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Sooooo......
It's been a while.
I've forgotten to check in, and I don't know what it was about today, but I knew I wanted to see what was going on in Livejournal-land.
At work, I managed to over-caffeinate myself and somehow the only good news stories for newscasts involved zombies, GED tests, and communes, so...it's been an interesting Tuesday.
There's somthing new, here's something old.
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What I've done, what I still care to do, and what I no longer GAF about
By 2014
Travel
1. Take the train to visit Sam & Ginger in LaJunta, Colorado. Make it a 3-day trip at least, possibly with some exploring other parts of Colorado.
2. Go to France next year to celebrate my 30th birthday withzep_psi Our trip will fall in 2013 or 2014, because zep_psi is the youngest. Also, she just got a killer FT job after having to juggle three PT ones forEVER, so this is looking more realistic. (GOING TO HAPPEN)
3. Take the Empire Builder train from Portland or Seattle to Chicago, taking pictures of the beautiful scenery the whole way.
5. Do more exploring in the Kansas Flint Hills. Find cute B&B or cabins to stay in.
6. Visit Aunt Claire and Uncle Jim in Florida, and take a historic road trip with them. (They are SUPER into this kind of stuff.)
Health and Beauty
8. Pick up more hooping and join a local hooper group. Possibly start a weekly hoop jam. I hear the FlowFoundry in Wichita does this.
9. Join a local dance group, like the Wichita Swing Dance Society (Maybe one day when I don't get up at 4 am on weekdays.)
10. Work toward a health weight range (spladam! doing this with help of my doctor.)
11. Get some kind of movement every day: walk in the neighborhood, hitting the elliptical and weights at PF, dance, yoga, hooping, biking etc.
12. Eliminate as many processed foods from my diet as possible. Eat whole, real foods.
13. Take more walks with Levi at Chisholm Creek Park.
14. Simplify my closet to classic items that match well with the other items in the closet.
16. Get some of the items I need for success: good walking/running shoes, water bottle for biking and gym, good earbuds for music, walking app, etc.
17. Simplify my beauty routine, focusing on good skin and minimal makeup. Focus on drinking water, water, water.
Family and Friends
18. Skype with Luci and K10
25. Maintain penpalships with a variety of friends, both here and Oregon and with Erika in Switzerland AND FRIENDS IN FRANCE.
26. Keep up the habit of going out to movies with Curt, Marguerite, Jim, and JoEllen.
28. Set up coffee or "hang out" dates with Gpa Bob and Aunt Carmon.
29. Send Bronte sister-style letters to Kiwi.
Sunflower Espresso
30. Hit $15,000 in savings for business. I've exceeded this in a mix of bus, espresso machine, grinder, cash, and other items.
31. Get espresso machine (at least identified) and calculate energy needs for machine, pump, and water.
32. Re-floor bus, with higher-quality, better sealed wood floors.
33. Help Raymond design and install cabinets.
34. Scrape off old paint, then give bus good foundation coat to ward off rust and prime for paint job.
35. Establish business account with CUA. Get their advice on setting everything up.
36. Have an accountant help me make sure all my "books" are set up properly.
37. Complete the next round of repair work done on Telulah. (Does this ever stop? No.)
38. Contact City and make sure my bus will meet their inspections and requirements.
39. Where to store perishable goods? Look up requirements for commissaries.
40. Get first route stops identified. Identify more stops, natch.
Creative Outlets
35. Make part of the garden a green house for winter crops.
36. Take a class on how to develop film from either WSU or CityArts.
36. Teach myself video editing software. Doesn't have to be a pro-level program.
38. Buy the artwork of an artist I admire.
Education
41. Continue taking a free class or two per semester at WSU, as long as I'm at WSU. Specifically, French classes.
42. If I do not get into the MFA program for fall of 2014, pick another degree or certification. Masters of Liberal Arts, Holla.
