Wow, I haven't posted on here in a LONG time. That's a big fail on the blogging weekly. But I have completed SO many tasks, I am not even the slightest bit remorseful. Here's the tally:
I had a massive yard sale Saturday which allowed me to:
#8 Get rid of all necessary clothes - Sold 'em! As well as a ton of other stuff getting me about $125.
#11 Donate to every charity that asks - Everything that didn't sell was dropped off to the Salvation Army and the Carson City Library. Technically they didn't ask me personally, but close enough
#52 Create system to use reusable shopping bags - having finally cleaned out my garage and car, the bags are now organized in my lift gate cubby and ready to use.
#69 Use my garage for my car - Finally cleaning out about 8 boxes and bags of stuff and having the garage door repaired back in January allowed my car to enter the garage for the first time ever this Saturday! This was a great House Anniversary present to myself.
#73 Unpack - I only have 1 box left!!
I also hosted a dinner party while showing a screening of Casablanca which allowed me to knock these off the list:
#29 Host 12 Dinner parties - This was the first, and it was pretty nice. The weather warmed up enough to eat outside on the patio.
#41 Watch Classic Movies - Saw Casablanca after dinner at the party
#46 Cook 25 new recipes - I made 3. Stuffed Mushrooms, Pumpkin Risotto and Sangria. All of the other dishes were ones I had made before (Chicken 'Sausages', Strawberry Trifle, green salad)
There were also a few others knocked off the list:
#10 Volunteer 100 Hours - I worked my company's booth at the Earth Day Festival for 2 hours.
#11 Donate to every charity that asks - In addition to the items donated, I contributed $25 to Climb The Legacy to support my co-worker Tina.
#19 Send out Cards for b-days - I send my Bro-in-law his b-day card on the Friday before his b-day, but not sure it arrived on time since he is in Japan.
#30 Go to one local event a month - Before and after volunteering at the Earth Day Festival at Idlewild, I had a chance to walk around and enjoy the people (hippietastic), music (Did he just sing the Twitter song?) and food. And by food, I mean the New Belgium Beer tent. Mmmm...
#33 Go to 25 live sporting events - I wish I could have stayed at the Earth Day Festival a bit longer, but had tix to the Aces game at 1. And about 2 weeks earlier made it to the Aces Season Opener. So that's 2!
#51 Use fondant to decorate a cake AND have it look professional - I used fondant. Boy, did I use it! I kneaded it for hours, massaging butter and food coloring into it to get it the perfect color and consistency. The end product which wasn't that big by professional cake standards and weighed about 10lbs. Whoa. As for looking professional - I'm not sure it did, unless you are going to grade it against shitty professionals. In which case? Win! I'll post the What-the-cake-actually-looked-like against Inspiration-cake later and let all of you decide.
#79 Pull out shrubs. While at poker 2 Fridays ago, I jokingly said, "Hey, since it is free dump day for the next two weekends, I need one of you guys to come pull the 20-30' tall shrubs out of my front yard and take them to the dump! HAHAHA!" Awesome thing? Matt actually did it. I love that dude.
#86 Go on a Girl's Wine Weekend. This one deserves it's own post. But just know? Success!
See what I mean? So productive!!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
I Have a Song Stuck Deep, Deep in My Cranium
It isn't the first time I heard it, but after hearing it this morning, it has just stuck.
Carry on my wayward son
It reminds me of my dad. The salt of the earth, smelly from working outside, rough-edged man. It is the kind of man that I will always respect over most other men. Something about a man, being just a man. Rough, hairy, smelly... these are not compliments in most of my girlfriends' eyes. They want their men to be smell pretty, and be hairless. I like my men with chest hair, and scruff. To smell like honest work when they come in from outside. Grit under their fingernails and calloused hands make me sit up straight and take notice.
There'll be peace when you are done
These are also the men who have knucklebusters and don't tell you. Kill spiders right next to you and don't tell you. Will kill anyone who hurts you, but won't tell you how they feel easily. You can only tell in the long hugs. The random texts asking when you will visit again. The sporatic phone calls asking for help in ideas about what to get your mom for her birthday. The tight grip on your hand as you get spun during a dance on New Year's.
