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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!

Pretty In Pink

I finished my second blanket for #4. This one is for my other niece who chose pink as her favorite color.

Next up is "yellow" for one of my nephews. The fourth blanket? I intended it to be for my sister's boyfriends son (that lived in the same house as the three previously mentioned)... but. My sister and his father split up. So! I will wait and see before I make any decisions about this goal. I do have another nephew (my other sister's only kid) that I could make the 4th blanket for. I was going to see if I could manage a fifth for him, and possibly a sixth for my father in law.... so it will all work out.

Goals, Goals, Goals!

I can post Numbers 2 and 15 now that they've finally been sent to their new owner! I present Mr. Turtle:


And here is the painting I took my sweet time on. (I was actually plugging along really well, then I heard that Shawn came along earlier than expected, and I lost steam. That probably should have ADDED steam... I have no excuse.)


I also painted a cow by request.

I'm working on the list some more today, and renumbering so things stay in the right categories. There's 7 or 8 blank spots for new goals to be filled in, I left 2 in the Life Things section because I'm sure stuff will pop up to fill in there, the others I just moved to the Random Things section and they can just sit there even if they end up fitting in elsewhere. Changing all the numbers is a pain in my tush. =)

I just crossed off what is now #89: Teach someone something. I think I was thinking on a bigger scale when I set that goal, but... in the last week alone I've shown about a trillion people how to send a fax. That should count. I also added and crossed of #93.... Make a bird feeder. Maybe that's cheating, but I don't think so. I did want to do it, and then I did it.

Public Service Announcement

If you recently noticed that I stopped "following" you? I didn't. I mean... I did? Through Bloggers "follow this blog" thingy, but you are still listed in my Google Reader so I will still get your updates. I wanted everything I read to be in one big long (alphabetized - :bag: ) list, but with some blogs being "followed" through blogger it kept moving those to a separate folder... and basically upsetting me for no good reason. My life is much more manageable now. ;)

Mid-April Update!

It's always a lot of work to drag myself over here to update. I don't know why, since once I do it I feel better about it! I just was able to update my finished tasks tally to 21 totally completed goals. Awe.Some. Four more and I get to celebrate! I wonder what I'll do for my celebration? :)

So... which goals did I cross off?
#14 - Paint something. I'd love to show you what it was... but that has to wait until I actually mail it to it's destination. Just in case.
#24 - It previously said something like "save $ every month, actual savings account not necessary". How do you measure that though? Since we did open a savings account and are adding to it... I just changed it to "Open a savings account." - and then crossed it off.
#78 - Try a new restaurant. You know that meant new to me, right? It did. And we went to Uno Chicago Grill. The name of that place confuses me since I don't understand if it's Uno's Chicago Grill, or if they're switching up the language mid-name (One Chicago Grill?), or if it's just Uno Grill and they threw the Chicago in there so you know it's Chicago themed... in any case - it was good. And I enjoyed asking for the "bringing home the bacon burger". Fun names! ;)

The more I nose through my list the less happy I am with some of my goals that really aren't measurable. They bug me. And so I changed some more. Right now I have a few holes to fill in. They say "new goal needed!" - and I may change more later too. Remember, that's allowed.

I'm worried about my 100 books goal! I'm only working on book 10. And I'm about a quarter of the way through my 1001 days. At this rate I'll be lucky to make it to 50! :faint: I'll have to read easier and shorter books I think. I wonder where I placed my copy of If You Give A Mouse A Cookie...

Eighteen Completed Goals

Happy March First! :) I just crossed off number 86 - as that plant is still kickin'. I've done good.

I also updated a few little building block goals; I'm on book 8 of 100 now, I posted at least twice on my main blog in February, we did a date night, I made a meal no matter how simple it may have been... and so on. I also finished one of the four (but maybe 6!) blankets I need to make by Christmas this year! This one is for one of my nieces who answered the all important "What's your favorite color" question with "Orange".

It's a about twice as long as shown, and really not quite THAT bright in person. Though it is definitely pretty bright. Also, I taught myself a fancy ruffle edge crochet stitch for this one, I like it. You probably can't even tell it's there from the picture though. Next up is a blanket in all different flavors of pink!

Everybody's Talking About Change

I just did a little list updating. For now I've italicized a couple that will need changing, but I'll have to think on them (like - #30: Chewy goal, and #39: Dale goal). A few others changed completely, and SOME have even been crossed out! WOO! Progress is awesome.

