8.05.2023

Clothes



Back in like 2019 I was trying to diversify my wardrobe adding more colors and patterns.  Well this morning I was hanging up some clothes and I noticed I finally did it.  I didn’t add a bunch of prints really only a few.  I actually found I am not really into prints.  But I have added some color to the mix.  My wardrobe has mostly become an athleisure work from home sort of mix.  But I now have sweaters and sweatshirts in a variety of colors most of these are solids no words even but I did mix it up.  If I had taken a closet picture from those days it would have been 90% black and gray and now it’s like a rainbow.

8.03.2023

July Miles


July I had 111.65 miles.  A few football moms and I started walking at least a mile during every practice which has really helped bring the number up. Even on days when we are like it’s soooo hot we try to at least make two “laps”.  We talk about life and walk and sweat and just enjoy being in each others company.   This brings my total up to 677.05.  
Photo is unrelated but from the other night where I took the kids and we ran thru the sprinklers.  

7.13.2023

June Miles


In June I hit 100.39 miles.  This brings the total to 565.4 miles for the year.  I set a goal for July to hit 110 miles and have been walking a mile during practices in the evening which have started.  

6.23.2023

21 - Ladies Night


The other day was “ladies night”.  Months ago thea heard on the radio about this magical time called “ladies night” at some bar where they have like $2 drink specials for all the ladies and she was like “mom we need to get all the ladies, get dressed up and go to ladies night.”  She wrote it on her bucket list and tonight was the night.  The girls got dressed up and they did their makeup.  I couldn’t recall the bar in question so we took them to Ainsley’s Cafe hoping we could sit on the water sadly it was raining but the “ladies” didn’t seem to notice.  thea insisted on steak which of course was like a 24 oz steak so she shared this with her friend and they still didn’t finish it.  Also thanks to my friend Sarah for coming with me so I didn’t have to make conversation with 7 year olds the entire time.

May Miles


May is long since gone but I forgot to tally the miles, so here’s a recap. 
In May I had 3 days over 5 miles and a few over 4.  I ended the month with 90.51 miles which isn’t exactly great clearly work days i need to make better efforts, but I will take it.  This brings the yearly total to 465.01.  

37 - Hockey School


He had such a good time at hockey school!  I am so glad he got to experience this.  He told me it was like a taste of college.  His high points were - having his own debit card, friends, dorm time, snack machines, the shooting speed thing, and having a candy table in his room.  Least favorites - early morning call times & losing all the scrimmages :(





6.09.2023

4 - host an art club - shoe painting


We hosted an art wit club with our friends and painted shoes.  It was so fun to see everyone’s designs and different takes on painting shoes. If we did it again I’d have less paints and more mixing cups the kids seemed very interested in making their own colors and did even though we had similar colors already mixed.  Lol!



6.08.2023

Thomas Dambo


We went with friends and saw the trolls.  

5.03.2023

April Miles


In April I added 97.64 miles to the tally.  I did have several days where I didn’t wear my watch but I had 3 days where I walked 8+ miles so it helped keep it real.  This brings the yearly total to 374.5 hours, a little off the pace for 100/month but not the worst tally.  

Photo of shoes I painted at Kathleens bachelorette party I am leaning towards something similar in my office.  

5.01.2023

I’m in my embrace the chaos and make it up as an go era.


It’s my I will get back to you on a date and time, yes I know still haven’t gotten back to you, but not because I don’t want to era. It’s my quick dinners and popcorn is a food group era.  It’s my running to and from practices era.  It’s my what’s this funk in the hockey bag era.  It’s my eight loads of laundry to fold era.  It’s my welcome to the mess era.  It’s my listen to all the audio books era.  It’s my half finished hobbies that I probably won’t resume in the next year.  It’s my living on a prayer in leggings and hoodie era.  It’s my I forgot about the party last minute cash gift era.  It’s my yes we went waaay over the screen time limits era.  It’s my your testing my patience stop back talking era.  It’s my singing too loudly in the car and embarrassing you era.  It’s my let’s watch all the musicals era.  It’s my listen to the 100 questions era.  It’s my pleeeeeaaaaase try this new thing you might like it era.


