#53. Pay off the American Express

This shit is official!  I paid off the AmEx.  I've gotten bloody close a few times.  Something always seems to come up.  Not this time.  I'm so pumped about this.  You all know I hate debt by this point, and this is just another victory when it comes to financial security.  Now, it will be a matter of paying off the Menards card (thanks rental trailer #36). It will be worth it eventually right? Right.

#72. Plant spring seedlings

I am a farmer at heart.  I really am.  I like to pretend that I could be a city girl.  Live in the hustle and bustle and love it, but I'm just not sure I can.  Case in point, I've planted a garden at every place I've lived.  Even when it was a little herb garden that had to live in the window sill, it was there.  I really don't have much of a green thumb, but it's not for lack of trying.  This year I planted jalapenos, bell peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, roma tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, onions, and something else I can't remember.  Mom and dad told me I can plant a big garden out at their house as long as its not a "weed patch."  So, after I get back from my trip in April, I've got a hot date with the tiller.  You will see pictures cause its gonna be awesome, in a completely dorky vegetable laden way.

#93. Repaint the bathroom cabinet

I know people say that light colors hide flaws, well, when it comes to paint, not too tight kahki pants, yuck.  Anyway, the white paint in the bathroom didn't.  Since the first day I moved in, it drove me nuts that the white paint on the cabinet had peeled from the door being closed on it before it had completely dried.  It had been touched up, but it wasn't hidden.  The water damage stain on the ceiling had bled back through too, which also drove me nuts.  When I scraped the surround, I went to town on the cabinet too.  I'm just so happy its done now, so happy each time I look at it.  Yay!

#100. Complete the patient call list before the end of Feb

I am so glad this one is done, all 48 pages of it. I really didnt want to do it.  Cold calling is uncomfortable, but many people were happy to hear that our ours were increased and if they were hurting on Thursdays, someone would be there to take care of them.  Now, I have to call everyone on our newsletter list and see if I can switch them to email versions instead....I just can't stay away from the phone :)
 

#92. Scrape and repaint the bathroom surround

When I moved in to Maggie's old trailer the humidity in the shower had caused the paint to chip like crazy on the ceiling.  It drove me nuts.  I finally broke down, of course only a month before we will end up moving, but it's painted now so oh well.  Unfortunately when I scraped, apparently I didn't get all of the little chips out of the tub before the next shower, so we did have to snake the drain.  I say we, but Zac did it.  Sometimes I love being married because it means I don't have to do all the gross stuff myself hahaha!

Oh my carbs

I just started a diet (even though the book insists it's not actually a diet) following the Cracking the Fat-Loss Code plan.  It's been not too bad yet.  This is week 1 day 2 of basically no carbs at all.  Food pyramid style you need about 250g/day, this week I'm to stay at 20g or less each day.  I love potatoes and this makes me sad. But anyway, wish me luck as I start to try to knock off those 55lbs I'd really like to lose.  And yes, I do need to lose 55 according to every body mass index and height/weight chart ever.  I'd be thrilled with 40. Lets start with 10.

PS, I haven't forgotten any of these goals, on the contrary, I completed 4 more recently, I just have become very lax in documenting them and I will catch up sometime soon