Conversation with my little brother
(he calls)
Me: Hello.
Bro: Hi. How are you?
Me: Good, how are you?
Bro: Good. (pause)... WHY IS MOM ON FACEBOOK?
Thursday, November 27, 2008
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I'm a yankee turned Texan. A lover of fashion, pretty little things, ellipses, the word "egregious," the ocean, dogs, sarcasm, hot weather, creativity, granola and spending my days with my new husband and my middle-age dogs in happy Austin, Texas
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101 in 1001 List
Domestic
1. Invest in matching hangers.
2. Sell or rent our house in Richardson. (COMPLETE (rented))
3. Print our wedding pictures, frame and display.
4. Get a subscription to Martha Stewart Living.
5. Decorate my office.
6. Paint our house. (1/3 there)
7. Grow basil (COMPLETE 4/5/09)
8. Decide where we want to live in Austin (for the long-haul)
9. Buy a new house in Austin.
10. Organize jewelry in some kind of “not a complete mess” manner.
11. Get the dogs nice beds. (COMPLETE)
12. (Private) Have XXX in savings
13. (Private) Get debt to under XXX
14. Buy a fireproof box
Fashion & Beauty
15. Find a great pair of jeans
16. Get a real make-up routine
17. Get an anti-aging skin care regimen (and use it).
18. Buy a fabulous pair of sunglasses
19. Buy cowboy boots
Health/Wellness/Food
20. Run a 5k (in progress)
21. Cook one new meal a month for a year. (3/3)
22. Lose at least 10 lbs. (5.8 down, 4/5/09!)
23. No take-out fast food for a month.
24. Cook a real meal at least once a week.
25. Create a habit of taking vitamins (take one a day for at least 30 days).
26. Get a massage. (COMPLETE)
27. Find three veggie recipes to be part of “the repertoire”
28. Get a fantastic sports bra
29. Take a yoga class. (COMPLETE)
30. Take a pilates class.
31. Take a dance class. (and maybe like one of the above and stick with it!)
32. Eat something I generally find “icky”
33. PRIVATE – Work on xxx
34. Learn how to make paella.
35. Learn to meditate and meditate at least once a week for a month.
Relationships
36. Get another set of “married” pictures taken.
37. Make a new friend.
38. Take a girls trip.
39. Go on one special date night a month with Tim. (1/1)
40. (PRIVATE) xxx
41. (Private) – xxx
42. Take a photo of us at least once a week for three months. (2/3)
43. Call a far-away friend at least once a month (1/1)
Weekend Fun
44. Try 15 new restaurants.(6/15, Finn and Porter, Woodland, Three Forks, Stubbs, Zuzu's, Torchy's Tacos)
45. Go to the rollerderby.
46. Go to a concert
47. Go to the comedy club
48. Go to Ester’s Follies
49. Visit a new state.
50. Do 10 Austin-y things (4/10 Alamo Drafthouse, Stubbs gospel brunch, walk around town lake, eat at Trailer Park eatery)
51. Kayak on Town Lake.
52. Go to Umlauf.
53. Go to Arboretum.
54. See a play.
55. Try 10 new beers (1/10, Fireman's Four)
56. Host, or organize, a game night
57. Go to a winery (COMPLETE)
58. Go to a brewery
59. Go on a picnic.
60. Go bowling. (COMPLETE)
61. See Bob Schneider
62. Design set of monogrammed notecards with Gocco.
63. Go to gospel brunch at Stubb’s. (COMPLETE)
64. Go to first Thursday.
65. Go to San Francisco
Goodwill
66. Join a volunteer organization.
67. Stop using plastic bags at the grocery store. (COMPLETE, most of the time)
68. Blog the “best thing this week” weekly.
69. Perform 10 random acts of kindness.
70. Set up regular tithe (COMPLETE)
Mind
71. Read at least six business books a year. (2/6, Forgotten Man, Undercover Economist)
72. Read at least six novels a year (I usually read more but feel I need to focus a bit more on the business books for a while)
