33 Things Before I’m 34 July 28, 2008

Home

1. Clean and organize the basement (Put off until after the baby is born)
   
2. Hang the lamps I bought in London (Done! 11.26.2008)
   
3. Get a new roof
4. Rip out the crap plants in the side garden, manure, and get ready for spring
5. Figure out how to program the damn thermostat  (Done! Novemberish, 2008)
   
6. Get all the filing done so that the downstairs basket is empty at least once (Done! 10.15.2008)
   
7. Learn to bake bread

Financial

1. Sell the condo
2. Pay off the Home Depot credit card
3. Pay off the dentist (Done! November, 2008)
   
4. Pay off the tax bill (Done!  Mailed the last payment February 22, 2008!!)
   
5. Make a budget that has us live within current income while putting money into savings/Jeff’s 403b
6. Join the co-op

Personal

1. Have blue hair (In process – I have an appointment next month!)
   
2. Go to the dentist even though I am terrified of even the thought (Put off at OB’s request)
   
3. Start doing the x365 project (Done! You can see the results on this very blog!)
   
4. Finish reading 100 books by the end of 2008 (Done!  I read 123 books in 2008)
   
5. Get pregnant  (Done!  We are due August 3, 2009!)
   
6. Get my social security card updated (Done!  January, 2009)
   
7. Make a medical alert bracelet I don’t hate and will actually wear
8. Take a fall leaf viewing walk with my sweetie (Done!  November 1, 2008)
   
9. Get new glasses that I love (should probably also go to eye doctor)  (Done – picked up December 2)
   
10. Go to the Bottineau library with my sweetie

Social

1. Create a fun Girls’ Night with the Classy Broads and the other wonderful woman that I know (Done – scheduled for January 24) (Not done – I was too sick to host on both original date and rescheduled date two weeks later.  Will have to re-think this)
   
2. Do the Ugly Christmas Sweater Pub Crawl that Jess told us about (Not done – I was six weeks pregnant, and asleep by the time this started.  However, I did buy a sweater and will totally win the contest next year!)
   
3. Go to Roller Girls with Julie and Bill  (Done!  November 22, 2008)
   
4. Visit my sister in Madison (Done!! 10.17.2008/10.19.2008)
   

Crafty

1. Knit my dad an awesome sweater (Amended – due to less yarn received from share than anticipated, this will now be a scarf.)
   
2. Make Jeff’s quilt
3. Make quilt for sewing room sofa
4. Make at least part of everyone’s Christmas gift, or buy handmade gifts (Didn’t keep track specifically, but did pretty well on this one)
   
5. Make Christmas cards (Done!  Thanks, PaperSource!  They were adorable, and I got so many compliments on them!)
   
6. Make bags for holiday gifts instead of buying paper ones (Didn’t happen this year – I was just too tired to deal with them.  Next year.)