Weekend Recap/10 books

My word, I never expected so much feedback. But I loved it! ;o)
I mostly did that post for my own documentation and was hoping 1 or 2 might respond. It definitely made my day. Seriously. I went and added all of your suggestions to my Netflix queue. I will for sure watch 25 but there is nothing wrong with going above and beyond a reasonable goal, so I am going for it.
Work last night was something else. We had a no call/no show and 2 people go home sick with a possible stomach bug. All 3 of them worked front counter. Solution? Put Ashley bagging front counter(all 5 registers). Little refresher. I work in the kitchen. The only time I work up front is if they need me to replace someone while they take their break. That is 30 minutes max. Once I got used to what I was doing, it wasn't too bad. But we were SO busy. Honestly, it was about the same(to me at least) as the day after Thanksgiving. I guess everyone was going stir crazy and needed to get outside after our lovely snow fall. I came home exhausted and T left for work (12a-8a). T got home around 9 this morning and slept the entire day.
My day? I
- went to church
- ate lunch with my family
- laughed with my dad until Poppa and I both cried
- went to Chi Alpha practice
- went grocery shopping
- cooked lemon shrimp scampi
- dropped T off at work for his 8p-8a shift
- snuggled with my babies
- and I am currently blogging

Honestly, Valentines day is very low key for us. It isn't because we don't want to do anything, it is more because we don't have the ability. Whether it is time, money, or something else, it has never happened. But like Poppa says, "I don't get why everybody makes such a big deal about Valentine's Day. If you treat the love of your life EVERY DAY the way you should, there's no need to go out of your way just because the calendar says so."

I know T loves me and he knows I love him with all my heart. That's all that matters. :)

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Another thing on my 101 in 1001 list is to read 10 books on the Time's Top 100 Books list. Is there another list you would suggest using? That was the list originally suggested to me but honestly, I'm just not digging it. ;)
Right now I am thinking of using Newsweek's Top 100 list. Not sure why but this list counts down from 100 to 1. I simply crossed through the ones I have already read. So advise away!

The Second World War [Unabridged, in 6/12 volumes] by Winston Churchill	100
The Color Purple by Alice Walker	99
Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey	98
The Autobiography of Malcolm X : As Told to Alex Haley by Malcolm X	97
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame	96
The Affluent Society by John Kenneth Galbraith	95
Good-Bye to All That by Robert Graves	94
Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad	93
General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by John Maynard Keynes	92
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson	91
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh	90
The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James	89
Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung by Mao Tse-Tung	88
The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams	87
The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud	86
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather	85
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman	84
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman	84
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman	84
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman	84
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett	83
Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller	82
The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West	81
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser	80
Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth	79
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton	78
Rabbit, Run by John Updike	77
Night by Elie Wiesel	76
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad	75
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White	74
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin	73
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren	72
Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence	71
The Heart is A Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers	70
I, Claudius by Robert Graves	69
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway	68
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner	67
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler	66
In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust	65
The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing	64
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote	63
Lord of the Flies by William Golding	62
Animal Farm by George Orwell	61
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut	60
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway	59
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey	58
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison	57
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley	56
Kim by Rudyard Kipling	55
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain	54
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman	53
The Sonnets by William Shakespeare	52
Othello by William Shakespeare	51
King Lear by William Shakespeare	50
Hamlet by William Shakespeare	49
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy	48
Paradise Lost by John Milton	47
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert	46
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys	45
The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois	44
Light in August by William Faulkner	43
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess	42
Bible	41
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee	40
On the Road by Jack Kerouac	39
A Passage to India by E. M. Forster	38
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis	37
Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne	36
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien	35
The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides	34
Leviathan, or the matter, form and power of a commonwealth, ecclesiastical and civil by Thomas Hobbes	33
Confessions by Saint Augustine	32
The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli	31
Capital: A Critique of Political Ecomony, Vol. 1: The Process of Production of Capital by Karl Marx	30
On the Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau	29
The Histories by Herodot	28
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin	27
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville	26
Native Son by Richard Wright	25
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf	24
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley	23
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie	22
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck	21
Beloved by Toni Morrison	20
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller	19
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald	18
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez	17
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell	16
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger	15
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe	14
Middlemarch by George Eliot	13
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift	12
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer	11
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri	10
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen	9
The Iliad by Homer	8
The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer	8
The Odyssey by Homer	8
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf	7
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison	6
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner	5
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov	4
Ulysses by James Joyce	3
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell	2
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy	1

