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Thursday, February 25, 2010

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Angella

Aw, sorry you've had a rough week, Jenny.

That photo brightened my day though.

Jess

First of all, I'm sorry things are sucking for you, and I hope they get better soon.

Second of all, I'm pretty sure this is the new judge strategy this year. Put their favorite guy and girl in the last spot of the night per the usual, but then criticize them after their performances to make it less obvious who they're trying to set up as the frontrunners.

Natalie

Oh my so glad he brightened your rough day! Hope traffic was better today.

Way cute pic!

Kristie

Ah man, I'm sorry to hear you're having a tough time. I'm here if you need anything. xxxxoooooo

Carrie

What a cutie he is! Sorry to hear that your week isn't going well. Hope things improve soon!

Heather

Sorry to hear that it's been a blah week. That is THE CUTEST picture of Kyle, though!

I hate that this blog isn't make you feel better. I check it EVERY DAY. Your blog makes ME feel better. It reminds me constantly of the mom that I want to be. It reminds me that I want to try new recipes. It comes right before I check Style Lush...it's a daily thing for me, and I want it to make you happy, too!

Holley

You can have a bad day. Fine. You can have a bad week. Just don't stop blogging. I love it. You know, if it was all about me.

barbetti

Thank you for the laugh, that picture of Kyle is just what I needed to stop moping.

natalie

I'm sorry you're having blog angst... please know that yours is always a bright spot and I love seeing whenever a new post pops up. Hoping that things look up for you soon.

Erin

I'm sorry you're having a suckfest experience lately but that picture? Is adorable! He would cheer me up too.

The New Girl

I've had a sucky week, too. Congrats on the 2 miles yesterday! Posts going up with meatless meals for you. xo

katy

Blog ennui--it happens to all of us (or so I believe). Sometimes it's great and sometimes it isn't. Tough weeks cna make every harder. Sorry you're having a rough week.

auntie

i hate those periods of time - whether it's hours or days - when everything just SUCKS for one reason or another. nothing goes right, nothing feels right, and there's never enough chocolate in the house! but eventually, things right themselves and i wonder what all the fuss was about in the first place. hopefully, you'll get to that spot very soon :)

i've loved your blog from the first day i ran across it, but lately, i think you've really outdone yourself! i love that you're pushing yourself in so many different areas of your life, and sharing it with the rest of us. i truly find it inspiring when i read that you've crossed something else off your List - it actually helps me to push myself, too. and i've told you this before, but i LOVE how honest and real you are in your writing...about love and marriage and parenting and family and everything else...even when it's not pretty! your posts often make me realize i need to take a look at myself or try to see something from a new perspective, and i love that too.

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My Very Grand 2012 To-Do List

  • 1. Create a business plan for the 5K I'd like to organize.
    2. Finally buy those investment jeans.
    3. Get brave with a new hair color.
    4. Read all my book club selections.
    5. Make Kyle's baby blanket and book of letters.
    6. Take at least one yoga class a month.
    7. Make a neighborhood friend.
    8. Organize the upstairs work space.
    9. Go to the Fort Worth Modern Art Museum and eat lunch at Cafe Modern.
    10. Write and submit a piece on parenting.
    11. PR in every distance (5K, 10K, half-marathon).
    12. Get a third tattoo.
    13. Throw a baby shower.
    14. Take a trip with Mike, to celebrate our fifth anniversary.
    15. See a therapist.
    16. Update my SS card and passport.
    17. Make a general doctor's appointment.
    18. Go horseback riding.
    19. Decide what to do with my race bibs.
    20. Make these envelopes for thank you cards.
    21. Create and fill up a magical thinking jar.
    22. Paint some mason jars for our kitchen.
    23. Do something with the space above our couch.
    24. Create a nostalgia wall on the wall by our stairs.
    25. Sneak in cans of champagne to a chick flick with friends.
    26. Replace our kitchen counters.
    27. Have a garage sale and donate half the money to our local food bank.
    28. Create an address wreath for our front door.
    29. Paint our front door.
    30. Run at least 250 miles throughout the year.
    31. Find a charity that speaks to me, that I can become a voice for.
    32. Say something out loud every day.
    33. Go back to College Station.
    34. Pose for a boudoir session.
    35. Wear pretty new under things on New Year's Day.
    36. Enjoy Boston cream pie cupcakes.
    37. Host a more organized run at this year's Blathering.
    38. Take a family trip, even if it's just a weekend drive somewhere nearby.
    39. Hold Natalie's baby boy in the hospital.
    40. Create an Activities Advent Calendar for an early month in 2012.
    41. Create my Christmas Plan by November 1st.
    42. Create a media kit for my Lush sites.
    43. Replace our stockings for 2012.
    44. Buy a tree skirt.
    45. Go to kickboxing, at least five times.
    46. Sell 50 shirts through Cherry Jean.
    47. Finish the 6-week boot camp class I've already paid for.
    48. No phone or computer between 6 pm - Kyle's bedtime.
    49. Start marathon prep.
    50. Host a champagne-inspired dinner (champagne risotto, champagne cocktails, etc.)
    51. Do something with our front porch.
    52. Take Kyle on a night out of town, just us two.
    53. Eat at Salsa Fuego, in Fort Worth.
    54. Throw Mike a very rad 35th birthday party.
    55. Re-read To Kill a Mockingbird.
    56. Post on She Likes Purple at least 3x a week.
    57. Play poker.
    58. Volunteer at a race.
    59. Karaoke, at least once!
    60. Regularly work out the month of December.
    61. Write a fictional story (here, on paper, submitted, somehow).
    62. Hit send on a hard email.
    63. Host an outdoor movie night in our yard.
    64. Wear a swimsuit.
    65. Put a new pin in our wall map.
    66. Buy a great pair of impractical heels.
    67. See Beauty & the Beast in a theater, again.
    68. See the Nutcracker, Christmas season 2012.
    69. Run 15 miles, at some point.
    70. Get a new blender and food processor.
    71. Go to the ballet.
    72. Take professional family photos.
    73. Write a letter to Mike once a month.
    74. Do 10 real push-ups and one pull-up.
    75. Run 3 miles for my 30th birthday.
    76. Create an awesome headboard.