October 16: Boss' Day, Department Store Day, Dictionary Day, National Feral Cat Day, World Food Day
October 17: Black Poetry Day, Hagfish Day, Medical Assistants Recognition Day, National Fossil Day
October 18: Get to Know Your Customers Day, Get Smart About Credit Day, International Credit Union Day, National Chocolate Cupcake Day, Evaluate Your Life Day
October 19: Mammography Day
October 17: Black Poetry Day, Hagfish Day, Medical Assistants Recognition Day, National Fossil Day
October 18: Get to Know Your Customers Day, Get Smart About Credit Day, International Credit Union Day, National Chocolate Cupcake Day, Evaluate Your Life Day
October 19: Mammography Day
 | Instead of the tradition (ie. boring) chocolate cupcake recipe, I thought I'd spice it up a bit with Eat Cake for Dinner's Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread with Chocolate Drizzle. Holy yum! |
To evaluate my life, I'd like to share my
My 26 before 26 List - UPDATE!
green = accomplished!
purple = in progress!
red = maybe next year!
My 26 before 26 List - UPDATE!
green = accomplished!
purple = in progress!
red = maybe next year!
1. Climb three more Fourteeners. (Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Democrat, Mt. Cameron, Mt. Bross)
2. Go camping at least five times this summer. (Great Sand Dunes National Park, Eleven Mile Campground, Kite Lake Campground)
3. Go skiing at least once this winter. (Eldora)
4. Rent a house. (Plan = December!!)
5. Ride my bike to Denver.
6. Keep one plant alive for an entire year.
7. Lost 10 lbs OR two sizes. (4/10)
8. Read 10 books. (IT by Stephen King, 11/23/64 by Stephen King, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King, Pandemic, Water for Elephants, We wish to inform you…, Salomon Effect, Babylonian Codex, Archangel Project, Pride & Prejudice & Sea Monsters, Hunger Games #1, The Killing Club)
9. Document my 25th year through pictures.
10. Continue on my path to becoming a Hygenius. (Genius Dental Hygienist!)
11. Run at least one more 10K (The plan = Redline Running Turkey Day 10K)
12. Try 25 new recipes. (30/25) GO HERE FOR ALL RECIPES
(Soft pretzels, cheese sauce, homemade dulce de leche, chocolate cake (fail) x2, buffalo chicken dip, grilled Portobello sandwiches, Greek dill dip, grilled pizzas, macaroni salad, potato salad, spicy garlic herb nachos, fruit dip, fried egg on everything, gourmet breakfast burrito, garlic aioli, apple cider sangria, Jolly Rancher suckers, donut muffins, tuna & olive pasta salad, pumpkin & cheese spice bread, fruit pizzas, baked sweet potato fries, garlic cheese dip, peanut butter dip, English muffin bread, pasties, brown butter mashed potatoes, strawberry hand pies, grilled asparagus)
13. Build a bridge with my sister.
14. Re-vamp my wardrobe.
15. Complete 10 DIY projects. (11/10) GO HERE FOR ALL DIRECTIONS
(Bowties, gold wineglasses, braille art, photo collage, Michigan string art, notecard journal, Riddle's Halloween costume, Odie's Halloween costume, my Halloween costume, Victoria's Halloween costume, recovering foot stool, recovering chair, "What I love most about my home" art, watermark tee, Valentine chapsticks)
16. Get a smart phone and not kill it. (So far, success!)
17. Go on a cruise. (Plan = Next February/March)
18. Go on a hot air balloon ride. (1/1)
19. Get all eight Harry Potter movies & audiobooks. (8/8)
20. Call one family member per week (not counting my mom or dad!) (10/52)
21. Volunteer for at least one dental event. (Colorado Mission of Mercy)
22. Have a dinner party.
23. Celebrate three years with the love of my life. (August 28, 2012 = 3 years!)
24. Take one vacation by myself. (Yoga Journal Conference Estes Park, Pueblo trip)
25. Buy (and use) one new attachment for my KitchenAid.
26. Turn 26!!
2. Go camping at least five times this summer. (Great Sand Dunes National Park, Eleven Mile Campground, Kite Lake Campground)