It’s my calling representatives about education, gun reform, abortion access and LGBTQIA+ right era.  It’s my watching school board meetings and worrying if my kids will get a good education era.  It’s my do we do enough to conserve our planet and save the bees, maybe I should have planted 2x as many native plants era.  


It’s my embrace the chaos and make it up as I go era. 


(From writing prompt I saw and wanted to do I think it was Ashley Gadd.  Photo from my lavender bush.) 

4.24.2023

32 - finish a quilt


First finish in two years.  Year that’s right I have had years where I finished 10 quilts but 22 was a big dry spell for me.  I did work on various projects but nothing was finished.  This one I started and finished in a month it’s a baby quilt for my friends baby.  It’s bigger than it looks, as it’s almost official crib size. I love the amount of stripes in this one.  I keep buying striped fabric and I especially love red/white stripes.  The quilting is entirely freehand I wrote the babies name, mom, dad, love Katie, 2023, and more in the quilting although it’s hard to just identify.  It crinkled up so nice in the wash.  I did add a homemade tag where it says the babies last name on the front and <3 Katie on the back.  







4.17.2023

46 - move raspberries


For the record I moved the raspberry bushes the other day.  I found that several of them were “hoppers”. Starting new plants from the other side of the vine right in my other flower bed.  See second picture.  
I am hopeful they all survive the move i gave them some plant food.  Over the winter they had really developed a good root base so I probably should have moved them back in the fall.  Although my friend with all the berry bushes seems to think they will spread quickly. 

4.03.2023

24 Summit Park


One did my list was to visit Summit Park my sister has sung its praises and so we wanted to check it out.  My kids loved it they would love to go back when the water features are on too.  My kids especially loved their zipline.  











March Miles


In March despite some warmer days my mile count was down.  Probably because of work (I wrote 5 new courses in March, working many evening hours).  I hit 85.15 miles.  It brings my total to 276.86.  So onward upward in April.
(Photo unrelated but from March trip to Newfields).

3.03.2023

February Miles


So in February I did not wear my watch 5 days like at all but I ended the month with 79.76 miles brining my total to 191.71 miles.  It’s not terrible but considering the difference in Jan to Feb it’s not great I do want to increase the number in March not sure if work is going to agree but we will see.
(Photo completely unrelated but this kid started hockey this week).

2.08.2023

Brazil - brigadeiro

One of our 2023 family goals is trying foods from other countries.  Jones brought home a cookbook for Brazil the other day and he picked out a recipe for brigadeiros which are like Brazilian fudge balls?  Anyhow we made the recipe and tried it and while ours did not set up right (we probably cooked it too long), it didn’t taste bad and my kids have enjoyed it on ice cream the last few days.  It’s almost like a pudding with the consistency of ours but still good on ice cream.  

2.07.2023

January Miles


I didn’t put this on my list but I have been tracking my miles and trying to increase at least walking activity wise.  January was an okayish month despite being very active with work.  I hit 111.95 miles and that’s with like 4 days where I didn’t even wear my watch.  So here’s to hoping I can have an active trend continue into February.  

1.16.2023

46 - Make New Soup



I started working on my list already.  I started with a favorite thing SOUP.  I love soup most of the time I can get my kids to eat it although Jones immediately tapped out when I said it was corn chowder however grandma and Thea were both down.  I used a recipe from here https://pin.it/7ftQgqR
I used extra chicken broth because I let it cook down a bit and seemed to need more liquid.  But overall we were pleased and I enjoyed leftovers all week.  It reminded me of my time in Boston where everyplace had chowder and I often would have clam chowder almost once a week.  

