Still driving...still haven't booked the test...I really need to get my ass in gear on this one before the snow flies!
2. Reach goal weight - I plan to lose 40 lbs by the end of this year (curse you, baby weight!). I've already lost 18 lbs since I started mid-November so I guess I'm doing pretty well in this regard.
I've lost 30.6lbs to date. I've hit a bit of a plateau, but I'm hoping to get back on track and keep shedding the pounds!
Yeah...so about that plateau...I'm down 34.2lbs since my last post. Not much more, but I'm still plugging away! I've got another 10.8lbs to lose before I reach my (amended) goal! I CAN DOOO EEEEET!!!!!
3. Bake buns - I need to find a good recipe and bake buns from scratch! Time to start calling the grandmas & aunts!
My friend Tracy sent me a couple of recipes but I haven't tried them yet.
It's been too bloody hot to do much baking lately. The nights are getting cooler though so I'm sure it'll be fall in no time and I'll be baking buns and making soup like there's no tomorrow! Haha
4. Purge home of unneeded items - I'm not quite qualified to be on an episode of Hoarders but it is getting a bit out of hand. We've been moving boxes around that we continue to leave packed. Why waste the space?
We haven't really done anything about this yet. We may have a yard sale this summer...we'll see. Either way, the crap is outta here!
We've sorted through everything! There is a mountain of stuff downstairs that needs to be organized, priced and then we can have our yard sale! We should probably get on that...
5. Plant a garden - I've always wanted to plant a garden. Our yard at our previous home was quite large and daunting. I'm ready to bite the bullet! I even have a list of vegetables I want to plant on my cell (are you surprised? I didn't think so...lol)
My garden box has been built! I'm planning on picking up my dirt/compost this weekend and get to planting!
My garden is incredible!!! The only thing I didn't really plan on was cabbage worms. They decimated my broccoli! I had to pull it all out before it really got the chance to do anything! Oh well, live and learn!
I need to plant the garden first! Lol
Other than my broccoli fiasco and the fact that my pepper plants got next to no sun because they were overshadowed by said broccoli & lettuce all summer, I've made a pretty good haul! We ate spinach for weeks in the early weeks of summer, tons of lettuce, I've got loads of parsley and basil to pick, more carrots than I'm sure we'll be able to eat, several tomatoes and a ridiculous amount of green onions! My asparagus hasn't done much but I'm hoping we'll have a bunch in the next growing season!
The boys' 1st birthday party was AWESOME! Uncle B & auntie E, auntie T & uncle D, grandpa P, grandma & grandpa B, great auntie T & both of the great-grandma's were here! After much testing I found the perfect cake recipe (this could have something to do with my weight loss plateau...!), we made a video montage of the boys' shenanigans to date and had an all around great day! I can't wait to start planning their 2nd birthday!
Our anniversary was celebrated over two separate days. The first was a Saturday spent in Edmonton. We ditched the little boys at grandma & grandpa B's house and went out for some lunch and retail therapy. The second day was our actual anniversary. I got some beautiful flowers and made Scott an amazing dinner!
We've done this a few times now, and really...it's not so scary after all! The first few times we went were with grandma & grandpa B, and then with our friends Cam & Chelsey when they were here for a weekend. We've since done it twice on our own, and like I said, totally painless so long as I don't run out of Cheerios to keep them busy! Hahaha
Scott and I went out for lunch while we were in Edmonton. We would have gone out for dinner but time didn't really allow us to. An overnight trip is kind of out of the question as we have dogs. Lunch counts...right??
11. Go to a movie - This one also requires a babysitter (or a grandparent or two).
This one will have to wait until Scott's mom & dad come out for a weekend as there isn't enough time to go on a day trip to Edmonton.
Scott and I actually considered going to Harry Potter in shifts just so we could see it in theater! Hahaha. We've been trying to spend as much time as possible outside this summer (when it's not too hot, raining, windy or swarming with mosquitoes) so I guess this will have to wait until cooler weather sets in.
12. Become a full-time stay at home mom - It's very important to me to be able to raise our boys. If we are able to do it financially I would love to be able to be home with them.
So far, not sure. I'm working on setting up an extended leave of absence to keep my options open with my employer but it's (apparently) quite the process as I haven't heard anything back from them yet.