3. Go skiing at least once this winter. (Eldora)
4. Rent a house. (Plan = December!!)
5. Ride my bike to Denver.
6. Keep one plant alive for an entire year.
7. Lost 10 lbs OR two sizes. (4/10)
8. Read 10 books. (IT by Stephen King, 11/23/64 by Stephen King, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King, Pandemic, Water for Elephants, We wish to inform you…, Salomon Effect, Babylonian Codex, Archangel Project, Pride & Prejudice & Sea Monsters, Hunger Games #1, The Killing Club)
9. Document my 25th year through pictures.
10. Continue on my path to becoming a Hygenius. (Genius Dental Hygienist!)
11. Run at least one more 10K (The plan = Redline Running Turkey Day 10K)
12. Try 25 new recipes. (30/25) GO HERE FOR ALL RECIPES
(Soft pretzels, cheese sauce, homemade dulce de leche, chocolate cake (fail) x2, buffalo chicken dip, grilled Portobello sandwiches, Greek dill dip, grilled pizzas, macaroni salad, potato salad, spicy garlic herb nachos, fruit dip, fried egg on everything, gourmet breakfast burrito, garlic aioli, apple cider sangria, Jolly Rancher suckers, donut muffins, tuna & olive pasta salad, pumpkin & cheese spice bread, fruit pizzas, baked sweet potato fries, garlic cheese dip, peanut butter dip, English muffin bread, pasties, brown butter mashed potatoes, strawberry hand pies, grilled asparagus)
13. Build a bridge with my sister.
14. Re-vamp my wardrobe.
15. Complete 10 DIY projects. (11/10) GO HERE FOR ALL DIRECTIONS
(Bowties, gold wineglasses, braille art, photo collage, Michigan string art, notecard journal, Riddle's Halloween costume, Odie's Halloween costume, my Halloween costume, Victoria's Halloween costume, recovering foot stool, recovering chair, "What I love most about my home" art, watermark tee, Valentine chapsticks)
16. Get a smart phone and not kill it. (So far, success!)
17. Go on a cruise. (Plan = Next February/March)
18. Go on a hot air balloon ride. (1/1)
19. Get all eight Harry Potter movies & audiobooks. (8/8)
20. Call one family member per week (not counting my mom or dad!) (10/52)
21. Volunteer for at least one dental event. (Colorado Mission of Mercy)
22. Have a dinner party.
23. Celebrate three years with the love of my life. (August 28, 2012 = 3 years!)
24. Take one vacation by myself. (Yoga Journal Conference Estes Park, Pueblo trip)
25. Buy (and use) one new attachment for my KitchenAid.
26. Turn 26!!
October 20: Bridge Day, Fall Astronomy Day, Information Overload Day, National Call-In Day for Health Reform, Sweetest Day, Birth of the Bab
October 21: Celebration of the Mind Day, National Sunday School Appreciation Day, Reptile Awareness Day, World Toy Camera Day
October 22: CAPS LOCKS DAY
October 23: iPod Day, National Mole Day
October 24: Food Day, United Nations Day
October 25: Sourest Day, World Pasta Day
October 26: Frankenstein Friday, National Breadsticks Day, Mule Day
October 27: Cranky Co-Workers Day, Make a Difference Day, National Forgiveness Day
October 28: Mother-In-Law Day, National Chocolates Day, Reformation Sunday, St. Jude Day
October 29: Internet Day, Lung Health Day, National Cat Day, Visit a Cemetery Day
October 21: Celebration of the Mind Day, National Sunday School Appreciation Day, Reptile Awareness Day, World Toy Camera Day
October 22: CAPS LOCKS DAY
October 23: iPod Day, National Mole Day
October 24: Food Day, United Nations Day
October 25: Sourest Day, World Pasta Day
October 26: Frankenstein Friday, National Breadsticks Day, Mule Day
October 27: Cranky Co-Workers Day, Make a Difference Day, National Forgiveness Day
October 28: Mother-In-Law Day, National Chocolates Day, Reformation Sunday, St. Jude Day
October 29: Internet Day, Lung Health Day, National Cat Day, Visit a Cemetery Day
 World Pasta Day AND National Breadsticks Day in the SAME week!?? This calls for a celebration indeed! How about a twist on plain ol' breadsticks with Apple a Day's Soft Garlic Knots? You can't possibly say no. These are delicious AND easy! Make it a meal with How Sweet It Is' Butternut Squash Skillet Shells. |  |
October 30: Checklist Day, Create a Great Funeral Day, Devil's Night Haunted Refrigerator Night, National Candy Corn Day
The Sugar Turntables' Candy Corn Cupcakes - looks even tastier paired with chocolate!
Happy haunting!
XO
P.S. Wondering where Halloween went? Just you wait and see!
XO
P.S. Wondering where Halloween went? Just you wait and see!
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