25 by 25

Well I am 25 now... So how did I do:

Bulls Eye:

graduate

go 10 days with out spending any money 

go on a date with Brody once a month (easy! and my favorite!)

attend the temple 10 times 

have 100% visiting teach for the year 

keep the living/family room clean for a month

Kiss and tell Brody I love him, and a reason why DAILY (0/365)

Missed:

lose 50 lbs: Nope... But, since I cut out dairy weight loss is going a lot smoother.

publish a research paper

run a 5K in 30 mins

work out 3 times a week for 10 weeks straight

dust monthly (it is so dusty in Pullman!!) (0/12)--I never dusted!

finish Tree of Life afghan

make a habit of getting up and out of bed for the day with the first alarm

have a baby/get pregnant

ski a Black slope (currently a moderate blue skier)--We haven't gone skiing in a while.

put pictures in our picture frames

finish our wedding/honeymoon/anniversaries scrapbook

A little short:

finish 4 of the 12 knitting/crocheting projects I have started: Well I never wrote down what they were... But I finished a whole bunch this year

read my scriptures more regularly--had a habit then something happened... I need to start again...

organize and keep organized my office 

take a box to Goodwill monthly (We did it every other month)

save $1500 (have $1500 in savings)--SO CLOSE!

deep clean the kitchen bi-monthly 

keep a weekly journal--I started a month or so ago

The BIG 25!

Well I am 25 now, and B will be soon to. This new year is bring all kind of changes to our lives. Here are just of few of the things we are looking forward to this year!

#1: B is in school full time! I am excited for this, he, not so much.
#2: My student loans have gone into repayment. In other words, we are even poorer...
#3: I got braces put on Tuesday. Finally! Not looking forward to the two years of braces, or the one oral surgery (and possible second). But I am so glad to get some things finally fixed.
#4: We will be entering our third year of marriage.
#5: I am going to learn to play the piano. I have always dreamed of playing it, and I got a REALLY nice one for my birthday.
#6: We are hoping to expand our family soon (but it could be next year for that, you never know...)
#7: I am learning how to drive in the snow...
#8: We have 3 chairs to re-furbish, which will get done this year! If B has his way they will be sold... If I have mine we will have a room full of chairs...
#9: We got a sander for Christmas and I will be re-furbishing our table and a hutch.
#10: I will organize our house! Mainly my goal is to clean up that basement. I love our basement, but it is a black hole...

Goals, Goals, and Goals!

I wish this was a post about soccer, but sadly it is not.

Most of you readers know about my 25 by 25 list, and as January gets closer I start to wonder what really is going to be achieved on that list...

Right now, I have done 4 of 25 Now some of the goals are a year one thing so I am on track to have almost half of the list done!

I have been work hard this last week on actually sitting down and reading my scriptures! I am so proud of myself! This last week I started reading in Moroni and am now in the middle of Mormon (I like to the BoM backwards, so that way when I get to 2 Nephi I don't quit!) Goal here: Finish BoM by New Years!!

Another goal, of mine, which sounds totally selfish, is I want some more really close good friends in Pullman! Seriously, B has 4-5 years left of school and I don't feel like people want to be friends with us because they are leaving before us. OR they think that because B is from here we have local friends-- NOT TRUE!! We actually know more students than residents of Pullman, or the 'local' people we know are students who will one day leave just like us!

Lastly, I want to turn our very unorganized basement into a functional storage room/workout area/study area for B. Today I spent some time trying to find a space to put all of the apple stuff we canned and the food I got from the cannery on Saturday... I think the basement is a never ending pit of stuff... Slowly I will beat it!

25 By 25 Revisit--8 Months

Well, it has been 8 months since I posted my 25 by 25 list. I thought I would take a moment to reflect on it and make change a few things to be more realistic!

25 by 25

Lose 50 lbs--So the semester was harsh, then I took a vacation to Texas. If you have never been to Texas, expect to gain a few pounds!! Well, this goal really comes down to good ole' will power... I think I am just going to see if I can go down a pant size or two by January

Graduate--DONE!! 

Finish 4 of the 12 knitting/crocheting projects I have started... I finished ONE!!! And am working on number two. After this one is finished, I am going to finish things for B and some unfinished Christmas presents from last year...

