Progress Report: 8 Things Down

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• on July 28, 2010
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A little while ago, my mom asked me how I was doing on my list. And I felt like I had been doing OK, crossing some items off completely, and making some progress on others. But when I checked to see how many days I have left, I may or may not have freaked out. At that point, I should have had 16 items checked off (strictly going by 1 thing accomplished every 10 days) but I only had 6. And now, probably even more ‘behind.’ But, since it’s my list, I’m going to stop freaking out about it and just keep plugging away.

Done!
#11 – Berry picking. It was hot.
#28 – Always take off my makeup before bed. Yep, I get back out of bed if I get in bed without doing it. That counts as done.
#34 – Transition from plastic to other materials in the kitchen – Done, and I’m so happy with it all. I thought it would be weird to use all glass storage because they’re so heavy, but it feels totally natural now.
#80 – Find my professional organization home – Yes! I’m actually, finally, really getting involved with an association that I like. I went to a conference earlier this summer and had a bit of a revelation that this group was just my size. Because I’m a classic over achiever, I’m already on two different committees.
#97 – Dolores Heights stair walk. Reliving it makes me tired.

In Progress
#7 – Go to New Orleans for Mardi Gras – planning has now stalled. I’m lazy.
#12 – Plan a trip with friends – Orlando. Space Shuttle Launch. We’ll see.
#42 – Bake 5 new kinds of cupcakes – 1 down, I made the Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Chambord Frosting. They were OK. Am taking suggestions for new recipes (no cream cheese frosting though).
#43 – Taste 50 things on the Big Eat lists – This is a most enjoyable goal. 30 items down, some new favorite foods discovered. (Secret Breakfast ice cream – vanilla ice cream with Jim Beam and cornflakes. wow.)
#46 – Learn to play chess – I have 1 game left to play! This has taken forever, I know, but I’ve found that I have to have a certain motivation to spend an hour racking my brain to play a game and then still get my ass handed to me by Dan. It doesn’t come often. 

The thing we work the most on is #39 – Finish cooking our way through our seasonal cookbook. We make recipes from this one cookbook at least 2-3, usually 4, times a week. Since we’ve joined the CSA, we definitely have more reason to cook with vegetables, so that has really been helping. And honestly, I feel like we’re learning how to really cook as we follow all the recipes, which is a nice skill to learn together. (cue: awwwwwwwwwwwwww).  But, even though this is one of my goals we focus on the most – we’ve only made 108 out of 308 recipes. So, this won’t be checked off for awhile.

I’m curious what you all are working on as personal goals, regardless if you have any sort of list or not. Tell me, and I’ll make them into a fun “let’s celebrate each other’s accomplishments” post next time around.

For starters, check out Ro’s ultimate purse.