#9: Vote

Yesterday, I took my girls through the snow to go vote in the special election.

I am shocked by the outcome. If you had asked me a month ago, I would have told you that a Republican had no chance in hell of winning.

Regardless of my own political affiliation or who I voted for, I feel a sense of relief that there is now a bit more balance in the Government. I don't like one party having control of the White House (and by extension, the Supreme Court nominations) and Congress. I fully believe that for the system of 'checks and balances' to work, there needs to be a variety of viewpoints represented.

As a political junkie, I am eagerly looking forward to the mid-term elections. I should be a very interesting few months!

#72: Follow the food guide pyramid for one week

I went to My Pyramid and was able to create a personalized pyramid based on my height, weight, activity, and breastfeeding status.

Basically, my plan works out to this:

Approx. 2400 calories a day.
8 oz grains
3 cups veggies
2 cups fruit
3 cups dairy
6.5 oz meat/beans

I'm sad to say that I come no where near this...ever. OK, this was the first step. The next step is meal planning based on this info, and then following through with it.

#24: Read 5 Non-Parenting Books (2/5)

1/8/10: Read Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol. Loved his other books. This one...not as much. I love U.S. History and all, so that aspect kept me hopeful, but really it was a bit transparent. Decent mind candy though, and only took me 2 days to read.

2/3/10: Just completed Living History. I have attempted to read this book several times, but never got past the first few chapters. The Clinton Years were when I really started understanding and paying attention to politics. Yet, even so, reading this book brought up many events that I simply didn't remember. Very interesting. Also, very timely, given the current discussions on Health Care Reform and some of the current players in Washington.

My 101 Things I want to accomplish in 1001 Days

1. Move


2. Join a Mom's group in new town


3. Plan & Execute a trip to Disney for Mini Me's 5th birthday


4. Fly somewhere
5. Take a trip for our 5th wedding anniversary


6. Learn to use PhotoShop


7. Enroll Mini Me in preschool


8. Register to vote in new town


9. Vote


10. Buy really nice yarn


11. Knit a sweater


12. Learn to sew


13. Knit or sew coordinating Christmas stockings


14. EP until Sweet Pea is at LEAST 6 months old


15. Have family portraits done


16. Go sledding with Mini Me & Sweet Pea


17. Take Mini Me & Sweet Pea to Sesame Place


18. Build a snowman with Mini Me & Sweet Pea


19. Go to the zoo


20. See the Harry Potter exhibit


21. Go to a concert


22. Continue the tradition of making a gingerbread house every year after Thanksgiving


23. Start a new tradition


24. Read 5 non-parenting books


25. Get wisdom teeth removed
    
26. Organize photos


27. Make & Print Mini Me's 3 year book


28. Make & Print Mini Me's 4 year book
29. Make & Print Mini Me's 5 year book


30. Make & Print Sweet Pea's pregnancy log


31. Make & Print Sweet Pea's 1 year book


32. Make & Print Sweet Pea's 2 year book


33. Start working on Sweet Pea's 3 year book
34. Potty Train Sweet Pea


35. Have date night once a month


36. Update The Mini Me times at least once a week


37. Blog about doing each of these 101 things


38. Sell/Donate baby things as they are outgrown


39. See Cirque du Soleil


40. Eat at a restaurant run by Gordon Ramsay


41. Visit a friend out of state


42. Go back to school


43. Go to Vegas


44. Complete Couch to 5 K


45. Visit 3 states I've never been to before


46. Break a bad habit


47. Start a good habit


48. Go on an overnight trip without the kids
49. Make fewer trips to Target Put more money into savings
50. Not eat the same thing twice (dinner) for 1 month
51. Write a children's story
52. Join knitting group
53. See a Broadway show
54. Sell/Donate/Toss 101 items (non-baby/kid)
55. Send Christmas cards the Monday after Thanksgiving
56. Design blog/website
57. Tour a winery
58. Learn 25 new words
59. Play Mini Golf
60. Go to a casino
61. Take a train ride (non-commuting)
62. Visit D.C.
63. Record every penny I spend for a week
64. Go to a drive in
65. Go ice skating
66. Host a dinner party
67. Go to a county fair
68. Take a photography class
69. Go to a comedy club
70. knit socks
71. drink 8 glasses of water every day for a week
72. Follow the food guide pyramid for 1 week
73. Get rid of the post-baby bump
74. Don't use computer for 1 day week for one month
75. Create a "to do" list each day for a week, and complete all the tasks
76. Create my own knitting pattern
77. Take out a library book & read it before it's due
78. Add in January 2010
79. Add in February 2010
80. Add in March 2010
81. Add in April 2010
82. Add in May 2010
83. Add in June 2010
84. Add in July 2010
85. Add in August 2010
86. Add in September 2010
87. Add in October 2010
88. Add in November 2010
89. Add in December 2010
90. Add in January 2011
91. Add in February 2011
92. Add in March 2011
93. Add in April 2011
94. Add in May 2011
95. Add in June 2011
96. Add in July 2011
97. Add in August 2011
98. Add in September 2011
99. Add in October 2011
100. Add in November 2011
101. Add in December 2011