Misc
73. Maintain my blog (at least 1 post a week) for three months. (COMPLETE)
74. Finish the 101 in 1001 list.
75. Make my blog pretty. (COMPLETE)
76. Start a design notebook.
Extra #'s
77. Go to the ballet (COMPLETE)
Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011
1. Invest in matching hangers.
2. Sell or rent our house in Richardson. (COMPLETE (rented))
3. Print our wedding pictures, frame and display.
4. Get a subscription to Martha Stewart Living.
5. Decorate my office.
6. Paint our house. (1/3 there)
7. Grow basil (COMPLETE 4/5/09)
8. Decide where we want to live in Austin (for the long-haul)
9. Buy a new house in Austin.
10. Organize jewelry in some kind of “not a complete mess” manner.
11. Get the dogs nice beds. (COMPLETE)
12. (Private) Have XXX in savings
13. (Private) Get debt to under XXX
14. Buy a fireproof box
Fashion & Beauty
15. Find a great pair of jeans
16. Get a real make-up routine
17. Get an anti-aging skin care regimen (and use it).
18. Buy a fabulous pair of sunglasses
19. Buy cowboy boots
Health/Wellness/Food
20. Run a 5k (in progress)
21. Cook one new meal a month for a year. (3/3)
22. Lose at least 10 lbs. (5.8 down, 4/5/09!)
23. No take-out fast food for a month.
24. Cook a real meal at least once a week.
25. Create a habit of taking vitamins (take one a day for at least 30 days).
26. Get a massage. (COMPLETE)
27. Find three veggie recipes to be part of “the repertoire”
28. Get a fantastic sports bra
29. Take a yoga class. (COMPLETE)
30. Take a pilates class.
31. Take a dance class. (and maybe like one of the above and stick with it!)
32. Eat something I generally find “icky”
33. PRIVATE – Work on xxx
34. Learn how to make paella.
35. Learn to meditate and meditate at least once a week for a month.
Relationships
36. Get another set of “married” pictures taken.
37. Make a new friend.
38. Take a girls trip.
39. Go on one special date night a month with Tim. (1/1)
40. (PRIVATE) xxx
41. (Private) – xxx
42. Take a photo of us at least once a week for three months. (2/3)
43. Call a far-away friend at least once a month (1/1)
Weekend Fun
44. Try 15 new restaurants.(6/15, Finn and Porter, Woodland, Three Forks, Stubbs, Zuzu's, Torchy's Tacos)
45. Go to the rollerderby.
46. Go to a concert
47. Go to the comedy club
48. Go to Ester’s Follies
49. Visit a new state.
50. Do 10 Austin-y things (4/10 Alamo Drafthouse, Stubbs gospel brunch, walk around town lake, eat at Trailer Park eatery)
51. Kayak on Town Lake.
52. Go to Umlauf.
53. Go to Arboretum.
54. See a play.
55. Try 10 new beers (1/10, Fireman's Four)
56. Host, or organize, a game night
57. Go to a winery (COMPLETE)
58. Go to a brewery
59. Go on a picnic.
60. Go bowling. (COMPLETE)
61. See Bob Schneider
62. Design set of monogrammed notecards with Gocco.
63. Go to gospel brunch at Stubb’s. (COMPLETE)
64. Go to first Thursday.
65. Go to San Francisco
Goodwill
66. Join a volunteer organization.
67. Stop using plastic bags at the grocery store. (COMPLETE, most of the time)
68. Blog the “best thing this week” weekly.
69. Perform 10 random acts of kindness.
70. Set up regular tithe (COMPLETE)
Mind
71. Read at least six business books a year. (2/6, Forgotten Man, Undercover Economist)
72. Read at least six novels a year (I usually read more but feel I need to focus a bit more on the business books for a while)
Misc
73. Maintain my blog (at least 1 post a week) for three months. (COMPLETE)
74. Finish the 101 in 1001 list.
75. Make my blog pretty. (COMPLETE)
76. Start a design notebook.
Extra #'s
77. Go to the ballet (COMPLETE)
Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011
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