35 in 35 Check-Up

It's almost the end of the month....which means time to review and check up on my progress with my 35 list!  Updates are in red.


Adventure/Active 

1.  Run six 5Ks (TENTATIVELY:  Cupid Crawl in February, Habitat for Humanity in March, Ocracoke 5K in April, Beaufort Road Race in July, Pink Ribbon Run in October, Dash for Cash in December).  Still planning to do the Cupid Crawl in a couple of weeks.  

2.  Go ziplining (planning this with a few girls from my weight loss group at the gym!).  Probably in the Spring. 

3.  Go parasailing (during our annual beach vacation).  Summer

4.  Take a surfing lesson (? during beach vacation).  Summer 

5.  Run a Half Marathon (gotta get this leg issue straight first--see #10.  Possibly will do the Outer Banks half in October). Still need to address #10 first!

6.  Run a 10 minute (or better!) mile. I am so slow.  Really, really slow.  But this week I pushed the speed up on the treadmill and was able to sustain a much faster pace than normal.  I'm getting closer every day! 

Healthy

7.  Finish what I started and lose 30 (or 40!) more pounds.  6.6 pounds down in January to put me at 33 pounds total (I had gained a few pounds over the holidays).  

8.  Be a Vegetarian for one month (planning on February--the shortest month!). Working on this now--see my other blog Simply Healthy Mama for daily updates.  

9.  Go to the dentist.  I still haven't made an appointment.  I honestly don't have the money to go this month so I'll have to put this off until March.   

10.  See a chiropractor about my thigh and neck issues.  See #9.  

11.  Get a skin cancer check by a dermatologist.  See #9 and #10.     

Trips/Places to Go

12.  Take the girls to Ocracoke.  Probably in the Spring. 

13.  Go to the zoo.  Again, in the Spring. 

14.  Go to a music festival (planning on Floyd Fest in July). Summer. 

15.  Go camping (again, Floyd Fest in July). We'll be going on a family camping trip with the girls with their American Heritage Girls troop in May.

16.  Go on a trip with Aaron alone.  Planning an overnight trip in February!

17.  See the ponies at Shackleford Banks (again, during our annual beach vacation). Summer

Things to Do

18.  Get another tattoo (I've had two planned for awhile but haven't had the time or money to get them yet).  Would love to get this in the next two months--I've been putting it off for so long. 

19.  Try sushi.  I tried some.  I hated it.  My friends say it wasn't the "right" kind but I can't imagine there is a right kind of sushi.  I just can't get into this one.  No thank you.  

20.  Stop biting my nails (again) and get a manicure.  I've stopped for the moment, we'll see if I keep it up.  Going to get a manicure when Annagrace and I go on her birthday trip in March.  

21.  Wear a LBD (little black dress) on a date with my hubby (I even have the dress, just haven't worn it out on a date). Maybe when we go on our overnight trip! 

22.  Sew some apron tops and hippie skirts for me and the girls (I used to sew these all the time and haven't made one in years). Gotta get a new sewing machine first!

23.  Take a wire jewelry class with Annagrace. Haven't had the time or money yet. 

24.  Paint and decorate our bedroom.  I've been doing some rearranging and planning and pinning on Pinterest but haven't started the actual makeover yet!

25.  Learn how to make Pad Thai.  Have pinned some recipes on Pinterest but haven't tried them yet.  Maybe this week. 

26.  Read 12 books. I read three books in January! 

27.  Change the van tire by myself.  Haven't tried this yet.  Maybe one warm day soon. 

28.  Read a book to Layla every day. I'm failing miserable at this one.  I think in February I'm going to print off a page where I have to write the name of the book down everyday--this will keep me accountable.  

29.  Try one new recipe a month.  This month I've made vegan chocolate pudding, black bean burgers,  and baked potato soup. 

30.  Read Harry Potter to Madalyn. Planning to start this after we finish the current book we are reading. 

31.  Go to a driving range with Aaron. Maybe this Spring. 

32.  Learn the Thriller dance with Madalyn (she's already told me she doesn't think I can do it!). Not yet. 

33.  Finish kitchen backsplash. I started ripping more of the old backsplash out this month!   

34.  Teach the girls Psalm 23. On the agenda for February. 

35.  Get my Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse Certification.    I borrowed some books from work but haven't started reading them yet!  

I've got a long way to go to get this list done this year!  :)