Showing posts with label neat websites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label neat websites. Show all posts

Sunday, January 8, 2012

102 in 2012

I've seen this done on my friend's blog and thought I'd do it too. I figure that maybe I'll actually be able to get all of these done because I've got my readers to keep me accountable! ;-) (Read my friend's post HERE)


1.       Read my Bible Everyday

2.       Grow closer in my walk with the Lord

3.       Do a better job of keeping my room clean

4.       Spend a week away from the computer

5.       Get outside more often

6.       Do a really fun photo-shoot

7.       Spend more quality time with my family

8.       Get 3 books finished/published

9.       Get 10 children’s books written

10.   Make Donuts

11.   Exercise more

12.   Become a better Actress

13.   Get my Nursing home group together

14.   Play at the nursing home at least 7 times

15.   Write more letters

16.   Finish up school

17.   Get my horse trained

18.   Go on trail rides

19.   Come up with different styles for my hair

20.   Wear a ribbon, or flower in my hair everyday

21.   Train my dog

22.   Decide if I want to set up an Etsy shop

23.   Finished editing the drama performances

24.   Get a video put together

25.   Do a better job at posting on my blog (posting things I say I’m going to post)

26.   Go someplace I’ve never been before

27.   Go ice-skating again

28.   Make dinners special by adding fun touches

29.   Cook dinner every night for one week (by myself)

30.   Make a historical costume

31.   Set up a dance

32.   Make Marshmallows

33.   Read 5 books (trust me, that is a lot for me)

34.   Keep my journal more faithfully

35.   Get a better schedule for my day

36.   Expand my homemaking skills

37.   Make 5 aprons

38.   Finish my current knitting projects

39.   Buy a camera

40.   Buy something off of Etsy

41.   Memorize 25 verses of the Bible

42.   Do a better job at doing laundry

43.   Go through all of my clothes and get rid of the ones that don’t fit or I don’t wear very often

44.   Make a point to do little things to bless people

45.   Work on not being bossy to my brothers

46.   Pay for someone else’s food

47.   Get together with my friends more often

48.   Make it a point to thank a soldier if I see one

49.   Possibly start teaching fiddle

50.   Record some of my fiddle/piano/guitar songs

51.   Learn 20 new songs

52.   Go shopping and walk around in Santa Fe downtown (very cute historical part of the city)

53.   Make cookies or bars for my dad to take into his office

54.   Do a better job at praying regularly on my own

55.   Make out prayer lists for my friends and family and ask for specific requests

56.   Do a book or CD giveaway on my blog

57.   Do a better job at keeping the house clean

58.   Help out more whenever I’m needed

59.   Meet someone new

60.   Shoot a coyote

61.   Finish this list

62.   Try 15 different recipes

63.   Make bread on a regular basis

64.   Tell my family that I love them every chance I get

65.   Take the time to stop and enjoy the little things

66.   Build fence

67.   Do a lovely flower/herb garden again

68.   Landscape the front yard (nothing too fancy, but just so it looks nice)

69.   Do some canning

70.   Get my driver’s license

71.   Get my own computer/laptop

72.   Do more embroidery things

73.   Do the Writing Series on my wordpress blog

74.   Finish learning “Fur Elise” the piano

75.   Learn “Ave Maria” on the piano

76.   Learn 5 new chords on the guitar and play them easily

77.   Write up a drama play (script)

78.   Write my own song (lyrics and all)

79.   Expand my sewing skills by sewing up something I’ve never done before

80.   Play my fiddle at least 3 times a week

81.   Learn to drive the horse and buggy

82.   Train my own horse to pull the buggy

83.   Organize underneath my bed, once again

84.   Organize and really clean out my dresser

85.   Dig a ditch for the road

86.   Actually post about the things I’ve crossed off of this list

87.   Make a movie (If the Lord allows)

88.   Make 3 batches of fudge (at different times)

89.   Have at least one sale if I set up my Etsy shop

90.   Help repaint the living room/dining room

91.   Repaint the bathroom

92.   Make a camouflage skirt (just for around the house and for doing chores in)

93.   Start my ministry at the Children’s Hospital

94.   Walk/jog a mile at least once a week

95.   Have lunch with a good friend at least twice

96.   Do the 30 day challenge on the Pilates exercise program

97.   Make THIS recipe

98.   Have a ladies tea

99.   Make 3 freezer meals
100. Make This
101. Get a group together and do a free concert at the Park
102. Do some painting

