tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90898896574410051082024-02-07T22:35:45.959-08:00.this and that.brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-81053881107961570962012-01-05T07:07:00.000-08:002012-01-05T07:07:02.609-08:00.11 for 2011. conclusion<br />
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut back on alcohol. Both for health/weight and money savings. </span> </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Didn't do too bad at this! Stopped drinking during the week (usually a glass or two at dinner).</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work out to my new dvds, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Exhale-Fusion-Collection-Fred-Devito/dp/B002U1AC6O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1294354980&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Exhale: Core Fusion Collection</a> at least two times a week (ideally three times). <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(still wogging, and started using the <a href="http://www.nike.com/nikewomen/features/ntc?locale=en_US" target="_blank">nike workout app for iphone</a>) </span></span> </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Was doing pretty well (not 3 times a week) but as soon as winter came I stopped doing anything (it's too cold out!).</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try at least one new restaurant a month. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://www.julesmaes.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jules Maes</a>; Feb-<a href="http://www.viatribunali.net/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Via Tribunali</a>, <a href="http://thekingfishcafe.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kingfish Cafe</a>, <a href="http://www.bookbinderyrestaurant.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Book Bindery</a>, <a href="http://www.eddiestrackside.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Eddies Trackside</a>; March - <a href="http://www.habeshaseattle.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Habesha</a>; April - Quinn's, Salumi; May - Showa, Revel; June - Seatown, Passionate for Pies, Allium; July - Peak's Pub; August - Ciccheti, 2100 Bistro; Dec - KatsuBurger, Georgetown Liquor Company) </span></span> </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't think of all the places we went to but I can say for sure I accomplished this one!</span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Re</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">ad at least one book a month. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Deathly-Hallows-Book/dp/0545010225" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows</u></a>; Feb - <u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cannibal-Killers-Monsters-Appetite-Murder/dp/161608149X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299531896&sr=1-2" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"">Cannibal Killers</a></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Time-Travelers-Wife-Audrey-Niffenegger/dp/015602943X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1299531600&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>The Time Traveler's Wife</u></a>;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> March - <span style="color: #d52a33;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Symbol-Dan-Brown/dp/1400079144/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299532641&sr=1-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank>"><u>The Lost Symbol</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Molokai-Alan-Brennert/dp/0312304358/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301450216&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Moloka'i</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tattoo-Chris-McKinney/dp/1566473195/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301450471&sr=1-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>The Tattoo</u></a>; April - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Honolulu-Alan-Brennert/dp/0312606346/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1304459571&sr=1-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Honolulu</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zahir-Novel-Obsession-P-S/dp/0060832819/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1304459743&sr=1-1%22" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>The Zahir</u></a>; May - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Makes-Me-Wanna-Holler-America/dp/0679740708" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Makes Me Wanna Holler</u></a>, <u>Christmas House</u> ; June - Shattered Silence, Little Bee, Art of Racing in the Rain; July - Raven Stole the Moon, Unbearable Lightness; Aug - My Best Friend Leonard, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hotel-Corner-Bitter-Sweet-Novel/dp/0345505336" target="_blank">Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Visit-Goon-Squad-Jennifer-Egan/dp/0307477479/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315853168&sr=1-1" target="_blank">A Visit From the Goon Squad</a>) </span></span></span> <span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't think of all the books read in what month but I can say for sure I accomplished this one!</span></li>
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<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Knit a scarf with nice yarn. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(This one is slow going... eek!) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Done! Am on a knitting kick at the moment! Made Jason a striped scarf, made fingerless mittens, and am working on a fancy pattern scarf.</span> </span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work on <a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Darwin's</a> training. I've been slacking on working with her and really want to improve her recall. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u style="text-decoration: none;"></u></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><u style="text-decoration: none;"><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"><u style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(I've been working on her recall and new tricks!) </span></span></u></u></u></li>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can't say her recall has been worked on consistently but she has learned new tricks!</span>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trim Darwin's toe nails more consistently. Darwin hates when we trim her nails and so we usually go long periods without a nail trim. She went to the boarder over Christmas and came back with nice short nails. Now to keep them short.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><u style="text-decoration: none;"></u></span>
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<li style="color: #333333; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><u style="text-decoration: none;"><u style="text-decoration: none;"><u style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><u style="text-decoration: none;"><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(still need to work on this!) </span></span></u></u></u></u></u></li>
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<li style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><u style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Been doing okay with this one. Her nails are still pretty long.</span></u></li>
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<li style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">Go hiking (snow shoeing in the winter) at least once a month. Besides the exercise aspect of it (for us and Darwin) it'll be good to explore the area. Embrace our inner Pacific Northwesterner. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/2011/01/14jan2010-snowshoeing.html" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Gold Creek snowshoe</a>; Feb-Lake Wenatchee (failed snowshoeing); March-Hyak snowshoe; April-Larrabee State Park; May-Lake Serene (this was a tough one); June-Moran State Park: Mountain Lake; July-Lake Quinault; Aug - no hiking but we went <a href="http://www.cherrywoodbbandb.com/about-our-rides.html" target="_blank">horseback riding</a> and <a href="http://www.riverrecreation.com/rivers/river.aspx?r=Tieton" target="_blank">river rafting</a>; Sept-DeceptionPass; Oct-Barclay Lake; Dec-SnowShoe at Gold Creek) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">Check!</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Call home at least once a month.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(facetime on the ipad has been great for making calls) </span><span style="color: #674ea7;">Check!</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">Limit my shopping (clothes/shoes) to $500 or less for the year. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">($186 left! <a href="http://www.sorel.com/womens-boots/women,default,sc.html?sz=1&start=2" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank</a">winter boots</a> + gift cards = $70, BR jeans = $20, Goodwill (Gap and Lucky) jeans=$27, skinny jeans, 2 blouses and a hoodie (Forever 21) = $52, flannel and puffy vest(Target) = $15, ASOS blouse = $12, Piperlime top = $15, Max Studio wedges = $70, Goodwill (J crew shorts, skirt, Old Navy skirt, running shorts, Gap tank) = $25, Goodwill (2 tanks) = $8) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">I think this was a fail. But I did do pretty well!</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">Do at least one house cleaning activity during the week (sweeping, mopping, clean the bathroom, etc). Jason likes to do all the cleaning on the weekend. It'd be nice to have one less thing/area to clean so we can have more weekend time. </span><span style="color: #674ea7;">I'd say fail. We still ended up doing most of our cleaning on the weekends.</span></span></li>
