101 Sunday

Great week and weekend! Too tired to write a diatribe...so here's the update in bullets.

- Have lost 5.8 lbs (slower than i thought, but i'll take it)
- Completed week 2 of the couch to 5k plan
- Had a great bbq with work friends
- Finished 80 pages of my work book-club book - The Undercover Economist
- Got new haircut and color

And, have updated a few things on my 101 list
- went to the ballet (okay, I added this after I went, but I should have had it on there to begin with because i've been wanting to go for a while)
- went bowling
- took a picture of us (been slacking on this)
- Tried a new restaurant - Finn and Porter at Hilton
- Grow basil (although I probably shouldn't hold my breath, i just got it!)
- Prettied my blog
- Take a yoga class. Have been going to yoga yoga regularly and love it!
- Set up a regular tithe. I now have a bit of money coming out of my check automatically each week to a fund we have set up through our office

Long overdue update!

Long overdue update! It's been crazy busy week sandwiched between two really busy weekends.

Two Thursdays ago, Tim and I took our last trip up to Dallas (for a while, at least). WE RENTED OUR HOUSE! Went up to get the furniture that was still there for the staging. We rented a 12 foot truck thinking it was more than enough space (every single time we've moved we rent a truck twice bigger than we need). This time, not so much. We had some friends not make it -- both our couches, two washing machines, a dryer, my bike and a few other items that were quickly snatched up by the neighbors. This means we need a new couch and we sat in THE.MOST.COMFORTABLE couch ever today at Crate and Barrel...it may need to become ours soon. Although, the couch I really love is this one (Pottery Barn), Tim says, "absoluuuuutely not!"



Also, in celebration of renting the house (goal #2), we (and by we, I mean, me) broke out the debit card a bit. Very excited to introduce my new mushroom-colored shoes (as well as another cute purple and brown pair) to my closet, my new Clarisonic to my bathroom counter, my new pink blackberry to my handbag and a new haircolor and haircut to my...err...head.

Last weekend, Linds and Laura were in town and it was great to see them. The weather was sooo much nicer here than Chicago. We has yummy dinner at III Forks (my first time there, so check one off for goal #45) and delicious wine. Followed by more delicious wine at David's loft (the long-awaited wine cellar is amazing). Outside lunch at Shady Grove where Stephan and I narrowly avoided getting shat on by a bird and a quasi-walk around town lake. All in all, a very enjoyable time. Oh, and Tim and I had Home Slice on Sunday too -- SPOILED!



This weekend, had some very nice Timmy-time. Made delicious tortilla soup (well, kinda made it), delicious chicken biryani (a very complicated recipe but so good and I PROMISE it tasted better than it looks!) and delicious pear muffins (found here) -- who am I?

(check off goals 22 & 25) I might finally have a reason to buy a super-cute anthro apron. Actually, in all seriousness I think I don't own one just because they are all so darn cute I can't ever choose!


Also had yummy TacoDeli breakfast today and a long walk in the greenbelt, which was sooooo needed.

Oh, and I also discovered a new veggie meal inspired by Magnolia Cafe(#28) -- black beans, avocado, cheese and tomatoes. Yummy and super-easy.


And finally finished the Forgotten Man, a history of the great depression. I feel way smarter (and republican). $72

Oh, and of course tried Fireman's Four (and clearly enjoyed it) -- #56.

Chiggety-check. Over and out.

101 in 1001 Update

Ok, ok. Two weeks overdue on this.

Let's see here...

2. Sell or rent our house in Richardson.
Looks like this is in progress! Our property manager is approving a couple tomorrow. Not having to pay a mortgage and rent payment is going to be good on my closet.

6. Paint our house.
Tim has painted the bathroom and living/dining room. Little less than 1/2 way there!

21. Cook one new meal a month for a year.
24. Cook a real meal at least once a week.
Mmm...healthified tortilla casserole. It was yum.


26. Get a massage.
Kinda weird goal, I know, but it's always kind of freaked me out. Well, CHECK and now that I've checked I believe I'll be checking weekly! We have a masseuse come to our office a couple days a week and a co-worker had bought me a massage. So glad she did, it was fantastic..

