2024 Listy

I wrote this a while back like two months ago!  Whoops.  But I am just sharing it now, I had meant to write the additional ones to get to 52 but j didn’t and I am ok with that now.  I actually already finished a few of these.

1. Continue with Chili Bowl visits
2. Try Gobbler and OxVegas ✅
3. 100 day project
4. Get new bird feeders 
5. Buy new nesting boxes
6. Help Thea decorate dollhouse
7. Finish two quilts
8. Donate to 30 small charities
9. Purge Basket of Things
   
10. Buy new “fun sheets” ✅
11. Send Jones to camp Jorn ✅
12. Thea and Katie to Eagle Harbor ✅
13. Jones Hockey School ✅
14. Remove stairs carpet
15. Paint cabinets in primary bath
16. Make some lists 
17. Eat croissants
18. Make Kathleen marshmallows ✅
19. Plant native plants ✅
20. Make 2024 playlist
21. Write 100 memories from 2024
22. Football moms night
23. Spring break trip someplace✅
24. Print photos
25. Buy new art
26. Paint the mud room
27. Make jam ✅
28. Read 20 books✅
29. Play tennis✅
30. Birthday party for Thea✅
31. Birthday party for Jones ✅
32. Paint a wall or 4 dark
33. Get new spring wreaths
34. Make a movies list
35. Watch said movies on the list
36. Pool passes ✅
37. Make a “sports mom” jacket
38. Take a hike.
39. Visit an old friend✅
40. Take lynley and Kathleen their Christmas gifts.
41. Get kids passports
42. Meet my new nephew. ✅
43. Do something on jones list
44. Do something on Thea’s list
45. New List

2023 recap

New years came and went around here and hockey, figure skating and all that is life has sucked us in.  I did actually update my list progress earlier this year but never hit publish!  So here’s the recap. 34 completed goals 5 partial, the others not so much.  I feel pretty good about it.  

1. Monthly other country dish - NOPE
2. Cincinnati Chili Parlor Tour - only 2 adding for 24 
3. Topiary Park - Columbus
4. Host an Art club - completed
5. Bike new trail - yes
6. Hang a disco ball - not yet although I got some smaller ones and I have hung those.
7. Start a new art journal - yes 
8. Remove the carpet from the stairs - no 
9. Visit Thomas Dambo in Dayton - done 
10. Make new stockings - no 
11. Plant sunflowers - done 
12. Buy the bud press jumpsuit - nope 
13. Rearrange bedroom - yes 
14. Paint guest room - yes 
15. Make bread - not once :(
16. Buy pool passes - done
17. Monthly meal plans - not really I did like 4x 
18. Jones to see Bengals - done 
19. Layover with Jono - no 
20. Take kids to dairy - yes 
21. Ladies night with Thea - Done
22. Weekend trip - yes I think we took 5
23. Family vacation - California done 
24. Visit summit park - done 
25. Get (renew) passports- no 
26. Make a friend a cake - done 
27. Get pretzels with Kathleen done 
28. Finish 5 months of project life I think I did 0
29. Sleepover with Brooks- done 
30. Adventure with Ollie & Marlow - only Ollie :(
31. Football Moms night - done 
32. Finish a quilt - done 
33. Add new art to walls - done
34. Visit new place. -done 
35. Donate to 23 small charities - 28 actually 
36. Spring purge (100 items) - done 
37. Sign jones up for hockey school - done 
38. Visit JJ and Rob - nope 
39. Read 15 books - done read 24! 
40. Mini dance parties (maybe weekly) - was this even on my list I fogort 
41. Week of no technology evenings - maybe 2x
42. Make new soup - complete
43. Complete puzzle - complete
44. Donate trampoline - done 
45. Rehang towel hooks - done 
46. Move raspberry bushes - completed
47. Pressure wash siding - done 
48. Feed the birds - yes
49. Make Christmas cutouts - nope 
50. Help Jones with his list - jones completed his list
51. Help Thea with her list - thea completed hers 
52. Make new list ( in progress)

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.

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.  

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.  

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 :(

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!

Thomas Dambo

We went with friends and saw the trolls.