</u></ol>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-52485897668014564662011-09-12T12:12:00.000-07:002011-09-23T13:44:24.345-07:00.11 for 2011. aug update<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
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<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut back on alcohol. Both for health/weight and money savings.</span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work out to my new dvds, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Exhale-Fusion-Collection-Fred-Devito/dp/B002U1AC6O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1294354980&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Exhale: Core Fusion Collection</a> at least two times a week (ideally three times). <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(still wogging, and started using the <a href="http://www.nike.com/nikewomen/features/ntc?locale=en_US" target="_blank">nike workout app for iphone</a>)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try at least one new restaurant a month. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://www.julesmaes.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jules Maes</a>; Feb-<a href="http://www.viatribunali.net/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Via Tribunali</a>, <a href="http://thekingfishcafe.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kingfish Cafe</a>, <a href="http://www.bookbinderyrestaurant.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Book Bindery</a>, <a href="http://www.eddiestrackside.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Eddies Trackside</a>; March - <a href="http://www.habeshaseattle.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Habesha</a>; April - Quinn's, Salumi; May - Showa, Revel; June - Seatown, Passionate for Pies, Allium; July - Peak's Pub; August - Ciccheti, 2100 Bistro)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Re</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">ad at least one book a month. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Deathly-Hallows-Book/dp/0545010225" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows</u></a>; Feb - <u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cannibal-Killers-Monsters-Appetite-Murder/dp/161608149X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299531896&sr=1-2" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"">Cannibal Killers</a></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Time-Travelers-Wife-Audrey-Niffenegger/dp/015602943X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1299531600&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>The Time Traveler's Wife</u></a>;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> March - <span style="color: #d52a33;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Symbol-Dan-Brown/dp/1400079144/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299532641&sr=1-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank>"><u>The Lost Symbol</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Molokai-Alan-Brennert/dp/0312304358/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301450216&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Moloka'i</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tattoo-Chris-McKinney/dp/1566473195/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301450471&sr=1-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>The Tattoo</u></a>; April - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Honolulu-Alan-Brennert/dp/0312606346/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1304459571&sr=1-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Honolulu</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zahir-Novel-Obsession-P-S/dp/0060832819/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1304459743&sr=1-1%22" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>The Zahir</u></a>; May - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Makes-Me-Wanna-Holler-America/dp/0679740708" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Makes Me Wanna Holler</u></a>, <u>Christmas House</u> ; June - Shattered Silence, Little Bee, Art of Racing in the Rain; July - Raven Stole the Moon, Unbearable Lightness; Aug - My Best Friend Leonard, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hotel-Corner-Bitter-Sweet-Novel/dp/0345505336" target="_blank">Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Visit-Goon-Squad-Jennifer-Egan/dp/0307477479/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315853168&sr=1-1" target="_blank">A Visit From the Goon Squad</a>)</span></span></span></li>
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<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Knit a scarf with nice yarn. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(This one is slow going... eek!) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work on <a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Darwin's</a> training. I've been slacking on working with her and really want to improve her recall. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><u style="text-decoration: none;"></u></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><u style="text-decoration: none;"><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(I've been working on her recall and new tricks!)</span></span></u></u></u></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trim Darwin's toe nails more consistently. Darwin hates when we trim her nails and so we usually go long periods without a nail trim. She went to the boarder over Christmas and came back with nice short nails. Now to keep them short.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><u style="text-decoration: none;"></u></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><u style="text-decoration: none;"><u style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><u style="text-decoration: none;"><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(still need to work on this!)</span></span></u></u></u></u></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go hiking (snow shoeing in the winter) at least once a month. Besides the exercise aspect of it (for us and Darwin) it'll be good to explore the area. Embrace our inner Pacific Northwesterner. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/2011/01/14jan2010-snowshoeing.html" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Gold Creek snowshoe</a>; Feb-Lake Wenatchee (failed snowshoeing); March-Hyak snowshoe; April-Larrabee State Park; May-Lake Serene (this was a tough one); June-Moran State Park: Mountain Lake; July-Lake Quinault; Aug - no hiking but we went <a href="http://www.cherrywoodbbandb.com/about-our-rides.html" target="_blank">horseback riding</a> and <a href="http://www.riverrecreation.com/rivers/river.aspx?r=Tieton" target="_blank">river rafting</a>)</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Call home at least once a month.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(facetime on the ipad has been great for making calls) </span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Limit my shopping (clothes/shoes) to $500 or less for the year. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">($186 left! <a href="http://www.sorel.com/womens-boots/women,default,sc.html?sz=1&start=2" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank</a">winter boots</a> + gift cards = $70, BR jeans = $20, Goodwill (Gap and Lucky) jeans=$27, skinny jeans, 2 blouses and a hoodie (Forever 21) = $52, flannel and puffy vest(Target) = $15, ASOS blouse = $12, Piperlime top = $15, Max Studio wedges = $70, Goodwill (J crew shorts, skirt, Old Navy skirt, running shorts, Gap tank) = $25, Goodwill (2 tanks) = $8)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do at least one house cleaning activity during the week (sweeping, mopping, clean the bathroom, etc). Jason likes to do all the cleaning on the weekend. It'd be nice to have one less thing/area to clean so we can have more weekend time.</span></li>
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brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-5513217050810831802011-07-20T07:16:00.000-07:002011-07-20T10:10:27.493-07:00.11 for 2011. june-july update<br />
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<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut back on alcohol. Both for health/weight and money savings.</span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work out to my new dvds, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Exhale-Fusion-Collection-Fred-Devito/dp/B002U1AC6O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1294354980&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Exhale: Core Fusion Collection</a> at least two times a week (ideally three times). <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(started wogging (walking + jogging) and got p90x dvds to try out too)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try at least one new restaurant a month. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://www.julesmaes.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jules Maes</a>; Feb-<a href="http://www.viatribunali.net/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Via Tribunali</a>, <a href="http://thekingfishcafe.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kingfish Cafe</a>, <a href="http://www.bookbinderyrestaurant.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Book Bindery</a>, <a href="http://www.eddiestrackside.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Eddies Trackside</a>; March - <a href="http://www.habeshaseattle.