Publish a research paper--This one is not possible, although I am helping B with some stuff at work for a paper

Go 10 days with out spending any money-- This is my goal for October.

Go on a date with Brody once a month (4/12)--This one is easy! I have even be trying to come up with "free dates"... Any Ideas?

Read my scriptures more regularly-- This is actually a challenge for me, that was extended to those I visit teach.

Run a 5K in 30 minutes (in Nov I did one in 46 mins, March 47...) I think there is one coming up in Nov...

Work out 3 times a week for 10 weeks straight--I am really good at working out once a week... If I do this then I will be ready for the 5K...

Attend the temple 10 times (4/10)--I need to be more committed to this and my scriptures.

Have 100% visiting teach for the year (8/12) 

Organize and keep organized my office--work in progress... I had it clean, then work picked up. It is more organized than it normally is.

Take a box to Goodwill monthly (2/12)--um... We have a box, but getting B to agree on what needs to go is the challenge.

Save $1500 (have $1500 in savings)-- My second job is helping with this. Except, student loans are coming due...

Deep clean the kitchen bi-monthly (3/6)--I hate cleaning the kitchen, but a clean kitchen makes me happy!

Dust monthly (it is so dusty in Pullman!!)

Finish Tree of Life Afghan

Make a habit of getting up and out of bed for the day with the first alarm-- Does 8 am count as getting up early...

Have a baby/get pregnant-- I guess I can only get pregnant now...

Ski a Black slope (currently a moderate blue skier)

Put pictures in our picture frames--This one is going well! Until I hung a bunch of new ones...

Finish our wedding/honeymoon/anniversaries scrapbook

Keep the living/family room clean for a month--Done!! now to keep it clean!

Keep a weekly journal--I should probably get a journal... 

Kiss and tell Brody I love him, and a reason why DAILY--A lot harder than it sounds...

3/25... I have a lot to do before January!

Head engineer at NASA...

Yesterday was my 24th birthday. Since about December, I had been having little moments of panic! In high school I had created a dream list of things to do before 25, and well turning 24 meant I only had a year to complete the list... I was some where when someone made mention of my impending birthday, and I mention how I was panicking about my list. This wise person told me, "Our high school versions of ourselves don't think to realistically, so give your self a break. How many 24 year olds have you heard of becoming head engineers at NASA?" Well, how many have you heard of?

I did a quick search and found the head staff engineer at NASA's Mechanical Engineering Branch, Rodger Farley. I then did a search for him, and found that in 2008 he had been working in Aerospace Engineering for 28 years... That means even if he graduated with his BS at 18, he did not attain the goal. I guess if a man can not do it then I sure as hell can not. (Even due to the amount of equal opportunity B.S. out there women in engineering still are not getting the high level jobs, but that is a tangent for my other blog Worldly Rhetoric...)

This morning while I was getting ready, in my water aerobics class, and then getting ready for the day in the locker room, I thought to myself why not make a new attainable list of things to do before 25?! I have seen on other blogs list like '1001 things to do in 1001 days' or whatever. So, why not a 25 before 25!! I have 364 days to do it all!

25 by 25

lose 50 lbs (10/50)

graduate

finish 4 of the 12 knitting/crocheting projects I have started...

publish a research paper

go 10 days with out spending any money

go on a date with Brody once a month (1/12)

read my scriptures more regularly

run a 5K in 30 mins (in Nov I did one in 46 mins)

work out 3 times a week for 10 weeks straight (0/10)

attend the temple 10 times (0/10)

have 100% visiting teach for the year (0/12)

organize and keep organized my office

take a box to Goodwill monthly (0/12)

save $1500 (have $1500 in savings)

deep clean the kitchen bi-monthly (0/6)

dust monthly (it is so dusty in Pullman!!) (0/12)

finish Tree of Life afghan

make a habit of getting up and out of bed for the day with the first alarm

have a baby/get pregnant

ski a Black slope (currently a moderate blue skier)

put pictures in our picture frames

finish our wedding/honeymoon/anniversaries scrapbook

keep the living/family room clean for a month

keep a weekly journal (0/52)

Kiss and tell Brody I love him, and a reason why DAILY (0/365)