Softy for my Sweety!

Well it is about time I get this posted! I have completed one of the items on my list of 1001! I made a little blanky for my dear niece, Aaliyah. Nothing large, just a small little one that she can carry around with her; a softy as my baby sister use to call hers. It had to be made with pink as she is the first baby girl in the family for quite some time!

 Along with making it I hand embroidered her initial into one of the squares. Only my second time doing so, and free handed. Now to find more projects to try out my embroidery techniques on.

101 in 1001

Start: June 16th 2013
Finish: March 13th 2016

Completed 1. Learn to Sew
Completed 2. Have a productive Garden
3. Get sister tattoo's
4. Build a Home
5. Improve film shooting technique
6. Learn to develop film
7. Run 3 miles 3 times a week for 3 months
8. Go to an Opera
Completed 9. Run a 5K
10. Pay off Debts
Completed 11. Learn to Crochet
12. Take family to Michigan
13. Learn and practice Yoga
14. Learn conversational French
15. Compete in NANOWRIMO
16. Read 1+ book per month for a year
Completed 17. Complete 5 Pinterest Projects I
18. Become a Certified Storm Spotter
19. Train for a Marathon
20. Strength Train twice weekly for 6 Months
Completed 21. Graduate with my BSN
Completed 22. Pass my NCLEX on the first try
23. Watch a meteor shower
24. Drink 64oz. of water a day for 7days
Completed 25. Go some where I have never been
26. Complete a 52 week project
27. Update scrapbooks
Completed 28. Learn to can foods
29. Have a day with out Technology
Completed 30. No soda/ carbonated beverages for 30 days
31. Visit a winery for a wine tasting
32. Go to a movie at a drive in
33. Write in wet concrete
34. Create a Will
35. Blog at least twice monthly
36. Buy an external hard drive
37. Back up all photos
38. Make an "If anything happens" note/ video
Completed 39. Review budget
40. Take vitamins/ supplements daily for 6 months
41. Reach 1 gallon of blood donation
42. Learn to drive a manual transmission
43. Invest in a nice DSLR
44. Watch 3 classic films
Completed 45. Prepare Ty for school
Completed 46. Create a family schedule
47. Watch all episodes of "Monday Mornings"
Completed 48. 5 Random Acts of Kindness
49. Go to the Dentist
Completed 50. Go to a hockey game
51. Learn a new word each day for 30 days
Completed 52. Secret
53. Increase flexability, ie. be able to touch toes
Completed 54. Watch one of RayRays games at SGU
55. Write something positive eachday for 30 days
56. Read 3 Classics
Completed 57. Pay for someone else's food/ drink
Completed 58. Paint master bedroom
59. Paint bathroom
Completed 60. Go on Vacation
61. Go apple picking
62. Eat at an Indian Restraunt
63. Host a holiday
64. Hike 3 trails
65. Take the train
66. Start School of Life Album
67. List of 101 life accomplishments
68. Visit 5 state parks
69. Eat a meal featured on food network
Completed 70. Learn to cook eggs
71. Get my wedding dress cleaned
Completed 72. Save for Christmas before December
Completed 73. Journal my dreams for a week
Completed 74. Complete my geneology for at least 4 generations
75. Complete geneology for Ty
76. Register as a bone marrow donor
77. Watch 3 TED Talks
Completed 78. Watch 3 documentaries I
Completed 79. Quit
Completed 80. Do my hair and makeup everyday for a week
81. Organize all rooms
82. Donate all uneeded items
83. Donate to a different charity monthly for a year
Completed 84. Get hired at a hosptial
Completed 85. Make a blanket for my niece
Completed 86. Donate food to a pantry.
Completed 87. Get Tucker a check up.
Completed 88. Buy a nice Stethoscope
Completed 89. Buy a good pair of shoes
90. Do all chores as scheduled for 30 days
Completed 91. Have family pictures taken
Completed 92. Complete this list
Completed 93. Get education on glaucoma
Completed 94. Get back to goal weight
Completed 95. Secret
Completed 96. Secret
Completed 97. Find the good in everyday
Completed 98. Get CPR certified
99. Donate $5 for each item not completed
100. Save $5 for each completed items
Comleted 101. Do not bring work home for a month

Grandpa

 

Throughout our many years together you left me with so many valuable insights. I enjoyed greatly our time together, when you were teaching me stained glass. I was always to weak to score or break the glass, but I didn't fair to bad on the grinder. I have always aspired to have as luscious of a garden as you always grew. Each year I fair better, but I have yet to compare to your prestige. I can always remember back to my first day of wood working my Junior year of high school. I was called out in front of the class for my technique with the table saw. The instructor was impressed with my use of safety skills and was curious to were I learned them. I proudly informed him I had no prior experience, but my grandpa had given me some pointers. You were always an inspiration in the kitchen and I have missed our Sunday family dinners for years! Your home has always been one of my favorite Restaurants. I continue to try to emulate you and grandma's recipes. I love you and I will miss the time we shared together. I am grateful to have such amazing memories to carry with me and share in your honor.

The Visible Man

I started reading this book after recommendation from my coworker. I was surprised at how quickly I was sucked into the plot. For those of you who may end up reading it I won't give away too much. It's a story about a creeper and his therapist. Throughout the beginning of the story I kept trying to diagnose what was causing his problems, the ending surprised the hell out of me in a way. In another I saw it coming. From working in the mental illness field I could definitely relate at times with the way the therapist responded and her suspicions.