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Habesha</a>; April - Quinn's, Salumi; May - Showa, Revel; June - Seatown, Passionate for Pies, Allium; July - Peak's Pub)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Re</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">ad at least one book a month. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Deathly-Hallows-Book/dp/0545010225" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows</u></a>; Feb - <u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cannibal-Killers-Monsters-Appetite-Murder/dp/161608149X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299531896&sr=1-2" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"">Cannibal Killers</a></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Time-Travelers-Wife-Audrey-Niffenegger/dp/015602943X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1299531600&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>The Time Traveler's Wife</u></a>;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> March - <span style="color: #d52a33;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Symbol-Dan-Brown/dp/1400079144/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299532641&sr=1-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank>"><u>The Lost Symbol</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Molokai-Alan-Brennert/dp/0312304358/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301450216&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Moloka'i</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tattoo-Chris-McKinney/dp/1566473195/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301450471&sr=1-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>The Tattoo</u></a>; April - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Honolulu-Alan-Brennert/dp/0312606346/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1304459571&sr=1-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Honolulu</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zahir-Novel-Obsession-P-S/dp/0060832819/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1304459743&sr=1-1%22" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>The Zahir</u></a>; May - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Makes-Me-Wanna-Holler-America/dp/0679740708" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Makes Me Wanna Holler</u></a>, <u>Christmas House</u> ; June - Shattered Silence, Little Bee, Art of Racing in the Rain; July - Raven Stole the Moon, Unbearable Lightness )</span></span></span></li>
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<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Knit a scarf with nice yarn. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(This one is slow going... eek!) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work on <a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Darwin's</a> training. I've been slacking on working with her and really want to improve her recall. </span><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"></u></li>
<li style="color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(I've been working on her recall and new tricks!)</span></span></u></u></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trim Darwin's toe nails more consistently. Darwin hates when we trim her nails and so we usually go long periods without a nail trim. She went to the boarder over Christmas and came back with nice short nails. Now to keep them short.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"> </span></span><u style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"></u></li>
<li style="color: #333333; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><u style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><u style="text-decoration: none;"><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(still need to work on this!)</span></span></u></u></u></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go hiking (snow shoeing in the winter) at least once a month. Besides the exercise aspect of it (for us and Darwin) it'll be good to explore the area. Embrace our inner Pacific Northwesterner. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/2011/01/14jan2010-snowshoeing.html" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Gold Creek snowshoe</a>; Feb-Lake Wenatchee (failed snowshoeing); March-Hyak snowshoe; April-Larrabee State Park; May-Lake Serene (this was a tough one); June-Moran State Park: Mountain Lake; July-Lake Quinault)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Call home at least once a month. </span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Limit my shopping (clothes/shoes) to $500 or less for the year. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">($194 left! <a href="http://www.sorel.com/womens-boots/women,default,sc.html?sz=1&start=2" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank</a">winter boots</a> + gift cards = $70, BR jeans = $20, Goodwill (Gap and Lucky) jeans=$27, skinny jeans, 2 blouses and a hoodie (Forever 21) = $52, flannel and puffy vest(Target) = $15, ASOS blouse = $12, Piperlime top = $15, Max Studio wedges = $70, Goodwill (J crew shorts, skirt, Old Navy skirt, running shorts, Gap tank) = $25)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do at least one house cleaning activity during the week (sweeping, mopping, clean the bathroom, etc). Jason likes to do all the cleaning on the weekend. It'd be nice to have one less thing/area to clean so we can have more weekend time.</span></li>
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brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-70965975042499270942011-05-31T07:00:00.000-07:002011-06-01T16:16:05.473-07:00.11 for 2011. update<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #908e7d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<div class="post-header" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1762268374774090766" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 506px;"><ol style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut back on alcohol. Both for health/weight and money savings.</span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work out to my new dvds, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Exhale-Fusion-Collection-Fred-Devito/dp/B002U1AC6O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1294354980&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Exhale: Core Fusion Collection</a> at least two times a week (ideally three times). <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(added another DVD to the mix <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Exhale-Core-Fusion-Pure-Arms/dp/B002IVLWIS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1299531545&sr=8-4" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Abs & Arms</a>, bought some 2lb weights so I can do more free weight exercises.)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try at least one new restaurant a month. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://www.julesmaes.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jules Maes</a>; Feb-<a href="http://www.viatribunali.net/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Via Tribunali</a>, <a href="http://thekingfishcafe.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kingfish Cafe</a>, <a href="http://www.bookbinderyrestaurant.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Book Bindery</a>, <a href="http://www.eddiestrackside.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Eddies Trackside</a>; March - <a href="http://www.habeshaseattle.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Habesha</a>; April - Quinn's, Salumi; May - Showa, Revel)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Re</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">ad at least one book a month. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Deathly-Hallows-Book/dp/0545010225" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows</u></a>; Feb - <u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cannibal-Killers-Monsters-Appetite-Murder/dp/161608149X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299531896&sr=1-2" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"">Cannibal Killers</a></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Time-Travelers-Wife-Audrey-Niffenegger/dp/015602943X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1299531600&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>The Time Traveler's Wife</u></a>;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> March - <span style="color: #d52a33;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Symbol-Dan-Brown/dp/1400079144/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299532641&sr=1-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank>"><u>The Lost Symbol</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Molokai-Alan-Brennert/dp/0312304358/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301450216&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Moloka'i</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tattoo-Chris-McKinney/dp/1566473195/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301450471&sr=1-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>The Tattoo</u></a>; April - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Honolulu-Alan-Brennert/dp/0312606346/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1304459571&sr=1-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Honolulu</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zahir-Novel-Obsession-P-S/dp/0060832819/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1304459743&sr=1-1%22" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>The Zahir</u></a>; May - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Makes-Me-Wanna-Holler-America/dp/0679740708" target="_blank"><u>Makes Me Wanna Holler</u></a>, <u>Christmas House</u> )</span></span></span></li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Knit a scarf with nice yarn. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(This one is slow going... eek!) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work on <a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Darwin's</a> training. I've been slacking on working with her and really want to improve her recall. </span><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"></u></li>
