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Almost Nine Months Later

And I can only cross off six more items? That's weak! But there are a few more in progress.
I just crossed off:

#3 Make a Baby Blankie.
(the blankie is beneath the baby)

#16 Paint 3 or 4 Peekaboo Panels.











#21 This one's private. Bwah-haha!
(the goal is on top of the blankie)










#41 Use sunscreen - No bad sunburns all 3 summers!
#42 Get and use a filing cabinet. Technically I got a filing safe? But it works, and cost less than a cabinet.
#44 Send a thank you card. Or like a skillion. People like to give babies presents. :)

I am officially giving up on 75. Eff that goal and it's effing goal-y-ness.

And there is some progress towards #23 (buying a house) though nothing is official and it's a very slow wait and see process, so let's just silently cross our fingers and hope it works out. #'s 28, 30, 31, 32, and 33 (all random house projects) should all fall into place after #23 is official.

That's all folks!

Forty Goals Down

Only sixty more to go... ugh.

Newly crossed off goals are:
4. Crochet blankets for Christmas gifts (4/4).
6. Make a hat and bootie combo.
13. Draw something.
25. Save $1 a day so at the end of this challenge I will have $1001.
48. Get a printer.
65. Go to Lights on the Lake - finally!
90. Donate hair.

4. So I finished that fourth and final blanket in time for Christmas, obviously. This one was for my other nephew. I didn't find out what his favorite color was first, instead his mom told me his room is mostly camo, so I did this multi-browns thing below:
6. This was previously a half completed goal that said "Make a hat and booties combo." But I realized I am never going to finish that second bootie, ever. Because I only wanted to know I could, I really have no use for the booties themselves. A little editing and voila! Finished goal.

13. I drew something. Nothing worth showing, but dangit it totally happened.

25. So this is a little bit of cheating in action. Currently our savings account has well over this $1,001 goal. But it will be used in a few months when I am out of work with this whole having a baby condition I've got. I'm counting it anyway.

48. We needed a printer, ours died a long time ago. So I added this goal to the list. We bought a printer. And then I crossed it off.

65. We went to Lights on the Lake! FINALLY! It was a little on the boring side, but we also went on Christmas Eve and the place was packed. I don't know if it is normally as slow moving as it was that particular night.

90. 8 full inches (plus probably a little excess, I clearly wasn't the one doing the measuring and cutting) are gone from my head. It is weird having a neck. Don't even ask for a picture, the camera is not my friend. I swear to god there is a cute girl in the mirror, but when the camera comes out she is nowhere to be found these days.

3rd Blanket

This is the blanket I mentioned finishing in that last post... Finally got around to uploading pictures!

That's pretty much all for right now. :)

Umm Whoa!

This update is a bit overdue! I knew I'd been putting off posting for a little while but I didn't realize it'd been almost 3 full months... *puts a bag over my head*

I am now up to 31 completed items, which means I had 6 extra things to cross off in that time. Not bad! And I should have a couple more pretty soon here. For now I got to cross off these:
22. Get renters insurance.
62. Go to Taughannock Falls.
64. Go somewhere crowded (like the State Fair) and don’t freak out (crowds totally suck).
65. Go camping. (Real camping.)
73. Go to a concert.

And I must have crossed another one off in between posts that I don't really remember, but I'm thinking it must have been:
52. Hang out with my mom. Just for fun.

I also finished blanket three of four for number four (and started the last one), but I'll have to come back later with a picture since it's still on our camera.

I failed number 58: Find another new-to-me writing or photo blog challenge that sounds interesting – and complete it! I started doing 30 Days of {Blank} (my blank was to be a photo everyday), but then it wasn't very fun. And I stopped. Oh well. Maybe I'll find a funner one to try later on.

I need to update my books I've read so I can update the number for 74. Read 100 books! (15/100) ... I haven't updated that list since my last post at least. D'oh!

Then also I just realized I still need to read this years 77. Read at least one book from this list each year.

Aye Carumba! :)

It's a Big One!

#20 is completed! When it's time for a new(er) car – make an informed decision, and get A/C!!!

Earlier this month we took my car in to our mechanic to check out a brake fluid leak. We ended up making two trips for brake repairs (not due to the mechanic, first it was rear brakes, and then our poor luck it was followed by front brakes), and he let us know it was probably time to start looking for a new car, start saving up, whatever we had to do. The car was still okay for now, but it's getting pretty rusty under there and won't last forever. We did still do the brake repairs, and the car passed inspection also - we weren't really planning to replace it so quickly! It just kind of worked out that way. And the new-to-us car... has AC! It's pretty much the best thing ever. Here's the new car, it's a 2005 Hyundai Elantra.


You know what makes this even greater? Not only did I cross off another goal, and is it a pretty exciting one anyway ... this makes the 25th goal to be crossed off! Which means I need to celebrate this wondrous milestone. I wonder what I'll do?!

In the next couple months I should be crossing off a few more of these goals. We made our camping reservations last night, so there is one for sure!

Why Hello, July!

As usual I am making changes! Sometimes the easiest way to measure these things doesn't come to me until too late. Luckily, it's really never too late! I just changed my cooking goal from something lame like "cook a meal once a month" to: 45. Try five new recipes! (1/5) ... and only counted one that I've already done, thought I think there were more. We'll just count this one for now though! Since it's documented somewhere already.

I added and crossed off: 47. Get a weedeater! ... too. You can call me a cheater, I don't mind. We needed one. And we got one. And now I just need to learn to use it. Maybe that should have been my goal... but honestly I won't be heartbroken if Jeff becomes the official weedeater in the household.

I'm worried about: 74. Read 100 books! (14/100) ... I upped the tally to 14 just now, though I'm technically still reading book 14. I should finish it soon. But like I said, I'm worried! I need to find some shorter books to read as filler! :)

And I'm considering abandoning: 75. Read Jane Austen: The Complete Novels. (2/7) ... because, blah.

11. Start and complete holiday craft challenges. (3/4) ... is on the back burner for now. Maybe I'll try to revive it one last time for Christmas this year.

4. Crochet blankets for Christmas gifts (2/4) ... is going really well! I just started #3 recently, the blanket for my nephew that chose yellow as his favorite color. Jeff seemed to think yellow wasn't very manly of a color, so it's yellow and blue. Navy blue, pale yellow, and little bits of light blue and white also. I think it looks pretty awesome so far!

I'm hoping to combine #'s 62, 65, and maybe even 55... that's: 62. Go to Taughannock Falls, 65. Go camping. (Real camping.), and 55. Have a game night. I'm working on Jeff and our friends Kendra and Damien. Hopefully it works out because it sounds like fun! Plus, THREE THINGS TO CROSS OFF! :) I know what's important.

Other than that I still have a bunch of blanks on my list! I know I'll come up with more as time goes on, but suggestions are always welcome!