33 While 33 List (1 Year Update)

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1 Year UPDATE:  Ok this year was similar to last year.  I had good intentions of getting everything done but then life gets in the way.   It seems that I always start strong but once Christmas shows up things get crazy and just don’t stop!   In the spring work kept me really busy and tired.   Since school has been out since mid-June I have gotten back to getting things done but I haven’t finished my list.  A few of the things I didn’t finish will go on my list again for next year and others will simply be crossed off.   See below to see what I did end up accomplishing!

I ended up completing 22 of the items on my list this year which is 66%.  I also ended up doing half of 2 of them.   So all in all I think I did a pretty good job this year, but I’m hoping I do better next year!

It’s my birthday!  Yes, today is the day and for the first time EVER in my life I have to work.  Can you believe it?  Being a school teacher I’ve never had this problem before, even during the other summers that I’ve worked.  But this year I am working and that’s ok.  It’s a short day and then my husband and I are going out for dinner.

I actually had my cake last weekend.  My parents came down to visit and my dad and I both have birthdays in the same week so I made us a Princess Torte to share.  We even let my husband share since his birthday was earlier in the month and he wanted a piece of this incredible cake for his birthday too.

This birthday I’m 33.  Surprisingly I’m ok with my age this year.  I think it’s going to be a lucky year with my double 3’s.  The last two years I’ve made a list of things I wanted to do before my birthday and it really helps me stay on track and reach my goals.  I accomplished a lot of my list from last year and am pretty happy with it.

Ice cream cake from my husband

This year I’m making a new list.  33 things to get done while I’m 33.  There were only 5 items I didn’t accomplish last year and I’m only putting 3 of them back on the list for this year.  So enjoy my list and tell me what YOU hope to accomplish in the next year too!

33 While 33
Things to Cook:
-Risotto-Mushroom Risotto 12/23/13,
-Mole Sauce
-Chicken Coq au Vin
-Make 3 new soups- Lamb Stew 08/16/13, Corn and Green Chili Bisque 09/23/13, Beef Noodle Soup 10/9/13,
-Make 2 gourmet burgers-Greek Hummus Burger 09/26/13,
-Wings-  Grilled Wings 06/12/14
Things to Can:
–Peach Butter-10/13/13
-BBQ sauce-06/11/14
-Watermelon Jelly
–Corn Cob Jelly-08/31/13
Things to Bake:
–Creme Brulee
-Zebra Cake-7/27/14
-Flan
-Checkered Cake 4/20/14,
-Chess Pie- Blood Orange Chess Pie 3/14/14,
–Beignets -01/29/14
-Bread Pudding
Other Food Related Items to Make:
–Ice Cream-Rhubarb Ice Cream 7/7/14, Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream 7/10/14,
-3 New Beverages-Blueberry Lemonade 09/04/13, Iced Cake Martini 09/07/13, Pumpkin Spice Martini 09/07/13, Apple Sangria 09/28/13, Spiked Peppermint White Hot Chocolate 12/3/13, Pomegranate Orange Champagne Cocktail  12/28/13,  Orange Kiss Mimosa 02/10/14,  Triple Berry Moscato Sangria 5/9/14, Citrus Moscato Sangria 5/4/14,
Crafting:
-Finish our honeymoon scrapbook
-Make 2 crafts I’ve pinned from Pinterest- Fall Pumpkin and Pinecone Centerpiece 10/1/13, Crayon Wreath 11/23/13,
-Make 2 new crafts with my students
Reading:
–Read 2 books about blogging or food photography-Food Styling and Photography for Dummies 08/06/13,
-Read 3 books outside the genres I normally read-Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 10/6/13,  Coming Through the Fog by Tami A. Goldsteim 10/29/13,The Light Between the Oceans by M.L. Stedman 11/4/13, The Picture of Dorian Gray 02/12/14,
-Go to a book signing
-Read at least 5 books a month-August (9), September (9), October (6), November (9), December (8), January (9), February (7), March (11), April (6), May (7), June (6),
Traveling:
-Try at least 2 new restaurants-Red Orchid in Pittsburgh 8/14/13,  El Jinete in Cumberland 01/30/14, Family Meal in Frederick in February, The Tasting Room in Frederick in March, Coastal Flats in McLean, VA 5/25/14, Sumittra 6/17/14 in Frederick, MD,
-Attend a blog conference- Social Party 2013 (online) 9/15/13-9/18/13, Online Blog Con 2013 (online) 10/8/13-10/10/13,
-Spend a few days in a place we’ve never been- Wilmington, DE 6/30/14-7/3/14
Health and Fitness:
-Get 4 pedicures-10/5/13,  12/29/13, 04/13/14, 07/10/14
-Get 2 massages-12/30/13, 07/20/14
–Go to aerobics at least once a week-I did good with this one August-November but in December I only went twice because of how crazy busy I was with cookie and baked good orders.  I’m currently back on track with this.   After April, my aerobics class was finished so I’ve now been trying to workout at home as much as possible.  It’s now July and I haven’t been going to aerobics since May, but since early June I’ve been doing the T-25 videos 5 times a week!   Go me!

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