52 lists : : weeks 13 & 14

list the things you want to make

candles

a quilt

a family

a home

clothes

pizza

list your childhood and current dream jobs

childhood:

vet

ballerina

pianist

singer

rich

dental hygienist

current:

teacher

missionary

52 lists : : weeks 11 and 12

list your essentials

a hairbrush

sweater

comfy sweat pants

socks

fresh flowers

good books

and good music

and earbuds that work so you can hear the good music

money's not essential but...eh, it's nice

list the things that feel like home

listening to Chloe

Ellie singing some mad opera

when my bed is made

my dad playing guitar

my mom having all the windows open

Rachel sleeping

ice water

cereal and peanut butter toast

chocolate chip ice cream  

March 23: Do you have a hobby?

Hmm...I guess you could say reading's a hobby.  And blogging.  And stressing out about everything. ;)

March 24: Describe your most embarrassing moment.

Haha...no.  That's for one person and one person alone.  But here's one that pales in comparison to the most embarrassing, but is still pretty funny.  When I was thirteen(?) I joined my church with Rachel, and after the ceremony you stand at the front and everyone comes and tells you congratulations, so you say thank you.  Over and over.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.  Well, there was a boy my age that I hadn't met yet, and that day he decided to come up and introduce himself.  He shook my hand and said, "Hi, my name's [blank]."  I smiled very sweetly and said, "Thank you."  It doesn't sound that bad, but it was truly humiliating.

March 25: Describe your location.

I'm in the living room on the couch.  My feet are freezing.  I'm getting ready to go to class, so there's a bunch of books next to me.  Ellie's dog is laying on the floor in front of me.

March 26: What's your favorite food?

Probably pizza.  I just love pizza.  Without cheese. 

52 lists : : week 10

list the ways you can cleanse for spring

keep drinking water...though my Lentish ways have sort of been on a downward spiral these past couple of days

clean out from under my bed and in my dresser drawers

dust

vaccuum

look back over my 2013 resolutions

start eating summery fruits and vegetables

keep going to the gym

scrub Jonah's tank

March 16: What's your biggest accomplishment?

Umm...maybe figuring out what I'm doing with my education?  This is a really hard one.

March 17: Why and when did you start blogging?

I started blogging in October 2008 because a bunch of my friends had started blogs of their own and I wanted to get on the bandwagon.  I didn't start blogging consistently about things I really enjoy until 2010ish.

52 lists : : week 9

list the places you want to go

India

Aurora, Colorado

on my honeymoon

my own home

a place without cheese

to a cold beach somewhere in the East

wherever they filmed the newest "Little Women"

Ireland

Maui

March 9: my bucket list

March 10: my daily routine

Mondays and Wednesdays are probably my busiest days.  I get up around 8 and leave the house by 8:30 so Rachel and I can go work out at Planet Fitness.  We work out for about an hour and then head over to school, where Rachel's first class is at 11.  My class doesn't start 'til 5:30 on those days, so that's when I usually get most of my homework done for the week.  Then I have my math class at 5:30, and we're home by around 7:30.

March 11: the last book you read

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

March 12: something that you miss

I miss my dog.  Plus a bunch of people who've moved away over the years.

52 lists : : weeks 7 and 8

list the things that make you feel healthy

working out

eating good food, like salads and fruit and chicken

reading a good book

dressing up

brushing my teeth

taking a shower

drinking water

going for a water and breathing in lots of fresh air

 

list your favorite albums   

 10,000 Reasons by Matt Redman

Promises and Pieces of a Real Heart by Sanctus Real

Music Inspired by The Story

Joy: An Irish Christmas by Keith and Kristyn Getty

Savior: Celebrating the Mystery of God Become Man

Peace Like a River: The Hymn Projects by Chris Rice

52 lists : : week 6

List the Ways in Which You Can Love Others

- making a thoughtful, personal gift

- encouragement

- laughing at their jokes

- reading a book to Chloe

- letting them choose the movie

- giving up the last piece of pizza

- sending encouraging letters, emails, or texts

- listening attentively, focusing on them, and responding appropriately

- driving for them

- letting them choose what to get to eat

- helping with household chores

- doing a return

- being random with my acts of kindness and love

- trying to see them as Jesus sees them, instead of just thinking I'm better than they are; focusing on the best about them

- only giving compliments that I actually mean

- striking up a conversation and getting to know them better

52 lists : : week 5

52 lists : : week 4

To read more, go to my bucket list.

52 lists : : week 3

52 lists : : weeks 1 & 2

I saw this idea on a new blog I found where you write a list of specific things (given through a prompt by the blogger) just for fun.  I love lists, so I thought it'd be fun.  Not sure how faithfully I'll stick to it, but it'll be fun to give it a try.  Here's week 1 and 2.

Week 1

Week 2