Sunday, September 8, 2013
Vitamins
I take a multi-vitamin every weekday. It has become a habit of my morning routine with my allergy pill and coffee. It's part of the routine too since Josh needs one. Weekends are usually only 1 of the two days but 5-6 out of 7 days sounds like a habit to me.
Frank Lloyd Wright Tour
I bought a Google Deal and a Groupon in order to accomplish this. I wasn't able to use the Google Deal before it expired. (Though I was surprised and pleased my request for a refund was granted) It won't be done before the end of the project, but it is scheduled to be completed in October, as a part of our Dates challenge.
Anniversary Trip with Jared and renew our Vows
We have a trip booked, but because of babysitters, we can't go until December. This won't be completed during the timeframe of this project, but until we go, there isn't much else we can do in the mean time. I hope to be able to (surprise Jared and) renew our vows. As we get closer, I'll contact the resort to arrange this. I saw they do offer this on their website. We'll see if it really costs as much as they list.
Sell (Baby Clothes, Purses, Jewelry) On EBay, Craigslist
I did look in to this. I attended a free class at the library to learn how to effectively list items. I did take away to research the amount similar items sold for when creating a listing price. But the shear volume of items I had and the time to take pictures, upload them, create the listing and package items. Plus re-listing when they didn't sell wasn't worth it for me. I did get rid of clothes for Cailtyn newborn to 12 months and Josh newborn to 2 years to two different friends who had babies in the same months as my kids, but 1 or 4 years later. Also, just this weekend, I found a place that will valet tag my items for resales, so maybe next Spring I will look in to that. For now, this is done.
Organized and Usable Office
I think I need to better define this one. I did clean it up and can find a lot more stuff than several months ago. Usable, yes. Jared and I can both sit in here independently and work. I still think it has a lot to go to look like my dream office.
Purge every room of the house (get rid of average 100 items per room)
I don't know if I got rid of 100 items per room, perhaps on average I did. I did go through a purge a la this 40 bags in 40 days inspiration. I took it to do 40 areas of the house. I did go through quite a lot. The office was the most difficult, but I threw away a lot of stuff. I didn't keep track of how much, and some areas could be better than they are, but moving forward is moving forward.
New Carpeting
Well, this won't get done. We did have it priced out. About $6000 for the whole house with Empire. This included the first floor to get a darker wood-like product. Instead we had the carpets cleaned for less than $500. We will probably get new carpets once Caitlyn is potty-trained. But then we may get a dog. Who knows. We'll probably get new carpets just before we move out of this house.
Passports
Passport applications are in the mail. I can't believe it took me almost 3 years to do this, but the reminder from our travel agent regarding our upcoming anniversary trip, kind of kicked me in the butt to do this. However, I only got them for me and Jared. $110 was too much money to get one for Josh or Caitlyn, to be usable for only 5 years and they don't have any trips planned.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Date #17 & Restaurant #10
just a quick nite out to see the movie JOBS. We used a Groupon to check out the new Star Cinema Grill. Should this count as a Restaurant too?
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