43. Call a far-away friend at least once a month
Finally talked to Lindsay today - it was short, but she'll be here this weekend, so that's ok. I'm determined to stop this vicious game of phone tag with Julie before the month is through. It would be a heck of a lot easier if my cell phone had service in our house!

68. Blog the “best thing this week” weekly.
Two shallow best things. Last week, I got my own reserved parking spot. Big time!

This week, inspired by Christy's Tassimo, and with a couple Crate and Barrel gift cards still burning a hole in my wallet, we invested in this beaut:



Add some Starbucks espresso pods and sugar-free hazelnut and vanilla syrups and I can make my very own Grande Decaf Skinny French Vanilla Latte, extra hot. And save the embarrassment of saying all that in Starbucks.

71. Read at least one business book every two months.
Finished Forgotten Men, thank goodness, it was a beast. About a 1/3 of the way through A Whole New Mind - which is about why right-brainers will rule our future - REALLY interesting. I highly recommend it.


73. Maintain my blog (at least 1 post a week) for three months.
Check.

101 in 1001 Update

Alrighty...overdue from yesterday, but here it is!

2. Sell or rent our house in Richardson.
I'm going for positivity and saying this is "in progress." Showing activity has been good. Hopefully something happens soon!

6. Paint our house.
This goal is actually for Tim. He's currently working on the living room and has two walls finished (before we ran out of paint).

11. Get the dogs nice beds.
Got them these cute little doggie baskets. It "should" be too little for Mike but he likes to curl up. Once they got used to the funny creaky noises, they loved them!



42. Take a photo of us at least once a week for three months.
Post meat-feast at Salt Lick.


44. Try 15 new restaurants.
In Progress
1. Taco Deli is our new favorite Sunday morning spot. Yesterday, I tried a papas(mashed taters), bacon and cheese taco and it was DEEE-LISH. Followed by a brief walk down the greenbelt (it was chilly).

2. I'm counting Hyde Park Grill as a new restaurant. I had been there a million years ago when we first moved to Austin, but apparently it's been so long that I forgot that it sucked. I got this pimento cheese & cuke sandwich and tim an eggplant sandwich. Both were nasty. And the fries weren't that great either.

68. Blog the “best thing this week” weekly.
In-Progress
The best thing about last week was our jaunt to Salt Lick for Tim's birthday. We went with some old and new friends and it was even better than we remembered! Yummy, yummy, yummy in my tummy!

71. Read at least one business book every two months.
On-track
My goal last week was to get to page 300 in Forgotten Men - and I made it. But still so much further to go.

73. Maintain my blog (at least 1 post a week) for three months.
On-track

75. Make my blog pretty.
Complete
Like the new photo at the top? That's our feets.

101 in 1001 Update

It's only been a couple days but I thought I should start an update (start building a habit and all).

#2 Sell or rent our house in Richardson.
Nowhere near complete but our showings have been increasing and we just lowered the price yesterday (which hurts but hopefully inspires an OFFER!!!!)

#4 Get a subscription to Martha Stewart Living.
Also not complete, but I did get a subscription to Body + Soul, her new magazine. It looks beautiful, focused on whole living.

#25 Create a habit of taking vitamins (take one a day for at least 30 days).
(1/30)

#39 Go on one special date night a month with Tim.
Tim and I had a delicious Chinese dinner last night and got the best seat in the house. Is it gross to eat Chinese food for breakfast?

#42. Take a photo of us at least once a week for three months.
(1/12)

Unfortunately, my fab cheetah shoes got cut off.

#68 Blog the "best thing this week" weekly.
It was a great week...ringing in 2009, yummy dinner with Tim, closet organization (and fantastic new huggable hangers). But I think the highlight was Slumdog Millionaire. Two thumbs up, a much happier movie than I expected, great music, beautifully shot.

#71 Read at least one business book every two months.
In progress - I'm reading Forgotten Men by Amity Shlaes. It's a history of the Great Depression - not a traditional business book, but I'm reading it for a work bookclub, so I'm counting it. It is HEAVY (let me know if you're a Great Depression...ha, ha, typo I caught when I went back to read -- let me know if you KNOW about Great Depression).

#73 Maintain my blog (at least 1 post a week) for three months.
Complete!