Honey, I'm Home!: Favourite Things Friday: Freedom

April 18, 2008

For the first time in a long while, I finally feel free. After writing another exam this morning, I walked out into the bright sun and breathed in the fresh air. I was free! Temporarily.

This weekend, we planned on staying in Waterloo for the weekend so we could get more studying done before our last two finals. I'm free to do whatever we want for one weekend. I don't have to worry about getting to appointments, running errands or urgent deadlines. I can do whatever I want! The possibilities are endless. I'm free.

And with this post, I am ending Favourite Things Fridays because I'd like the freedom (hah) to write whatever I want on Fridays. I knew I wouldn't last...

The List

Start date: February 12, 2010
End date: November 9, 2012

Progress: 27

Health & Fitness
~~1. Develop a habit of waking up at 6am each day~~ (May 4/10)
~~2. Get a massage (x6)~~ (Nov 30/10)
3. Snowboard without falling
4. Lose 10lbs of fat
5. Play on Wii Fit at least once a week
6. No fast food for at least 100 days
7. Finish a kettlebell workout routine
8. Play a game of a team sport
9. Get into a habit of drinking water frequently (don't get dehydrated)

Because I love them
~~10. Make Nathan's 4th birthday amazing~~ (Mar 27/10)
11. Let Andrew choose 10 movies to watch (5 - Dec 1/10)
~~12. Grant Nathan's big wish~~ (Dec 8/10)
13. Be in someone's wedding party
14. Take Nathan to a sporting event
~~15. Get a family picture taken~~ (Jan 2/11)
16. Host the party I've been meaning to host
~~17. Take my parents and sister out for dinner~~ (Dec 28/10)
18. Go on a road trip with just the boys
~~19. Roast marshmallows with Nathan~~ (Aug 1/10)
20. Teach Nathan how to ride a bike
21. Take Nathan to the neighbourhood splash pad
22. Let Nathan decide what we do for a day
23. Teach Nathan more Chinese so he'll speak spontaneously
24. Go on "family dates" once a month (8)
~~25. Send a family picture to my grandmother~~ (Jan 4/11)
26. Achieve 10 goals with different friends (1 - Sept 19/10)
~~27. Be more supportive of Andrew when he wants to play basketball~~ (Oct 2/10)
28. Celebrate one of our anniversaries away from home

Intellectual & Spiritual
29. Learn 5 hymns by heart (lyrics)
30. Find my quiet place
31. Memorize Psalm 23 in 3 languages
32. Read 5 books that will help me become a better person
33. Keep a prayer journal for at least 3 months

Creative
34. Get published in a magazine/book/website
35. Sell 10 things on Etsy
~~36. Learn how to use my mom's sewing machine~~ (Oct 30/10)
37. Buy something from Etsy
38. Make a bag for my Hot Chillys
39. Make Nathan's scrapbook
40. Make a set of ornaments for our Christmas tree
41. Make 365 cards (71 - Dec 18/10)
42. Use up/purge 50% of old paper stash
43. Participate in 10 creative challenges (1)

"She works hard for the money"
~~44. Get a real job~~ (Feb 22/10)
~~45. Invest more in Nathan's education~~ (June 24/10)
~~46. Add 3 movies to our DVD/Blu-Ray collection~~ (Mar 12/10)
47. Stay on budget for 6 consecutive months
48. Buy 5 of my favourite childhood books for Nathan
49. Collect 10 ornaments for our Christmas tree (1)
50. Add 5 outfits to my work-clothes selection
51. Acquire my own snowboard
52. Top up TFSAs each year (1)

"I would like to reach out my hand"
53. Donate one million grains of rice to Freerice (22,960)
~~54. Bake something to give away~~ (Sept 19/10)
55. Learn basic sign language to work with nonverbal children
56. Do 5 random acts of kindness
~~57. Participate in a fundraiser/charity event~~ (Nov 1/10)

Enjoying the simple things
58. Get another dress with pockets
~~59. Drive a rental car~~ (Mar 26/10)
~~60. See cherry blossoms in bloom~~ (Apr 27/10)
61. Watch the sunrise from 5 different places (1)
62. Watch the sunset from 5 different places
63. Spend a day in a museum
64. See Cirque du Soleil's "O"
65. Go to a drive-in theatre
66. Spend a day on a beach
67. Skate on the Rideau Canal
68. Spend a day wandering around a town/city
69. Go berry picking
70. Relax in a hammock
71. Eat in a park
72. Visit a winery
73. Go out for breakfast before church (x5) (2 - Oct 3/10)
~~74. Attend an out-of-town wedding~~ (May 29/10)
75. Write in the sand
76. Take a walk around the neighbourhood I grew up in
~~77. Paint something~~ (Mar 12/11)
78. Spend a day taking pictures
79. Watch a ballet
80. Dress up to go somewhere nice

It just needs to be done
81. Find a way to consolidate/link my blogs
~~82. Find out my blood type~~ (May 10/10)
~~83. Get a laptop bag for the MBP~~ (May 27/10)
~~84. Graduate from ABS program~~ (Nov 15/10)
~~85. Change name for ABS certificate~~ (May 12/10)
~~86. Get piano tuned~~ (May 1/10)
87. Print 2 pictures to fill large frames
88. Figure out how to use the dSLR
~~89. Get rid of socks/underwear/bras I'd be embarrassed to be seen in~~ (Dec 30/10)
~~90. Get a car~~ (Jan 17/11)

Food
91. Try out 10 new restaurants (6)
~~92. Eat (or drink) on a patio~~ (Feb 19/11)
93. Use 10 new ingredients (3)
94. Cook an Asian dish at least twice a month
95. Order a medium rare steak
96. Make a meal using only recipes from PW Cooks
97. Host a holiday cookie exchange
98. Add 5 recipes to each section of my recipe box (2 baked goods)
99. Find 20 quick meal ideas we'd actually use
100. Get 5 new kitchen tools
101. Try 10 new cooking techniques

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