25 Movies

One of my 101 in 1001 goals was to watch 25 of the top 100 movies as voted on at IMDb. The list is actually the top 250 but I chose my 25 from the top 100. I have already watched 4 but I just added the other 21 to my netflix queue. Maybe that will help me make sure I accomplish this goal and actually watch these movies. In choosing my movies, I tried to pick a wide variety, different years, genres, etc. And I also made an effort to watch movies that I wouldn't normally pick. You might be shocked that I haven't seen these movies. T definitely couldn't believe it. Haha
Titles (bold/red text) means they are in my 25.  
Titles (black text/crossed through) means I have already watched them.  
Titles  means I have been able to mark it off my list of 25. 
Hope that's not too confusing!

Rank	Rating	Title	Votes
1.	9.1	The Shawshank Redemption (1994)	475,542
2.	9.1	The Godfather (1972)	383,829
3.	9.0	The Godfather: Part II (1974)	226,464
4.	8.9	Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)	144,110
5.	8.9	Pulp Fiction (1994)	386,708
6.	8.8	Schindler's List (1993)	256,061
7.	8.8	12 Angry Men (1957)	105,715
8.	8.8	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)	197,321
9.	8.8	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)	260,091
10.	8.8	The Dark Knight (2008)	423,859
11.	8.8	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)	338,727
12.	8.8	Star Wars (1977)	303,647
13.	8.7	Casablanca (1942)	157,875
14.	8.7	Goodfellas (1990)	211,908
15.	8.7	Shichinin no samurai (1954)	90,112
16.	8.7	Fight Club (1999)	352,179
17.	8.7	Cidade de Deus (2002)	152,426
18.	8.7	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)	229,208
19.	8.7	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)	363,794
20.	8.7	Rear Window (1954)	110,571
21.	8.7	The Usual Suspects (1995)	250,397
22.	8.7	Psycho (1960)	133,184
23.	8.7	C'era una volta il West (1968)	67,469
24.	8.6	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)	227,705
25.	8.6	The Matrix (1999)	355,229
26.	8.6	Se7en (1995)	256,742
27.	8.6	Memento (2000)	251,075
28.	8.6	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)	95,836
29.	8.6	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)	305,858
30.	8.6	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)	147,577
31.	8.6	Sunset Blvd. (1950)	50,248
32.	8.6	North by Northwest (1959)	87,113
33.	8.6	Citizen Kane (1941)	131,085
34.	8.6	Léon (1994)	183,445
35.	8.6	Apocalypse Now (1979)	162,652
36.	8.5	American Beauty (1999)	274,496
37.	8.5	Forrest Gump (1994)	276,234
38.	8.5	American History X (1998)	206,849
39.	8.5	Taxi Driver (1976)	143,670
40.	8.5	Vertigo (1958)	85,320
41.	8.5	Lawrence of Arabia (1962)	74,773
42.	8.5	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)	220,210
43.	8.5	Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)	167,482
44.	8.5	WALL·E (2008)	162,136
45.	8.5	Alien (1979)	167,915
46.	8.5	Saving Private Ryan (1998)	252,825
47.	8.5	A Clockwork Orange (1971)	180,470
48.	8.5	The Shining (1980)	164,357
49.	8.4	Avatar (2009)	187,270
50.	8.4	Paths of Glory (1957)	41,472
51.	8.4	The Departed (2006)	241,030
52.	8.4	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)	77,521
53.	8.4	The Pianist (2002)	122,576
54.	8.4	Aliens (1986)	159,339
55.	8.4	Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)	92,044
56.	8.4	Das Leben der Anderen (2006)	66,977
57.	8.4	M (1931)	36,839
58.	8.4	Double Indemnity (1944)	34,268
59.	8.4	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)	203,513
60.	8.4	Chinatown (1974)	73,200
61.	8.4	Requiem for a Dream (2000)	170,953
