Thinking before I act or speak

This is just a note to myself for not thinking before I react to something I don't like. This past weekend if I had took a moment and thought about how others would react to my reaction, I probably wouldn't have handled it the way I did. I apologized for how I handled the situation but I don't think my apology has been accepted. I hate drama and if I had just stopped for a minute all of this drama would have been avoided. What's done is done and I can only move forward from here.

Disappointed

I woke up this morning to my evil friend's late arrival without any advance notice. She really had me thinking I wouldn't see her for 9 months or so but here she is. I didn't make plans for her vacation but I really didn't expect her after being about 9 days late. This time though, I didn't cry.  She'll get the memo eventually.

May 2014: 101 in 1001 updates

Hey everyone! I'm not off to a great start with updating once a week. Oops.

Here's a few items I was able to cross off the list for the month of May.

4. go see Maleficent with MIL and niece4
We saw Maleficent opening weekend. I wasn't sure what I would think of the movie since it doesn't follow the original storyline exactly but I really did like it. I loved the relationship between Maleficent and Aurora.

17. Start taking prenatal vitamins.
I picked up a 100 ct bottle of Spring Valley Prenatal vitamins with Folic Acid. I started taking them around May 19.

52. design a graphic for 101 in 1001

I used Picmonkey to create this graphic. It's not much but gets the job done.

53. convince my sister to do 101 in 1001

70. make Rumchata at home
I can't really take credit for this one but I helped Loro make Rumchata. By help, I mean I sampled and told him when it tasted good. I hope he makes it again.

99. Eat at 5 new restaurants. 1 down - 4 to go. We tried Oscar's Pub and Grill which was rated #3 for the best burger's in my city. I had The Big Aloha which consists of an 8oz Black Angus Burger, Ham, havarti cheese, slice of pineapple and avocado. Also, we had the appetizer combo which had frickle chips and battered green beans. It had other stuff too, but that's all I was interested in.

So that's 6.1 items crossed off my list. Let's see what I can cross off in June.

101 in 1001: take 2

As I posted yesterday, I failed my first take at 101 in 1001. I came up with another list, the start date was yesterday May 17, 2014 and the end date is February 11, 2017.

1. Have a baby
2. send a surprise to my Aunts (and call them often)
3. go to Florida for my brother's graduation
4. go see Maleficent with MIL and niece4
5. surprise Mom with a package
6. send brother and sister birthday gifts on time
7. buy a house

8. Communicate with Loro when something is wrong (especially when he asks "What's wrong?")
9. Stay on Disney property with Loro
10. Have a real vacation with Loro
12. Watch Lord of the Rings
13. Watch Chronicles of narnia
14. take a monthly picture of Loro and me
15. try not to snore*
16. give Loro rubs he likes (without being asked)*
*Boyfriend's request

17. Start taking prenatals
18. document my pregnancy
19. lose 20-40 pounds
20. stop over-eating, eat smaller portions, eat healthier
21. go to dentist
22. learn to deal with stress better
23. be more fluent speaking Spanish
24. join a gym
25. exercise 3 times a week
26. drink 5 glasses a water a day
27. no sweets for a week
28. don't complain for a week
29. don't swear a week
30. do right split again
31. open savings account and save money!
32. get my credit score
33. begin to pay off my debt
34. drink coffee without milk (document)
35. sort through old clothes and get rid of clothes
36. get 2nd hole in ears
37. be more organized (with everything)
38. don't let laundry pile up
39. take Intro to Childcare profession course
40. further my education

41. buy light sweaters and camis for layering
42. buy bakeware
43. buy bedroom furniture (dresser, new bed, etc)
44. buy a bookshelf (and a "Melmer")
45. buy a Dooney & Burke Disney purse
46. buy cute sandals for Summer
47. buy cute shoes for work
48. buy a 3DS xL
49. buy 5 Disney items
50. buy kinetic sand or moon sand
51. buy a new Winter coat and boots