Well...I am officially unemployed, unless of course you count my unpaid stints as a housekeeper, chef and childcare professional, haha.
1. Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert) - It took me a while to get through this one. However, I'd definitely recommend reading the book over watching the movie...the way the character was portrayed made me wish I could reach through my TV screen and punch her in the throat!
2. Water For Elephants (Sara Gruen) - This book was incredible! I am almost nervous to see the movie because I don't know that they'll be able to do the story justice.
3. Sing You Home (Jodi Picoult) - I have a love/hate relationship with Jodi Picoult. Some of her previous novels have made me so angry I want to throw them across the room upon reading the final sentences. This one surprised me. Based on the subject matter I expected it to have her typical blindside ending, it did not.
4. The Gathering (Kelley Armstrong) - I have read (and LOVED) all of Kelley Armstrong's other novels. This is the first book released in a new trilogy. It was not as good as the "Otherworld" series, but I will definitely be reading the second and third books when they are released.
5. The Vampire Diaries - Awakening (L.J. Smith) - I have watched TVD series and was unsure about reading the books. I am currently reading this one (the first of four) and so far so good! The series took a fairly large departure from the novel but I'm enjoying the novel so far.
I've read several more books since my last update. I've at least doubled my goal of five so I'm happy with that!
14. Tell Scott and the boys that you love them every day, both in your words and your actions.
Check! :)
Check! :)
15. Send homemade items to Angela & Emma - This one is the result of a Facebook challenge. You were to send homemade items to the first 5 people that replied to your status & they in turn had to repost it as their status.
I'm working on this one! Angela's is in the works and I have wool picked out for Emma's. Grayson nearly ruined the scarf I'm knitting for Angela the other day but I saved it just in time!
*Note to self....DO NOT leave your knitting bag on the floor where little boys could find it and pull out the needles
Still working away on this one. Again, I'm finding it hard to sit with a pile of wool in my lap when it's 25+ degrees in my house! Waiting for cooler weather to really get going.
16. Knit scarves for the boys for next winter - This one could prove challenging as I never remember how to purl or cast off. I think I'll be spending a fair bit of time getting lessons from Scott's grandma.
Again, I have the wool picked out but have yet to start knitting.
See above.
This one hasn't happened yet, and still frightens me as much as it did when I initially wrote it! Haha
DONE!!! I don't remember the date, but we did it, and lived to tell the tale! Hahaha
18. Make a new friend - Since we've moved I've found myself a bit starved for adult companionship. This has been made even more challenging by the fact that I don't drive, so getting out and meeting people is difficult. I can't wait for spring & summer so I can get out of the house more often. I'm going to be living at the park! Haha
I've been trying to get out as much as possible since the snow melted! It's been incredibly windy for about a week now so I haven't been out much. *SIGH*
We had our neighbours over for dinner on the 21st. It was nice to talk to grownups for a change! I don't know that I would call them friends yet, but we're working on it! :)
Work in progress.
My friend Minnie stopped in for a visit on the 19th with her sweet little boy, Kaeden! I hadn't seen her since 2005! It was really good to catch up, have our boys meet, and again have a little adult conversation!
I think this will happen in the fall when I start to crave the warm, spicy flavour of gingersnaps.
DONE!!! Yes, I made gingersnaps in the middle of summer! It was a cooler day than we'd had in a while and I was itching to try out the small ice cream scoop I had bought specifically for cookie baking! It made the whole process so much faster!
21. Make a conscious effort to drink 8 glasses of water per day - This might sound like a pretty lame goal but I've noticed since the boys were born that my water consumption has really decreased.
Check!
Check!
22. Pet the dogs every day - I'm committing to loving our dogs more. The cats on the other hand, can go eff themselves! Haha
Check!
Check!
23. Stop biting your lip - This is something that I have always done. It bothers me. I'm going to stop.
Working on it. It's gotten much better.
I still catch myself doing this on occasion, but much less often than I used to!
24. Do yoga - I've never practiced yoga before. It intrigues me, both in the sense that it is good physical activity, but a good mental activity as well.
Someday I will have time to work out again. When that day arrives I will attempt yoga!