45. Continue to read business and marketing books from the library.
Personal Finance
47. Continue to save over 1/2 of take-home pay for business, personal savings.
48. Sell my pretty but awkward-to-use secretary desk and get a flatter, more functional one.
49. Continue do DIY home items and sell items I no longer need.
50. Keep growing with Reverie and working to make them successful. (Quit in June 2014, before they started serving sandwiches and real food THANK GOD.)
51. Work with Raymond to pay off Fayleen. PAID OFF IN MARCH!
52. Kick more money monthly into paying off student loans.
53. Learn more about how to pimp my IRA.
Good Things
54. Continue volunteering at Lord's Diner.
55. Plant a tree! Will do soon now that Raymond and I have purchased our HOUSE.
57. Buy what I need locally, locally made when possible.
59. Volunteer for projects where I'm needed at church.
Entertainment
60. Go on a picnic at the beach
61. Finally go to the Tallgrass Film Festival. (On track to do this this fall)
62. Attend the Swedefest in Lindsborg, KS!
63. Visit the Nelson-Atkins Museum, Cosmosphere, Wichita Art Museum, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Tacoma Museum of Glass.
64. Play Scrabble with R and friends more often.
65. Learn how to make great sand plum jam, from sand plums I picked myself.
67. Take walks in places I've never visited before.
68. Attend a few free events that I would usually blow off, like lectures at the Sedgwick Co. Historical Society or an author reading at the library.
69. Go to the new IKEA in Merriam, KS.
Random Things
72. If I feel that I need to correct someone, I will find a way to present it so that it benefits and encourages them.
76. Surprise R with a trip.
78. Create a large, wall-sized piece of art.
79. Either make our home suit our needs better, or find a better home to suit our needs. We bought our damn HOUSE.
80. Be an extra in a movie.
81. Sew a dress or skirt.
82. Read one of R's psychology or education textbooks that I always say I'm going to read "for fun."
83. Write a poem in French. My friend Amanda says this is very difficult that most French poems written by Americans "suck."
84. Find a great glass cake stand at a thrift shop.
85. Learn how to do basic repairs on espresso machines.
86. Take apart an old radio and put it back together.
88. Send Luci treats in the mail on a regular basis.
89. Give something that I really treasure away.
By 2015
Travel
91. Visit Australia with Raymond. He's wanted to go forever, and I hear it's beautiful.
92. Drive along more of Route 66.
93. Visit New York again, for an extended length of time. Especially Coney Island.
94. Visit the Winchester Mystery House! Finally!
96. Visit Canada with Raymond.
97. Travel to see the Redwoods again, this time spending more time along the southern Oregon coast and down into Norther California.
98. Ski (or at least snow-shoe) Mt. Hood.
99. Visit the San Juan Islands with R.
100. Create a scrapbook for our last trip to Hawaii.
Who Cares Anymore? Or, These Goals Have Been Downgraded to MEH
4. Hike around and explore the Arbuckle Mountains. Possibly check out some of the natural springs in the area. Really? Oklahoma is wack, and Colorado is a more fun place to visit.
7. Tackle Bike MS or Bike Across Kansas. Pfft. Ain't nobody got time for that.
15. Learn classic hairstyles, like a French twist, pin curls, Victory Rolls, and rockabilly hairstyles. OR, just rock a good pixie-style cut. I do not have time for HAIR.
24. Road trip to see friends, at least every other month. I will do this when there is time and not beat myself up when there is no time.
27. Spend time doing some healthy habits with mom, ones that she feels good about and can accomplish. You know what? Mom is a grown up. We can do healthy things when we're together, but I am not her personal trainer.
41. Use Kate's In a Pickle for random recipes, stories, thrifting ideas, and DIY projects. When I GET TO IT.
44. Help R get his second degree from WSU for free. He only needs a few classes here and there. Meh, he's not interested in this and doesn't like WSU's administrative BS, so I'm not going to force it more.
66. Be part of a really good haunted house or corn maze. Still want to do this, but don't know when.
95. Work abroad for at least six months (and I don't mean in Canada.) Still a goal, but not gonna happen by 2015.
74. Participate in a CSA for fresh produce. CSAs have too many rules. I've been doing well by visiting my friend Robert at the farmer's market each week and growing some summer veggies at home.