Lay your weary head to rest
These men do the hard work. The dangerous work. The kind that will kill you, maim you, torment you. Whether fighting to bring food to our tables, fighting for our country, or fighting to uphold our laws, they will not give up easily.
Don't you cry no more
So as I sit with this song rolling through my head, I savor the salt of the earth men in my life. And give thanks at their continued good healthy.
Carry on my wayward son
It reminds me of my dad. The salt of the earth, smelly from working outside, rough-edged man. It is the kind of man that I will always respect over most other men. Something about a man, being just a man. Rough, hairy, smelly... these are not compliments in most of my girlfriends' eyes. They want their men to be smell pretty, and be hairless. I like my men with chest hair, and scruff. To smell like honest work when they come in from outside. Grit under their fingernails and calloused hands make me sit up straight and take notice.
There'll be peace when you are done
These are also the men who have knucklebusters and don't tell you. Kill spiders right next to you and don't tell you. Will kill anyone who hurts you, but won't tell you how they feel easily. You can only tell in the long hugs. The random texts asking when you will visit again. The sporatic phone calls asking for help in ideas about what to get your mom for her birthday. The tight grip on your hand as you get spun during a dance on New Year's.
Lay your weary head to rest
These men do the hard work. The dangerous work. The kind that will kill you, maim you, torment you. Whether fighting to bring food to our tables, fighting for our country, or fighting to uphold our laws, they will not give up easily.
Don't you cry no more
So as I sit with this song rolling through my head, I savor the salt of the earth men in my life. And give thanks at their continued good healthy.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
101 in 1001 - Status Update 4/1/10
Can I just start by saying, I totally would have peed on Tiger Woods for $10 million? Yes? Ok, good. I wanted my intentions known.
I know everyone is expecting this to be an April Fool's post, but nope. I'm lame this year. No pranks. No items in jello. No offices filled with balloons, no keyboards messed with, no aluminum foil, no cakes, no pregnancy scares. I did have a great idea but it was siderailed by circumstances beyond my control. I'll do it next year.
Anywhore.
Let's list out the progress:
1. Donate to every charity that asks - At a Build-A-Bear b-day party they asked if I would donate a dollar for their children's charity. So, of course, I said yes. Not much, but it will be adding up to alot by end of 2012. (Total: $26)
21. Have family dinner 6 times a month - I did better this last week. Except there was a night I had dinner with B and her friend, Maya. They were so gross, I had to leave the table. Makes me realize this is really important for my daughters to be polite, civilized children.
33. Go to 25 live sport events - I took B and Maya to the UNR Womens' Softball game. It was a pretty inexpensive fun outing, if a bit cold. Very small-town atmosphere. And, seriously, the ONLY time I don't bring my mit to the field? And a homer is hit RIGHT AT ME. More evidence of my suckage.
34. Read a new author - I FINALLY read The Golden Cord by Paul Genesse, my high school chum. It is a fantasy, and the world he created was fantastic. This series is very reminiscent of The Hobbit, but the world is so unique, you get that comparison only fleetingly. It is so very good. I have his second novel sitting on my shelf. I will be reading it soon.
48. Make a latte as good as Starbucks - I am not quite there, but it is pretty damn close. And it is at work. We are lucky to have a large, powerful espresso machine. That helps. Now, I just have to perfect it at home with my teeny, wussy espresso machine.
And that's what I have accomplished this last week.
Doesn't seem like much. I really need to apply myself more towards the one-item goals, so I can start really cleaning off this list. One I am hoping to check off is snowboarding this weekend. I have a feeling I will probably hate myself at about 10am on Saturday morning.
And to finish, I would like to leave you with this lovely piece of happiness.
I know everyone is expecting this to be an April Fool's post, but nope. I'm lame this year. No pranks. No items in jello. No offices filled with balloons, no keyboards messed with, no aluminum foil, no cakes, no pregnancy scares. I did have a great idea but it was siderailed by circumstances beyond my control. I'll do it next year.
Anywhore.
Let's list out the progress:
1. Donate to every charity that asks - At a Build-A-Bear b-day party they asked if I would donate a dollar for their children's charity. So, of course, I said yes. Not much, but it will be adding up to alot by end of 2012. (Total: $26)
21. Have family dinner 6 times a month - I did better this last week. Except there was a night I had dinner with B and her friend, Maya. They were so gross, I had to leave the table. Makes me realize this is really important for my daughters to be polite, civilized children.
