October 12, 2009: Crockpot Stuffing

Today, I am working on my 101 in 1001, working on the 100 new things I have never made before. Crockpot stuffing!

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Ivy’s List
1. Lose 30lbs (7.8/30) start weight 222.8
2. Get a tattoo
3. Go for an Aromatherapy session
4. Sew a formal dress
5. Make my own wine
6. Send a Secret to postsecret.com
7. Get a job I am happy with
8. Do 50 random acts of kindness (5/50)

· Opened two doors for a woman who had her hands full! (13/02/09)

· Moved a cart so that someone could pull into a parking space (22/02/09)

· Gave a loonie to a women who did not have enough money to ride the bus (may 09)

· Took a Med Escort Shift for Lt Selensky, so he could do course reports – he had the shift because someone was put on bed rest (Aug 09)

· Gave directions to a woman’s daughter on the phone. (Aug 09)

9. Have a date night with Aaron once a month for 6 months (6/6)

10. List one thing I am grateful for, for everyday of the year (18/365)

· I am grateful to have such a wonderful husband (01/03/09)

· I am grateful to have Johanna and Norma as they are such wonderful friends (02/03/09)

· I am grateful to have a decent paying job (03/03/09)

· I am grateful to have a place to live (18/03/09)

· I am grateful to be musically talented (18/03/09)

· I am grateful to be well educated (18/03/09)

· I am grateful that my parents paid for most of my education (18/03/09)

· I am grateful to know that I am good at a lot of things (18/03/09)

· I am grateful to be able to craft and sew (18/03/09)

· I am grateful as a woman, to be able to have so many opportunities (18/03/09)

· I am grateful for all those who fought for feminist causes (18/03/09)

· I am grateful to those who fight for our freedom (18/03/09)

· I am grateful for living in such a giving and wonderful province (18/03/09)

· I am grateful to have learned the secret (18/03/09)

· I am grateful to be able to make things I see in stores (19/03/09)

· I am grateful to have life (25/03/09)

· I am grateful to have a wonderful sister, with a great sense of humour (25/03/09)

· I am grateful to know and appreciate synchronicity (30/08/09)

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11. Wear a swimsuit and feel good in it
12. Cook one meal a week for 12 weeks (0/12)
13. Make/Cook/Bake 100 things I’ve never tried making before (10/100)

· Soft Prezels (28/02/09)

· Rainbow Cake (03/09)

· Skittles Vodka

· Mexican Dip

· Felted Bowls

· Finished my first major cross stitch

· Cinnamon buns

· Norwegian House Slippers

· Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie

· Crockpot Stuffing

14. Run 5km
15. Write the LSAT
16. Save enough money for a down payment on a house
17. Save enough money for a British Isles trip for two.
18. Buy nothing other than what we need to survive for one month.
19. Go to the farmer’s market instead of the grocery store
20. Create and stick to a budget for 6 months (0/6)
21. Finish paying my mom off ($2500/2500)
22. Create a living will
23. Try 10 types of beer (6/10)

· Rickard’s White (a WHOLE glass)

· Great Western ( a WHOLE bottle)

· Keiths

· Bud Light Lime

· Rickards Red

· Stella Artois

24. Try 20 types of wine (6/20)

· At the Clancy’s – Red

· At the Clancy’s – White (fire wine)

· Desert Strawberry Wine

· Red Wine at home

· Red Wine at the Mess dinner

· Port at the mess dinner

25. Have a technology free weekend at home (tv, computer, etc)
26. Finish my wedding scrapbook
27. Make at least 2 quilts (2/2)
28. Do a cleanse change this to: get into law school
29. Make something in the slow cooker once a month (4/33)

· Beef Stew (February)

· Beef Stew (march)

· Roast Beef (April)

· Crock pot stuffing (October)

30. Reread 10 books I already own (0/10)
31. Read 100 books in 2009 (8/100)-Update this list
32. Give at least 5 just because gifts (1/5)

· Baby Booties to Meg

33. Give just because gifts to my coworkers once (0/1)
34. Give flowers to 3 different people for no reason (0/3)
35. Spend under $10 on a meal and give a $10 tip
36. Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice (3400/1000000) http://freerice.com/index.php
37. Volunteer for four shifts at the Sexual Assault Center every month I am in Saskatoon

· February – 2 shifts

· March – 5 shifts

· April – 5 shifts

· May – 5 shifts

· June – 4 shifts

· August – 1 shift

· September – 4 shifts

· October – 3 shifts

38. Take vitamins every day for 30 days (1/30)

· Stress/multi vitamin (02/03/09) – OD!