I now have SEVENTEEN completed goals! And a few straggler halves. We won't discuss those. Matter of fact, I could probably stop adding "halves" now that I have a real whole number to brag about... but the halves kind of remind me that I should finish those at some point. Sort of. I don't DO it, but they remind me that I should... yeah.

First up... #55. I got a Wii! It was part my birthday present, and part money from Christmas. It is wicked fun and I like it more than I thought I would even! I've only had it a week though.

I know what you're thinking... if I got a Wii one of my halves should have disappeared, right? You don't miss anything! But... check out # 86. I got a plant! Two actually, from work for my birthday. So all I have to do is keep one (or both) alive long enough to feel like I've succeeded, and that baby will get crossed off too! (That probably won't take long. I've had them a week and am starting to get a bit cocky.)

What else is different?! .... I changed my crocheting goals around. I think I mentioned that I didn't really care about trying all those patterns once I knew I could figure it out. So... I left #3 (the roly-poly pig) the same since it's for my mom (who likes pigs). I can probably give that a shot sometime in the next 800 and some days. I changed #4 to crocheting 4 (or more if it goes well!) blankets as Christmas gifts this year. I started a bright orange one last night. A certain niece of mine chose orange as her favorite color - I'm thinking it will be mostly orange (well the yarn calls itself "pumpkin"), with a touch of bright pink and green, and maybe white. Four (maybe six!) blankets in this year alone is a pretty big goal, so I forgive myself for this next indiscretion. I changed #5 to "crochet a snowman and a santa for my mom for Christmas." Then I crossed it out, since I already did that. See the snowman! See the Santa... I still need to suck it up and finish #6! That second stinking bootie. This is pretty lame of me since it's even started. It would maybe take and hour or two.

#36 - Cleaning my car inside and out twice a year? I've pathetically changed that to simply cleaning out the trash once in a blue moon. Don't judge me!

I changed #37 to set up somewhat of a home binder. But I don't plan to get all complicated like some I've seen! I'll be happy with just having somewhere to put receipts and manuals - maybe with a phone number list. That sounds fancy to me.

I tried my new food for 2009! (#40) It was tomato bisque with mushrooms. (Yes, soup. Shut up.) Words like "bisque" would normally put me off, but yesterday? I TRIED IT. And it was good. But apparently bisque is normally creamier than that was. I probably wouldn't have liked it that way, so I'm glad.

I changed #81 from "keep reading, and keep track of what I read" to Read 100 books! WOO! I have been trying to read 50 books in one year the last few years, but I don't really come close. So I figured 100 books in 1001 days might be doable! And I can still keep track using my 50 books set-up: which is this list here. Counting from my first Jane Austen book (which I started right about the same time I started this list) I'm at six total so far. I better get trucking!

I think those are the only major changes/updates. Though I did update #99 to show just '09 and '10... since I never got to do it this year! That makes me sad actually. At first I kept forgetting to look, and then I think it was maybe too close to Christmas once I did remember - because I didn't find a drop box. Next year (this year!) I will be more pro-active about it. Seriously! I will! Because I do feel bad that it didn't happen this year. Sigh.

Overdue Update

I really let this go too long without an update. I didn't forget, I just kept saying to myself "I'll get to it soon." Which obviously didn't work out so well. So I have a few updates, I've now completed fourteen total items!

• I completed both Nablopomo and Holidailies this year, so I got to cross off numbers 88 and 90 (they also counted as parts of 89 and 91).
• I started taking a multivitamin, so there's number 43.
• I also crossed off finishing the staining of the picnic table, number 19. Which I didn't technically have to do anything for. I thought it would need another coat when I added it to the list, but I never did that and I think it's going to be fine. It seems to be handling this winter pretty awesomely. Maybe that's cheating, but I don't think so.
• I just crossed off number 85: Win some money! Anything over $20 counts. We won a total of $21 from scratchy tickets this Christmas. That was a shared win, but I think it still counts. Especially because I also won a hooded sweatshirt as a "door prize" from a benefits fair at work about a month or two ago. Those are usually about $30, so I'd say that counts too!

• I don't get to cross this off yet, but I finished Pride & Prejudice awhile ago also (I blogged about it here), so that brings me up to 2/7 for number 82.

I think I'll be doing some maintenance to my list soonish. Reading through it just now I found a few things that I really don't even want to do anymore. So I should change those to something more worthwhile. Like... I don't particularly care about making the roly-poly crochet things from patterns anymore. Once I learned how to follow a pattern I felt complete in that area. lol! At Christmas I made a snowman and a santa without a pattern and those made me feel better than the turtle from a pattern, so I really think I've moved past that. I still haven't finished that second bootie either. D'oh!

