101 in 1001

So clearly I am far behind on updates but that shouldn’t be interpreted to mean that I have given up on this project. OH CONTRAIRE.

Well, I’ve kind of fallen off the wagon recording my daily high. Which sucks – because really? That was a good habit for me as I have a tendency towards glass-half-empty if I let myself.

Spring flew by and now we’re midway through summer and I find myself struggling to catch my breath. The kids are out of school and we’ve just gotten a new puppy and where did all the free time go? I DO NOT KNOW.

But… I have…

• Spent the day at the beach
• gone to another concert (Michael Franti & Spearhead two times in one year? aw yeah)
• painted the kids’ bathroom

Of course, I’ve also kept on keeping on reading books (I’ll update that list soonish – but I’m midway through “The Girl Who Played With Fire” and am liking it.

Hmmm.

Maybe I should have put “Update your 101 List Blog” on my list – then I would be better about letting y’all know how my progress is chugging along. Because it is chugging along.

While I haven’t gotten any new postcards lately (sad face) and I have yet to cook a whole chicken, buy myself matching bras and undies, gotten a passport or done that whole will-writing thing… I have:

• been reading up A STORM
• went ice skating again
• planned a trip that involves going to two new states (SQUEE!)
• may have made plans to finally get my booty to the top of the Hancock building for a drink
• went to another concert (Michael Franti & Spearhead and John Mayer – and it was awesome)
• I’m still working on 1,001 photos (Actually, I bet I’ve taken WAY more than that already – but I’m counting this as a picture a day for the duration of the project AND I HAVEN’T MISSED A DAY!)
• Tried to get busy catching up on Sudoku

I have a lot of work to do yet – clearly. But I’m still having fun, and really that’s the important part.

Well, shoot. This is a little later than I like to update things, but I know that you don’t mind because you have been sitting on the edge of your seat knowing that I have been up to PURE AWESOMENESS in January and this month so far. You’d be partially correct. I kicked off the month of February with a trip to the Blissdom Conference in Nashville, Tennessee — an event that definitely qualifies for #26 (Yearly Girls’ Retreat). It was a lot of fun and while I was in Tennessee, I thought, “WHEW. FINALLY, I can get my Tennessee State Map Postcard.”

Wrong.

Hey Tennessee – why don’t you like state map cards?! I looked in several gift shops in both the hotel and the airport and was left empty handed. BOOOOO HISSSSS (Bonus, though was that I returned home to an Ohio card in my mail box, so THANK YOU very much – it kind of dulled the lack of TN postcard funk).

I read a ton of books in January – which is good because here we are nearly midway through February and I’m only halfway through my second book (it’s a really good one though – “The Glass Castle” by Jeanette Walls). I’ll have some catching up to do in March, for sure.

A trip to Chicago in January left me once again NOT accomplishing the trip to the 96th floor of the John Hancock Building – but the fog that day was crazy. My friend and I arrived at Sears Tower (uh, excuse me. WILLIS Tower) and were told, “Visibility Zero!” No way am I going all the way to the top of any of those buildings and not being able to see anything. It’s okay – more trips to Chicago on the agenda already – I will cross this off my list. I’m actually pretty stoked to think of what kind of photographs I’ll get from up there. Sigh. The view.

I’m in the midst of fundraising for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer for the second year in a row. I know – I only needed to walk a marathon once. Well, I’m doing it again. Gladly. Feel free to support the cause and my team, either by donating directly HERE or by purchasing a super cool shirt designed by GorillaSushi on the Zazzle Store. You can get that design on tees, mugs, and probably even beer steins if you were so inspired. {Yes, that has nothing to do with the month of January really – but I had to put that in there. It’s an amazing cause, y’all}
So many things left to do – I see a snowball fight in my very near future. Also, perhaps making a FABULOUS dessert? (Aren’t they all fabulous?) What should I make?

I can’t believe 2009 is quickly coming to a close, and WOW – I’m getting things accomplished on my List. Oddly, I still haven’t done some of the things you’d think would be easiest (Hello, Eat at McDonalds? I’m fighting that, as you can probably tell). I’ve read over 100 books (Yeah, that 250 goal seems a little more feasible now), I just wrapped up putting together the 12 Days of Christmas for Danielle at Extraordinary Mommy (what fun!), I have remembered to send notes to people, take my reusable mug to Starbucks and I even went to a movie by myself yesterday (I saw “Brothers” and cried almost nonstop. Tearjerker).

Little by little I’ll get things done – I’m probably due for a snowball fight with the next big heap of snow we get.

Getting there….