The Bucket List

Below is my bucket list for 2012… anything that’s been completed has been crossed out.  Scroll down for details of each little accomplishment!

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• Read a chapter book aloud to my kids  *update*  We started The Tale of Desperaux and it is AWESOME!!!  They’re begging for the next chapter already… : ) *update* The Tale of Desperaux was too scary : )… as of March 9, we’re half-way through Charlotte’s Web and my six year old is LOVING it!!! : )
• Take at least one photo each day  *update*  I did it today, January 1!  I can already tell it’s gonna be hard to think of things to take pictures of!!!   *update* Just kidding.  Apparently, doing something every day is too lofty of a goal for me.  Maybe in 2013… or 2023… HA!
• Send a surprise package *update – March 27* Working on it!  Have it all packaged and taped up… but I’ve still got to actually send it in the mail… that’s the hard part for me.
• Join the pool  *update*  The days are getting longer!  Five months to go, HA! : ) *update* Four months to go… YAY!!!
• Host a “just because” party for my girlfriends
• Create a family wall gallery
• Drop two dress sizes  *update*  Ugh.  *update- March 9* Beginning an official “cleanse” tomorrow, as guided by my chiropractor.  Had my last caffeinated beverage today… it’s gonna be a L.O.N.G. 10 days. *update- March 27* Ditched the cleanse… just couldn’t do it.  Dieting is NOT fun.  Poo.
• Reupholster a chair  *update- March 9* Bought a cute little kid’s chair on Craigslist last week and tore off the old, icky vinyl fabric.  It’s in process but ULTRA cute!!!  Pics to come! : )
• Paint the kitchen cabinets white
• Create a family photo album  *update*  Ordered a 10×10 cream colored album today… it’s totally blank but ready for designing!!!
• Run 3 miles in 30 minutes  *update*  Bought an awesome treadmill from Ken on Craigslist yesterday, December 31.  Was going to run today, January 1.  Didn’t.  Cause I HATE starting exercise plans.  Tomorrow maybe!!! : )  *update- March 9*  My Craigslist treadmill broke.  SUCH a bummer.  I’d love to say that it broke because I’d put, like 1,000 miles on it, but I’m thinking it broke because I bought a lemon from Ken on Craigslist.  Ken, if you’re reading this… the drive belt slips.  Did you know that when you sold it to me?  ANYWAY… JT bought me a brand NEW treadmill and I’ve got to get going on it.
• Organize gift-giving and card-sending *update- March 9*  So… I have this little “station” I’ve created with gift wrap, tissue paper, bags, tape, tags, and scissors.  But the card-sending thing?  Not easy for me.  Where do I even BEGIN?!?
• Host a “charity day” at the studio  *update- March 9*  Talked with my aunt and uncle about a possible organization.  I’ve got some ideas but not exactly sure yet what the details will be.  It will be fun, though!!!
• Enroll my kids in the library’s summer reading club
• Take the kids to a movie  *update- March 9* Done!  Took my two big kids to see Beauty and the Beast in 3D last month.  They mostly loved it, except for the little crisis that arose when my six year old dropped her m ‘n m’s all over the sticky, icky floor.  Other than that, it was FUN!
• Write thank you notes  *update- March 9*  On a roll!  Thus far, I’ve written four, and sent three.  Not bad for me!!!
• Host a “Sound of Music” night at the studio
• Redecorate the family room shelves
• Go blueberry picking
• Email a friend I’ve lost touch with
• Get good at juggling  *update*  Got three beanbag juggling balls… ready to go!  We learned how to juggle in PE class twenty years ago.  It’s been awhile. : )
• Surprise my husband
• Eat more veggies  *update*  Cracked open The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone.  That’s a GREAT book!  I ate edamame for lunch today and it wasn’t enough.  *update- March 9*  I’ve been eating veggie wraps almost every day.  More veggies = more health… right?
• Enter three photo contests *update- March 9*  Entered the NAPCP image competition two weeks ago.  Fingers crossed!
• Rsvp on the same day as I get an invitation  *update- March 9*  WHY is this so hard for me?!?
• Play catch with my little boy  *update- March 27* On a little family “vacation” at the lake house this week… played catch with him in the park today… it was FUN! : )  He told me he was done after my toss hit him in the face.  Oops!
• Meet for coffee with my mom and sisters
• Read through the Bible’s New Testament
• Blog from the heart  *update*  Did it today!!!  This one’s ongoing, though… I LOVE blogging!!!