Nine and Three Halves!

D'oh, with the halves! I just crossed off get more work clothes. Since I just ordered some new work pants, and I got a few sweaters not too long ago! It's a step in the right direction.

Then I also half crossed off throw away (or give away) things we don't use/need. I have filled a couple bags with clothes to take to the Salvation Army box, but I can probably fill a couple more once Jeff goes through his stuff too. We haven't made a delivery yet. And I gave away a dresser to friends. So that totally counts! I'll cross it off the rest of the way when we actually take the bags to the collection box.

I cooked tonight. Shake N Bake, but it counts! It was really good too. I updated a couple other monthly things I think but now I can't remember specifically. Tomorrow is supposed to be date day, I think we're going to a movie. Not sure what we're seeing, but my guess is Role Models. Possibly the new Madagascar movie.

The Monthly Wrap-Up

Here's the update you've all been hanging on the edge of your seats for. I'm so sure. :)

25. Save $1 a day so I will have $1,001 at the end of this challenge! Still going.
28. Maintain the illusion of cleanliness a little each month. (3/33) I bought a Swiffer Duster, and was actually disappointed that it didn't do the dusting for you. Like, the commercials kind of made it sound like my dust would just jump off the shelves onto the fluffy rag thing. That did not happen.
36. Keep car at least MOSTLY cleaned out. It’s not a junk drawer. Clean it inside and out once every 6 months (0/5) Yeah I kind of planned to do this in October, didn't I? Heh. Well now I will shoot for November.
44. Spend some time outdoors at least one weekend each month. Even in winter ones. Even if it’s only 15 minutes and I’m shoveling.(3/33)
54. Cook more: 1 real (my version of “effort somewhat required”) meal a month (3/33) Shake N' Bake counts.
57. Date more: at least one outing (or possibly in-ing) that counts as a date every month. (3/33) I almost didn't count it at first since we argued the whole time. lol! But we went and saw Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist.
81. Keep reading, and keep track of what you read! I updated my list in the sidebar of my other blog. I think that's the only realistic way to do this, maybe.
87. Blog at least once every other week. Two in a row to make up for missed posts is totally allowed. (5/72) November is totally taken care of, considering it's NaBloPoMo! Look over here: http://sarahthings.wordpress.com/

88. Successfully finish NaBloPoMo (blog every day in November) once.
89. Try every year (1/3)
90. Successfully complete Holidailies (blog every day in December) once.
91. Try every year (0/3)

99. Buy and donate gifts for the (is it Toys for Tots?) tree things at a store each Christmas. (’08, ’09, ’10) (0/3) Soon! I can't wait, this is actually pretty fun.
100. Celebrate this lists’ milestones! Do something special after you complete a total of 25, 50, 75, and the final item(s)! (0/4) I think I'm still hovering at 8 and 2 halves.
101. Check off items on this list as I complete them, and blog about it! Or at least blog the bigger items. Of course.

Eight Completed Goals!

I just crossed off #65... start a Christmas Village. I won two pieces on eBay and have them both in my possession. I chose a Norman Rockwell village. I'm now the proud owner of...

Rockwell's Studio:And the Williams & Son Country Store:

I also updated my list a little here and there. I decided I don't have to ride my bike in September or October after all. =D October is apparently much colder than I remember it being. It sucks. And September just fell through the cracks, so in order to make myself feel better I made it officially disappear.
I finished The Assistant by Bernard Malamud the other night - it was my choice from that list I wanted to pick from once a year (#84). And I started my next Jane Austen (#82) Pride & Prejudice... it's already more promising than Sense & Sensibility! Or maybe I'm primed for the writing style now? Who knows.
There are a few other monthly ones in there, but nothing very interesting. I'm working on a painting right now - but I can't post it just yet in case the person it's intended for finds his or her way here. That's #14. And hey - does carving a pumpkin count for "sculpt something" ? Because I'll be doing that tomorrow or Sunday. You should do it too. I had something else in mind for that, but it flopped. No you may not see it. It has long since been destroyed.
Coming up really quick here are #'s 88 and 89! I'm all signed up to post everyday in November for NaBloPoMo... that will happen here. Please stop in and leave me ideas for future posts. I will need all the help I can get!

Numbers 27 and 56... DONE!

