I went painting!

When I lived in Tuscaloosa I went painting once with two friends to one of those "paint a canvas and it will look pretty, even if you are artistically UN-talented" places. I made a post about it earlier in this blog (it is a very awesome snowman). Last night I went painting again, but this time I went with my mom. The setup was a bit different but I still had an fun time. This time I painted a margarita (a hot pink one)! Alcohol my dear friend, oh how I love you. I definitely want to go back and it is not that expensive at all. At least this is personalized, unlike something you might buy in a store. Below is a picture of my painting, I hope you like it (or pretend to like it). Please just remember, I am as artistically talented as a bottle of water.

My New (and Improved) 101 in 1001 List

I have from today, August 2, 2010, until April 29, 2013 to complete my goals.

I originally started a list last October, but so much has changed that I feel I need a new list so I can actually achieve my goals. In October I was still is Library school, so full of hope and so full of spirit that I KNEW what was going to happen and I was happy. Not to say I am not happy now, but I am definitely NOT where I thought I would be. I just think that God has a different plan for me that is not my plan. But that means it is a better plan and I just need to wait. I will try my best, work hard, have fun and let life take me on the path I need to travel. So now, without further suspense….my new 101 in 1001 list is here!



Food Related

1. Try 10 new drinks

2. Go to a wine tasting

3. Grow my own tomatoes and eat them

4. Eat at a restaurant all by myself and not feel self-conscious

5. Make my own pickles

6. Make Filling once a year

7. Learn to make Mom’s Potato Salad

8. Drink 8 glasses of water a day for 1 month

9. Eat at 5 new restaurants

10. Take my multivitamin everyday for 6 months

11. Bake 30 new types of bread
Travel Related

12. Go to a Zoo

13. Watch 5 sunsets in 5 different places

14. See the big ball of twine in Kansas

15. Visit and blog about 2 new museum visits

16. See the Grand Canyon

17. See a “ruin” of something

18. Visit the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri

19. Fly somewhere in 1st or Business Class

20. Go Zorb-ing

21. Go Scuba diving or Snorkeling

22. Visit my Pop

23. Go to the Supernatural Convention

24. Use my passport

25. Find 10 Geocache hiding spots

26. Visit at least half of the states

27. Go on a trip with just mom

28. Go on a trip with just dad

29. Ride a Seadoo

Be a Good Person

30. Sponsor a child

31. Read the Bible everyday

32. Donate $101 to charity

33. Leave 25 happy/inspiring post-it notes for random strangers

34. Send a soldier a care project

35. Use only reusable shopping bags…even at clothing stores

36. Volunteer for at least 30 hours

37. Participate in 5 charity walk/run events

Be an Adult

38. Get a Professional Librarian job

39. Have an article I write published in a professional journal

40. Stay off the internet 1 day for each month

41. Keep up this blog!

42. Put at least $1 a day in savings and do not touch it until the 1001 days are done

43. Back-up my Mac monthly

44. Make a will

45. Make a living-will

46. Get new glasses

47. Read the Sunday newspaper in its entirety

48. Visit the non-fun doctor

49. Change the oil in my car regularly

50. Vote

51. Become a life member of the Penn State Alumni Association

52. Become a life member of the Alabama Alumni Association

53. Go to the dentist

54. Do not buy a new planner

55. Stop biting my nails

Books/Reading Related

56. Read/Listen to 250 new-to-me books

57. Make my own Zine

58. Color an entire coloring book

59. Do not buy any “new” books for 1 month- only borrow from the library or buy “used” books

60. Read a suggested to me book (Eat, Pray, Love)

61. Use the Dictionary.com “Word of the Day” in a sentence everyday for 1 month

62. Join a book club

63. Write my name in the sand and take a picture of it

64. Reread all of the James Bond series

Television/Movie/Internet Related

65. Complete an ITunes University class

66. Watch 26 movies in 3 months with titles that follow the alphabet

67. Buy a portable hard drive for my Mac

68. Attend a midnight premiere of a movie

69. Post something on Youtube

70. Watch season 1 of Dr. Who

71. Watch most Alabama Football games either in-person or on television

Be Fit!