<li style="color: #333333; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(I've been working on her recall and new tricks!)</span></span></u></u></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trim Darwin's toe nails more consistently. Darwin hates when we trim her nails and so we usually go long periods without a nail trim. She went to the boarder over Christmas and came back with nice short nails. Now to keep them short.</span><u style="text-decoration: none;"></u></li>
<li style="color: #333333; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><u style="text-decoration: none;"><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> (still need to work on this!)</span></span></u></u></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go hiking (snow shoeing in the winter) at least once a month. Besides the exercise aspect of it (for us and Darwin) it'll be good to explore the area. Embrace our inner Pacific Northwesterner. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/2011/01/14jan2010-snowshoeing.html" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Gold Creek snowshoe</a>; Feb-Lake Wenatchee (failed snowshoeing); March-Hyak snowshoe; April-Larrabee State Park)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Call home at least once a month. </span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Limit my shopping (clothes/shoes) to $500 or less for the year. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">($219 left! <a href="http://www.sorel.com/womens-boots/women,default,sc.html?sz=1&start=2" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank</a">winter boots</a> + gift cards = $70, BR jeans = $20, Goodwill (Gap and Lucky) jeans=$27, skinny jeans, 2 blouses and a hoodie (Forever 21) = $52, flannel and puffy vest(Target) = $15, ASOS blouse = $12, Piperlime top = $15, Max Studio wedges = $70)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do at least one house cleaning activity during the week (sweeping, mopping, clean the bathroom, etc). Jason likes to do all the cleaning on the weekend. It'd be nice to have one less thing/area to clean so we can have more weekend time.</span></li>
</u></ol></div>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-50964798037411812202011-05-18T15:28:00.000-07:002011-05-18T15:28:25.769-07:00ipad2<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">giveaway.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">not by me!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">check out <a href="http://www.designformankind.com/" target="_blank">design for mankind</a>. it's a great site.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.designformankind.com/2011/05/insane-giveaway-ipad2" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.designformankind.com/images/2011/05/ipad-2-giveaway-412x318.jpg" width="400" /></a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and her <a href="http://www.designformankind.com/2011/05/insane-giveaway-ipad2" target="_blank">amazing giveaway</a>!</span>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-17622683747740907662011-05-03T17:54:00.000-07:002011-05-03T17:54:00.326-07:00.11 for 2011. april update<ol style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut back on alcohol. Both for health/weight and money savings.</span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work out to my new dvds, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Exhale-Fusion-Collection-Fred-Devito/dp/B002U1AC6O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1294354980&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Exhale: Core Fusion Collection</a> at least two times a week (ideally three times). <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(added another DVD to the mix <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Exhale-Core-Fusion-Pure-Arms/dp/B002IVLWIS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1299531545&sr=8-4" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Abs & Arms</a>)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try at least one new restaurant a month. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://www.julesmaes.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jules Maes</a>; Feb-<a href="http://www.viatribunali.net/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Via Tribunali</a>, <a href="http://thekingfishcafe.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kingfish Cafe</a>, <a href="http://www.bookbinderyrestaurant.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Book Bindery</a>, <a href="http://www.eddiestrackside.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Eddies Trackside</a>; March - <a href="http://www.habeshaseattle.com/" target="_blank">Habesha</a>; April - Quinn's, Salumi )</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Re</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">ad at least one book a month. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Deathly-Hallows-Book/dp/0545010225" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows</u></a>; Feb - <u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cannibal-Killers-Monsters-Appetite-Murder/dp/161608149X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299531896&sr=1-2" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"">Cannibal Killers</a></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Time-Travelers-Wife-Audrey-Niffenegger/dp/015602943X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1299531600&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33;" target="_blank"><u>The Time Traveler's Wife</u></a>;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> March - <span style="color: #d52a33;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Symbol-Dan-Brown/dp/1400079144/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299532641&sr=1-1" style="color: #d52a33;" target="_blank>"><u>The Lost Symbol</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Molokai-Alan-Brennert/dp/0312304358/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301450216&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><u>Moloka'i</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tattoo-Chris-McKinney/dp/1566473195/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301450471&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><u>The Tattoo</u></a>; April - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Honolulu-Alan-Brennert/dp/0312606346/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1304459571&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><u>Honolulu</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zahir-Novel-Obsession-P-S/dp/0060832819/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1304459743&sr=1-1%22" target="_blank"><u>The Zahir</u></a> )</span></span></span></li>
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<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit a scarf with nice yarn. </span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work on <a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Darwin's</a> training. I've been slacking on working with her and really want to improve her recall. </span><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"></u></li>
<li style="color: #333333; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(I've been working on her recall and new tricks!)</span></span></u></u></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trim Darwin's toe nails more consistently. Darwin hates when we trim her nails and so we usually go long periods without a nail trim. She went to the boarder over Christmas and came back with nice short nails. Now to keep them short.</span><u style="text-decoration: none;"></u></li>
<li style="color: #333333; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><u style="text-decoration: none;"><u style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> (still need to work on this!)</span></span></u></u></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go hiking (snow shoeing in the winter) at least once a month. Besides the exercise aspect of it (for us and Darwin) it'll be good to explore the area. Embrace our inner Pacific Northwesterner. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/2011/01/14jan2010-snowshoeing.html" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Gold Creek snowshoe</a>; Feb-Lake Wenatchee (failed snowshoeing); March-Hyak snowshoe; April-Larrabee State Park)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Call home at least once a month. </span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Limit my shopping (clothes/shoes) to $500 or less for the year. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">($316 left! <a href="http://www.sorel.com/womens-boots/women,default,sc.html?sz=1&start=2" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank</a">winter boots</a> + gift cards = $70, BR jeans = $20, Goodwill (Gap and Lucky) jeans=$27, skinny jeans, 2 blouses and a hoodie (Forever 21) = $52, flannel and puffy vest(Target) = $15)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do at least one house cleaning activity during the week (sweeping, mopping, clean the bathroom, etc). Jason likes to do all the cleaning on the weekend. It'd be nice to have one less thing/area to clean so we can have more weekend time.</span></li>