62.	8.4	The Third Man (1949)	47,788
63.	8.4	L.A. Confidential (1997)	155,843
64.	8.4	Reservoir Dogs (1992)	198,219
65.	8.4	Das Boot (1981)	66,248
66.	8.4	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)	30,818
67.	8.4	Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)	146,755
68.	8.4	El laberinto del fauno (2006)	139,844
69.	8.4	City Lights (1931)	24,846
70.	8.4	Inglourious Basterds (2009)	136,715
71.	8.4	The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)	55,216
72.	8.3	Raging Bull (1980)	83,588
73.	8.3	Up (2009)	81,148
74.	8.3	The Prestige (2006)	184,350
75.	8.3	Singin' in the Rain (1952)	51,739
76.	8.3	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)	150,514
77.	8.3	La vita è bella (1997)	99,939
78.	8.3	Back to the Future (1985)	186,205
79.	8.3	Modern Times (1936)	32,711
80.	8.3	Der Untergang (2004)	75,542
81.	8.3	Some Like It Hot (1959)	62,697
82.	8.3	The Maltese Falcon (1941)	48,425
83.	8.3	Amadeus (1984)	90,619
84.	8.3	Full Metal Jacket (1987)	140,579
85.	8.3	Gran Torino (2008)	108,415
86.	8.3	Rashômon (1950)	35,955
87.	8.3	Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)	41,719
88.	8.3	Braveheart (1995)	225,167
89.	8.3	Once Upon a Time in America (1984)	66,589
90.	8.3	Slumdog Millionaire (2008)	156,996
91.	8.3	All About Eve (1950)	32,789
92.	8.3	The Green Mile (1999)	182,713
93.	8.3	The Elephant Man (1980)	53,744
94.	8.3	Metropolis (1927)	36,123
95.	8.3	Sin City (2005)	238,363
96.	8.3	Rebecca (1940)	32,999
97.	8.3	The Great Dictator (1940)	33,955
98.	8.3	The Apartment (1960)	33,651
99.	8.3	The Sting (1973)	61,436
100.	8.3	The Great Escape (1963)	57,777

This is a working list. If there are some I have chosen that you would suggest NOT watching, let me know.
And if I skipped over any that you think I should watch, leave a comment. :)

So Long, Farewell

Disclaimer: I know some people think we are crazy for this, but this is my record book of sorts. When I look back at the changes we made in 2010, I want to know the reasoning behind them and that is what I am doing - documenting our decision and reasons behind it. Thank you and happy reading. ;0)

Trevor asked me last night what I thought about giving up cable. The thought was absolutely shocking to me at first but the more we talked about it, the more I saw his reasoning behind it. The most obvious reason is that it would be saving money by eliminating an extra bill. Another reason that he pointed out was that with our crazy work schedules, we often find ourselves sitting in front of the TV the few waking hours we have together. T said he would rather go for a walk with me, put together a puzzle or just spend quality time with me without the TV as a backdrop. This reason melted my heart a little. I LOVE spending time with T and it is so rare for us to have time together, and we often miss out on doing anything truly worthwhile. This will also help us fulfill one of my 101 in 1001 goals(to spend quality time daily with each other).
I am by no means saying that this will be easy but I think it is a challenge that I am definitely willing to take on. It's not like we will be cut off entirely from television entertainment. Local channels broadcast some of the shows we watch weekly, we can watch other shows not on local channels on the internet and will will be keeping our Netflix account.
We will be making the switch to local channels only in the next few days. In the meantime, I am going old school and recording what I want to save off of my DVR to my ancient VCR. Ha.