I love being able to update the number of goals completed! I have now done SEVEN full goals! And those two halves are still waiting on me to finish them up. Heh...
#27: On Monday (I know I said Friday... but I ended up leaving work sick. :( Obviously I was able to reschedule though...) an HR person came and helped me set up my 401k. Where I work they contribute 5%, then will match up to another 4%, so I just set it up with that 4% for now, and will figure out how I might want to change it as I go. I was told that with each raise I get I should add another 1%, and then I won't even miss that money... that seems pretty genius. I will plan on at least doing that!
#56: I totally bought this game for myself:

And it arrived yesterday! And I spent all last night singing my little heart out! Jeff won't play my new game with me. What a jerk! I think he thinks it matters how your voice sounds? And it so does NOT. That's the whole point of living room karaoke. You can sing as horribly as you want! Woo! Good thing too, 'cause I'm pretty horrible. Though I did sing Bohemian Rhapsody on MEDIUM and I didn't get boo-ed off stage! Randy and Paula even liked me! Simon said it was "just okay" though. Jerk.

When Sickly; Goals = Null

As I just said on my regular blog, it's hard to care about goals when you are sick and whiny. That said - I didn't get all my monthly things done before October showed up this morning. I think it doesn't count though. I was counting on using this last weekend, but then it was wasted and gone in a blur of snot filled tissues, "I think I have a feeeeeeverrrrrr", and "My faaaaaaace hurrrrrts" 's. That's right, I admit it. I whine.

Anyway. I did do some of my things. And I'm going to give myself through this weekend to do my monthly things that got skipped. Like riding my bike. Hopefully I feel better very soon because at this moment I can not even fathom having that kind of energy. Here's the rundown (well just the parts with updates/comments):

2. Make a turtle. Done. It doesn't have eyes yet, because I couldn't find the kind I wanted when I got my supplies. But it still totally counts as done. I will take a picture eventually. :)
25. Save $1 a day so I will have $1,001 at the end of this challenge! Doing well here. :)
28. Maintain the illusion of cleanliness a little each month. (2/33) Luckily I did some of this before getting sick. It doesn't matter that it just got messy again afterwards.
41. Ride the bike I had to have at least once a month from May-October each year. Starting now. 8/08, 9/08, 10/08, 5/09, 6/09, 7/09, 8/09, 9/09, 10/09, 5/10, 6/10, 7/10, 8/10, 9/10, 10/10, 5/11 (1/16) I'm giving myself some extra time for this.
82. Read Jane Austen: The Complete Novels. (1/7) Woo! I finished Sense and Sensibility last night!!! I really did like the story... just not such a fan of the writing style. Oy. I'm holding out hope that the other 6 won't be so rough.
84. Read at least one book from this list each year. (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) (0/4) I did borrow the book from Denise, after all. I'll probably start it tonight if I don't fall right asleep.
87. Blog at least once every other week. Two in a row to make up for missed posts is totally allowed. (5/72) I just blogged my fifth blog. I'm weak. Technically there was one post during September, but today is only the 1st of October so I think I did pretty well. I definitely didn't fail. I have a clause. :) http://sarahthings.wordpress.com/
100. Celebrate this lists’ milestones! Do something special after you complete a total of 25, 50, 75, and the final item(s)! (0/4) I'm up to 5 and 2 halves. :) I really need to finish that stinkin' booty just so I can count that item as done. lol!

Also... I did get my hair cut. But it doesn't affect #97 (Donating to Locks of Love) because the hair that got cut off? Had highlights. And couldn't have been donated anyway. I knew this when I put that on the list, I did my research. I should still be able to do it, but it will take all the growing and non-highlighting I can do between now and my end date (allowing for a few trims here and there).

AND... as for #20 (Keep my car running...) it's in the shop getting a new radiator. I feel like I should be able to cross something off for that.

I think that's pretty much everything. Sorry my list posts are so boring. I'll try to spice up my next one somehow.

Oh! And as for # 27 (Putting money into 401k...) A lady from HR contacted me about setting this up since I'm eligible for employer contribution soon... she's going to meet with me Friday afternoon. Woohoo!

Ok, now that is all.

Weekly, Monthly, Yearly... Oh my!