72. Use my Wii Fit 2x a week

73. Lose weight so I am comfortable with myself

74. Exercise at least 3x a week

75. Play mini putt-putt

Craft Time

76. Photograph 1 view in all 4 series and frame the images

77. Do a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle

78. Support someone on Etsy at least 2x a year

79. Finish a cross stitch that is bigger than the ornament/bookmark size

80. Make 5 jewelry pieces

81. Come up with my own font style and then use it

82. Use my postcards to make a project
What Else You Got?

83. See Adam Lambert in concert

84. Make a wish on October 10, 2010 at 10:10am

85. Watch all of Supernatural

86. Take a walk when it’s raining and go nowhere important

87. Get a facial

88. Send 101 postcards through postcrossing.com

89. Mail a secret into postcecret.com

90. Make a list of 101 things that make me happy and share it with those I love

91. Put all my change in a jar for 6 months

92. Throw a party

93. Influence someone else to make a 101 list

94. Get 2 new tattoos

95. Get a massage

96. Sing karaoke

97. Take a class

98. Get a new corn plant and take care of it

99. Remember a dream and write it down

100. Keep a Quote journal

101. Make a new 101 in 1001 list

New Post for a New Week

So today is Monday, November 16th. 

Holy Heck, It's November 16th!!!!!!


In less than a month I will graduate with my Master's and hopefully in less than a month I will be starting (or have a start date picked) my new job, in less than a month I could be moved (or moving) to Virginia, in less than a month...my life will be very different.  I am happy, yet sad, yet excited, yet nervous.  I have made great friends here and will miss them but also I am ready to start my new adventure.  I find it frustrating that soooo many people are like "We need to do something before you go..." but I am about out of time for all the somethings.  I really want to do everything but I cannot.  Ack!

I went roller skating and I painted a picture of a snowman with friends this past weekend.    To the left is my painting...I must say it is fitting because it snows so much here....ummm, yeah, not!  But I like the snowman guy.  I think I will call him Dana.  Yep, please meet Dana the snowman.  I hope you enjoy him!

(p.s....Dana does not like orange or carrots.  Just thought you would like to know)


Ok, off for some more fun on my lonnnnngggg day of fun.  When do I get to sleep again?

Just a post

It is time to update...yay!  Last week was ultra stressing but hopefully this week works a bit better.  I did try a new beer (Newcastle) so at least that part of my list is continuing towards the goal.  I continue to work on the job front (because I want something for when I am done school darnit!) and nothing big to report.  Right now I am trying to work on my school work and stay up-to-date with all (major swirling hand motion) of that mess.  I am in two different groups for two different classes and I like the group aspect of both but one is functioning much better than the other one.

I found it amusing yesterday when 1 group member in my 560 class group said, "For our final project, can we get it completed asap.  I am leaving on the 11th so I would like to be done before then."  I cried out a loud response of "YES!!!!" because this is my last assignment due.  Get done early...I think so.  According to my countdown clock graduation is t-52 days away.  So close, so far, so happy, so scary and so ready.  Is it possible to have senioritis for grad school?  Maybe it is grad-itis.  I just feel apathetic in regards to my classes.  I spent half an hour last Thursday discussing the different ways to bludgeon myself with another student so we could leave class early.  Of course, it was kind of amusing when we made a list of pointy objects....eh, never mind.  Sort of sadistic actually :-p .

I had a great weekend with mom and dad and this coming Saturday is the Tennessee game.  I hope we get an offense again by Saturday.  Just a few days and then its the weekend, woot!  I think I need sleep now...g'night!

P.S.- Sent out a new postcrossing postcard today.  This makes 8 total so far.  I received a postcard today as well from Finland.  I really need to make a book or something with all my awesome postcards.