Going Lightly: July 2009

Monday, July 27, 2009

92. Only buy coffee for the worst Thursday morning all-faculty meetings DONE 7/27/09

I actually managed to stop buying coffee altogether by putting a coffee maker in my classroom and eschewing the whole buying issue. Pretty genius, huh?
AND, now that I quit that job completely, there is no risk in my ever buying coffee again to help me get through those tortuous Thursday morning meetings, anyway.

CCCCCHHHHHHECK!

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

57. See Indigo Girls in concert

DONE! And they were amazing.

Went with The Weasel. We had amazing seats, delicious food, and of course, the best entertainment that $10 can buy.

And we sat next to the cutest couple EVER. They brought their Ravinia rolling table, of course, and dined on your usual fare of cheese and crackers, wine, and things you can dip in other things.

But the really special thing about them? They played Yahtzee. Yes, you read that right--Yahtzee. We called them the Yahtzees the entire time, and they were just darling. Do you see how deep in Yahtzee strategic maneuvering Mr. Yahtzee is in this picture? I love the Yahtzees.

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.

Monday, July 27, 2009

92. Only buy coffee for the worst Thursday morning all-faculty meetings DONE 7/27/09

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

57. See Indigo Girls in concert

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