Below are most of my weekly/monthly/however often goals... I think it's all of them but I may have missed a couple. I thought I'd copy a few people and put them in one post so I have somewhere to view what I need to remember to do most often. I will probably print these out and post them on my fridge or somewhere too... remembering is hard. Since I'm here I'll do a little update too. :) I started that other bootie but still haven't finished it quite yet. Soon! And today I ordered some awesome things from Dick Blick. Woo! I will be working on my sculpt something, and paint more goals soon! Just so you're not surprised if and when I post my sculpt something - I didn't order clay! :) I'm going to do a different kind of sculpture. Hopefully it's awesome, since I'm kind of building it up here. Don't blame me if it blows.

24. Save $ each month – opening an actual savings account is optional.
I might have to change this one. I am putting money aside... but look at my next goal. They kind of go together right? This one is so vague that the next one makes it kind of pointless?
25. Save $1 a day so I will have $1,001 at the end of this challenge! I am ahead on this one so far! Of course I'm on the easiest end of the challenge, so I thought I'd try to get a head start rather than try to catch up later. I'm just "burying" the money in my checking account right now, and keeping track of it, but I may get a jar and transfer it to cash soon. That will help keep me from spending it before the end of the challenge. lol.
28. Maintain the illusion of cleanliness a little each month. (1/33) I hate cleaning. Who likes it, right? Sigh.
36. Keep car at least MOSTLY cleaned out. It’s not a junk drawer. Clean it inside and out once every 6 months (0/5) Umm. I suck. I haven't done this yet. I think I will next month? Because then in another six months it will be April... and probably starting to finally be warm outside again... hopefully.
40. Try a new food just once during each year (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011). (1/4) I counted the duck I had earlier this year. I don't have to try anything new for awhile. :) That makes me happy.
41. Ride the bike I had to have at least once a month from May-October each year. Starting now. 8/08, 9/08, 10/08, 5/09, 6/09, 7/09, 8/09, 9/09, 10/09, 5/10, 6/10, 7/10, 8/10, 9/10, 10/10, 5/11 (1/16) Gah, this one is going to kill me. I'm pretty sure. And I was totally easy on myself too. Once a month? Psh. Tell that to my thighs.
44. Spend some time outdoors at least one weekend each month. Even in winter ones. Even if it’s only 15 minutes and I’m shoveling.(2/33) I was out there for a bit today messing with a wire hanger. Shut up. lol. I am not explaining.
45. Make sunscreen a priority – no bad sunburns! (1/3 summers) Pretty self-explanatory. Last year I got burned pretty bad TWICE. I was an idiot. This year I did much better. I plan to keep it that way.
54. Cook more: 1 real (my version of “effort somewhat required”) meal a month (1/33) Today is the 13th and nothing yet. Ha! Soon, grasshoppa.
57. Date more: at least one outing (or possibly in-ing) that counts as a date every month. (2/33) This month has totally been taken care of. We went to dinner and a movie for our anniversary.
81. Keep reading, and keep track of what you read! This one isn't a monthly or weekly... but it is a consistent one. I have to figure out how I want to do this. I have a list on my other blog that I was updating regularly, but I fell behind. Maybe I will try to catch up and fill in the peices I have missed and just keep updating that?
82. Read Jane Austen: The Complete Novels. (0/7) Gah. I'm still on Sense and Sensibility. The story is intriguing, the writing is killing me. I won't give up yet though.
84. Read at least one book from this list each year. (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) (0/4) Gotta finish at least the first Jane Austen before I can read one for this year. :) I will find the book soon though. Denise offered to let me borrow her copy, but I'm kind of a weird book collector.
87. Blog at least once every other week. Two in a row to make up for missed posts is totally allowed. (3/72) Twice in August and once for September so far. Right on schedule. And in case I wasn't really clear, I mean blogging over here: http://sarahthings.wordpress.com/

88. Successfully finish NaBloPoMo (blog every day in November) once.
89. Try every year (0/3)
90. Successfully complete Holidailies (blog every day in December) once.
91. Try every year (0/3)

99. Buy and donate gifts for the (is it Toys for Tots?) tree things at a store each Christmas. (’08, ’09, ’10) (0/3) Soon! I can't wait, this is actually pretty fun.
100. Celebrate this lists’ milestones! Do something special after you complete a total of 25, 50, 75, and the final item(s)! (0/4) I'll have to go through and count and see how many I'm up to?! Not close to 25 yet, but slowly making progress. :) (I just counted... 4 and 2 halves. lol. It's not 5, oddly enough.)
101. Check off items on this list as I complete them, and blog about it! Or at least blog the bigger items. Of course. I'm trying to make sure I cross things off as soon as I can or I might forget to later! That would suck.

This one isn't recurring, but...

95. Take a really great nap! I totally did this one today. Awesome.