Update on Thirty

Update on the 30 While Thirty

1. Visit the ocean.
2. Lose 30 pounds.
3. Volunteer in my community. I started a program where I tutor recent immigrants in reading.
4. Forgive and forget about Ken. Work-in-progress.
5. Read 30 books. Hmmm. . . I’ve read about 10 books since my birthday.
6. Make a terrarium.
7. Visit Yellow Springs, Ohio.
8. Organize my living room. Work-in-progress.
9. Organize my bedroom. Work-in-progress.
10. Drink water. Everyday. Lots of it.
11. Wear lipstick or lip gloss more often.
12. Spend (at least) one weekend a month with my mom. So far, I’ve accomplished at least twice-a-month visits.
13. Take my grandma to visit her sister-in-law in the spring.
14. Visit my cousin's special education class.
15. Load lots of music onto my mom's MP3 player. I downloaded lots of music, I just need to put it on her MP3 player.
16. See at least one opera.
17. Take Katie to see a play.
18. Go to an art museum.
19. See a 3-D movie.
20. Go to a play.
21. Buy a bottle of the wine I had on vacation.
22. Give Charles an amazing birthday present.
23. Wash and vacuum my car at least once month.
24. Visit at least one city park. I’ve visited several city parks, and I take Scooter to the dog park at least once a week.
25. Pack my lunch for an entire month. April is the month to do this! So far, so good.
26. Use the crockpot 12 times.
27. Celebrate my mom's 60th birthday with something special.
28. Adopt a rescue dog. Scooter was adopted in March 2012!!
29. Host a brunch at my apartment.
30. Go to a comedy club.

Okay, so four out of 30, that makes a completion rate of 13%. I have 10 months left to finish the list.

It is Well

I have been thinking about how I've come to be where I am today. I have a B.A. in Communication Arts, a Master of Social Work from a world renown university. I have a strong professional background. I'm an AmeriCorps alum. I lived in Mexico. My heart has been broken twice. I have a mom who I know loves me so much, and I appreciate that more everyday. I have friends that are always just a phone call away. Parts of my family are truly amazing (the other part, truly dysfunctional). It's become apparent to me how fortunate I am with all that I have. I define what I have not by the material possessions, but by life experiences, education, and the support of people who love me.


Some songs match sentiments exactly.

I think about all I have and wonder why others have little or nothing.

Randomness.

Sometimes, when I can't fall asleep, I bite my fingernails. I wake up to raggedy nails and torn cuticles.

I was just told the deadline to my project was moved up from June 1st to May 1st. That makes a helluva lot of difference. I was told in passing. This has a HUGE impact on my work and I wasn't even told by my boss, just someone who thinks she's my boss (along with thinking she is the boss of the entire universe), happened to tell me. WTF?

I took Scooter to the dog park over the weekend. It was GREAT! He quickly made friends, human and canine alike, and was Mr. Popularity. We both got a lot of exercise and enjoyed being outside.

When I talk to my family, I reference my current city as Cutter Gap. My mom snapped at me on the phone and said "Lay off the Cutter Gap insults, I liked Christy and the people of Cutter Gap."

I read the Hunger Games trilogy last year, and saw the first movie over the weekend. The theme is very allegorical and makes me think of various social justice issues. District 12 seems a lot like Cutter Gap to me.