</u></ol>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-88598598402878387262011-03-29T19:07:00.000-07:002011-05-03T14:54:25.948-07:00.11 for 2011 update.<ol style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut back on alcohol. Both for health/weight and money savings.</span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work out to my new dvds, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Exhale-Fusion-Collection-Fred-Devito/dp/B002U1AC6O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1294354980&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Exhale: Core Fusion Collection</a> at least two times a week (ideally three times). <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(added another DVD to the mix <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Exhale-Core-Fusion-Pure-Arms/dp/B002IVLWIS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1299531545&sr=8-4" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Abs & Arms</a>)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try at least one new restaurant a month. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://www.julesmaes.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jules Maes</a>; Feb-<a href="http://www.viatribunali.net/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Via Tribunali</a>, <a href="http://thekingfishcafe.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kingfish Cafe</a>, <a href="http://www.bookbinderyrestaurant.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Book Bindery</a>, <a href="http://www.eddiestrackside.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Eddies Trackside</a>; March - <a href="http://www.habeshaseattle.com/" target="_blank">Habesha</a>, )</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Re</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">ad at least one book a month. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Deathly-Hallows-Book/dp/0545010225" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows</u></a>; Feb-<u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cannibal-Killers-Monsters-Appetite-Murder/dp/161608149X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299531896&sr=1-2" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"">Cannibal Killers</a></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Time-Travelers-Wife-Audrey-Niffenegger/dp/015602943X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1299531600&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33;" target="_blank"><u>The Time Traveler's Wife</u></a>;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> March-<span style="color: #d52a33;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Symbol-Dan-Brown/dp/1400079144/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299532641&sr=1-1" style="color: #d52a33;" target="_blank>"><u>The Lost Symbol</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Molokai-Alan-Brennert/dp/0312304358/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301450216&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><u>Moloka'i</u></a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tattoo-Chris-McKinney/dp/1566473195/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301450471&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><u>The Tattoo</u></a>)</span></span></span></li>
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<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit a scarf with nice yarn. </span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work on <a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Darwin's</a> training. I've been slacking on working with her and really want to improve her recall. </span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trim Darwin's toe nails more consistently. Darwin hates when we trim her nails and so we usually go long periods without a nail trim. She went to the boarder over Christmas and came back with nice short nails. Now to keep them short.</span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go hiking (snow shoeing in the winter) at least once a month. Besides the exercise aspect of it (for us and Darwin) it'll be good to explore the area. Embrace our inner Pacific Northwesterner. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/2011/01/14jan2010-snowshoeing.html" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Gold Creek snowshoe</a>; Feb-Lake Wenatchee (failed snowshoeing); March-Hyak snowshoe)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Call home at least once a month. </span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Limit my shopping (clothes/shoes) to $500 or less for the year. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">($316 left! <a href="http://www.sorel.com/womens-boots/women,default,sc.html?sz=1&start=2" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank</a">winter boots</a> + gift cards = $70, BR jeans = $20, Goodwill (Gap and Lucky) jeans=$27, skinny jeans, 2 blouses and a hoodie (Forever 21) = $52, flannel and puffy vest(Target) = $15)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do at least one house cleaning activity during the week (sweeping, mopping, clean the bathroom, etc). Jason likes to do all the cleaning on the weekend. It'd be nice to have one less thing/area to clean so we can have more weekend time.</span></li>
</u></ol>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-77934865057547245982011-03-08T12:58:00.000-08:002011-03-08T16:40:52.746-08:00.11 for 2011. update<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<ol style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut back on alcohol. Both for health/weight and money savings.</span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work out to my new dvds, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Exhale-Fusion-Collection-Fred-Devito/dp/B002U1AC6O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1294354980&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Exhale: Core Fusion Collection</a> at least two times a week (ideally three times). <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(added another DVD to the mix <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Exhale-Core-Fusion-Pure-Arms/dp/B002IVLWIS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1299531545&sr=8-4" target="_blank">Abs & Arms</a>)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try at least one new restaurant a month. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://www.julesmaes.com/" target="_blank">Jules Maes</a>; Feb-<a href="http://www.viatribunali.net/" target="_blank">Via Tribunali</a>, <a href="http://thekingfishcafe.com/" target="_blank">Kingfish Cafe</a>, <a href="http://www.bookbinderyrestaurant.com/" target="_blank">Book Bindery</a>, <a href="http://www.eddiestrackside.com/" target="_blank">Eddies Trackside</a>)</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Re</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">ad at least one book a month. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Deathly-Hallows-Book/dp/0545010225" target="_blank"><u>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows</u></a>; Feb-<u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cannibal-Killers-Monsters-Appetite-Murder/dp/161608149X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299531896&sr=1-2" target="_blank"">Cannibal Killers</a></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Time-Travelers-Wife-Audrey-Niffenegger/dp/015602943X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1299531600&sr=8-1" target="_blank">The Time Traveler's Wife</a>;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> March-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Symbol-Dan-Brown/dp/1400079144/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299532641&sr=1-1" target="_blank>"><u>The Lost Symbol</u></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">)</span></span></span></li>
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<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit a scarf with nice yarn. </span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work on <a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Darwin's</a> training. I've been slacking on working with her and really want to improve her recall. </span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trim Darwin's toe nails more consistently. Darwin hates when we trim her nails and so we usually go long periods without a nail trim. She went to the boarder over Christmas and came back with nice short nails. Now to keep them short.</span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go hiking (snow shoeing in the winter) at least once a month. Besides the exercise aspect of it (for us and Darwin) it'll be good to explore the area. Embrace our inner Pacific Northwesterner. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/2011/01/14jan2010-snowshoeing.html" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Gold Creek snowshoe</a>; Feb-Lake Wenatchee (failed snowshoeing); March-Hyak snowshoe)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Call home at least once a month. </span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Limit my shopping (clothes/shoes) to $500 or less for the year. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">($383 left! <a href="http://www.sorel.com/womens-boots/women,default,sc.html?sz=1&start=2" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank</a">winter boots</a> + gift cards = $70, BR jeans = $20, Goodwill (Gap and Lucky) jeans=$27)</span></span></li>
<li style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do at least one house cleaning activity during the week (sweeping, mopping, clean the bathroom, etc). Jason likes to do all the cleaning on the weekend. It'd be nice to have one less thing/area to clean so we can have more weekend time.</span></li>
