tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43746711151157668152024-03-19T04:48:58.630-07:00Leah's 101 in 1001Leah678http://www.blogger.com/profile/17400023603281210132noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374671115115766815.post-21054900527501962742009-06-10T12:55:00.000-07:002009-06-10T13:00:23.432-07:00Finished the 2nd Outlander Book!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wd12zq5Tos/SU7p8TiddaI/AAAAAAAAAkw/Xgxu3DBSAz8/s400/dragonfly.gif"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 170px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7wd12zq5Tos/SU7p8TiddaI/AAAAAAAAAkw/Xgxu3DBSAz8/s400/dragonfly.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Boy oh boy, that about killed me. It took me at least 3 weeks to finish that book. I did enjoy the end, but if it weren't on my 101 list, I would probably not read the rest of the series. I will take a break before I start Voyager.<br /></div>Leah678http://www.blogger.com/profile/17400023603281210132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374671115115766815.post-6181033514286717182009-05-22T19:24:00.000-07:002009-05-23T16:00:20.346-07:00Pheonix Bistro<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhqM0GbwVSxwx0pwJn1HZByQy0XJ9M4Xd3VYVzKVv3-VjHzeYaP8WH3RxMKjp4C-pRSgYzKFfFz_TQD9dXU0I9HaKZZ3fmom-gBdAWmPUtsfnGQoZbl52TJlcGnBAZlVy2RijuKnvTQ/s1600-h/May+2009+049.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339157849626499794" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhqM0GbwVSxwx0pwJn1HZByQy0XJ9M4Xd3VYVzKVv3-VjHzeYaP8WH3RxMKjp4C-pRSgYzKFfFz_TQD9dXU0I9HaKZZ3fmom-gBdAWmPUtsfnGQoZbl52TJlcGnBAZlVy2RijuKnvTQ/s320/May+2009+049.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriDZZMPi3tMFnhkOS6XkPKOXW2QcMhdT1JayE3hfIfim6hpXPtioUF250t6m0eNPMBOmJcOs1K39o_WnKOhTZYNK-DeevKZZeiQ527csNdl1MvhYCZhw0_Gdt98Lz-V7mYT9DZeIeVg/s1600-h/May+2009+049.jpg"></a></div><br /><div>Tonight Robert and I went on a "date" to this new joint, Pheonix Bistro. Apparently it has been open for a year, but we just heard about it the other day. WE LOVED IT! We loved everything about it! The ambiance, the service, and most importantly the food! It is the cutest little bistro in an old house. Here are some pictures of our date there.</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKsNkt4bHfR3l32jsGf6CtokEUfpQh8V8x94eOPBtPUIu59DUQEsiFwaEfhzL-39_856XM1q94ATPlrRLgxHY-LvtyCoK5IAFaMLQZzcbWidDQdOr_qe960KJN9DfjuF15yASYDVYLg/s1600-h/May+2009+046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339156376571910722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 297px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKsNkt4bHfR3l32jsGf6CtokEUfpQh8V8x94eOPBtPUIu59DUQEsiFwaEfhzL-39_856XM1q94ATPlrRLgxHY-LvtyCoK5IAFaMLQZzcbWidDQdOr_qe960KJN9DfjuF15yASYDVYLg/s320/May+2009+046.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriDZZMPi3tMFnhkOS6XkPKOXW2QcMhdT1JayE3hfIfim6hpXPtioUF250t6m0eNPMBOmJcOs1K39o_WnKOhTZYNK-DeevKZZeiQ527csNdl1MvhYCZhw0_Gdt98Lz-V7mYT9DZeIeVg/s1600-h/May+2009+049.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriDZZMPi3tMFnhkOS6XkPKOXW2QcMhdT1JayE3hfIfim6hpXPtioUF250t6m0eNPMBOmJcOs1K39o_WnKOhTZYNK-DeevKZZeiQ527csNdl1MvhYCZhw0_Gdt98Lz-V7mYT9DZeIeVg/s1600-h/May+2009+049.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriDZZMPi3tMFnhkOS6XkPKOXW2QcMhdT1JayE3hfIfim6hpXPtioUF250t6m0eNPMBOmJcOs1K39o_WnKOhTZYNK-DeevKZZeiQ527csNdl1MvhYCZhw0_Gdt98Lz-V7mYT9DZeIeVg/s1600-h/May+2009+049.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"></div></div>Leah678http://www.blogger.com/profile/17400023603281210132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374671115115766815.post-12298881546329301072009-05-19T19:37:00.000-07:002010-01-29T13:19:10.535-08:00The List<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">Items in red have been completed.</span></p><p><span style="color:#33cc00;">Items in green are in progress. </span></p><p></p><p>1. <span style="color:#ff0000;">Start a blog based on this challenge & update frequently</span><br />2. Take pictures of each thing (0 / 101)<br /><br /><strong>Family</strong><br />3. Plan a trip for just my mom, and I<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">4. Attend Robert’s family reunion</span><br />5. Vacation with family once a year (1/3)<br /></p><p><strong>Husband</strong><br />6. Take a one week (or longer) vacation with husband<br />7. Stay a night in a bed and breakfast<br />8. Write a list of 50 things I love about Robert and give it to him<br />9. Read The Five Love Languages<br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">10. Attend two concerts together (1/2)</span><br />11. Have a picnic on the mountain<br />12. Complete a craft project together<br />13. Have date night every Friday night for a month (0/4)<br />14. Attend Robert’s high school reunion<br />15. Kiss in the rain<br /></p><p><strong>Heath / Food</strong><br />16. Get down to 160 pounds<br />17. Get down to 150 pounds<br />18. Get down to 140 pounds<br />19. Get down to 130 pounds and stay there!