It's been a while.
I've forgotten to check in, and I don't know what it was about today, but I knew I wanted to see what was going on in Livejournal-land.
At work, I managed to over-caffeinate myself and somehow the only good news stories for newscasts involved zombies, GED tests, and communes, so...it's been an interesting Tuesday.
There's somthing new, here's something old.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What I've done, what I still care to do, and what I no longer GAF about
By 2014
Travel
1. Take the train to visit Sam & Ginger in LaJunta, Colorado. Make it a 3-day trip at least, possibly with some exploring other parts of Colorado.
2. Go to France next year to celebrate my 30th birthday withzep_psi Our trip will fall in 2013 or 2014, because zep_psi is the youngest. Also, she just got a killer FT job after having to juggle three PT ones forEVER, so this is looking more realistic. (GOING TO HAPPEN)
3. Take the Empire Builder train from Portland or Seattle to Chicago, taking pictures of the beautiful scenery the whole way.
5. Do more exploring in the Kansas Flint Hills. Find cute B&B or cabins to stay in.
6. Visit Aunt Claire and Uncle Jim in Florida, and take a historic road trip with them. (They are SUPER into this kind of stuff.)
Health and Beauty
8. Pick up more hooping and join a local hooper group. Possibly start a weekly hoop jam. I hear the FlowFoundry in Wichita does this.
9. Join a local dance group, like the Wichita Swing Dance Society (Maybe one day when I don't get up at 4 am on weekdays.)
10. Work toward a health weight range (spladam! doing this with help of my doctor.)
11. Get some kind of movement every day: walk in the neighborhood, hitting the elliptical and weights at PF, dance, yoga, hooping, biking etc.
12. Eliminate as many processed foods from my diet as possible. Eat whole, real foods.
13. Take more walks with Levi at Chisholm Creek Park.
14. Simplify my closet to classic items that match well with the other items in the closet.
16. Get some of the items I need for success: good walking/running shoes, water bottle for biking and gym, good earbuds for music, walking app, etc.
17. Simplify my beauty routine, focusing on good skin and minimal makeup. Focus on drinking water, water, water.
Family and Friends
18. Skype with Luci and K10
25. Maintain penpalships with a variety of friends, both here and Oregon and with Erika in Switzerland AND FRIENDS IN FRANCE.
26. Keep up the habit of going out to movies with Curt, Marguerite, Jim, and JoEllen.
28. Set up coffee or "hang out" dates with Gpa Bob and Aunt Carmon.
29. Send Bronte sister-style letters to Kiwi.
Sunflower Espresso
30. Hit $15,000 in savings for business. I've exceeded this in a mix of bus, espresso machine, grinder, cash, and other items.
31. Get espresso machine (at least identified) and calculate energy needs for machine, pump, and water.
32. Re-floor bus, with higher-quality, better sealed wood floors.
33. Help Raymond design and install cabinets.
34. Scrape off old paint, then give bus good foundation coat to ward off rust and prime for paint job.
35. Establish business account with CUA. Get their advice on setting everything up.
36. Have an accountant help me make sure all my "books" are set up properly.
37. Complete the next round of repair work done on Telulah. (Does this ever stop? No.)
38. Contact City and make sure my bus will meet their inspections and requirements.
39. Where to store perishable goods? Look up requirements for commissaries.
40. Get first route stops identified. Identify more stops, natch.
Creative Outlets
35. Make part of the garden a green house for winter crops.
36. Take a class on how to develop film from either WSU or CityArts.
36. Teach myself video editing software. Doesn't have to be a pro-level program.
38. Buy the artwork of an artist I admire.
Education
41. Continue taking a free class or two per semester at WSU, as long as I'm at WSU. Specifically, French classes.
42. If I do not get into the MFA program for fall of 2014, pick another degree or certification. Masters of Liberal Arts, Holla.
45. Continue to read business and marketing books from the library.
Personal Finance
47. Continue to save over 1/2 of take-home pay for business, personal savings.
48. Sell my pretty but awkward-to-use secretary desk and get a flatter, more functional one.
49. Continue do DIY home items and sell items I no longer need.
50. Keep growing with Reverie and working to make them successful. (Quit in June 2014, before they started serving sandwiches and real food THANK GOD.)
