Thankful

We would do well to slow down a little,  focus on the significant and truly see the things that matter most  

That is what I read when I opened my Simplified Planner this morning. I don't think there is a better way to start a Tuesday than reading that and because I make about 10 lists a day...   Today I am thankful for... .The SOC .My electric blanket on my big comfy bed .$3 Tuesday at the SOC .The precious ladies who cook us lunch every Tuesday. .Matthew walking me to my car after lunch today. .Being in Cookeville .THIS WEATHER. Sunny and 65? I'll take it!! .The repair men who fixed the shades in our office so all that great sunshine can come in now. .My Simplified Planner. .There only being 30 minutes until I get off. 

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101 in 1001

A few of my favorite bloggers have made out a list of 101 things they want to do in 1001 days. I love the idea and as soon as I finished reading their lists I started making a list of my own! I actually have had this list completed since before Christmas but just never took time to post about it. It's exciting to think of all the different things that will happen in the next 1001 days. I really like the idea and think it's a great thing to do considering I love making lists and having goals.  

     

Start: January 22, 2014

End: October 18, 2016

 

For others:

1. Go on at least 2 mission trips

2. Send a care package to a new college student at our church

3. Send out 101 letters snail mail style (0/101)

4. Go on at least 2 service retreats (work retreat, cleaning retreat, etc)

5. Help make at least 5 dinners for a family in need (0/5)

6. Bake Christmas cookies for my neighbors

7. Bake Christmas cookies for the nursing home

8.Help someone pull off a surprise

9. Serve dinner at a homeless shelter

10. Host a yard sale to benefit for a cause

11. Send flowers to a friend

12. Throw Matthew graduation party #2

13. Sponsor a child

14. Coupon & donate stockpile to mission trip

15. Help an elderly couple at church somehow

16. Be someone's maid of honor

17. Be someone's bridesmaid

18. Help provide Christmas for a family in need

19. donate hair to locks of love, again

20. Have a random acts of kindness month (0/30)

21. Raise $1,000 for a cause

22. Visit nursing home regularly

23. Cook for the ladies of the SOC

24. Complete at least 5 service projects with the SOC

25. Mow someone's yard

26. Pay for a whole meal for my family

27. Help someone move

28. Host a wedding shower

29. Host a baby shower

30. Throw Mady a graduation party

31. Invite someone to Thanksgiving or Christmas that doesn't have family to go to.

32. Big sister program with the SOC girls

 

Relationship

33. Marry Matthew

34. Plan a surprise day trip

35. Go to the beach together

36. Get into a workout routine together

37. Visit 10 different cities together (0/10)

38. Start our own Christmas traditions

39. Surprise Matthew with lunch at work

40. At least 1 dress up date per month

41. Explore all of Cookeville with Matthew while we are still here

42. Get engaged

43. Engagement pictures

44. Plan our wedding but plan for our marriage more

 

For the homemaker

45. Learn how to make homemade laundry detergent

46. Learn how to knit

47. Learn how to sew

48. Make all cleaning products homemade

49. Meal plan for an entire month

50. Cook dinner every night

51. Create a cleaning schedule

52. Learn how to cut Matthew's hair

 

Adventures

53. Go on a girls weekend trip

54. Go to Disney World

55. Take a cooking class

56. Take a calligraphy class

57. Have dessert before dinner at a restaurant

58. Have a progressive dinner at restaurants

59. Visit New York during Christmas time

60. Go camping

61. Go fishing

62. Ride on a train

63. Go to an SEC football game

64. Fly by myself

65. Go on a cruise

66. Meet someone famous

67. So skiing

68. Go canoeing

69. Go white water rafting

 

Future Business

70. Style a whole wedding by myself

71. Learn all about floral design

72. Become a registered Dental Assistant

73. Expanded Functions

 

