103 by 33

My sister tells me a few weeks ago that she has started a new blog and I should check it out. When i got there she had a list. 101 things to do before I turn 30. She has just had her 27th birthday, so that gives her 3 years. A few days later I was looking at some of my favorite blogs and someone else had started a similar list. I was intrigued.

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I love to plan and make lists and dream about what's to come. I make lists about what I want to buy at the store, what I want to accomplish before a big event, or when I'm planning a name for my child. Lists make me feel prepared, accomplished, gives me peace of mind and lifts my spirits.

I have decided to do my own list 103 by 33. that gives me a little over three years to do this (I turn 30 in October). That is about 2 things a week, this will be challenging. I will post it on the sidebar and cross things off as I go. I will probably do post here and there talking about what I have done along the way.

Health
1.Get down to 200lbs again.
2. get down to 190 lbs.
3. get down to 180 lbs.
4. get down to 170 lbs.
5. get to a healthy weight between 150-170 lbs.
6. maintain a healthy weight--within 5 lbs--for a year.
7. go rock climbing on a man-made wall.
8. do pull-ups on bar (at least 5 in a row)
9. Hike Timpanogas Mtn. again, but with out feeling like I'm going to die.
10. RUN a 5K
11. Join a workout class(step aerobics, cycling, etc.)
12. do a hand stand or a cartwheel.
13. buy at least one more home workout equipment (punching bag, cycle, or treadmill)

Home
14. Decorate Front Room
15. Decorate Entryway
16. Decorate Family room
17. Decorate Kitchen
18. Decorate Dean's room
19. Decorate Brig's room
20. Decorate laundry/mud room
21. Decorate Hall bathroom
22. Decorate Master Bedroom
23. Decorate Master Bathroom
24. Finish building shelves and painting Garage
25. Do Spring cleaning 2012
26. Do Fall Cleaning 2012 (like spring cleaning)
27. do spring cleaning 2013
28. do fall cleaning 2013
29. do spring cleaning 2014
30. build a piece of furniture.
31. Organize Garage
32. Frame the basement
33. buy a piano or keyboard
34. Purchase and hang a piece of art in my home.

Family
35. Build doghouse and get a puppy.
36. Help with Dean's pre-school
37. Get Dean registered for Kindergarten
38. Get Brig into a pre-school
39. Go on another cruise for my 10th anniversary
40. Take the family to Disneyland again
41. Visit my sister in Georgia
42. Potty train Brig.
43. Make and do a summer bucket list 2012
44. make and do a summer bucket list 2013
45. make and do a summer bucket list 2014
46. plan and do a week long themed summer camp 2012
47. plan and do a week long themed summer camp 2013
48. plan and do a week long themed summer camp 2014
49. Make a family motto/theme for the school year 2012
50. make a family motto/theme for the school year 2013
51. make a family motto/theme for the school year 2014
52. try 5 new restaurants
53. find a dentist for the family and go.
54. Teach Dean how to ride a bike
55. come up with a family motto and saying
56. start a journal for each child
57. Go camping somewhere new in southern part of Utah
58. sign up Dean for a sport.
59. sign up Dean for swimming lessons

Crafting
60. Get caught up on childhood scrapbook
61. get caught up on family scrapbook
62. get caught up on Dean's scrapbook
63. start and get caught up on Brig's scrapbook
64. Try out digital scrapbooking
65. Buy photo shop
66. buy a DSLR
67. do some vinyl crafts with my silhouette machine
68. build up a stash of homemade baby gifts (10 or so)
69. create a birthday calender with extended family's birthdays
70. Start a family/personal history book.
71. put together a biography book of my Grandma Pat.

Money
72. start paying extra on condo mortgage
73. start putting double the amount into retirement each month
74. build up an 8 month emergency fund
75. buy a new vehicle

Yard
76. put garden in yard
77. put play area in yard
78. put in corner barbeque-pit area
79. plant a peach tree
80. plant an apple tree
81. landscape in front of the porch
82. re-landscape in front of house
83. landscape corner by gate in front yard
84. landscape the remaining part of the front yard.
85. build a dog pen
86. pour cement on side of Garage

Preparedness
87. buy canning equipment
88. learn to make a yummy peach salsa
89. build some square foot gardens
90. get one year food storage supply
91. renew/update 72hr, kit 2012
92. renew/update 72hr. kit 2013
93. renew/update 72hr. kit 2014
94. have canisters for all the food in my pantry
95. create a fire escape plan and practice it.

Personal
96. volunteer somewhere
97. Host Thanksgiving
98. Plan a family reunion
99. Memorize all the US presidents
100. read a classic book
101. buy a formal dress and wear it somewhere nice.

Religious
102. become a visiting teacher (this is not easy for me)
103. read the old testament.

General Conference April 2011

I really enjoying talks from our prophet and other authorities of the Church. This conference was no exception. The talk that stood out to me the most in my personal life was Elder Lynn G. Robbins.(Sorry only vocal availability) I am convinced that I've enrolled in Parenting 505 and need all the help I can get! Elder Jeffrey R. Holland's (also only available in vocal) talk was another favorite of mine, explaining how conference is put together and that they are all human. Something I feel a lot of people out there need reminding of. Elder Quentin L. Cook gave a great talk on women in the Saturday morning session.

I think a comment on a blog I follow sums up my overall thoughts of the conference.

"A talk on parents as equal partners that didn’t use the word “preside,” and that said not to judge women who worked outside the home, and one about parenting (gender neutral.) Two talks that mentioned fathers performing nurturing actions, (one getting up and comforting his child, and one playing with his kids.) Admission that the GAs are human, and a reminder that revelation can come slowly and gradually, like the dawn."

In my next life, I want to be a bear!

So I've been going through a lot of my stuff lately getting my home ready to sale and I came across this little thought/story/whatever you want to call it.

In this life I'm a woman. In my next life, I'd like to come back as a bear. When you're a bear, you get to hibernate. You do nothing but sleep for six months. I could deal with that!
Before you hibernate, you're supposed to eat yourself stupid-I could deal with that too!
When you're a girl bear, you birth your children,(who are the size of walnuts) while you're sleeping and wake up to partially grown, cute cuddly cubs. I could definitely deal with that!
If you're a mama bear, everyone knows you mean business. you swat anyone who bothers your cubs. If your cubs get out of line, you swat at them too. I could deal with that!
If you're a bear, your mate EXPECTS you to wake up growling. He EXPECTS that you will have hairy legs, and excess body fat.
YUP... GONNA BE A BEAR!

wouldn't life be great?