51. Work with Raymond to pay off Fayleen. PAID OFF IN MARCH!
52. Kick more money monthly into paying off student loans.
53. Learn more about how to pimp my IRA.
Good Things
54. Continue volunteering at Lord's Diner.
55. Plant a tree! Will do soon now that Raymond and I have purchased our HOUSE.
57. Buy what I need locally, locally made when possible.
59. Volunteer for projects where I'm needed at church.
Entertainment
60. Go on a picnic at the beach
61. Finally go to the Tallgrass Film Festival. (On track to do this this fall)
62. Attend the Swedefest in Lindsborg, KS!
63. Visit the Nelson-Atkins Museum, Cosmosphere, Wichita Art Museum, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Tacoma Museum of Glass.
64. Play Scrabble with R and friends more often.
65. Learn how to make great sand plum jam, from sand plums I picked myself.
67. Take walks in places I've never visited before.
68. Attend a few free events that I would usually blow off, like lectures at the Sedgwick Co. Historical Society or an author reading at the library.
69. Go to the new IKEA in Merriam, KS.
Random Things
72. If I feel that I need to correct someone, I will find a way to present it so that it benefits and encourages them.
76. Surprise R with a trip.
78. Create a large, wall-sized piece of art.
79. Either make our home suit our needs better, or find a better home to suit our needs. We bought our damn HOUSE.
80. Be an extra in a movie.
81. Sew a dress or skirt.
82. Read one of R's psychology or education textbooks that I always say I'm going to read "for fun."
83. Write a poem in French. My friend Amanda says this is very difficult that most French poems written by Americans "suck."
84. Find a great glass cake stand at a thrift shop.
85. Learn how to do basic repairs on espresso machines.
86. Take apart an old radio and put it back together.
88. Send Luci treats in the mail on a regular basis.
89. Give something that I really treasure away.
By 2015
Travel
91. Visit Australia with Raymond. He's wanted to go forever, and I hear it's beautiful.
92. Drive along more of Route 66.
93. Visit New York again, for an extended length of time. Especially Coney Island.
94. Visit the Winchester Mystery House! Finally!
96. Visit Canada with Raymond.
97. Travel to see the Redwoods again, this time spending more time along the southern Oregon coast and down into Norther California.
98. Ski (or at least snow-shoe) Mt. Hood.
99. Visit the San Juan Islands with R.
100. Create a scrapbook for our last trip to Hawaii.
Who Cares Anymore? Or, These Goals Have Been Downgraded to MEH
4. Hike around and explore the Arbuckle Mountains. Possibly check out some of the natural springs in the area. Really? Oklahoma is wack, and Colorado is a more fun place to visit.
7. Tackle Bike MS or Bike Across Kansas. Pfft. Ain't nobody got time for that.
15. Learn classic hairstyles, like a French twist, pin curls, Victory Rolls, and rockabilly hairstyles. OR, just rock a good pixie-style cut. I do not have time for HAIR.
24. Road trip to see friends, at least every other month. I will do this when there is time and not beat myself up when there is no time.
27. Spend time doing some healthy habits with mom, ones that she feels good about and can accomplish. You know what? Mom is a grown up. We can do healthy things when we're together, but I am not her personal trainer.
41. Use Kate's In a Pickle for random recipes, stories, thrifting ideas, and DIY projects. When I GET TO IT.
44. Help R get his second degree from WSU for free. He only needs a few classes here and there. Meh, he's not interested in this and doesn't like WSU's administrative BS, so I'm not going to force it more.
66. Be part of a really good haunted house or corn maze. Still want to do this, but don't know when.
95. Work abroad for at least six months (and I don't mean in Canada.) Still a goal, but not gonna happen by 2015.
74. Participate in a CSA for fresh produce. CSAs have too many rules. I've been doing well by visiting my friend Robert at the farmer's market each week and growing some summer veggies at home.