Whoo hoo! I actually completed this list! (Ha, that's one thing crossed off already!)  Any how.. this really made me think about what I actually want to get done this year!
Do you have any goals you want to reach?
As an update, be watching for the photography winners post! I've got it written but, but I'm working out a few details. :-) So, it's almost here!
It is just beginning to snow... argh.  Usually I would have LOVED the snow. However, we still haven't gotten rid of all the snow from before Christmas. The problem is that our mile long driveway is more like the ditch in the road than an actually ditch.  So, all the snow that the grader pushed up on the side has just been running into the road.  Talk about a MUDDY mess. Ick. It is absolutely awful!  So, I was hoping we'd get it dried out and get a ditch dug along the sides of it (Joshua's and my project). Oh well.  Hopefully it will at least freeze so mom and dad can get down the road.
They went away for the weekend to just spend time together.  Nice for them, and we've had a blast. ;-) *evil grin*.  Ok, ok, we've actually behaved ourselves quite nicely.  We cleaned house and didn't do anything too drastic.. except for the fact that the boys are building weapons.
If that last paragraph concerns you, please don't let it. For one thing, they aren't totally dangerous weapons.  Josh got a book for Christmas called "Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction.".... hmm... ok, you're right. That should scare you.  Especially the look on his face when he opened it! AHHH!!!!!  Ok, I'm calm now.  Then, Caleb got three books. "Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things", "Sneaker Uses for Everyday Things", and "Sneakiest Uses for Everyday Things."  Don't those sound fun?  Certainly not as destructive as Joshua's! ;-)
I hope everyone is enjoying the new year so far!
In Christ's Service,
Sarah
P.S. Sorry for the weird paragraph formatting. I finished typing my list on here, but started in a Word doc. Somehow it messed up the blogger format or something....

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Day 22: A Website

Hmm.. There are lots of websites out there that I enjoy looking at/being on.  Many are wonderful for encouraging young women to dress modestly, while others are for people who want to live a life for Jesus. 
   So, I guess one of the better sites out there, would be The Rebelution.  "Teenage rebellion against low expectations".  This is a great site if you want to stand out and not blend into the world's ways.  My family and I were able to go to one of the conferences a couple years ago and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  It was probably one of the most encouraging conferences I have ever been to.  I highly recommend checking it out. 

They also have a Modesty Survey which I also recommend.  I do NOT recommend it for younger girls (or younger boys) as some of the replies to the questions asked can be a little detailed....  However, for those older girls who are striving to be modest, I would go here and check it out.  Obviously, take it all with a grain of salt.  All the answers are simply guy's points of view.  That doesn't mean they are the rules....  Still, you can get some great ideas, hints, tips, etc on that site.

In Christ's Service,
Sarah

PS Thank you to those who are praying for our family on the subject of getting over this bug thing we have... It is definitely appreciated!

Monday, January 3, 2011

You must check this out!!

If you love the movie "Sound of Music", then you are going to LOVE this new site I found!!  Edelweiss Patterns!!  It is run by a young woman, Katrina Casey, who has a passion for sewing (not to mention talent!) and is sharing that passion and talent with others through her patterns.  Right now she has the "Liesl's Dancing Dress" up for sale.  She did an excellent job recreating this scrumptious dress...

Who wouldn't love twirling around in that lovely dress, dancing the night away to the Laendler???

Her next pattern, which will be released soon, is "The Baroness's Evening Gown".  Ooh, I can't wait to see it!  So, click on the website's name and go check it out! Edelweiss Patterns.

In Christ's Service,
Sarah