Going Lightly: January 2009

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Do: 40. Go ice skating downtown with DH is DONE!

We did it! Millenium Park, Chicago. January 3, 2009.
We waited in line for about an hour, but it was fine because we had a blast taking pictures of everyone who fell. (Who wouldn't?) And we had delicious hot chocolate.
DH did not take well to his first ice skating experience. He went around once, and then relegated himself to the sidelines. That's okay, I think he secretly liked it.

We went to Geja's for fondue after the whole thing. It was delish, in case you were wondering.

Here are the best shots we got of the falls. BAHAHAHAHAHA!

Friday, January 2, 2009

Yes Man

We just saw the movie Yes Man, and it was hiLARious.
And it reminded me of this little 101 in 1001 thing.
Any movie with actors from Elf in it is okay with me.
Highly recommend it.

My 101 in 1001

Start: Monday, May 2, 2011
Finish: Monday, January 27, 2014
In no particular order:
Learn
1. Become fluent enough in Spanish to watch and understand soap operas
2. Learn guitar well enough to play the major campfire songs
3. Develop calligraphy skills so I can create beautiful artwork
4. Become conversationally fluent in Hebrew
5. Take a creative writing course (teaching it doesn’t count)
6. Take a pottery class (and attend every single session this time)
7.
8.
Travel
9. Visit Belgium
10. Visit Berlin with DH (and possibly mom?)
11. Visit Switzerland
12. Visit The Weasel in LA
13. Visit three National Parks in the U.S.
14. Visit a really small, charming southern American town.
15. Visit Portland with DH
16. Visit Boulder with DH
17. Girls' trip with NS
18. Plan girls’ weekend away with mom
19. Take a long-distance train trip to somewhere new in the country
20. Go on a camping trip with DH and friends
21. Go on a hiking trip
22. Go on a bicycling trip
23. Visit Napa Valley ~or~ the Canadian Rockies with DH
Family & Home
24.
25.
26.
27.
28. Plant veggie and herb garden in backyard
29. Frame some of our personal photos to put up around the house
30. Repaint our interior walls to better colors.
31. Put up bookshelves in living room
32.
33.
34.
35.
36. Official date night with DH at least once per month
37. Photoshop and frame my door pictures from Greece
38.
39.
40.
41.
Do
42. Finish writing my novel--first draft
43. Finish writing my novel--final, polished version
44. Get a literary agent
45. Publish my novel!
46. Create and launch three successful pre-Haven classes
47. Create business plan for The Haven
48. Keep Badass Book Club going!
49. Read 84 books per year
50. Organize one big group get-together at Bin 36 Movies in the Loft
51. Watch all of The Godfather movies
52. Organize four girls’ nights out
53. Cut down TV and Internet to one hour max per day
54.
55. Attend six outdoor music concerts (Ravinia doesn’t count)
56. See Ani DiFranco in concert
57. Organize Ravinia party every summer 0/3
58. Hike up a mountain and watch the sunrise with DH
59. Hit Chicago like a tourist—visit ten tourist spots and enjoy it all
60.
61. Throw a New Year’s Eve pajama party
62. Go to a Bears game
63. Go to one Illini football game
64. Take in five live music shows at local bars 0/5
65. Take in two live performances--plays, musicals, etc.
66.
67. Take one RTS course with DH
68. See a string quartet live with DH
69. Use up all my beads and whatnot to make jewelry
70. Learn to throw a baseball really well
71. Go to the drive-in
72. Write at least one letter per month to a friend
73. Get properly fitted for a bra
74.
Do-Gooder
75. Volunteer 40 hours at the local animal shelter
76.
77. Sell off or donate all unnecessary stuff
78.
79.
80.
81. Participate in a Habitat for Humanity program
82. Get Bai certified as a therapy dog
Poundage, Health, and The Soul
83. Weigh 145 lbs
84. Take walks with DH once a week
85. Learn to meditate, then practice regularly
86. Sign up for and take tango classes with DH
87. Floss every night
88. Race in Muddy Buddy with DH
89. Cut soda out of diet, even on the weekends
90. Drink eight glasses of water daily
91.
92.
93. Take a yoga class with The Weasel and don’t giggle during the entire thing
94. Enter a pro figure competition
95. Complete a BfL challenge
Show Me the Money
96. Use debt snowball to eliminate all of our non-mortgage debt
97. Save one entire year’s worth of living expenses to have, just in case
98.
99.
100.
101.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Do: 40. Go ice skating downtown with DH is DONE!

Friday, January 2, 2009

Yes Man

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