33. Go to 25 live sport events - I took B and Maya to the UNR Womens' Softball game. It was a pretty inexpensive fun outing, if a bit cold. Very small-town atmosphere. And, seriously, the ONLY time I don't bring my mit to the field? And a homer is hit RIGHT AT ME. More evidence of my suckage.
34. Read a new author - I FINALLY read The Golden Cord by Paul Genesse, my high school chum. It is a fantasy, and the world he created was fantastic. This series is very reminiscent of The Hobbit, but the world is so unique, you get that comparison only fleetingly. It is so very good. I have his second novel sitting on my shelf. I will be reading it soon.
48. Make a latte as good as Starbucks - I am not quite there, but it is pretty damn close. And it is at work. We are lucky to have a large, powerful espresso machine. That helps. Now, I just have to perfect it at home with my teeny, wussy espresso machine.
And that's what I have accomplished this last week.
Doesn't seem like much. I really need to apply myself more towards the one-item goals, so I can start really cleaning off this list. One I am hoping to check off is snowboarding this weekend. I have a feeling I will probably hate myself at about 10am on Saturday morning.
And to finish, I would like to leave you with this lovely piece of happiness.
Monday, March 29, 2010
What The Hell?
Have you heard this song?
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
First thing that comes to mind? Gonorrhea.
But then you listen to the lyrics. And it gets better.
Lay where you're laying
Don't make a sound
I know they're watching
They're watching
Ok - add exhibition to the mix of STDs.
The dark of the alley
The break of the day
The head while I'm driving
I'm driving
Alright more exhibitionism plus some unsafe road head. So unsafe sex AND unsafe driving practices.
Soft lips are open
Knuckles are pale
Feels like you're dying
You're dying
Holy crap - maybe she IS dead? Necrophilia in now added to the list.
If it's not forever
If it's just tonight
Oh, it's still the greatest
The greatest
The greatest
And there is the one-night stand reference to ice that cupcake.
Ok so to recap, we have:
STDS
Exhibitionism
Voyeurism
Unsafe driving
Necrophilia
Awesome.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
I have regressive spatial issues
I noticed something odd about my self last night.
I can't sleep in the middle of the bed. It is like I am physically incapable of rolling over into the middle. Even when I was first divorced, and slept in a full bed, I couldn't roll to the middle. And I so TRIED to move over. I made a conscious effort to be in the middle, and I would wake up hugging the side.
Dammit.
Now I have a queen-sized bed. Seriously, the idea of sleeping in a King? I would be so lost. Maybe that's why I like the side? I can escape faster!
Sadly, I doubt it. Now I hide the fact that I only use one side of my bed. I bought a tray that you would see in bedspread ads. In the ads, the tray holds a vase with flowers, and some cute little nic-nac-y thingie. Mine holds the remote, 2 of the books I'm reading, my PS3 controller, chapstick, glasses and sometimes my vibrator. Bet you'll never see MY tray in an ad! Although, it might sell better to single women if it did...
Anywhore.
I got a dog specifically too short to get into bed with me. I forgot about the cat's climbing ability. He likes to sleep on my head. And knead my hair. Occasionally though, he lays beside me. On the unoccupied side of my giant unused bed? Nope. Crammed between me and the edge. Even the cat is trying to get me to move over. Like he knows I am giving up some sort battle that as a divorced woman, I should win, Win, WIN! But alas, every night I fail.
So let's look at the bright side! My mattresses, sheets, bedspreads will last twice as long!
*sob*
I can't sleep in the middle of the bed. It is like I am physically incapable of rolling over into the middle. Even when I was first divorced, and slept in a full bed, I couldn't roll to the middle. And I so TRIED to move over. I made a conscious effort to be in the middle, and I would wake up hugging the side.
Dammit.
Now I have a queen-sized bed. Seriously, the idea of sleeping in a King? I would be so lost. Maybe that's why I like the side? I can escape faster!
