Alright so we now have a blog!
A friend asked me to start a blog as a way of keeping in touch so here it is;
I also thought it would be great for family and friends to see how we are doing.
So stay tuned for more fun and excitement!
About Me
- Greg and Ashleigh
- We thought this would be a great way for us to keep family posted on how things are going, both at home and away! Feel free to leave messages and/or questions if there is something you would like to know about! "I am me and no one else can be me!"
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- 1. Live without using my credit card for an entire month. (done Mar.6th-Apr, 24th)
- 2. Volunteer 40 hours (0/40)
- 3. Try a new recipe every month (28/32)
- 4. Call or email a family member once a week (78/143).
- 5. See the East Coast of Canada.
- 6. Start an emergency fund and build it to contain a minimum of $1,500.
- 7. Do a whale watching tour.
- 8. Cook a meal for a friend (done Jan. 23)
- 9. Get dressed up and go somewhere fancy for dinner for no reason.
- 10. Organize recipes into a recipe box/book.
- 11. Swap stuff with someone in another country (gimmeyourstuff.blogspot.com).
- 12. Learn how to jump start a car. ( learned and still trying to always remember it)
- 13.Take my parents out for dinner to a nice restaurant. {complete Dec/08}
- 14. Put away $5 for every goal I don't achieve.
- 15. Get boudoir pictures taken.
- 16. Go on a picnic with friends. (done summer of 2010)
- 17. Wear a skirt to work once a month (12/32).
- 18. Host a girls only weekend. (feb 5th/11)
- 19. Buy a friend flowers for no reason. {completed Nov/08}
- 20. Lose at least 20lbs. ( May-Dec. 2010)
- 21. See a musical. {completed Jan.8th}
- 22. Buy a really nice piece of jewelry.
- 23. Perform 50 acts of random kindness (48/50).
- 24. Spend *most* of a day in bed with hubby (and not necessarily our bed) {Completed - July 2009}
- 25. Go on an over night trip with my mom. (summer 2008)
- 26. Join a gym – and go three times a week.
- 27. Make 3 birthday, anniversary, or get well cards and mail them. (3/3)
- 28. Don’t eat out for a month.
- 29. Eat a vegetarian diet for two days (2/2). {completed *not by choice* Sept. 2009}
- 30. Read two books (2/2). { completed Mar. 2010}
- 31. Buy a coloring book, and color all of the pictures.{started Jan.4th/09}
- 32. Donate clothing items at least 3 times. [3/3]
- 33. Go to the movies alone.
- 34. Take a multi-vitamin everyday for a month.{completed[dec.-jan.]/continuing}
- 35. Don’t drink any pop for one month. {Dec.4th - Jan.6th}
- 36. Brush my teeth four times per day for a month.
- 37. Floss once per day for a three months.
- 38. Go to church every Sunday for three months. (done summer of 2010)
- 39. Wear my hair down every day for a week. {Completed feb.2010}
- 40. Wear make-up every day for a week.
- 41. Wear a bikini and feel fabulous! (Doing in the privacy of my backyard 2010)
- 42. Don’t be afraid to confront someone when they hurt me, just do it. {completed several time between Dec. and Mar. 2010}
- 43. Eat at a sit down restaurant all by myself, without reading, talking on the phone, etc. {completed may.09}
- 44. Pay for the person behind me in the drive-thru.
- 45. Paint a room in my house all by myself.
- 46. Create a time capsule to be opened when I turn 50.
- 47. Put my clothes away immediately after folding them.
- 48. Make a house cleaning schedule and follow it.
- 49. Get books from the library, if I can, instead of buying them. {Doing for for almost a year not may09 - }
- 50. Keep a journal and write in it entire time my husband is gone.
- 51. Take a Navy Shower (time it so that the water is on for no longer than two minutes)
- 52. Only watch tv for 2 hour a day for 2 weeks {completed Feb./09}
- 53. Only use the internet for two hours a day for a week (completed Mar.6-13th)
- 54. Take a course of interest
- 55. Send a letter to a soldier overseas I don't know
- 56. Send atleast two homefire packages {completed}
- 57. Watch a Sunset {completed July 2009}
- 58. Watch a sunrise (mar.13th)
- 59. Grow something { does a baby count... lol}
- 60. Jump in a refection pool
- 61. Take my cloth bags to go shopping for 3 months (done/doing it pay for bags now)
- 62. update my address book {dec.2010}
- 63. Sell the unused wedding stuff {donated / and sold apr. 2009 - }
- 64. Give 5 unexpected gifts (5/5) {completed fall 2009}
- 65. Make a list of 100 things that make me happy
- 66. Send Elaine $20
- 67. Fly a kite with my husband { I think it was Aug. 2009 - completed}
- 68. Host a couples night
- 69. Participate in a cookie bake
- 70. Bake cookie for Heather and take then to her. {X-Mas 2009}
- 71. Get a score of 200 or higher in bowling
- 72. Convince someone else to make a list.
- 73. Learn a new fact {competed}
- 74. Design what my ideal kitchen would look like. { done but always editing)
- 75. Don't buy anything other then the ness. for a month.
- 76. Share enough advice and encouragement to out rank husband on the forum. {completed Dec/08}
- 77.Plan a party { Aug. 2009 and Jan. 2010}
- 78. Dont use my cellphone for a week. (Mar.6-13th)
- 79. Give someone a compliment everyday for a week. {Completed}
- 80. Go to a taping of a talk show {completed Oct. 2009}
- 81. Go to the casino with my $20 {completed}
- 82.Spend a weekend with Heather at least 5x (1/5)
- 83. Make a photo album with "skinny greg" and/ or Knome for greg
- 84. Swim in the ocean. {done Mar. '09)
- 85. Leave a comment on a stranger’s blog.
- 86. Raise $500 for Relay for life
- 87. build a snowman {completed Feb./09 with Zach}
- 88. go sleding
- 89. No sweets for a week {completed Feb. 2010}
- 90. Don't use salt for a week { Completed Jan. 2010}
- 91. Compost as much as possible for 3 months
- 92. build a sand castle
- 93. Make atleast 3 gifts for christmas
- 94. Take Kassandra some where for a full day
- 95. Write and mail a letter to someone telling me how much they mean to me.
- 96. Write a letter to myself in the future
- 97. Get a couples massage.
- 98. Make a photo album of our first year of marriage {completed Sep. 2009}
- 99. Leave Greg responsible for atleast 3 nights alone.
- 100. Take picture of Baby Girl at every month for the first year of life
- 101. Participate in a pay it forward program