Half way there!

Ok, so more accurately I am 48% there. I set out on March 20th at 175.6 pounds. When I weighed in 2 days ago, I was at 156. I was so surprised. And, not trying to sound vain at all, I was proud of myself. I really and truly did not think that I would make it even that far. My goal is to get down to 135 and maintain that weight. At this point, I have not been able to do much exercising. Between classes, work study and work at the Braves, I have not had time to work out at Hinds. Trevor and I have discussed joining a gym that has 24/7 hours because it would be more convenient than Hinds with 7am-5pm hours, 5 days a week. As a plus, my friend Martina is a member of the same gym we are discussing joining. And she said that if we join, she would like to be accountability partners. This would be great for me. I am much better at actually going to work out and being consistant if I am going with someone else. It's not a competitive thing for me though, but it is more along the lines of me not wanting to go by myself. I guess I get lonely. haha. =)

I got my new phone(finally!). I got a Blackberry Curve and I am having a blast trying to figure it out. No, I am not being sarcastic at all(a rare occurance, I know).

Tomorrow after Drafting and work study, I will be heading to Hattiesburg to stay with Ashley Paige and Ime until Saturday afternoon. I am truly looking forward to this trip but at the same time, I am unsure. I have not spent a single night away from Trevor since we have gotten married over a year ago. Everyone keeps telling me that it isn't a big deal or anything, but I definitely think it is a big deal. =) I like being with him ;) and I don't know that I can sleep without him. We shall see. On the bright side, I can't wait to see my sorority sisters and friends. I haven't seen most of them since last May when we left for Disney. It will be, despite my doubts. I know it will be! I just might not sleep much! ;)

Day 106 of 1001

5. Play putt-putt at both of the Disney courses, no complaints(2/2)

We played at both and, surprisingly, I loved it! We have several free tickets to go again and hopefully we'll have time to use them before we leave here Jan 2.

1.Go on a date with my husband once a month (4/33)
2. Take an us picture every month (2/33)
9. Take a walk at least once a month (3/33)

Numbers 1 & 9 haven't been that hard so far. But sadly, it is hard to get Trevor to agree to be in a good picture anymore. However, I did snag one from November when Hayley was here. And I got one for this month when we were at Mickey's Very Merry Party(which is now my facebook profile picture). Hopefully I'll get better about it.

10. Find a place in FL that can be our Bellingrath this Christmas since we can’t go to the real one

We're actually to two things other than Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. We are going to Gaylord Palms Hotel and Resort's ICE and to Light Up UCF to go Ice skating. I am excited about both and Trevor is really looking forward to Gaylord. :)

11. Bring him breakfast in bed at least once a month (4/33)

I LOVE doing this one. It still catches him by surprise =)

26. Try 10 new recipes (5/10)

31. Make new starter for friendship bread and share

Well, I stopped adding on to my starter when I was sick 2 weeks ago. I am not going to start it back up again until we move back home and then I can become more consistent.

32. Complete a Cross Stitch

34. Design/create our first family Christmas card and not procrastinate sending them out
I am working on this one right now actually. A little later than planned because of technical difficulty but they will be going out tomorrow! =) And pictures will be posted.

79. Read for pleasure once a day (100/1001)

80. Buy 10 Disney movies, old and new (4/10)

82. Buy a classic movie or musical every month (4/33)

93. Actually use our Disney water park annual tickets at least 2 times a month while the weather is still good. (6/?)

Day 63 of 1001

Just a small update on my progress!