Based on the fact that my weight loss has all but stalled out, it's pretty obvious I haven't been doing much working out. One of these days.....
I still haven't figured out what this is.
My friend Tracy pointed out to me that our day trip to Edmonton, and leaving the boys home alone with dad could definitely count for this one. I'm inclined to agree with her! It's not that I don't trust my husband, he's an incredible father, I was just worried that being alone with the boys for that amount of time would be too much for him. Turns out, he was a rock star and my worries were totally unfounded! Way to go daddy!!! :)
26. Bake apple crisp completely from scratch. No pie filling! - I've never done this before. I figure it's time.
Like my gingersnaps, this will likely happen in the fall.
I have an entire grocery bag full of apples sitting in my pantry that one of the ladies Scott works with sent him home with. I really need to do something with them!
Swim trunks? Check
Swim shirts? Check
Swim diapers? Check
Swimming? Not yet...but soon!
Done! We had gone out to play in the sprinkler one afternoon and D HATED it!!! He cried and clung to me the entire time. G, on the other hand, had a blast! I was a little worried D would react the same way at the pool, but he did great! G didn't enjoy it as much but he still did alright! We'll have to see if there is a Saturday swimming lesson we can enroll them in this fall/winter, after we hit the pool a few more times of course!
28. Spend more time at the lake - Scott's grandma Mil has a cabin that is only an hour away from us. It's too close for us not to go! She adores the boys and it's important for us to have her spend as much time with her (only) great-grandchildren as she can!
I'm thinking June, July & August will be good months to accomplish this one.
Scott has next week booked off! We're planning on heading out to the lake. It probably won't be an overnight trip because of the fact that the boys are too big to share a playpen and the dogs don't do very well anywhere but at home. We'll see...
Not yet...
Done! I painted a picture of a stargazer lily. Considering the fact that I haven't painted in years, it's not too shabby!
Woohoo! One down...39 to go!
Blogging counts, right?
32. Re-upholster grandma's chair - I have an old chair that originally belonged to my grandma. It's been living in our basement for the last 5+ years since my aunt gave it to me. I'm looking forward to the day that the boys and I can snuggle up in it and read stories before bed, but first the awful yellow, orange & brown floral upholstery from the 70's needs to go!
This one is going to be tough. First off, it's going to be more expensive than I anticipated. Secondly, I'm having a hard time finding upholstery I like!
I vacuumed the chair off last weekend. The cats have really done a number on it. I'm not even sure it's salvageable. I'll have to take it in and get them to check it out.
Done. Got glasses (I only need them at night). And so begins the downward spiral of poor eyesight. FML.
I've been spending as much time as possible out on the deck in the afternoon while the boys are down for their naps. So far, so good!
I'm happy to report that I've been maintaining my tan all summer!
35. Start a compost bin - I've been after Scott for the last 3 years or so to build something that I can use as a compost bin. I'm hoping with my garden this year that this might actually happen!
Fingers crossed for next weekend!
I still don't have a compost bin, or a rain barrel for that matter! Hoping to scoop one up in the fall sales.
36. Save more, spend less
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I shouldn't laugh....I spent a whole lotta $ in Edmonton a few weekends ago with my friends Tracy & Brienne. Gotta slow it down or I'm gonna have to get my ass back to work!
Work in progress.
37. Fly a kite - I'm pretty sure my age was a single digit the last time I did this.
Why haven't I done this yet?!?!? Goodness knows it's been windy enough!
Hopefully this one will happen when we go to the lake sometime next week!
38. Build a sandcastle - Again, I'm pretty sure the last time I did this dates back to the single digits.
This will happen at the lake this summer!
Again, when we hit the lake next week!
39. Spend an entire day outsideThis one may be a bit tricky...I'll have to sneak in to make food for the boys!
It's impossible to spend the entire day outside, but I'm going to do my very best to spend as much time outside as we can at the lake! We've spent a lot of time outdoors this summer which I have been loving! The boys love to explore all of the strange new things they find outside. G had a lot of fun with some pinecones when we went to the park with grandpa J a few weekends ago! It wasn't as much fun when mum took them away because he was chewing them though...lol
Later this summer....
When we go to the lake next week, I'm planning on eating a meal or two outside/down on the beach. That should cover this one! :)
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