Monday, October 5, 2009
Goals
I really love the concept of setting goals and doing things that you have always wanted to do, but unfortunately, I have too small of an attention span to set goals lasting for 2.75 years. So, I am going to work on a smaller scale. Introducing the 30 in 30 days plan! I am going to set goals I can complete in roughly a month- some simple, daunting chores I have been putting off.. some conceptual goals. The thing is, we all have "I'll do that later" lists. But later never comes.. and life always gets in the way. I hope to start a new list every 30 days and maybe even work up to a 1001 plan.
Here's my first list. I start tomorrow! Goals can be completed in any order.
1. wash my car
2. clean out my car
3. workout three days a week- every single week
4. make dinner at home Monday-Friday (cereal counts!)
5. refrain from eating fast food of any kind
6. take all of my meds/ vitamins everyday
7. go through my closet and make a donation pile (and then donate the pile!)
8. do my hair (for real) at least once a week
9. get my oil changed
10. read a book on my list
11. revamp one piece of furniture
12. finish sewing the kitchen curtains
13. have coffee with a friend
14. call extended members of my family just to chit chat
15. do something outside at least twice
16. carve a pumpkin
17. be more positive about a certain situation in my life
18. finish upholstering the ottoman
19. work out a savings plan
20. shoot at least one roll of film in my SLR
21. learn a new song on the guitar (all the way through!!)
22. drink at least 64 ounces of water daily
23. go to bed earlier (10:30- no tv) during the week
24. update my blog at least once a week
25. wash my puppies twice
26. organize the piles of mail and create a filing system
27. pack my lunch everyday
28. make a list for the next 30 days
29. create a savings jar
30. have some actual savings in it by the end of the month :)
I'll come back and check them off as I go. Wish me luck!
<3 Sarah
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Engaged? Know someone who is??
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Blogging Hiatus
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Halfway House
Weekly House Project List
calk the bathtub
paint the living room..
dining room...
bedroom (s)
hang my diploma
hang kitchen curtain rod
sew kitchen/ dining room curtains
.. sew bedroom curtains and hang them
finish upholstering the ottoman
find a coffee table
Hang art in the bedroom
steam clean the carpet
You may have noticed that a few of the items are crossed out. Last
weekend, I painted our bedroom light blue. I also cheated a bit and
bought curtains to hang in the bedroom. In the pictures, the curtains
are tacked to the wall (classy, I know), because I didn't have a drill to
hang the curtain rod with. The situation has since been corrected.
Luna was nice enough to pose for most of the photos. :)
The wood carving was a gift made by my lovely friend Katie
I'm not ashamed (OK, maybe a little ashamed) to admit that I'm an infomercial
addict. I watch them all and actually own sham wows and the slap chop (yes, it's
really that amazing). For all of my DIY friends out there, you'll be happy to hear
of my most recent infomercial success. This weekend, I steam cleaned my carpets
with a rented Rug Doctor, and let me tell you, it worked!! I really wanted to post a
before and after shot, but I'm too embarrassed to show how much dirt it actually
lifted. It's that good. But, let me just say, I have two puppies and a Stephen, so
I'm pretty sure the Rug Doc can work its magic on anything.
I'm super happy to be heading in the right direction with my house projects. I had
a rough week and was out sick for a couple of days. Feeling much better now. Hope
you had a fabulous weekend.
Sarah
P.S. I'm super excited about the Bachelorette finale
tomorrow night!!!