1.08.2023

2023 Let’s do this.


New years showed up and we wrote lists out of paper with some goals.  I incorporated mine and a few family goals and kids goals into my big list this year.  So without future ado here’s my list…

2023

  1. Monthly other country dish
  2. Cincinnati Chili Parlor Tour
  3. Topiary Park - Columbus
  4. Host an Art club - completed
  5. Bike new trail 
  6. Hang a disco ball
  7. Start a new art journal
  8. Remove the carpet from the stairs
  9. Visit Thomas Dambo in Dayton - done 
  10. Make new stockings
  11. Plant sunflowers - done 
  12. Buy the bud press jumpsuit 
  13. Rearrange bedroom
  14. Paint guest room
  15. Make bread
  16. Buy pool passes - done
  17. Monthly meal plans 
  18. Jones to see Bengals 
  19. Layover with Jono
  20. Take kids to dairy
  21. Ladies night with Thea - Done
  22. Weekend trip
  23. Family vacation
  24. Visit summit park - done 
  25. Get (renew) passports
  26. Make a friend a cake 
  27. Get pretzels with Kathleen 
  28. Finish 5 months of project life
  29. Sleepover with Brooks
  30. Adventure with Ollie & Marlow
  31. Football Moms night 
  32. Finish a quilt - done 
  33. Add new art to walls
  34. Visit new place.
  35. Donate to 23 small charities 
  36. Spring purge (100 items)
  37. Sign jones up for hockey school - done 
  38. Visit JJ and Rob
  39. Read 15 books
  40. Mini dance parties (maybe weekly)
  41. Week of no technology evenings 
  42. Make new soup - complete
  43. Complete puzzle - complete
  44. Donate trampoline
  45. Rehang towel hooks
  46. Move raspberry bushes - completed
  47. Pressure wash siding
  48. Feed the birds
  49. Make Christmas cutouts
  50. Help Jones with his list
  51. Help Thea with her list
  52. Make new list

1.02.2023

2022 list update



Last year my list had 46 things.  I finished 27 things entirely and 2 halfway.  It doesn’t seem so bad.

  1. Buy new to me car - bought
  2. Alms Park-Cincy
  3. Mend jones pants - complete
  4. Thomas Rambo Exhibit in Dayton
  5. Complete a Puzzle - Completed
  6. Finish half rectangle quilt
  7. Great Wolf Lodge with Kids - done
  8. Katie and Kids Spring Break - done
  9. Finish the Teal/orange/yellow quilt
  10. Finish another quilt
  11. Visit a new National park
  12. Get clothes line
  13. Read 12 books - finished I did finished 8 adult books and 8 kids chapter books 
  14. Watch 12 movies - I watched maybe 8
  15. Visit JJ and Rob - May 2022
  16. Sleepover with Brooks/Blakely - done
  17. Lemon desserts with Kathleen - done 
  18. Craft with Ollie and Marlow - done 
  19. Go to Miami Hockey game - Done.
  20. Walk 1200 miles (roughly 3.3/day) - I ended with 1203.45
  21. Family Vacation - done
  22. Watch the last years Project Runway
  23. Replace pans
  24. Paint bathroom cabinets
  25. Make new stockings
  26. Try 5 new recipes - I did 3
  27. Visit someplace new - done
  28. Remove carpet from stairs
  29. Paint shed
  30. Lume at Newfields
  31. New to us Bike trail
  32. Buy new running shoes - Done
  33. New shelves under tv.  - done
  34. Cookie tastings x25 - done 
  35. Take the kids to a play/musical - done
  36. Planned art club with my kids - done
  37. Purge 100 things in Spring cleaning - done
  38. Plant some hydrangeas - planted
  39. Visit the Westcott house
  40. Take Thea on a girls trip - State Fair Trip
  41. Go fossil Hunting with Jones
  42. Make a junk journal- done
  43. Make 22 - $22 donations to small non profits- done
  44. Moms 70th Adventure - done
  45. Visit the Wilds - Done
  46. Make new list - done