"We are All Mad Here": Well...

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Well...

...yeah. Wow, it's been almost a month since last I posted. I'm sorry about that, guys. Some of you are probably starting to wonder, I'm sure. It's been an eventful four weeks or so. I fought off a bout of bronchitis, had an allergic reaction to something after a PET scan, and had a birthday. I've been showered in gifts and love. I've filed my taxes, mostly, and have been trying to sleep and to talk to a doctor, any doctor, about my test results. Still no word about what the alien lung baby is, but we're going to find out tomorrow, or by all that is holy, I am going to make somebody somewhere cry. This is the short version, to let you all know I'm not dead or consumed by anything weird. Just kind of crazed with everything going on. I'll post some pictures tomorrow or Thursday (for real this time, I promise) because I have lots of amazing presents to show off.

5 comments:

Bells said...: Crazed is good. Better than many other options. Glad to see you're around. xo; April 15, 2009 at 1:24 AM
Galad said...: Hoping you get some news and a direction to move forward tomorrow. You have had an eventful month! Glad to know you are hanging in.; April 15, 2009 at 1:49 AM
Rose Red said...: Yay, you are still here! Was getting slightly worried, but figured we'd know if there was something really really bad.

Happy Birthday! Excited to see what good goodies you received!; April 15, 2009 at 2:36 AM
Dianne said...: Thanks for the update. No news is good news, right? Still...the waiting is just terrible. Still sending good vibes your way.; April 15, 2009 at 9:13 AM
roxie said...: Bronchitus Wit the alien baby clinging to your lungs? Mercy, dear girl! I hope you were simply innundated with love and presents!; April 16, 2009 at 9:25 AM

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The List! 101 Things in 1001 Days

The Schooling:
1. Go back to school at least part time in fall of 2009. changed to fall of 2010, due to alien spine baby insanity.
2. bring all my student loans current and pay my accounts down as much as possible

The House:
3. Clean the library, determining what is trash and what should stay X
4. Organize the books in the library so that they are displayed and accessible and so that you can actually sit somewhere in the room to read.
5. Paint the library and find a suitable rug and chair/small sofa for the room.
6. Paint the living room and front room
7. Paint the office
8. Determine which plants in the yard should be pulled, pruned, or saved and do so X
9. Plant something that flowers and is pretty in the yard X
10. Find or buy attractive, comfortable furniture for the yard and the porch X
11. Rescue the tree growing next to the house, plant it somewhere safe X
12. Clean/organize the basement so that things can be stored and accessed easily.
13. Re-finish the kitchen table and chairs gave them to kate instead.
14. Re-finish all the woodwork the crazy woman painted white
15. Find/buy chairs/sofa/seating for front room
16. Create and maintain a fair chore rotation
17. Buy new mattress, box spring, and bed frame.

The Me, Practically:
18. Create a budget, possibly with Jim's input, to be followed strictly and reviewed and updated every three months
19. For six months, cook at least on real, balanced meal per week (24/24) X
20. Find a job that is compatible with my goals and skills and has a normal schedule X
21. Write a will
22. Designate power of attorney
23. Write a living will
24. Make peace with myself, my life, my failures, and my successes.
25. Have an educated, well-argued opinion on current events/issues
26. Find/rent/buy software and improve my Spanish to conversational level
27. Find/rent/buy software and learn a little French
28. Read the Sunday Inquirer every week for a year (0/52)
29. Spend at least half an hour twice a week exercising, doing yoga X
30. Research fair trade products and, where possible, gradually switch over
31. Purchase more re-usable shopping bags and recycle the plastic ones in the kitchen X
32. Buy tires for the Jeep X
33. Buy shocks for the Jeep X
34. Switch my registration to PA by September 30, 2008 X
35. Switch my license to PA by September 30, 2008 X
36. Open a savings account as an emergency fund and build it to at least $500
37. Celebrate Earth Hour each year
38. Blog at least once a week for three months straight (0/12)
39. Write one entry in my journal a week for six months straight (0/24)
40. Meditate on my beliefs and design a system of worship/praise
41. Initiate myself into my faith
42. Practice my beliefs actively
43. Donate blood

The Me, Whimsically:
44. Learn to ride a bike
45. Using money I've budgeted, buy myself some great new clothes to wear when I'm not at work
46. Play my flute at least once a month for six months (1/6)
47. Buy/send myself flowers at least three times (1/3)
48. Plan and spend a day at a spa, being pampered
49. Read six fiction classics I've never read (o/6)
50. Read five non-fiction books (0/5)
51. Stock the bar and learn to make fun cocktails with coll
52. Spend at least half an hour outside once per week for twelve months (0/48)
53. Plan one birthday party for myself X
54. Try a vegetarian diet for a week
55. Bake something entirely from scratch X
56. Buy at least two cookbooks, one of them to be written by Nigella (0/2)
57. Take myself on a date to dinner or a movie, and enjoy the time out alone
58. Develop the cameras/film I have sitting around
59. Put the pictures in the office into albums
60. Share any good pictures with those interested
61. Buy an MP3 player X

Friends & Family
62. Plan a black-tie themed tea party for my girl friends
63. Take Jim to a fancy restaurant to celebrate us X
64. Travel to a different country with Jim
65. Go to a makeup counter with Coll and get makeovers
66. E-mail Ashley at least once per month every month for a year (0/12)
67. Call a friend once a week to talk, every week for a year (6/52)
68. Give ten gifts just because (2/10)
69. Plan one surprise birthday party
70. Go camping for a weekend or longer with Jim or other friends
71. Do something competitive (pool, mini golf, bowling) with Jim 5 times (0/5)
72. Have at least six girl dates/girls' nights with friends from home (3/6)
73. Have a sleepover with Amy, Kely, and Melissa
74. Have my family (or at least my parents) over for lunch/dinner 10 times (4/10)
75. Have Plum family over for dinner
76. Plan an awesome week-long vacation for me and Jim
77. Watch fireworks with Jim X

Crafty, crafty
78. Find or design a pattern for Melissa's wedding shawl X made shawl for Bridget, since wasn't invited to Melissa's wedding.
79. Buy yarn, needles, etc. for shawl X
80. Knit shawl in a timely manner X
81. Buy needles and knit the sweater that's living in the bag on my floor
82. Buy fabric and make curtains for the bedroom, front rooms, and library
83. Knit a pair of socks in less than a month
84. Knit at least six items for the charity/charities of my choice (0/6)
85. Buy, trade for or find a spinning wheel X
86. Learn to spin X
87. Learn about plant dyes and try them on yarn/fleece
88. Find a knitting group, join, and attend at least one meeting per month

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