Sadly, I doubt it. Now I hide the fact that I only use one side of my bed. I bought a tray that you would see in bedspread ads. In the ads, the tray holds a vase with flowers, and some cute little nic-nac-y thingie. Mine holds the remote, 2 of the books I'm reading, my PS3 controller, chapstick, glasses and sometimes my vibrator. Bet you'll never see MY tray in an ad! Although, it might sell better to single women if it did...
Anywhore.
I got a dog specifically too short to get into bed with me. I forgot about the cat's climbing ability. He likes to sleep on my head. And knead my hair. Occasionally though, he lays beside me. On the unoccupied side of my giant unused bed? Nope. Crammed between me and the edge. Even the cat is trying to get me to move over. Like he knows I am giving up some sort battle that as a divorced woman, I should win, Win, WIN! But alas, every night I fail.
So let's look at the bright side! My mattresses, sheets, bedspreads will last twice as long!
*sob*
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
101 in 1001 Status Report 03/24/10
Let's bang this out.
Heh.
11. Donate to every charity that asks - I contributed to my friend's Polar Bear Plunge. All in the hopes that I will never have to do it myself. If you are supporting a charlity, let me know. I will contribute.
13. Donate blood 4 times a year - Not only did I donate, but had 2 coworkers join me! And we got a free sandwich from Subway outta it. So sextuple Win. (Pervs)
17. Sent my parents a funny card with a huge Thank You for them pulling a Parental Favor. 24 more to go!
19. Send out cards (gifts) for b-days on-time - I haven't had to yet, but I did ask my side of the family for all of their important dates and those are now locked in my Outlook. Now, I just have to do Charlie's side... ugh.
21. Have family dinner 6 times a month - So far, this is a huge fail. I've done it once in 2 weeks. How hard is it to sit down and eat WITH your kids? Apparently super hard. Must. Keep. Trying.
30. Go to one local event a month - Celebrated Sarah's 31st b-day at the Reno Downtown wine walk. Was only going to be "out" for about 5 hours. Ended up to be "out" 24 hours. Lord, I need to curb my partying. Oh, and at the local gay bar, 5star, I got done up with glittery eyes. Which turned into allergic-reaction-red-swollen eyes of death Sunday thru most of Monday. I coulda done without that part.
35. Blog weekly - Ta-da!
36 & 37. - Get a subscription to Cooking Light and Sunset - sent in the little leaflets this morning. I love going to my mailbox and getting something cool. Card, letter, refund and magazines make the short trip worthwhile. So Yay!
46. Cook 25 new recipes - This wasn't really cooked, but what the hey.
Strawberry-Banana Vanilla Soy Smoothie
6 frozen whole strawberries
1 ripe banana
1 1/2 Cups of Light Vanilla soymilk
Blend
Makes 2 servings
Super duper easy, and sweet enough for your candy-addicted kids. Yet? The whole kit-n-kaboodle? 300 calories, 7g of fat (non saturated), 8g of fiber, & 10g of protein. It does have a lot of sugar, but the naturally accuring kind, not corn syrup.
Ok, moving on...
54. Go to the gym 6 times a month - Fail. Haven't been in 2 weeks. I'm lame. Gotta get my arse in gear.
57. Go snowboarding - Temporary fail. Was planned for last Saturday, but my boarding partner was struck down by a viral infection. So postponed until who knows when.
65. Replace the flooring - I am in the process of researching materials. I need to measure the sq footage in order to estimate out my costs. Should do that tonight.
67. Closet Organizers in every roon - I bought the ones for the girls' closets. Now I just gotta get 'em installed! Cross your fingers for this weekend.
And that's it for this week!
Have you accomplished anything you want kudos for? Let us know!
Heh.
11. Donate to every charity that asks - I contributed to my friend's Polar Bear Plunge. All in the hopes that I will never have to do it myself. If you are supporting a charlity, let me know. I will contribute.
13. Donate blood 4 times a year - Not only did I donate, but had 2 coworkers join me! And we got a free sandwich from Subway outta it. So sextuple Win. (Pervs)
17. Sent my parents a funny card with a huge Thank You for them pulling a Parental Favor. 24 more to go!
19. Send out cards (gifts) for b-days on-time - I haven't had to yet, but I did ask my side of the family for all of their important dates and those are now locked in my Outlook. Now, I just have to do Charlie's side... ugh.