Goals

74. Start recycling

75. Read the entire Bible

76. Graduate with Bachelors degree

77. Save 15k on my own

78. Make a budget & follow it

79. Keep up with planner

80. Completely organize email (with folders)

81. Start my own Etsy shop

82. Buy a car

83. Have a legit Pinterest party

84. Make a scrapbook of our love story

85. Get a massage

86. Buy a new lap top

87. Commit to skin care routine

88. Learn all the settings on my camera

89. Learn photoshop

90. Do what matters most

91. Start a garden

92. Make an infinity scarf

93. Run at least 2 5k (0/2)

94. Learn how to monogram

 

Stay Crafty My Friends

95. Go to a blog conference

96. Meet another blogger

97. Start a link up

98. Reach 2,000 readers

99. Blog everyday for a month

100. Record a vlog

101. Make a book of favorite posts

 

 

I will be updating this list as I cross things off! I am so excited to start this. I plan to try to add a few of these into my monthly goals to help me complete this list. I will be using the hash tag #scmf101in1001blog to keep track of my progress on Instagram and Twitter.

If you have made a 101 in 1001 list or are thinking about making one I definitely recommend it & let me know because of course I want to see it and encourage you to complete it!! :)

Happy Wednesday fiends!!!! 

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Monday//funday

Yesterday I felt like everyone and their momma's were off from school/work but ME. Sadly I had to work and to be honest I was pretty bummed out about it. Well I got to work and we were DEAD. I'm talking only 11 calls in 3 1/2 hours. So when my leader started sending people home I jumped on it, and it's a good thing that I did. The weather yesterday was GREAT for January and we had some friends come into town so it was good to see them for a little bit. We decided to all go to Cheddars for lunch and it did not disappoint! Matthew and I have decided to try something new, we are trying to lose some weight and get fit. We want to cut down on our portions and eating out. So far we have been pretty good about eating out. Limiting ourselves to once or twice a week. Which is hard when you live in a college town and every night is college night at a different food place with good discounts. It is SO much easier just stopping and picking something up using that student discount but it is SO bad for us and it adds up pretty quickly. So far I am pretty proud of us so far. What we are going to try to start doing when we go to a restaurant is start sharing a meal. We got this idea from one of our best friends and it makes sense if you really think about it!!!! 1. We are need to eat smaller portions 2. We want to save money but still be able to enjoy going out to eat with friends 3. We don't really like reheating leftovers (from some restaurants, ex: the fries from Cheddars reheated = gross soggy fries) 4. We NEED to eat smaller portions, did I already mention that?   So yesterday at Cheddars we tried it for the first time and guess what? We really liked it! We ordered the chicken finger platter. If you have never been to Cheddars then you should know that  1. Their food is amazing 2. They give you a TON of food 3. They are pretty cheap   The chicken finger platter came with about 8 huge chicken tenders and 2 sides. Perfect. We split the chicken tenders and I had a side of mashed potatoes and Matthew had a side of fries. We were both full but not too full to the point we were miserable and our bill was cut in half. We like the idea of this and plan on doing it more. There might be times were we don't want the same thing or there just isn't enough food to share and we are okay with that.   Yesterday was a GOOD day, a very much needed GOOD day. We both cleaned out our cars and I got mine washed. I took a small nap while Matthew studied and then we went to Cane Creek Park and went on a 2.5 mile walk! The weather was SO nice and we enjoyed every minute of it! We saw this incredible view while we were walking and I just had to stop and capture it

We found a new place that we want to start walking/running at and we are excited for it to warm up a bit so we can do so more often! For dinner last night Matthew grilled us some pork chops and they were DELICIOUS and I made some quick noodles as a side.  I will definitely be enjoying some of those pork chops for lunch today while looking at this view...

 

These are pictures I took right after it started and within about 20 minutes everything was completely white and it's still coming down! I really wasn't expecting it to snow today, I knew it would be REALLY cold today compared to the 58 degrees we had yesterday but nothing like this. Those were some of the biggest snowflakes I have ever seen, it was beautiful.  

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