</span></ol>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-31172810184938298712011-02-21T17:45:00.000-08:002011-02-21T17:45:00.788-08:00.11 for 2011. update<ol style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut back on alcohol. Both for health/weight and money savings.</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work out to my new dvds, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Exhale-Fusion-Collection-Fred-Devito/dp/B002U1AC6O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1294354980&sr=8-1" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Exhale: Core Fusion Collection</a> at least two times a week (ideally three times). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(so far so good!)</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try at least one new restaurant a month. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Jan-<a href="http://www.julesmaes.com/" target="_blank">Jules Maes</a>; Feb-<a href="http://www.viatribunali.net/" target="_blank">Via Tribunali</a>, <a href="http://thekingfishcafe.com/" target="_blank">Kingfish Cafe</a>, <a href="http://www.bookbinderyrestaurant.com/" target="_blank">Book Bindery</a>, <a href="http://www.eddiestrackside.com/" target="_blank">Eddies Trackside</a>)</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read at least one book a month. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(Jan-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Deathly-Hallows-Book/dp/0545010225" target="_blank"><u>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows</u></a>; Feb-<a href="http://draft.blogger.com/_http://www.amazon.com/Cannibal-Killers-Monsters-Appetite-Murder/dp/161608149X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1298328601&sr=1-2%22%C2%A0target=_blank"><u>Cannibal Killers</u></a>)</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit a scarf with nice yarn. </span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work on <a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Darwin's</a> training. I've been slacking on working with her and really want to improve her recall. </span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trim Darwin's toe nails more consistently. Darwin hates when we trim her nails and so we usually go long periods without a nail trim. She went to the boarder over Christmas and came back with nice short nails. Now to keep them short.</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go hiking (snow shoeing in the winter) at least once a month. Besides the exercise aspect of it (for us and Darwin) it'll be good to explore the area. Embrace our inner Pacific Northwesterner. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Jan-<a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/2011/01/14jan2010-snowshoeing.html" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Gold Creek snowshoe</a>; Feb-Lake Wenatchee (failed snowshoeing))</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Call home at least once a month. </span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Limit my shopping (clothes/shoes) to $500 or less for the year. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">($410 left! <a href="http://www.sorel.com/womens-boots/women,default,sc.html?sz=1&start=2" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank</a">winter boots</a> + gift cards = $70, BR jeans = $20)</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do at least one house cleaning activity during the week (sweeping, mopping, clean the bathroom, etc). Jason likes to do all the cleaning on the weekend. It'd be nice to have one less thing/area to clean so we can have more weekend time.</span></li>
</ol>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-16166371464624697692011-01-06T16:25:00.000-08:002011-02-21T14:45:39.518-08:00.11 for 2011.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I did a <a href="http://bazumi.blogspot.com/2010/05/29-by-30-final-count.html" target="_blank">29 by 30 list</a> last year for my 30th birthday, and while I didn't cross everything off, I did get a fair share done. I was inspired by Erica's <a href="http://coffeemakeseverythingbetter.wordpress.com/my-11-in-2011/" target="_blank">11 in 2011</a> and thought I'd set goals for this year. Resolutions, goals, call it what you will, but these are mine.</span><br />
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<ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut back on alcohol (even though <a href="http://www.mnn.com/food/beverages/stories/study-abstaining-from-alcohol-significantly-shortens-life" target="_blank">research says abstaining "significantly shortens life"and someone who drinks one to three drinks has the lowest mortality rate</a>). Both for health/weight and money savings.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work out to my new dvds, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Exhale-Fusion-Collection-Fred-Devito/dp/B002U1AC6O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1294354980&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Exhale: Core Fusion Collection</a> at least two times a week (ideally three times). I just got this as a Christmas gift and have used it 3 times and man what a work out!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try at least one new restaurant a month. We always end up at the same places and always say we should try new places, now we'll HAVE to! </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read at least one book a month. I do read, but Jason says I'm a binger when I read. I'll find something I really like (<u>Twilight</u> series, <u>Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</u> series, etc) and stay up all night reading nonstop, then I don't read anything for weeks.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> (Jan-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knit a scarf with nice yarn. I had knit a scarf on my 29 by 30 list and crossed it off! But I used cheaper yarn, and seem to have accumulated a lot of cheap yarn. I went and bought fancy alpaca/wool yarn at the end of last year, but have been too scared to use it in case I mess up! </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work on <a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Darwin's</a> training. I've been slacking on working with her and really want to improve her recall. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trim Darwin's toe nails more consistently. Darwin hates when we trim her nails and so we usually go long periods without a nail trim. She went to the boarder over Christmas and came back with nice short nails. Now to keep them short.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go hiking (snow shoeing in the winter) at least once a month. Besides the exercise aspect of it (for us and Darwin) it'll be good to explore the area. Embrace our inner Pacific Northwesterner. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Jan-<a href="http://evolutionofdarwin.blogspot.com/2011/01/14jan2010-snowshoeing.html" target="_blank">Gold Creek snowshoe</a>)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Call home at least once a month. When I first moved to Seattle almost 4.5 years ago (WOAH it's been almost 4.5 years) my dad would call ALL the time. Now, not so often. Don't get me wrong, we email and call randomly, but I'm not prone to being the caller, usually I'm the callee. It doesn't really help </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I'm not much of a phone person, but I should make the effort to call not just on holidays or when I need something (some snacks from Hawaii can't be found in Seattle). </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Limit my shopping (clothes/shoes) to $500 or less for the year. I'm not sure how much I normally spend on clothes/shoes in a year, but this year I'll have a budget. Besides being good for savings, we don't really have the space at home for much more clothes or shoes. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">($410 left! <a href="http://www.sorel.com/womens-boots/women,default,sc.html?sz=1&start=2" target="_blank</a">winter boots</a> + gift cards = $70, BR jeans = $20)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do at least one house cleaning activity during the week (sweeping, mopping, clean the bathroom, etc). Jason likes to do all the cleaning on the weekend. It'd be nice to have one less thing/area to clean so we can have more weekend time.</span></li>
</ol>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-3227134251817268462010-12-03T14:43:00.000-08:002010-12-03T14:43:15.694-08:00nerd<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am nerding out looking at blogs with gift wrapping ideas. I love wrapping presents! I actually hated it as a kid because I was the designated gift wrapper of the family. I remember wrapping boxes of Crown Royal for my dad to give to his workers and even wrapping my own gifts from my family (lame).</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out some of these ideas:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make a bow from old magazine pages.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2009/10/make-gift-bow-from-magazine-page.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwXa24OBVogFR1gzRCJZNH55W3FU7Ocfzmz72ic95Q33sdvuV5kk5Ik5AqjSjUGGLTFWcH-0LvsS1oE5F4kfu-weV1WyeJ0ovnkobDH1kmiG_oYP3GRUGuVkoC-nM45tj6tpsIy5W6Afl/s400/Magazine-bow-finished.jpg" width="400" /></a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">image via <a href="http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">how about orange</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and another version here</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=247280.0" target="_blank"><img height="400" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/NuffinMuffinUSA/0521081356.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">image via <a href="http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=247280.0" target="_blank">craftster</a></span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">A whole blog dedicated to gift wrapping!</div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.thegiftedblog.com/2010/10/stitched-gift-bags-tutorial-tryout.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yi0MtghqTE8/TLaWqjo-g0I/AAAAAAAAMVs/EPzVTa2mtAU/s400/P1080375.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">image via <a href="http://www.thegiftedblog.com/" target="_blank">the gifted blog</a></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thegiftedblog.com/2010/04/tutorial-lovely-leaves-gift.html" target="_blank"><img height="400" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Yi0MtghqTE8/S5sN8TQoQJI/AAAAAAAALaw/tsFW0E8_dCM/s400/P1060858.JPG" /></a></span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">image via <a href="http://www.thegiftedblog.com/" target="_blank">the gifted blog</a></span></span></span></span></span></div><br />
