie ever
56. make pioneer woman’s cinnamon rolls
57. make scones for the first time
58. master making a pound cake
59. master the ice cream maker
60. cook everyday for an entire month
61. Bake something to bring into work did it! February 1, 2010
62. Bake at least once a week (and ask Roger more what he wants baked!)
· Week 1- Apple Dumplings
· Week 2 – granola
· Week 3- wheat bread
· Week 4- chocolate chip cookies
· Week 5 – the Brookie (brownie and choc chip cookie together)
· Week 6 pineapple upside down cake
· Week 7 French silk pie—even though this inadvertently ended up in the floor- it was rather funny
63. cook one recipe from each magazine we receive for one full year
- Southern Living (0/12)
· January 2010 Buttermilk breakfast cake- this is what I took to work
- Food and wine (0/12)
- Everyday Food (0/12)
- Family Circle (0/12)
- Food Network Magazine (0/12)
- Family Fun (0/12)
- Better Homes and Gardens (0/12)
64. create my own recipe
65. make bread for roger monthly for a year (1/12)
THINGS WE NEED/WANT
66. replace my 15 year old stand mixer with a new one
67. Get new living room furniture
68. BUY A NEW BIKE FOR ROGER
69. get new bedroom furniture
70. buy a new computer—we had someone look at my computer and apparently it’s not that bad just needs more RAM and to be cleaned 2/22/10
71. buy a bigger car for us
72. buy wedding pictures
FINANCES
73. pay off all hospital bills from having Cole
74. Pay off my car ($1000 left 2/15/10!)
75. pay off one student loan
76. completely pay off 3 credit cards that are in collections
77. put $5 in savings for everything marked off of this list
78. sign up for a 401k
79. Roger sign up for a 401k too DONE! February 4, 2010
80. start savings account for us
81. start savings account for Cole
82. start savings account for Cameron
83. starting savings account for Christian
84. Have no overdrawn checking for 3 months! (0/13weeks)
TRAVEL
85. GO camping
86. stay at blackberry farm for 2nights/3days
87. stay at grove park inn one night
88. go on a cruise
89. go on a date once a month with my husband (1/33)
- February 2010- we went to ruth’s chris- yes I know my husband works there BUT it was free!!!
90. go on a family vacation
91. go on a romantic trip with my husband
92. go on sugarcoma in
OUR KIDS
93. Buy a piggy bank for Cole and actually put coins in it – He has one! Coins to be put in tonight! January 28, 2010
94. start putting coins in cam’s piggy bank –don’t know why this wasn’t done sooner but done January 28, 2010
95. write a living will
96. Take Cole to the beach
97. send a package to Cameron once a month for a year (1/12)
· #1 Mailed 2/15/10
98. get bunk beds for cam and Christian
99. get Cole’s pictures taken every 3 months his first year of life
100. Complete Cole’s room
101. complete cam and Chris’ room (i.e. Get rid of toys, new comforter, beds set up, organized,etc)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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