The man who has no imagination has no wings-Muhammad Ali.

Just a wuick update. Paul and I have a date night planned for Oct 28th and then for November 1. I am so excited! I watched "A Clockwork Orange" and while I thought it would be hard to follow, it wasn't. I actually enjoyed the story line even though the movie was a little perverse, it was still good. I am waiting on a call back from Hospice for some sort of assignment.

I ordered flowers for my mom to be delivered tomorrow! I think she will be so surprised. Tonight I go for my second Hospice Training class!

I should finish my book "The Scarlet Letter' and I am also making crock pot macaroni and cheese!
I bought a home cholestrol test kit(it counts,it's FDA approved) and according to that my cholesterol is normal at  129..

I am going to use italics on things I am working on currently, and of course I will mark through tasks that are done.

I am still in the process of finishing a few things. I am still coloring in the coloring book. I plan to bake a cake tonight and send it to work with Paul. I am reading "The Scarlet Letter' still as well. I am hoping to go to the next Wingate game if I am not working. I am signed up for the classes to become a Hospice Volunteer. I am so excited about it, I cant wait to volunteer!

I am now reading Scarlet Letter, not that I really get it, but I am reading it nonetheless. I was supposed to go to a Wingate Football game this past weekened but it didn't work out. I was also out looking for A CLockwork Orange on dvd but Best Buy was sold out.figures
I am vacuuming at least once a week, I am dropping caffeine starting today. I have already bought 2 caffeine free drinks, because I still the carbonation taste, evidently I am addicted to that too. I am starting a weight loss plan.I also bought a coloring book and have colored 3 or 4 pictures!

Here's what I have so far:
1. Learn a foreign language for conversation-Spanish. -working on this now using Rosetta Stone
2. Take a cake decorating class for fun.
3. Have another baby.
4. Buy my house.
5. Buy rental Property.
6. Travel to another country. planned for April 18-22 2009
7. Donate Blood.
8. Donate my time/services for a charity.awaiting call from Hospice
9. Tour the facility of St Jude's Children's Research Hospital-my favorite cause.
10. Lose 20 pounds.
11. Eat fruit every day for 30 days(0/30)
12. Read The Bible all the way through.
13.DO another 3k.
14. Learn to shoot a handgun.
15. Finish Christmas Shopping by November 15.
16. Do monthly self breast exams (1/33)
17.  Stop drinking caffeine..including tea
18. vacuum every week for a year(7/52)
19. Turn off the TV 1 day a week for a month(0/4)
20. Go to Charlotte, park, and tour the city by foot.
21. Read a book that Paul wants me to read.
22. Make a Cheesecake from scratch.
23. Get my ears pierced.
24. Eat a pomegranate or drink juice.
25. Eat a mango.
26. cut down eating out to a maximum of 4 times a month.
27. start a geneology logbook and go to the library to research.
28. start jotting down ideas for my next list.
29. Go on a date night with Paul at least once a month for a year(1/52).
30. Read a book every 3 months for a yearOr read 4 books-atleast-per year.(2/4)
31. Grocery shop every 2 weeks
32. Make grocery lists and stick to them.
33. Try at least one type of seafood.
34. Do paperwork for Healthcare Power of Attorney. -needs to be witnessed and notarized
35. Get a passport.
36. write in my blog at least 1 time a week.
37. Dust at least once a week.
38. Donate clothes to Goodwill.
39. Decrease to buying one magazine every 2 weeks.
40. Start using the recycling bin every week and put out with the trash to be picked up.
41. Learn to change a tire...and remember it.
42.Go 6 months without calling in to work.
43. Get a manicure.
44. Get a pedicure.
45. Get a massage.
46. Wash my car once every 2 months for a year(0/6).
47. Read "The Scarlett Letter'.
48. Go to a 'real' Haunted House.
49. Stop Cussing.
50. Send out Christmas cards this year.
51. Go to 2 events at the college over the next year.
52. Learn to curb my aggressive driving.
53. Listen to ONLY Christiam music in the car with Eli.
54. Do everything in my power to go Green
55. Take pictures as I finish challenges and post them to my blog.
56. Go to a concert.
57. Have cholesterol checked.
58.Eat breakfast every morning for a month.
59. eat  breakfast and then eat cereal for dinner every day for a month.
60. Weigh myself once a week and only once a week.
61. Plant a flower.
62. Send someone flowers out of the blue twice(1/2). 
63. Go to a Panther's game.
64.Eat at Arigato again.
65. Enter a photo into a photo contest.
66. Donate cans to fire department.
67. Watch "A Clockwork Orange"
68. Pack lunch the night before work.
69. Pick out uniform the night before work.
70.Hang family photos in the house
71.organize computer room.
72.Learn to do a split again.
73.Go to a Wingate University Football game.
74. Go to a Wingate University Softball game.
75. Have (at least) $1000 in my savings account by the end of this challenge ($0/$1000)
76. Do not use Credit card for an entire month.
77.Clip Coupons.
78. Meet one of my online friends.
79.Buy a coloring book and crayons and color all the pictures
80.Choose an elderly person off the Christmas Tree and buy them their wish list items
81.GO see a movie with my mom.
82. Take Eli to Discovery Place and let him play in the kiddie area.
83. Wash bed linens every 2 weeks for 3 months.(0/6)
84.Try food from a ethnicity that I never have tried before
85.Stop being a packrat.
86.Clean the bathroom once a week for 2 months
87.Get oil changed on time
88.Pick Strawberries in SC
89.Make homemade macaroni and cheese
90.get a gas grill and grill out once a month
91. pay off college loan
92.Go to Atlanta with Paul to visit a friend.
93. See the CNN Center.
94. See The World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta.
95.Start going to church again.
96. Have wedding dress cleaned.
97.Donate $2 for every challenge note completed to charity.
98. organize pictures on the computer
99. Burn all pictures to disk
100. Bake cookies and send with Paul to work.
101. Take time before bed to talk to my husband about the day.

I am on anothersite called MustLoveWeddings and someone(Tanya) posted about this and I have become very interested in this. Here are the basics:


Creating your own 1001 Day Project


The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.

2. Stay Focussed. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.

3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.

4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.

5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.


this is the site:  http://www.triplux.com/dayzero/default.asp?view=gettingstarted

oh yeah i start Sept 1 and end may 30, 2011