<div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And finally a cute way I can use up all the cheap yarn I have!</div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://bugsandfishes.blogspot.com/2008/11/gift-wrap-ideas-2-pompoms.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3UrgrVnFhMmgt0UIyEoeBX1w_OHvgp-a6h5LYbdqxrxWuuTFbROK_2h7F7mgg0_6RE9w6sGCzKzjR0enL2Wh0DQjEaDZ-QBklS0ohr-INYIzjxUfjRFTNmvF0VYvfGGjzKJ1pxcw14Dc/s400/SDC13369.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">image via <a href="http://bugsandfishes.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">bugs and fishes</a></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-40052430704056707222010-09-24T15:20:00.000-07:002010-09-24T15:21:27.306-07:00new (to me)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another new (to me) blog I love!</span><br />
<a href="http://www.jimspancakes.com" target=_blank>Jim's Pancakes</a>.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.jimspancakes.com/2010/09/3d-dinosaur-bones-pancake/" target="_blank"><img height="400" src="http://www.jimspancakes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dinosaur-pancake.jpg" /></a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.jimspancakes.com/2010/07/all-3-year-olds-think-that-toilets-are-funny/" target="_blank"><img height="400" src="http://www.jimspancakes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/potty-pancake.jpg" /></a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.jimspancakes.com/2010/06/when-your-dad-is-better-at-making-pancakes-than-making-campfires/" target="_blank"><img height="400" src="http://www.jimspancakes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/campfire-pancake.jpg" /></a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><object height="244" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_mFssVwSuDo&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_mFssVwSuDo&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="400" height="244"></embed></object></span></span>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-53255531091676652952010-09-15T16:10:00.000-07:002010-09-15T16:11:39.090-07:00new (to me)<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Love this new (to me) blog/cartoonist!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://drawthedog.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://drawthedog.com/DTDstacked250email.jpg" /></a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://drawthedog.com/" target="_blank">Draw the Dog</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-39099520652180645572010-07-23T11:14:00.000-07:002010-07-23T11:14:28.397-07:00love<a href="http://www.nickbrandt.com/index.cfm" target="_blank"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04LT3wFttpw2zlwThLc4nAhtbqd_zu50iu0atDGAVqWBwvYSB7tJHmpqhhvk43AIpj_Xne_Np_-ZJyrXugzotiH-Kvy0_x_iaZL5jqxBJDr4neXoax2ZGbsc2220nLdGRhvmkDchcWRI/s1600/Picture+33.png" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.nickbrandt.com/index.cfm" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Jp-4LRj7-85_IiWh43LdfIUtv7Ozxq4zTiNjTC6ZGtJ4LJnnzpoVyUpYttDTyLDepk-_ieBdhtcXzAn6T4-5NKenecIEIouYMZ79gnqwmuo2l-Ev0qakR-xLVD-lO_ch9ED__XD8LMg/s1600/Picture+29.png" width="400" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.nickbrandt.com/index.cfm" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_PvXzCC0Kpt9kuFf2lN3fPZSXzXWOWHGrJm-Q46CxGW5kpjk6B0hGsutE88XU-AdS5_Rl4XBmyyNsXufJW6pLFFgNpWE6VU9bpXZLUVFRpr4LQ2Go-d1EvYrg3uKFmxm6fMMJnPRmyI/s640/Picture+20.png" width="400" /></a><br />
<a href="http://draft.blogger.com/%3Cb%3Ehttp://www.nickbrandt.com/index.cfm%3C/b%3E" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJgI9mF0WPBDr64lJRyOL_uhBNH9hGAKQ1WbAEeZxCyjiP5WRB4_vHTJOFxN2ySx4tRdk88n724pvmxG2NTLVqPmVRmBvPfuKkQ6jIPpnfCUoXHF-4f8sSKU8vYRpAhQGEFLFkXBNLKw/s640/Picture+27.png" width="400" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">images via <a href="http://blissfulb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">bliss</a> by <a href="http://www.nickbrandt.com/index.cfm" target="_blank">nick brandt</a></span></span>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-34936017876527821202010-07-21T13:45:00.000-07:002010-07-21T13:46:25.242-07:00glamping<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I need to win the lottery soon so I can stay <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/goldentriangle/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><img height="400" src="http://www.fourseasons.com/image_library/CHR/custom_sizes/CHR_104_394x493.jpg" /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><img height="400" src="http://www.fourseasons.com/image_library/CHR/custom_sizes/CHR_010_394x493.jpg" /> </span><br />
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<br>After the first layer of seeds went in the sprouter, I waited two days and added a second level. The third level was added yesterday. One tray of sprouts is enough for two (fairly big) sandwiches, so we'll have to continuously rotate the trays. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While it's pretty easy to use, my biggest problem seems to be the siphoning action of the water dripping from the top to each tray level. The first day it seemed to flow quite easily, and even making sure there aren't seeds or sprouts blocking the siphon, I still have a laggy water flow. I've taken to popping open the top of the water tray to keep the water flowing, though I'm sure that's not the best thing to do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In other news I've done some redecorating in terms of the containers on the balcony. Here's what it looked like before:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our office is reducing the size of the space we're renting and so we've been having major purges of stuff. I was able to score these file/milk crates and I figured I could transform them into planters and create a cleaner looking balcony garden.</span><br />
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<br>I had looked on Google to see if there was a cheap way to line by containers, and some sites were talking about peat moss or landscape fabric. I went super cheap by digging up old cardboard boxes and newspaper.</span><br />
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<br>I ran out of potting soil halfway through so after a quick run to the store I was able to complete three of them.</span><br />
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<br>Everything fits nicely now along that south rail and I was able to gain more space and depth! Can't wait to plant more things in them! </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-35338289139223140362010-06-30T15:25:00.000-07:002010-06-30T15:25:01.149-07:00sprouts<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We've been trying to be better about bringing home lunches, and usually it ends up being a sandwich. We've used fancier breads (baguettes, rolls, etc) and regular sliced bread and we've tried to fancy them up with lots of veggies too. We like to add sprouts to our sandwiches and I thought maybe we should try to grow them. I was online shopping for wheat grass seeds (more on that to come) and the website I was on (<a href="http://www.wheatgrasskits.com/" target="_Blank">wheatgrasskits.com</a>) sold sprout seeds and sprouters. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On Monday we received in the mail our <a href="http://www.wheatgrasskits.com/sprouting/sprouter_kitchen_crop.htm" target="_blank">sprouter</a> and seeds. I finally had some time last night to read the instructions and started some seeds this morning before work.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's what the sprouter looks like: </span><br />