21. Have family dinner 6 times a month - So far, this is a huge fail. I've done it once in 2 weeks. How hard is it to sit down and eat WITH your kids? Apparently super hard. Must. Keep. Trying.
30. Go to one local event a month - Celebrated Sarah's 31st b-day at the Reno Downtown wine walk. Was only going to be "out" for about 5 hours. Ended up to be "out" 24 hours. Lord, I need to curb my partying. Oh, and at the local gay bar, 5star, I got done up with glittery eyes. Which turned into allergic-reaction-red-swollen eyes of death Sunday thru most of Monday. I coulda done without that part.
35. Blog weekly - Ta-da!
36 & 37. - Get a subscription to Cooking Light and Sunset - sent in the little leaflets this morning. I love going to my mailbox and getting something cool. Card, letter, refund and magazines make the short trip worthwhile. So Yay!
46. Cook 25 new recipes - This wasn't really cooked, but what the hey.
Strawberry-Banana Vanilla Soy Smoothie
6 frozen whole strawberries
1 ripe banana
1 1/2 Cups of Light Vanilla soymilk
Blend
Makes 2 servings
Super duper easy, and sweet enough for your candy-addicted kids. Yet? The whole kit-n-kaboodle? 300 calories, 7g of fat (non saturated), 8g of fiber, & 10g of protein. It does have a lot of sugar, but the naturally accuring kind, not corn syrup.
Ok, moving on...
54. Go to the gym 6 times a month - Fail. Haven't been in 2 weeks. I'm lame. Gotta get my arse in gear.
57. Go snowboarding - Temporary fail. Was planned for last Saturday, but my boarding partner was struck down by a viral infection. So postponed until who knows when.
65. Replace the flooring - I am in the process of researching materials. I need to measure the sq footage in order to estimate out my costs. Should do that tonight.
67. Closet Organizers in every roon - I bought the ones for the girls' closets. Now I just gotta get 'em installed! Cross your fingers for this weekend.
And that's it for this week!
Have you accomplished anything you want kudos for? Let us know!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Polar Bear Plunge 2010
It is that time of year again, where my friend, Ted, jumps into icy waters. And I support him from afar. Because there is no way in hell I will EVER jump into freezing waters. Ever. Did I say never? Never ever.
Anyways.
Here's his page.
2 years ago, I helped in the only way I know how. Promotion and camera-holding. I even stood in the snow that covered the beach and was 2 feet from the water. So. Cold. I kinda sucked at camera-holding. I had pushed record, thinking I had disengaged record. So when the big moment came, I "engaged" record, thus turning it off. I know. Lame. But I rocked the promoting. I had newpaper reporters on scene and even got a local TV station to air him jumping into Sparks Marina amidst myriad goose fecal matter the Thursday before the real plunge. So he plunged twice in one week. I think his testicles finally descended mid-May. Did I mention he made a comment on this side affect on live TV with Danita Cohen? Right. Awesome.
So it is that time again. I will be absent again this year, because I promised I would attempt snowboarding before I remembered that the Plunge was this weekend.
So donate. I did, not just because I always do, but also because it is one of my 101 goals. He asked, and of course I will comply. If you have a fundraising page, lemme know.
Otherwise, shuck some money his way.
Anyways.
Here's his page.
2 years ago, I helped in the only way I know how. Promotion and camera-holding. I even stood in the snow that covered the beach and was 2 feet from the water. So. Cold. I kinda sucked at camera-holding. I had pushed record, thinking I had disengaged record. So when the big moment came, I "engaged" record, thus turning it off. I know. Lame. But I rocked the promoting. I had newpaper reporters on scene and even got a local TV station to air him jumping into Sparks Marina amidst myriad goose fecal matter the Thursday before the real plunge. So he plunged twice in one week. I think his testicles finally descended mid-May. Did I mention he made a comment on this side affect on live TV with Danita Cohen? Right. Awesome.
So it is that time again. I will be absent again this year, because I promised I would attempt snowboarding before I remembered that the Plunge was this weekend.
So donate. I did, not just because I always do, but also because it is one of my 101 goals. He asked, and of course I will comply. If you have a fundraising page, lemme know.
Otherwise, shuck some money his way.
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