<br />20. Spend a two weeks as a vegetarian (0 / 14)<br />21. Eat at 10 new restaurants (1 / 10)<br />22. Bake / cook something new (0 / 25)<br />23. Grow some fresh herbs for home-cooked meals<br />24. Participate in a 5k walk / run<br />25. Take vitamins daily<br />26. Run two miles a day for a week<br />27. Work out 5 days a week for a month<br /></p><p><strong>Books</strong><br />28. <span style="color:#33cc00;">Read 20 books that I have purchased but not yet read and are just sitting on my bookshelf (5 / 20)</span><br />29. Read 15 Classics (0 / 15)<br />30. <span style="color:#33cc00;">Finish the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Outlander</span> Series</span><br />31. Finish the Summer Book Challenge<br />32. Go to a book signing<br />33. <span style="color:#33cc00;">Purchase a new bookshelf and reorganize books</span><br />34.<span style="color:#33cc00;"> Read at least 75 books a year (1/3)<br /></span><br /><br /><strong>Create</strong><br />35. Sew a piece of clothing for myself<br />36. Create digital photo books for honeymoon & others<br />37. Paint a picture to hang in the house<br />38. Create greeting cards and send them to friends<br />39. Paint decorative serving dishes and plates with Lindsey<br /></p><p><strong>Financial</strong></p><p>40.<strong> </strong>Put $50 into savings every month for a year (0 / 12)<br />41. Get Living Wills<br />42. Pay off all CC debt<br />43. Start a nest egg in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">ING</span><br />44. Pay off car loan<br />45. Set up a travel savings account<br /></p><p><strong>Giving to Others</strong><br />46. Send flowers to my mom "just because"<br />47. Pay for <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">someone's</span> meal / coffee in line behind me<br />48. Volunteer for something<br />49. Purge clothes I don’t wear & donate twice a year<br />50. Participate in a run/walk for cancer research<br />51. Send someone a surprise gift once a year (1/3)<br />52. Leave $10 on the ground for a stranger to find<br /><br /><strong>Travel</strong><br />53. Go to Los Angeles<br />54. Go to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sonoma</span> and tour the vineyards<br />55. Trip to Vegas<br />56. Visit a new US state<br />57. <span style="color:#ff0000;">Go back to Mexico</span><br />58. Trip to Europe<br />59. <span style="color:#ff0000;">Visit Washington DC</span><br />60. Visit Aunt Carolyn in Washington<br /><br /><strong>Learning</strong><br />61. Take a Spanish course<br />62. Go to three Museums (0/3)<br />63. Go to the Ballet<br />64. Visit the Birmingham or Nashville Zoo<br />65. Visit the Chattanooga Aquarium<br />66. Learn how to sew<br /><br /><strong>Organizing</strong><br />67. Bills in a filing cabinet<br />68.<span style="color:#ff0000;"> Dresser drawers</span>!<br />69. Makeup/jewelry<br />70. Purses/shoes<br />71. Photographs<br />72. Replace all light bulbs with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">energy</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">efficient</span> bulbs<br /><br /><strong>Friends</strong><br />73. E-mail/card to at least one person I don’t often see (0/3)<br />74. Send Christmas cards to my closest friends (1/3)<br />75. Take a girls’ weekend once a year (0/3)<br />76. Invite friends over for a party once a year (0/3)<br />77. Make at least one new couple friend<br />78. Host a ladies only cocktail party<br />79. Host a dinner party<br />80. Make a new friend<br /><br /><strong>House</strong><br />81. <span style="color:#33cc00;">Organize the office</span><br />82. Decorate the office<br />83. Decorate the living room<br />84. <span style="color:#ff0000;">Build a privacy fence</span><br /><br /><strong>Business</strong><br />85. Complete my color certification<br />86. <span style="color:#ff0000;">Get my red jacket</span><br />87. Complete AT LEAST 3 power starts (0/3)<br />88. Recruit 10 people<br />89. Earn my first career car<br />90. Go into <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">DIQ</span><br />91. Go to Seminar for 3 years (0/3)<br /></p><p><strong>Me </strong><br />92. Buy a bra & <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">panty</span> set that matches<br />93. Buy and drink a bottle of wine that costs more than $20<br />94. Go to a movie alone<br />95.<span style="color:#33cc00;"> Start a journal and write in it 60 times (2 / 60)</span><br />96. <span style="color:#ff0000;">Wake up early and watch the sun rise</span><br />97. Ride a horse!<br />98. Don’t curse for an entire day<br />99. Send a secret into <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">PostSecret</span><br />100. Wash the dishes every night for a week<br />101. Review my list when it is complete<br /></p>Leah678http://www.blogger.com/profile/17400023603281210132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374671115115766815.post-21703053710355675612009-05-19T18:25:00.000-07:002009-05-19T19:56:54.140-07:00101 Tasks + 1001 Days = A New Me!I have finally created my very first blog! This blog is to show how I complete my 101 tasks in 1001 days. I can check creating a blog off of my list now, so I only have 1000 tasks to go! Follow me on my journey to better myself.<br /><br />My 1001 days end on Tuesday, February 14, 2012.Leah678http://www.blogger.com/profile/17400023603281210132noreply@blogger.com0