1.Go on a date with my husband once a month (3/33)
I LOVE date nights or even full days. Period. They are amazing!
2. Well, I have completely slacked on taking pictures of the two of us. I think I need to rectify this.
7. I attended a Halloween party. I don't really like Halloween at all, but I did it for Trevor. In his family growing up, the biggest holiday out of the year was Halloween where as in my family Christmas is the biggest holiday. I enjoyed the evening because I was in my sweetheart's company.
11. Bring him breakfast in bed at least once a month (3/33)
It is so special to treat him with this. He loves it and looks so happy and content(which is very rare for him upon awaking in the mornings. :)
26. Try 10 new recipes (4/10)
We've both been enjoying this one. I even have three new cookbooks to try new recipes from. I'll post more about that on another day.
31. Make new starter for friendship bread and share
Day 1 of the starter. I finally quit procrastinating and made my starter today. I can already taste the cinnamon bread! Yum!
32. Complete a Cross Stitch
Christmas surprises, maybe? :)
49. Get to my “ideal” weight
I have been working out a few nights a week with some of the girls I work with. It is much more enjoyable and motivating for me when I work out with others.
50. Start recycling consistently
Ok, so I am not a recycling pro yet or anything, but I am making progress. :)
55. Go through my full bottle of vitamins
Slowly but surely making my way through it.
59. Don’t buy any new clothes unless they are fully flattering to my body type and make me feel comfortable AND 60. Build my professional/adult wardrobe
I bought 3 new shirts and LOVE them. I feel completely comfortable and feel that they are very flattering. They are also pieces that are part of my professional/adult wardrobe. I am so excited!
79. Read for pleasure once a day (60/1001)
I slacked on this for a few days while my parents were here but I have read enough on other days that I think it makes up for it. This is probably one of my favorite things to check off on my list. :)

Day 35(ish) of 1001

My, oh my... How time is flying!

This past week has been a fairly busy one. We both worked full schedules for the most part. Trevor did not work on Thursday because he was sick. I think he had a virus of some sort because it started Wednesday afternoon and wore off sometime yesterday afternoon. He was running a ridiculously high fever. Proof? I "woke up" Thursday morning freezing. I honestly didn't sleep well the entire night because I was too cold. I have to be cold to sleep but this was just too much! So when I finally braved getting out from under the covers I realized that Trevor had the air set on 45 degrees! And he was still sweating. It was crazy.

Wednesday night was lots of fun. We hosted a movie night at our apartment. It got a late start because we didn't get started until after we all got off work. We ordered pizzas and what we like to call mocktails. We bought apple mixer and blue raspberry mixer and added sprite to it. It was an interesting drink to go along with the pizzas. One of the reasons we started it was for those of us who don't go out drinking and partying to have an opportunity to hang out. It also ended up being an opportunity for some of the people who do party to see that you can have fun and a great time without drinking and getting into trouble. The next day, one of the girls told me that the mocktails definitely tasted better than any alcoholic drink she had ever had and she was excited because she said she now knew there were better alternatives out there. Plus, she was glad because she had a good time and remembered it the next morning. It was a really good feeling. Trevor and I have decided to try and have a movie night at least once a week.

We have yet another long weekend off of work because of mixed up days off. But neither of us are really complaining. We slept in this morning. I ran errands this afternoon and Trevor headed over to Mickey's retreat to play baseball with some of the guys from Sunset. I took a little nap and then woke up to cook supper. The nap was desperately needed but I am wondering if it will end up being worth it since it will be hard to get to bed at a decent hour tonight. Oh, but I love my naps!

Tomorrow morning we will be visiting yet another church. Trevor and I know that there will never be another Pinelake for us. We are so ready to be home so that we can be really involved at Pinelake again. I am particularly excited about joining the choir. :) Tomorrow night we are going to volunteer with a group of people from Sunset, including our managers, at the Give Kids the World Village here in Orlando. I am very excited about this opportunity. Everyone says it is an amazing experience.

The plans for Monday are still yet to be determined. I know I have a "to do" list for the morning but I think we are going to play in the parks for the rest of the day. We shall see! :)

Right now, I am headed off to a bubble bath.

To come, an update on my 101 in 1001 and pictures from our birthdays!

