Showing posts with label 101 things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 101 things. Show all posts
Monday, October 18, 2010
#21, Done
The real post on my accomplishment will have to wait until after we've moved (tomorrow) and gotten the internet hooked up (who knows), but in the meantime I can say that I have accomplished one of my 101 things (well, 20-something things right now, but more to come). I roasted a whole chicken! It actually turned out really great - tasty and moist (ugh, how I hate that word), and I made mashed potatoes and included homemade bread from the boyfriend, so it was like a mini Thanksgiving. Anyway, I felt like a cooking bad ass when my golden, crispy-skinned chicken came out of the oven, and the house smelled amazing. More on what I did and photos to come. In the meantime, wish me luck on the move!
Friday, October 8, 2010
Keep It Coming
21. Roast a chicken - true, many of my 101 things involve cooking, but as the boyfriend says "You have to master the bird." I feel like it's like a souffle - one of those things that you have to conquer before you can really call yourself a cook.
22. Rehab a piece of furniture - ever since I stumbled on an old friend's roommate's ReadyMade book, I've been totally into this idea. I now get the magazine too, so the DIY fever has increased. I'm thinking a table for the kitchen would be fun and relatively easy for a crafty newbie.
23. Start taking real pictures - I'm always really impressed with the people that can make everyday things look beautiful. This may involve some photography classes, but it would be great to turn the "wow, that would make an incredible photo" into "wow, that's actually a great photo."
22. Rehab a piece of furniture - ever since I stumbled on an old friend's roommate's ReadyMade book, I've been totally into this idea. I now get the magazine too, so the DIY fever has increased. I'm thinking a table for the kitchen would be fun and relatively easy for a crafty newbie.
23. Start taking real pictures - I'm always really impressed with the people that can make everyday things look beautiful. This may involve some photography classes, but it would be great to turn the "wow, that would make an incredible photo" into "wow, that's actually a great photo."
Saturday, September 25, 2010
101 in 1001
Well, this post is going to take a while to type. I'm totally stealing this idea from Fug Girl Heather's personal blog, Dancing Brave, because it seems like such a good way to be sure that I actually accomplish things that I talk about doing all the time, and also because when I complete one I can post about it and, hopefully, be less boring than I have been of late. The problem will likely be coming up with 101 things, because much like Christmas and birthday lists, I am suddenly at kind of a loss. Thus, I will be posting in bits and pieces as I think of stuff. So, without further ado, the start of a 1001 day long to-do list, which will take me to June 22, 2013 (I think. That was sorta hard to add up. It's 2 years, one a leap year, plus 270 days):
1. Run a half marathon - this should be fairly simple. Not the running 13 miles part, but the making myself do it part, since I've already signed up for one. November 6, here I come.
2. Run a whole marathon - why not?
3. Go scuba diving - I'm sort of scared of coral. Also open water. I feel like an intruder, and am convinced that something will come out and bite me. At least with scuba, you have the protection of a wetsuit rather than just my bikini-exposed skin.
4. Take a real vacation, just me and the boyfriend - we have never, in over 7 years, been on a real vacation just the two of us. It seems like something we should have done by now.
5. Hike Old Rag in VA - I was going to go this weekend, but my friend and I decided we were feeling too lazy yesterday to drive two hours each way.
6. Find and purchase a cute pair of glasses - do I need glasses? No. Is that the point? No. I just want them, and so I shall have them.
7. Get a job. A real job - star light, star bright, this is what I wish for every night.
8. Successfully execute the Smith Island Cake - 12 layers = impressive and pretty.
9. Furnish my apartment so that it finally looks the way I want it to - you would think that this would be easy, but I've never managed to actually decorate a place so that I really, really liked it. I think I have a chance with the new place, since it has three usable bedrooms plus a basement and attic, thus less clutter.
10. Get a dog - I've wanted a dog for years now, and the new place actually allows them, with no silly weight restrictions.
11. Finish reading Lolita - I have started this book approximately 12 times. I have never finished it.
12. Learn to sew enough that I can actually make myself things - right now I can pretty much just take in simple things, like turning regular jeans into skinny jeans.
13. Master a good vegetarian lasagna - I cannot for the life of me seem to make a good veggie lasagna. It is always watery. Always.
14. Relearn Spanish - I say relearn because I took it for seven years. The fact that I just let it go is rather shameful. Plus, I was told yesterday it would practically guarantee me a job at the office I'm interested in.
15. Learn to ride a motorcycle - my sister says she'll go with me. This way, we will both be badasses.
16. Talk the boyfriend out of buying a 73" TV - because, really, why do you need that much screen?
17. Buy my own grill - after my first grilling experience last summer I am now fully obsessed.
18. Attend an NFL game - I've never been to more than a college game, and while those have their place, it's not the same.
19. Finally get the abs I want - that is to say, firm and flat and defined but not all scary and cracked out looking like Madonna's arms.
20. Bake a souffle: I'm a good cook, but I feel like this is one of those things that really marks you as a good cook, because it's all fluffy and complicated. Plus, I have a recipe for a leek and cheese souffle that sounds delectable.
1. Run a half marathon - this should be fairly simple. Not the running 13 miles part, but the making myself do it part, since I've already signed up for one. November 6, here I come.
2. Run a whole marathon - why not?
3. Go scuba diving - I'm sort of scared of coral. Also open water. I feel like an intruder, and am convinced that something will come out and bite me. At least with scuba, you have the protection of a wetsuit rather than just my bikini-exposed skin.
4. Take a real vacation, just me and the boyfriend - we have never, in over 7 years, been on a real vacation just the two of us. It seems like something we should have done by now.
5. Hike Old Rag in VA - I was going to go this weekend, but my friend and I decided we were feeling too lazy yesterday to drive two hours each way.
6. Find and purchase a cute pair of glasses - do I need glasses? No. Is that the point? No. I just want them, and so I shall have them.
7. Get a job. A real job - star light, star bright, this is what I wish for every night.
8. Successfully execute the Smith Island Cake - 12 layers = impressive and pretty.
9. Furnish my apartment so that it finally looks the way I want it to - you would think that this would be easy, but I've never managed to actually decorate a place so that I really, really liked it. I think I have a chance with the new place, since it has three usable bedrooms plus a basement and attic, thus less clutter.
10. Get a dog - I've wanted a dog for years now, and the new place actually allows them, with no silly weight restrictions.
11. Finish reading Lolita - I have started this book approximately 12 times. I have never finished it.
12. Learn to sew enough that I can actually make myself things - right now I can pretty much just take in simple things, like turning regular jeans into skinny jeans.
13. Master a good vegetarian lasagna - I cannot for the life of me seem to make a good veggie lasagna. It is always watery. Always.
14. Relearn Spanish - I say relearn because I took it for seven years. The fact that I just let it go is rather shameful. Plus, I was told yesterday it would practically guarantee me a job at the office I'm interested in.
15. Learn to ride a motorcycle - my sister says she'll go with me. This way, we will both be badasses.
16. Talk the boyfriend out of buying a 73" TV - because, really, why do you need that much screen?
17. Buy my own grill - after my first grilling experience last summer I am now fully obsessed.
18. Attend an NFL game - I've never been to more than a college game, and while those have their place, it's not the same.
19. Finally get the abs I want - that is to say, firm and flat and defined but not all scary and cracked out looking like Madonna's arms.
20. Bake a souffle: I'm a good cook, but I feel like this is one of those things that really marks you as a good cook, because it's all fluffy and complicated. Plus, I have a recipe for a leek and cheese souffle that sounds delectable.
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