52. design a graphic for 101 in 1001  I used picmonkey to create my graphic
53. convince my sister to do 101 in 1001
54. 300 GFC followers on nail blog, 200 IG followers and 100 likes on FB
55. post at least 3 times a week (twice on nail blog, once here)
56. Monthly summary post on nail blog
57. try 2 new indie brands
58. learn to take better photos
59. 1000 posts on nail blog and 500 posts here
60. interact more with readers
61. try new nail art every month
62. invest in a better camera
63. purchase domain for nail blog
64. share items accomplished on blog
65. decide whether to start 101 in 1001 again

66. make a scrapbook
67. bake 5 different cakes and document
68. read PLL series
69. Finish reading The Lying Game series
70. make Rumchata at home
71. make a baby blanket
72. make caramel toffee brownies
73. bake cookies from scratch
74. sew another skirt
75. make homemade pizza
76. finish reading Mockingjay
77. try 5 old recipes I haven't made in awhile
78. read a non-fiction book

79. send snail mail/nail mail to 5 people
80. finish #fmsphotoaday
81. meet some of my online friends in person (go to a Youtube event)
82. catch up on the DIS
83. stay in contact with moms from old job
84. send out Christmas cards
85. hang out with co-workers from old and new job

86. Go to Chicago
87. visit Cloud Gate (Chicago Bean)
88. ride a train
89. go to Summerfest
90. go to Six Flags
91. eat at a Japanese restaurant
92. eat at Kopp's
93. eat at Solly's
94. go to zoo
95. go to museum
96. go to a Zumba class
97. eat at PF changs
98. go to skating rink with Loro
99. eat at 5 new restaurants/try 5 different entrees at "new" place
100. fix car
101. do something "new"

failed 101 in 1001

On August 13, 2011  I made a list of 101 things to accomplish in 1001 days. It's a week after my deadline (May 10, 2014) and sad to say but I only accomplished about 45 items on that list. Some of them are no longer applicable since the time has past and I'm not in school and my sister's not a senior anymore.

For the ones that were accomplished, surprisingly I wasn't very good about documenting the items on my list as it happened. Some of the items, I'm sad that it didn't happen even though it's out of my control. The one thing that I really wanted to cross of my list was to have a baby and that didn't happen. I can't help but wonder if there's something wrong with me.

On the bright side, I graduated with my associates degree in Early Childhood Development and I started working at a Daycare on April 2, 2014. That accomplishment makes me feel like I really did something. I'm happy with my career and it's where I want to be. Although, if the opportunity came up, I'd love to work with children (childcare/teaching) at Disney.

I've given it some thought and I think I want to do a 2nd round of 101 in 1001. Of course, I need an actual list but I'm not going to "cheat" this time making #1 find 101 things to accomplish.

So stay tuned for my new list of 101 in 1001.

Life Update

"Happy New Year" about a month late...

I only wrote twice last year. Once to say I was suffering from baby fever and the other to post a yummy recipe. Last year, I moved to Florida hoping that we would plant ourselves and be there for 5-10 years but only ended up being there 6 months before moving back to Wisconsin. I also hoped that I would have accomplished a majority of what's on my 101 in 1001 since the deadline is drawing near...that didn't happen either.

Today, I decided to sit down and write because I want to do this more. This blog is supposed to be for everything else in my life not related to polish or Disney. My outlet...

Last month, I let myself get excited only to be completely let down. There was a moment where I thought that I was finally pregnant. I had all the "symptoms" and AF was a day late. Yes, just a day but I'm normally regular so allowed myself to get excited. I shouldn't have done that.

With that little experience (if I can even call it that) made us think about TTC. DBF and I discussed it and while we're not "trying" we're not preventing either. The talk of baby doesn't freak him out as much as it did before. I guess I can say we're in the stages of Pre-TTC, trying to get everything in order and whatnot. I want to get healthier and take prenatal vitamins.

So once again, I'm saying I'm going to make use of my blog to document my journey.