39. Decorate my first cake – with Fondant! (22/03/2009)
40. Make a list of 100 things that make me happy (42/100)

· Being a Feminist

· Scrapbooking

· Reading a good book

· Loose Leaf Tea

· Chatting with Norma

· Stitch & Bitch

· Crocheting

· Being Creative & Innovative

· Not accepting the “Norm”

· Helping People

· Candles/Scents (Vanilla, Satsuma, Cookies, etc)

· Cuddling in bed, on a cold day

· Dramatic Classical Music

· Intellectual books

· One Tree Hill Drama!

· House and His Sarcasm

· A Hot Bubble Bath

· Yoga

· Aromatherapy & Essential Oils

· Designing a House

· Minimalism

· Nachos & Cheese Sauce

· A good Sinagpore Sling

· Deep Breathing

· Lauren & Ivy studying parties (or crafting parties?)

· JAG

· Late night chats

· Independence

· Prime Rib

· Garlic Mashed Potatos

· Horse

· Warm cozy sweaters

· Spaghetti a la carbanera

· Buying books for a library

· Warm slippers

· The first snow of the season

· Fresh cookies

· Cadet Camp

· Caramel Apple Spice

· Crockpot Stuffing

· Decorating

41.Get a professional massage (0/1)
42. Give up chocolate for a week
43. Declutter and Organize every room
44. Compile a list of the books I own
45. Create a time capsule to be opened when I am 40.
46. Make one blackberry free day
47. Finish my B.A. in History
48. Finish my Special Education Certificate
49. Determine what I will do my Masters in (22/02/09) – Music & The Brain – McGill with Daniel Leviten
50. Buy a House
51. Invest in some non-black shoes!
52. Learn more about pregnancy and parenting
53. Become a Captain
54. Be the CO of a cadet unit change this one to: Become a mediator
55. Organize all our important files
56. Start RRSPs for Aaron and myself
57. Start TFSA for Aaron and myself
58. Go for a physical change this one to: Adopt a healthy diet (meal plan)
59. Polish my parade boots and come in pants and boots at least once every term change this one to: Take a burlesque dancing class
60. Do suicide intervention training
61. Put change in someone’s expired meter at least 5 times (0/5)
62. Workout at least 5 days a week, 80 % of the time.
63. Make a book of inspiring quotes and pictures
64. Learn to say I love you in 10 different languages (2/10)
• French – Je t’aime.
• Ego Te amo.-- Latin
65. Learn 100 signs in ASL (0/100)
66. Be able to play 10 tunes on the bagpipes (0/10)
67. Increase my income by $10000 a year (5000/10000)
68. Become First Aid and CPR Qualified
69. Finish my ATCL in oboe performance
70. Finish my recipe scrapbook
71. Finish my drink recipe book
72. Earn Kitchen Aid Mixer from Air Miles (248/3200)
73. Crochet a pair of socks
74. Go dancing at a bar
75. Go on a girls only trip.
76. Buy a “From the Library of Ivy Armstrong & Aaron Vopni” stamp
77. Get rid of one hundred things that I don’t need/want anymore (0/100)
78. Do a large wedding print (same size as the blue one)
79. Learn to speak Cree
80. Put $1000 in an Emergency Fund.
81. Eat breakfast daily for one month (0/30)
82. Drink no pop for one month (0/30)
83. Send at least five letters, to soldiers overseas (0/5)
84. Get boudoir photos of myself taken
85. Take a ballet class
86. Learn more about yoga and practice it regularly!
87. Prepare a winter emergency kit for the car.
88. Put flowers on a veterans grave.
89. Memorize a song on piano.
90. Have a house plant, and keep it alive for 3 months (0/3)
91. Take a belly dancing class
92. Learn to put on make up properly (at Shoppers 03/01/09)
93. Try at least 5 new fresh juices (1/5)

· Fresh Orange Juice

94. Make all natural soap
95. Become more trendy – add essential elements to my wardrobe
96. Go to the symphony once a year
97. Add a set of pearls to my jewelry collection
98. Go to a broadway musical
99. Go to a festival
100. Put together another 101 list
101. Put aside $1 for every goal completed, and at the end spend the money on me.
• Total to date $13.