Item #1: Day 23 of veggies. We both had salad. H reports he's really sick of salad. Too bad we have more salad in the fridge to be eaten. *sigh* Not far now ...
Item #58: We both did our walking today, just separately, at different times, but we wanted to get our weekly quota in. Thus endeth week number 4. On to weeks 5 and 6!
Item #62: Day #2 (of 14) of getting 8 hours of sleep at night. Again, it's 9:30 & I am trying to wrap up my day. It's very hard. I got home from work just 1 hour and 15 minutes ago!
Item #81: I have begun the process of gathering all of our "lotions & potions," as my Aunt Mary Ann says, in one place. We've gotten many things as gifts & collected souvenirs from hotels, and bought things that just smelled too good to pass up. I am bound and determined that we use it all up before we buy more!
Item #101: The charity did not pick up the bags. I am so freakin' annoyed with them. Their postcard says they need to be clearly visible from the street (they are), clearly marked for them (they are), and they will be picked up rain or shine (as of 9 pm, they're not). This is what happened last time with this charity (St Vincent De Paul, by the way). If they're still there in the morning, I'm chucking them in my trunk & giving them to someone else, dammit.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
May 6, 2008
Item #1: Day 22 of veggies. Only a few more days to go. I had salad. Yippee. So did H. I am sooooo tired of vegetables, but I am just hanging in there.
Item #62: We both got 8 hours of sleep last night. And we plan on doing what we did last night -- off to bed by 10:30 pm, which is why I'm doing this now, so I can shut down the computer & be that much closer to being wound down.
Item #101: The charity will pick up the bags tomorrow ... so I am bagging it all up tonight. We managed, between tonight & today to go through all of our clothes & decide what to keep & what to donate. There was nothing we wanted to sell or throw away.
Item #62: We both got 8 hours of sleep last night. And we plan on doing what we did last night -- off to bed by 10:30 pm, which is why I'm doing this now, so I can shut down the computer & be that much closer to being wound down.
Item #101: The charity will pick up the bags tomorrow ... so I am bagging it all up tonight. We managed, between tonight & today to go through all of our clothes & decide what to keep & what to donate. There was nothing we wanted to sell or throw away.
Monday, May 5, 2008
May 5, 2008
Item #1: Day 21 of 30 of vegetables with dinner. I had a bunch of baby carrots. H had a tomato. Bethany asked in yesterday's post how we were reacting to having vegetables. I'll let H speak for himself ... he'll probably just comment to this post. Me? I am so sick of vegetables. I have never been a huge fan of them, and there are many kinds I don't like, so I am pretty much having the same vegetables over and over and over. Boring. And, in my opinion, pretty tasteless. But, only about a week and a half to go, so I am toughing it out, lest I have to start all over again. That'd be a nightmare. For me, anyway.
Item #62: After reading an article on how much sleep deprivation messes with people's heads, we've decided to start tackling this item, tonight. It's not hard for me to get 8 hours of sleep at night. I actually prefer nine. H, though, struggles to get enough, every night. We looked at our calendar, and it's possible and reasonable for us to have lights out at 10:30 every night, which will allow him to get his 8 solid hours. So, we're going to give it a shot. The tricky part for me is that I prefer to stay up until 11. And I tend to sleep MUCH better when I've had a "head start," which means I really need to be in bed by 10. Which is less than an hour and half from now. *looking around* And I have about 2 hours worth of stuff I'd like to do. So, I'm going to aim for being in bed with a book by 9:30. Wish us luck!
Item #101: One of the things that I wanted to get to tonight is to sort through all of our clothes. Okay, not all of them in the next hour ... but at least one closet or dresser drawer full. I tackled one side of a closet this afternoon & pulled out about 8 items. I'm motivated to do so, because we have a charity making rounds on Wednesday morning, picking things up. Perfect timing, right? Except for the fact that there's not enough time to go through it all (and I don't even own that much ... it just takes time to try things on & make decisions!). Again ... wish us luck!
Item #62: After reading an article on how much sleep deprivation messes with people's heads, we've decided to start tackling this item, tonight. It's not hard for me to get 8 hours of sleep at night. I actually prefer nine. H, though, struggles to get enough, every night. We looked at our calendar, and it's possible and reasonable for us to have lights out at 10:30 every night, which will allow him to get his 8 solid hours. So, we're going to give it a shot. The tricky part for me is that I prefer to stay up until 11. And I tend to sleep MUCH better when I've had a "head start," which means I really need to be in bed by 10. Which is less than an hour and half from now. *looking around* And I have about 2 hours worth of stuff I'd like to do. So, I'm going to aim for being in bed with a book by 9:30. Wish us luck!
