45 - The Wilds

Thea is a big fan of secrets of the zoo.  Part of it features the the wilds which is in Ohio.  This summer is the summer of our “short” trips and so when I decided to take my kids to Pittsburgh I saw that the wilds was like of on the way.   So we made it happen.  You can use the zoo reciprocal benefit for 1/2 price tickets which makes them reasonable.  The conservation park is the largest one in North America and it’s really very large.  We enjoyed it and out your guard was great.  Also to Thea’s delight she saw several animals from Secret of the Zoo as well as Kurt one of the zookeepers did from the show. 

25 - Paint Master Bedroom

For years this has been on my list, but because I have so little space painting my bedroom was always pushed to the back of the list.  But you know carpet removed and room painted.  It seems sooo bright now sorry I need to take a final photo.

My kids loved helping with this. They were not so helpful but they loved it.  And big shout out to my friend Karen who painted all the things like a champ! 

2014 List An Update

As we approach the end of the May I thought I'd do a little recap of where I am with my 2014 List.  Currently I have completed 11 of the 52 items some of these items surprisingly were not the easiest items I have on my list too. 

• 19. Kathleen's 25 Party
• 10. Paint Babies Room
• 3. Attend Jono and Lo's Wedding
• 15. Build a Kitchen Table
• 27 Clean out the Coffee Table
• 4. Babymoom Trip
• 6. Add Lo to the Wall
• 5. Start Improv Quilt with Thea
• 21. Make Scrap vomit Quilt
• 17. Make the Baby a Quilt
• 33. Go to an Art Museum with Momo

I have started another 7 most of which will probably be on-going projects for the entire year so I feel like this is good progress. 

• 2. Bake 25 Breads
• 11. Remove Carpet in Back Rooms (1 down)
• 26. 4 Crafty Projects
• 38. Finish Sushi Quilt
• 42. New Work from Home Space (about 1/2 way there)
• 44. Use my SLR twice a month
• 45. Finish the 52 Books (I'm wrapping up book 36)

One of the things I've done this year to help track my how it's going with these goals is tracking them in my phone.  I made a to-do list in my phone and each time I complete one I cross it off.  I also find myself checking out my phone to see what needs to get done at various different times.   I use this little tool often in my everyday life for to do lists for work, groceries, shopping in general (like I have a list of things we need but I don't want to buy all at once), preparing for the baby - it's a handy tool and it comes free with your iPhone.  FYI it also plugs in with outlook and google however I usually just use the phone version.   Anyhow that's where we are with the list back more soon with more updates I'm sure.