Start the countdown!
T-minus 29 days and counting!!!!
Crap, I better get started on this list! (good thing “stop procrastinating” didn’t make the list!)
Must stay focused and motivated.
31 things to do before 31 (as of 01/28/12):
1. Import my physical CDs into iTunes and start a CD Swap. (I recently had to get a 1 Terabyte hard drive to take the 400(!) gigs of music off my laptop for more space…and I haven’t even started importing yet!)
**just started re-doing this again, since I now have a lot more music than I have before (Thanks, Z!)…it does take some effort though, and I have a lot of physical CDs to get through…focus, Stefi…focus…***
2. Read Breaking Dawn.
3. Learn how to properly use my Mac without the help of Google. (Seriously, sick of googling “how to reboot a mac”)
**Thinking at this point, instead of paying for a class, why don’t I just frame a cheat sheet like this beauty: mac shortcut poster. Still might. Still pondering. Still don’t know how to force quit…**
4. Make more money by selling off stuff I don’t use anymore and making an ebay account / amazon account (gotta make more money to pay stupid special special assessments!)
**While the stupid special special assessments still exist (along with the property tax hike (thanks a lot, Cook County!)), I have been able to sell off most of my DVDs through Amazon. So I guess this is done.**
5. Teach Ollie new tricks. He can lay down and sit…and he can take a running leap at you and jump all over you. Now to teach him useless tricks…
**I am teaching him to wait for his food…which is very hard for him. But patience is a virtue (so I hear). I am also trying to teach him the “Captain Morgan” stance where he lifts one paw in the air. Like I said, useless tricks. Will post a video if I can ever get him to do it.**
6. Have one room in my studio at least look like I put some thought into the design. (ugh. My studio still doesn’t look “adult” or reflect my personality! Help, HGTV!)
**Since I realize that “one room” in my “studio” was pretty redundant, let’s just say the closet is still my favorite part of the house and cross this one off.**
7. Learn to play one song from The Fray on the piano. (I’ve had a friend’s piano in my place for more than a year now, and haven’t taught myself anything!)
**Didn’t learn The Fray yet, but did learn Missy Higgins “Where I Stood” one cold wintery night. But I guess I’ll have to record it to prove it to you, and soon, since the piano lessons start soon for Abbie-cakes!**
8. Pay off at least one credit card. (I’d love to be debt free by age 30, but with a mortgage and student loans, not to mention credit cards…paying off one would be nice!)
**HOORAY! One down! Three more to go (wah wah wah)**
9. Lose 10 pounds (or at least fit into my jeans better)
**My weight has sooo fluctuated this year — however, my jeans have never looked better, according to those who look at my ass 
**
10. Drink at least 5 glasses of water a day. (I should be drinking 15 glasses, but let’s take baby steps.)
**yeah, still not doing it.**
11. Travel to a new place (just because) *does the new Lutheran General Hospital, wings 7, 8 & 10 count? No? Fine, this stays on**
**between Mom’s cancer, switching jobs, having my usual place of vacation (sister’s in Florida) move up here, and just general life changes, I haven’t traveled anywhere in a year!! Must get on that**
12. Go a whole day without complaining. (ha, because it’s hard for me!)
**still haven’t done this…**
13. Write in both blogs consecutively for one week. (to justify my “writing” hobby)
**Well, I did happen to write consecutively in both blogs for about 3 days. And then I got rid of the other blog. So I guess technically, this one’s done.**
14. Complete a crossword puzzle. (because I suck at crosswords)**PS–I still suck at crosswords, for some reason I can only do the Tuesday RedEye…**
15. Write a new song.
16. Write a short story.
**http://stefiweaver.com/blog/2011/11/02/story-time-life-lesson-2349-you-dont-have-to-be-everyones-friend**
17. Start the Harry Potter series. (because I finally have them all)
**On book 4. Don’t think I’ll finish them in 29 days…but I did start the series…**
18. Sell off all my books that I don’t care about and get a Kindle or Nook. (I know, I know, but I love books too much and don’t have enough square footage for them all!)
**Got a nook. Love the nook. Now need to sell off all books I don’t want to justify the nook**
19. Read Emerson. (All the quotes I love are from Emerson, so I really should read his books)
**always reading in my nook. He is awesome.**
20. Learn to meditate for 10 minutes. (My mind is active 20 hours a day with over contemplations. Must quiet the voices…)
**I have learned meditation through daily rituals such as taking Ollie for a 25 minute walk after work without my cell. I find it’s when I’m the most creative, and when I’m the most calm. Also writing has recently become my new mediation obsession. There’s something about putting pen to paper that makes me calm down a little. Or at least quiet the voices…**
21. Do yoga at least once a week. (kinda goes with meditating, must learn to relax!)**started because of vertigo attacks. Now doing every night, even if for two minutes. Really helps.**
22. Help Ollie lose 10 pounds. (because he should be 22 pounds, not 36!)
**haven’t weighed him yet, but chasing Tassi around for the past two months, I’m sure he’s lost something!****so he lost 5 pounds…and then gained it all back again! We’ll get there!**(11/11) he’s down to 29lb!**(12/11) he’s still 29lbs!**
23. Get a tattoo (or stop talking about getting one) (because I have wanted one since 2003 but am a commitment-phobe)
**http://stefiweaver.com/blog/2012/01/28/contemplations-analyzing-the-over-analysis-of-my-first-tattoo-or-stefi-izing-it/**
24. Cook something new once a week. (if not to just expand my culinary non-abilities)
**Ugh, this one has been hard for me, cause the last thing I want to do when I come home from work is cook. And although I have made a few new things, I definitely have yet to fulfill this one!**
25. Find my favorite wine.
**Cheap: Bodega Elena Malbec Higher: Tramin Pinot Nero Doc Pinot Noir**
26. Install a headboard and TV in my “bedroom”. (because I want a big girl bed!)
**I’ve decided against the TV in the “bedroom” simple because I don’t think my walls are sturdy enough to hold a tv on the wall…plus, the headboard that I got from IKEA (crappy, but works) made my bed exactly 0.5″ away from either wall. But it’s done. And it’s a little more “big girl” now. So this one’s done!**
27. Find a high end/low end signature scent. (eh, just because I like to smell nice)
**high end: Creed Spring Flowers low end: Banana Republic’s Rosewood (which, of course, is discontinued), Vera Wang Lovestruck**
28. Learn how to sew (or at least hem my pants) (because I will be short for the rest of my life, and so will my pants)
29. Watch the entire Battlestar Gallactica series (because I’m a nerd)
**Kinda don’t care anymore…just sayin’…**
30. Make an electronic scrapbook of my semester in London (from 2003!) (because it was the best time and must be preserved!)
31. Drink more tea
**thanks to free Mighty Leaf tea (my fav!) at work, I have now instituted my own “tea time” at 3pm!**
