Have I Lost My Mind?

Yes. Yes, I have. But, it is for good reason. As busy as I keep myself and my family, I fear we haev fallen into quite a rut. One can only subject her husband and kids (and herself) to so many dinner parties, birthday parties and playdates without going insane - even if said events are fun. One can also only live in cluttered chaos without losing it for so long. And this layer of blubber I carry around has got to go. Sure I lift weights, I lift at least 100 extra pounds every time I get up. Not to mention the credit card debt. It has got to go. Enough said about that.

In a nutshell, I hope this list will help break the monotony of our social life, bring us financial peace (I am counting on you, Dave Ramsey), get me out of the fat stores and into a new self esteem and make my house the haven I envision.

I'll blog about my progress (I hope). Feel free to give input.

Without further delay, here is my list:

Health/Fitness/Food/Body
1. Walk with the kids for at least 30 minutes twice per week
2. Do the C25K
3. Drink only water for an entire week
4. Be caffeine free in 1,001 days
5. Lose 100 pounds (0/100)
6. Go 30 consecutive days without fast food
7. Work out at least 150 times per year (0/150)
8. Floss for 30 days straight
9. Eat clean for 7 consecutive days
10. Remove my makeup every night for 30 days
11. No eating out for 3 consecutive weeks
12. Complete the 30DS
13. Bring my lunch to work for a month

Cooking
14. Learn to make the perfect salsa
15. Make a new meal each week using one of my many cookbooks
16. Can 20 jars of said salsa

Financial
17. Pay off all credit cards
18. Pay off both vehicles
19. Menu plan and keep grocery bill under $100 a week for 10 weeks straight. (0/10)
20. Fully embrace Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University plan
21. Put away $5 per completed task to use at the end of the 1,001 days. (0/101)
22. Open and contribute to an IRA
23. Purchase 100 shares of stock in a company of my choosing
24. Meet with a financial planner once credit card debt is paid off
25. Get life insurance policies for me, Kerry and Franny
26. Make $1,000 profit from Passion Parties
27. Organize accounts/usernames/passwords and go over it with Kerry
28. Do not spend any money (other than bills) for 7 consecutive days. Do this every 6 months. (0/5)
29. Donate $5 to charity for every goal not completed

Home Improvement/Organization
30. Do my wedding scrapbook
31. Clean out and organize every drawer and closet in my house at least three times in 1,001 days (0/3)
32. Have a garage sale in 2010
33. Remove green wall paper in bathroom
34. Re-do floors in house
35. Delete photos from Mac
36. Deep clean the house three times a year for 1,001 days. (0/9)
37. Organize the pantry (again)
38. Repaint the bedroom
39. Create a calendar with important dates/K’s schedule/etc.
40. Create a realistic plan to re-do both bathrooms
41. Clean out toys every 6 months (0/5)
42. Purge my closet of every single clothing item that doesn’t fit or I don’t like, no matter how much I might “need” it at some point
43. Purge at least 20 items from every room in my house
- Master Bedroom (0/20)
- Master Bath (0/20)
- Kid’s Bath (0/20)
- Avery’s Room (0/20)
- Joseph’s Room (31/20)
- Living room (12/20)
- Formal Living Room (0/20)
- Kitchen (0/20)
- Toy Room (3/20)
44. Complete Flylady beginner program (http://www.flylady.net/)
45. Develop a plan to replace all windows in the house.
46. Replace cheap mini blinds with wooden blinds

Fun Stuff
47. Go on a picnic as a family
48. Take the kids to the beach
49. Create a working mom’s playgroup
50. Take the kids to a carnival
51. Visit New Orleans at least once per year (0/3)
52. Try 10 new restaurants
53. Visit Chicago or New York with Kerry
54. Take a cooking class with Kerry
55. Host a Girls Night In
56. Have a girl’s weekend
57. Treat Jennifer to a spa day
58. Take Avery on 15 dates in 1,001 days (1/15)
59. Take Joseph on 15 dates in 1,001 days (0/15)
60. Go camping once per year (0/3)
61. Go to at least one concert per year (0/3)
62. Go on a rollerskating date with Kerry
63. Go dancing at Razoos with Kerry
64. Get an overnight sitter at least 3 times in 1,001 days and stay in a hotel room in Houston (0/3)
65. Take family vacation to Disney World
66. Get at least 5 family photos each month
67. Take the kids to feed the ducks
68. Hand wash both cars at least once per year. Let the kids help. (0/3)
69. Go to Luckenbach
70. Get Sara and Adrian for a weekend so Jen and Fredo can have some downtime
71. Give Kerry 15 foot massages (0/15)

Personal Growth/Things for Me
72. Read at least one book per month (0/32)
73. Start blogging at least 4 times per week (0/572)
74. Learn to knit
75. Visit 3 museums per year (0/9)
76. Read 5 classic novels (0/5)
77. No cursing for 7 consecutive days.
78. Read the bible from cover to cover
79. Donate blood at least 4 times in 1,001 days (0/4)
80. Get to work on time every day for 2 weeks
81. Schedule a boudoir photo shoot
82. Learn to fully use my dSLR camera
83. Take a photoshop class
84. Develop an appreciation for red wine
85. Empty work inbox to 100 emails every Friday
86. Watch Breakfast at Tiffanys
87. Take at least one bath per month (0/36)
88. Do not pick fingers/bite nails for 30 days (0/30)
89. This one’s private
90. Play the Wii at least once a week. I had to have it after all.
91. Write a Christmas letter for 2010 and send Christmas cards
92. Add Kerry, Joseph and Avery to my tattoo
93. Carry a notebook to record the happenings in my family
94. Bathe my dogs once a week (0/143)
95. Purchase 5 gifts from etsy.com
96. Write Avery and Joseph a letter on their birthday every year and give them to them when they turn 21
97. Write at least 30 stories of vacations or crazy family moments and publish on BLURB (0/30)
98. Get a will on file with an attorney
99. Get fitted for a bra at Intimacy. Purchase said bra.
100. Complete the Love Dare
101. At the end of 1001 days, create a new 101 in 1001