It has been so long since I updated - I am now down to only 26 days left! I have also edited my list a bit since I last posted - got rid of things that won't happen due to money, or made some things more specific. I have also accomplished a TON of goals, so here we go!
#9 - I changed that to "Make dinner for someone else" - I figured new parents at church, or work, or family. I complete this one on Christmas Eve in 2012, when I made pizza for my in-laws for dinner :)
#26 - "Start watching 3 new series" - I changed this from "watch the nightly news every night for a week" because we got rid of cable. In getting rid of cable, we subscribed to Netflix. That makes it really easy to watch TV series :) The three new series are Alias, Downton Abbey, and Glee.
#34 - I changed to "attend a Mardi Gras parade" - this was a big one for me because I am supremely claustrophobic - I HATE crowds. But we live so close to so many places that have parades! Well, the one we went to was actually in New Orleans! We were down there for a conference for Chris, and the parade ended right in front of our hotel! It was awesome. I am so glad we stuck around for it.
#49 - I changed this to "Eat ice cream for dinner" - this is another big one - I love my sweats, but I am also all for eating right. So this one was about relinquishing control and being ok with not having a square meal. And you know what? It was fun :)
#64 - I cut this number down from 100 to 50 things I like about myself. I got to 40 no problem, but trying to get beyond that was hard. So I figured 50 was a good cut off.
#65- This one became "Have 3 magazine subscriptions" - I chose to do this because I tend to just buy them at the store. It's cheaper to subscribe, and I am finally in a permanent enough place to actually have a subscription! Cosmo, Shape and Redbook :)
#69 - "Own stoneware" - yet another change. I love stoneware - Pampered Chef is amazing. But I never thought I would own any. I got a pizza stone for Christmas in 2011. I now have a pizza stone, a rectangle baking pan, and 2 bread pans. I love them ALL :)
#82 - "Host a 'thing' party (jewelry, Pampered Chef, etc)" - I changed it to this so that I had more "help other" items on the list. If I can help someone make money, and get fun stuff for me, I am all for it. I hosted a jewelry party in March of 2012. Got some awesome jewelry at an AMAZING discount.
#93 - "Babysit overnight" - this one could have been done somewhere else, or at our place. We ended up babysitting at our place. Tomekia needed someone to watch Carlon while the team traveled because her dad couldn't, and Chris said he'd be ok with it. So we had Carlon for about 41 hours. It was so much fun :)
#96 - "Go a week without soda" - I have wanted to do this one forever. I would get a few days in, and then cave. I did a 10 day cleanse a while ago, and technically I didn't have any soda during that time, but I had to fight, so I didn't fight it. This one, I have done great. I drank my last soda in the fridge, and haven't had any since. It has now been over a month, and I can honestly say I don't miss it. The 5 lb weight loss from cutting soda doesn't hurt either :)
Now I am down to 21 things to complete in 26 days. Here's hoping I can make it!