<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4750373596_0915e40904_b.jpg" target="_blank"><img height="400" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4750373596_0915e40904_b.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4750373924_636497c8d1_b.jpg" target="_blank"><img height="400" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4750373924_636497c8d1_b.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And here are the seeds we got. I chose the <a href="http://www.wheatgrasskits.com/sprouting/5_part_salad_mix.htm" target="_blank">5 part salad seed mix</a>.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4749731123_437fedaf49_b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4749731123_437fedaf49_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The instructions with the sprouter says 1 tablespoon of seeds will fill one tray so that's what I did.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4749731517_4b7afb47e4_b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4749731517_4b7afb47e4_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You put the top level on with water in it and it drips down to each level then to the bottom catcher. You change the water ever 12 hours and in a few days we should have sprouts!</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4750375080_4be0736d83_b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4750375080_4be0736d83_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I started one tray this morning and will start the second one in a couple days and the third tray a couple days after that so we have a continuous supply of sprouts for our sandwiches or salads.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Stay tuned for results! </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </div>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-57990599341614052242010-06-29T09:06:00.001-07:002010-06-29T09:08:18.862-07:00HP<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">screw Twilight. I CANT WAIT for Harry Potter!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I think I may eat it soon! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The first row of carrots are growing as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I think I need to thin them out as some of the sprouts look pretty close together. I think I'll plant another row too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is probably a big no-no in the gardening world, but in one of the rail boxes I wasn't sure what to plant, but wanted to plant something, and we had a ziplock bag of mixed seeds from seeds that had fallen out of their pouches (they have since been moved to glass jars). I figured they were mostly salad greens (spinach, lettuce and arugula) but they could be lavender seeds as well. hehehe. Well, things have sprouted and for the most part they look like I was right with the salad green guess.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Me + Basil doesn't seem to be a good combination. I've tried basil from seeds, and basil from two different starters and they all seem to be struggling. Any advice?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My peas are quickly growing, but I think it's time to pull out some green onions and even the spinach that is sharing the container as it's all looking a bit cozy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've got some new things in the mail today and more container ideas in the works. Stay tuned for more updates to my balcony garden!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of these things just doesn't belong here. One of these things just isn't the same. Can you spot something amiss in the garden?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you said "what are those drumsticks doing in your garden?" I asked myself the same thing when I saw them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The timing of them sprouting was perfect because I had just picked up a nasturtium plant and transplanted it into other containers and the drumstick became a perfect stick in case the nasturtium wants to climb!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See those broccoli and cauliflower plants. We've got a problem. Caterpillars are infesting both!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oh and slugs too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">DANGIT!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But I do have little strawberries growing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As full as our balcony is getting with pots, I've figured out another way to get deep containers to use to grow plants that need more root depth. I'll have a post up as soon as I get all together!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-79622150024431983552010-06-18T12:45:00.000-07:002010-06-18T12:45:06.767-07:00world cup<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79zc8Zpysze5j7vHz9BXO77IeWXWqSk-Lg2dfMEwPKuNZIOG-eHbL74F3zhqBDumrh86gn0N7qugfN1eoWE-VZ9pK9t1HAFc7dqxk9it-YUcIqfN5dR9X3XoqHmo2UZ8iGp6HvYgJWnw/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-06-17+at+7.15.52+PM.png" width="400" /><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">image via <a href="http://blackeiffel.blogspot.com/2010/06/world-cup-ball.html" target="_blank">black eiffel</a></span>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-32680993809693045642010-06-11T14:55:00.000-07:002010-06-12T11:43:11.309-07:00garden progress<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So I finally had the time to make <a href="http://bazumi.blogspot.com/2010/05/garden-progress_27.html" target="_blank">my new railing boxes</a> inspired by <a href="http://the6x8garden.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">the 6x8 garden</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As you can see I decided to keep the smaller box with the not so pretty railing holder and we still have the plywood backers to prop up all the railboxes.... oh well. I still like that we have more planting space on the deck. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I rearranged some plants and added some new things like a strawberry plant and some carrot seeds!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I took the cilantro out of this rail box since it was getting too much sun and replaced it with another sage plant. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The bolted arugula came out of this shallow container and I transplanted my mini roses into it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I moved the chives to a rail box and moved the cilantro to the pot to the right so it's more in the shade. Hopefully it does a little better in its new home. I also planted some snow pea seeds in the big container to the left. I don't know if I'm too late planting them, but I figured I'd give it a shot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The broccoli in the bed out front was growing quite nicely, so we harvested it and ate it with dinner!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One cauliflower plant isn't looking so hot, but the second one is thriving and has a little head growing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We've been having salads almost daily as things keep growing! The arugula is bolting, so I planted more seeds, even though we're approaching summer, I figure that bed stays in the shade for the majority of the day so it could be ok for a bit of time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The tomato plant is slowly growing</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> (very slowly it seems).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And that's about it for the garden! </span>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-86635484043307661662010-05-27T12:59:00.000-07:002010-05-27T13:01:23.745-07:00garden progress<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have some totally newbie questions about my garden. And I also have some inspiration from another balcony garden blogger!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Not pretty at all. So I definitely am going to be buying another pair of boxes and some nylon rope! I'm thinking of doing strawberries and sage (cause our lemon sage makes puney little leaves) or maybe garlic in one and maybe peas in the other. <span id="goog_2019296068"></span><span id="goog_2019296069"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When we use green onions are we supposed to pull the whole thing out or can we just snip off a few sprigs and use that?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's been raining a TON here in Seattle and I think it's killed my cilantro... what do you think? Can it survive?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oh yea, and see that thyme? (See how puney the sage leaves are) Is it supposed to flower? Or does that mean it's bolted?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why is my mint not really growing... the mint leaves are all so puney!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ok, that's it for my newbie questions. Any help would be greatly appreciated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm also beginning to think the other two plants we thought were broccoli (I grabbed 3 plants in the same area not carefully looking at the labels) are really cauliflower. Dang! Oh well, we'll make something with it! </span>brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089889657441005108.post-60155123999592211382010-05-13T09:20:00.000-07:002010-05-13T09:23:03.934-07:00garden progress<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">More garden progress!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Darwin had to inspect as I was trying to take pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We've got arugula in the low pot, green onions in the the next one (and some spinach and arugula that got moved out from the front raised beds to make room for the starts), rosemary chives and oregano in the tallest pot, and mint in the silver bucket. In the box on the railing there's thyme, lemon sage and cilantro.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I think the arugula is starting to bolt and I'm wondering what I can plant next in it (the pot is pretty shallow, like a big bowl). I'm wondering why my chives don't have the pretty purple flowers I see in other chive plants... is mine defective?! And the mint and thyme only produce small tiny leaves.... is that normal?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Inside we have another box that is starting Italian parsley and basil.... I'm not sure when I can put those outside. Nothing seemed to grow from the first round of seeds of basil so I tried it again and there are maybe 2 or 3 little sprouts coming up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So that's the rest of the garden. I did do some thinning of the arugula and some of the butter lettuce which we ate in a salad, but I'm still worried things are too squished, especially for the arugula.</span><br />
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