So I'm not very consistent ;)

I know my strengths... updating a blog definitely isn't one of them. But it's alright, since Honey is patient(most of the time) for my updates. I know other people read my blog, but they have yet to comment. This quite possibly might be a bunch of rambling, in no particular order, but it is all good.

* I made TWO new recipes tonight. I am rather excited. Dinner was wonderful, a twist to Poppy Seed Chicken served over noodles and cresent rolls. :) YUM! And dessert is in the freezer waiting for the next "step". It is a oreo ice cream cake of sorts. I'll have to let you know how it turns out. Both of the recipes came from a cook book that was given to me by Norma Jean, my great aunt(I believe).

* I have ordered two books through Barnes and Nobles. Hopefully it won't be too much longer until they get here because I need to read Austenland before the discussions start within our family book club. I might just be a little bit behind. But knowing how much I read I honestly think I will be able to catch up.

* Last night we went to Disney's Boo to You cast preview. It was pretty awesome if I do say so myself. I am not a big fan of holloween but it really wasn't too bad. haha, Trevor loved it. We were front and center with one of the best views. Maybe I can post pictures later.

* Hopefully, I will be knocking a few things off of the list once Trevor's birthday gets here. The organizer in me wants to have everything planned out and set but our work schedule is a little uncertain right now so we will have to see. I'm sure it will be a great birthday for him either way.

* Poppa, Mom and the lil guys are coming!! I am in the process of researching what is available to them. We shall see :) I am just excited that they will be here with us for a little while. And I get to be with them when the lil guys experience Disney for the first time. The plan is for them to come sometime in October because we are getting an AMAZING cast member discount on rooms and the Dining Plan. :)

* I am about to watch a movie with my Angel. And while I watch that movie I will be working on a cross-stitch - yet another thing on my list!

* I got an ER(early release) at work today. Because of my spinal problems, every once in a while too much fluid will collect in my spinal column. But for some strange reason, it seems to be going into my left leg and foot. They went from normal size to double size in about an hour and a half. Needless to say, my leg is fat... and it is heavy, making it extremely difficult to walk and very painful... :( I won't lie, it was nice to be able to cook supper at a normal time and hopefully get to bed at a decent hour.

* Bright and early tomorrow, we are planning on getting my precious Patty towed and fixed. I am beyond excited. Being completely without a car, and relying fully on CP bus transportation, has been difficult. I am ready for my piece of freedom to be fixed ;)

I think that is plenty enough for now. Good night!

Making Progress

I have already been able to "check off" some things on my list! Ok... So maybe not a whole thing but atleast adding on to the things that are supposed to be done multiple times. And I've added the list to the left-hand column so that I can update it and see it more regularly.

I am not ready to go back to work tomorrow. I enjoy my days off. However, the pass by WAY too quickly. I never seem to have enough hours on those day whereas the hours on days that I work seem to last forever. Is it bad that I count down to next Sunday when Tuesday is just beginning? I always count down to the next day that we have off. Oh well. It makes the time pass quickly.

There is also a new list coming... Trevor and I are making a list off all the things we want to do, places we want to go and restaurants we want to eat at while we are here at Disney. The last 3 months have flown by. And I have no doubt in my mind that the next four will pass just as quickly. I am reallllllly looking forward to being here for Christmas but it will be strange at the same time. It will be the first holiday away from either of our families... and no Christmas tree because all of our stuff is back in MS. But it should be fun none the less.

Well, I am off to get some sleep before work tomorrow. :)

So I've been inspired... :)

At work, a lady was talking about her 101 in 1001. I had no clue what she was talking about and I didn't get a chance to ask her because I got rotated to a different spot. However, I come home to find that several people had updated their blogs and were also referring to the 101 in 1001. So I found out some more information and I've decided to take on the task as well. I have always been the type of person who enjoys lists and tasks. I guess I just like seeing my progress and being able to put a check next to something.

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.




So here we go... :)


Start date: 8/24/2008
End date: 5/11/2011