Item #101: One of the things that I wanted to get to tonight is to sort through all of our clothes. Okay, not all of them in the next hour ... but at least one closet or dresser drawer full. I tackled one side of a closet this afternoon & pulled out about 8 items. I'm motivated to do so, because we have a charity making rounds on Wednesday morning, picking things up. Perfect timing, right? Except for the fact that there's not enough time to go through it all (and I don't even own that much ... it just takes time to try things on & make decisions!). Again ... wish us luck!
Sunday, May 4, 2008
May 4, 2008
Item #1: Day 20 of 30, eating vegetables with dinner! GO US!!
Item #40: I played for 100 grains of rice, just to round it up to 30,000 grains!
Item #56: We had a blast, today, at the Field Museum! First we had a picnic near the Adler Planetarium & had a beautiful view of the Chicago skyline.
Then, we walked to the Field Museum under sunny skies, and looked at a few permanent exhibits.
And we were able to get into the new special exhibit, which was just too cool!
Item #58: We walked all around the Museum Campus & logged almost 30 minutes of walking time!
Item #40: I played for 100 grains of rice, just to round it up to 30,000 grains!
Item #56: We had a blast, today, at the Field Museum! First we had a picnic near the Adler Planetarium & had a beautiful view of the Chicago skyline.
Then, we walked to the Field Museum under sunny skies, and looked at a few permanent exhibits.
And we were able to get into the new special exhibit, which was just too cool!
Item #58: We walked all around the Museum Campus & logged almost 30 minutes of walking time!
Saturday, May 3, 2008
May 3, 2008
Item #1: H subbed green beans & carrots for his fries ... and I had a giant salad, so we both got our veggies in with dinner.
Item #58: We both got in walks today, separately. I went for 30 minutes & H went for 20. So we start week 4 of 6!
Item #78: COMPLETE! H is the proud owner of brand new glasses!
Item #99: We tried out Champps, a sports-bar type place that we'd not been to. It was ... okay. Our server alternated between being an eager beaver & being a total space cadet. The food was decent, but I don't know that I'd rush to go back there again. 28 more new restaurants left to visit!
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Item #58: We both got in walks today, separately. I went for 30 minutes & H went for 20. So we start week 4 of 6!
Item #78: COMPLETE! H is the proud owner of brand new glasses!
Item #99: We tried out Champps, a sports-bar type place that we'd not been to. It was ... okay. Our server alternated between being an eager beaver & being a total space cadet. The food was decent, but I don't know that I'd rush to go back there again. 28 more new restaurants left to visit!
For those of you new to the blog, check out our master list by clicking here.
Friday, May 2, 2008
May 2, 2008
Item #1: A slight cheat -- we had bunches of carrots after dinner, since we had dinner at the movie theater & there were no vegetables to speak of, so we fixed it afterwards.
Item #40: Another 300 grains of rice from H!
That's it! I'm thinking about doing Item #101 in the next 5 days, but I don't think H wants to do it with me, so I may wait for another time!
Item #40: Another 300 grains of rice from H!
That's it! I'm thinking about doing Item #101 in the next 5 days, but I don't think H wants to do it with me, so I may wait for another time!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
May 1, 2008
Item #1: Day 17 of 30, veggies with dinner. We were in separate places for dinner -- H had leftovers from last night, replete with spinach & tomatoes, and I made sure to have a salad with my meal while out with my best bud. Triumph!
Item #40: I played for 9,000 more grains of rice. That's right. Nine thousand. Go, me!
Item #80: I made 3 more bars of soap. Green ones, Chinese themed. Come and get one, Kim! Maybe I'll just bring it with me to class tomorrow morning!
I somehow thought we did more, but I guess it was just wishful thinking. Oh, yeah ... we were going to go for a walk, but we rearranged things so we'll walk on both Saturday & Sunday. Let's hope the weather cooperates!
Item #40: I played for 9,000 more grains of rice. That's right. Nine thousand. Go, me!
Item #80: I made 3 more bars of soap. Green ones, Chinese themed. Come and get one, Kim! Maybe I'll just bring it with me to class tomorrow morning!
I somehow thought we did more, but I guess it was just wishful thinking. Oh, yeah ... we were going to go for a walk, but we rearranged things so we'll walk on both Saturday & Sunday. Let's hope the weather cooperates!
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