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Saturday, October 13, 2007

A Mess of Mussels

2 lbs mussels + tomatoes + onions + white wine + herbs = one nice dinner for two

Food

* Do one meatless dinner every week (2 missed)
* Enjoy a Coke
* Make papaya salad
* Make larb
* Make something with pork belly
* Make 5 hour eggs (finished 12/24/09)
* Make onion jam (completed 2/21/09)
* Try 20 new beers (17/20)
* Try 20 new wines (20/20)
* Purchase half a pig
* Purchase half a cow
* Purchase a deep freeze
* Make an Ethiopian Feast for friends
* Make a fabulous crafternoon brunch
* Eat a "super fancy" dinner out
* Eat a piece of fruit every day for 6 weeks
* Perfect a pate recipe
* No buying cookbooks without previewing at library
* No soda for 30 days
* Put up 30 jars
* Make Duck Confit

Cultural

* Attend a Burlesque Show (complete 7/30/09)
* Attend 3 dance performances (completed 8/5/09))
* Attend the Opera (completed 04/18/09)
* Attend a fashion show
* Meet a "celebrity" (completed 2/28/09)
* Attend 20 live music performances (6/20)
* See 3 Shakespeare Plays (1/3)
* Learn the music of a composer I like
* See 20 Fringe Fest Shows (completed 8/9/09)
* Read Gone with the Wind
* Watch 50 Documentaries (44/50)
* Read 3 books per month for 6 months

Physical

* Wash face every night (missed 2)
* Go jetskiing
* Shoot some hoops (done 8/13/09)
* Buy new piece of jewelry for every 10lbs lost (1)
* Ride Bike to Work
* Hike/walk/snowshoe/run/bike 1000 miles (152/1000)
* 3 Professional Massages (1 of 3)
* Run a 5k Race
* Touch Toes
* 10 backpacking trips (2/10)
* Bike 50 Miles
* Swim One Mile
* Lose 119 lbs (10/119)
* Take 20 Yoga Classes (0/20)

House Stuff

* Deep Clean the fridge
* Replace back porch
* Finish Fireplace
* Paint Bathroom
* Organize kitchen cabinets
* Organize basement
* Find proper storage for the CDs
* Plant lilies (done!)
* Paint and fix bedroom walls
* Remodel my room into office
* Get/build bookshelves for every book
* Have a house party (done 12/24/09)

Everything Else

* Get an awesome phone (done)
* Be published in a local paper/magazine
* Plant a tree
* Write 10 letters to political representatives (2/10)
* Sleep under the stars
* Visit another country
* Go fishing 5 times
* Take a continuing ed class (completed 02/24/09)
* Teach an old dog a new trick
* Switch to bar soap (now using)
* Exercise dog 3 times a week for 3 months
* Send 100 postcards for Postcrossing (31/100)
* Find 20 new Letterboxes
* Visit 20 new State Parks (5/20)
* Visit San Francisco
* Visit Friend out of State Twice (0/5)

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Saturday, October 13, 2007

A Mess of Mussels

Food

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