Chemo-Winter Activities

Well, chemo last week almost killed me since they administered the bleo-the most toxic to the lungs- when I already had only 75% of my lungs working. I hallucinated, vomited, passed out- not in that order- and it was not fun nor pretty. My poor hubby...

Now, I have a pleural rub- which means my lungs are so inflammed that they rumble when I breathe and are KILLING ME to take a breath.

With the temperature being what it is in New York- about a 10 degree average- I'm under house arrest. This is what I've been doing---

• organizing the kitchen
• re-organizing the closets
• getting rid of clutter and things we don't use
• creating storage under the beds
• playing with recipes for the crock pot
• catching up on my correspondence (i loved being a pen pal when I was little, an addiction that has never truly gone away...)
• cleaning out the clothing drawers...
• gathering ideas for menus
• gathering ideas for travel and other activities I get to do when chemo is over (my new rule, that i'm VERY excited about- is at least ONE NEW THING EVERYDAY to do, be, or have, or make...)
• making appointments for my book discussions and thinking up/working on more book ideas
• watching my hair grow in like a chia pet...

At this rate- chemo will be completely over April 22nd, unless my 3rd pet scan (sometime in March) comes up COMPLETELY clear- which is what i am praying and hoping for...

the good news--- my 2nd pet scan showed that 70% of the disease/masses/whatever my body had is gone!!

GONE GONE GONEEEE

I'm still freaked out that this happened to me and that it happens to people. There should be a non-evasive cure for all cancers. I know it's out there.

In the meantime, I'm also excited about my hair growing in- and about the pixie cut I shall have! I was never ballsy enough to do it myself, but now...well, it's on it's way.

So keep toasty, send me light and love, and have fun out there for me...

love love love to y'all...

movie madness

In December, LML and I were away.
I'll admit- when we're away, we don't tend to say we are.
I like my private life- just that way. private.

So, while we were on holiday, on a beach somewhere...
we made a list of all these movies we'd have to catch once being home for a while.

(and duh- i always travel with more than one notebook and oodles of pens)

my list look something liked this....

1. Larry Crowne
2. The Help
3. Super 8
4. Midnight in Paris
5. Crazy Stupid Love
6. Secretariat
7. Water for Elephants
8. all the Paranormal Activities
9. Eat Pray Love (again)
10. Hot Tub Time Machine
11. Take me home tonight
12. Dinner for Schmucks (I'm sure I didn't spell this correctly)
13. Life as we Know it
14. My soul to take
15. Morning Glory
16. Black Swan
17. How do you know
18. Hangover 2
19. The Rite
20. The Roomate
21. Just go with it
22. Unknown
23. Hall Pass
24. Adjustment Bureau
25. 50/50
26. In Time
27. Tower Heist
28. J. Edgar
29. Immortals
30. Jack and Jill
31. Descendants
32. Hugo
33. Week with Marilyn
34. Beastly
35. Paul
36. Red Riding Hood
37. Bridesmaids
38. Art of Getting By
39. Bad Teacher
40. One Day
41. Horrible Bosses
42. Dream House
43. Our Idiot Brother
44. Don't be afraid of the Dark
45. I don't know how she does it
46. Let me in

Obviously, we've been away and busy in the last two years.

The chunk of time that we've been stationed in one locale, we've adjusted the list a few times.

Now, it looks like this...

1. Larry Crowne
2. The Help
3. Super 8
4. Midnight in Paris
5. Crazy Stupid Love
6. Secretariat
7. Water for Elephants
8. all the Paranormal Activities
9. Eat Pray Love (again)
10. Hot Tub Time Machine
11. Take me home tonight
12. Dinner for Schmucks (I'm sure I didn't spell this correctly)
13. Life as we Know it
14. My soul to take
15. Morning Glory
16. Black Swan
17. How do you know
18. Hangover 2
19. The Rite
20. The Roomate
21. Just go with it
22. Unknown
23. Hall Pass
24. Adjustment Bureau
25. 50/50
26. In Time
27. Tower Heist
28. J. Edgar
29. Immortals
30. Jack and Jill
31. Descendants
32. Hugo
33. Week with Marilyn
34. Beastly
35. Paul
36. Red Riding Hood
37. Bridesmaids
38. Art of Getting By
39. Bad Teacher
40. One Day
41. Horrible Bosses
42. Dream House
43. Our Idiot Brother
44. Don't be afraid of the Dark
45. I don't know how she does it
46. Let me in

Here's the math...

The price of a movie in New York is approximately $10 (and I'm being nice). 

Together, if we'd gone to see every movie on this list, we'd have spend over $900. (um, holy crap?)

That's a whole vacation (or more than one vaca, depending where you're spending it) for two!

Since we've been back, we've accomplished 21 movies on this list- roughly. 

That's still $420 dollars saved.

We've seen all these movies in the last few months at the expense of the wonderful people over at our present 'cable company'...which is not time warner, cuz they blew chunks.

Our favorites out of these 21 movies:

1. Hangover 2
2. Paul
3. Hot tub time machine
4. bridesmaids

As I'm a girl, to my list I'm adding:

5. The Help (which was "OK" to LML but "Boring.")

6. Midnight in Paris (which was about the plight of a writer--LML understands me, but not other writers. LOL)

7. Jack and Jill (I love Adam Sandler...LML chuckles at a few lines. I would love Adam Sandlers career- so I always closely pay attention.)

Thus concludes our list of movie madness so far. Help us add to it :) e-mail  me at whosthatgamine@gmail.com

LOVE ME,

the globetrotting gamine

ha.

So, the writer in me has something new going on. Apparently, breathing comes as naturally lately as writing does. Literally.
Ha.
I've found that writing is actually the key for me to keep my mind straight, be it a list, a blog post, a chapter or drawing for one of the 15 books I'm working on.
By the way- by 15, I am not exaggerating. Definitely not by any means exaggerating. In fact, I've cut back on   quite a few novels and have narrowed everything down to 15. I figure by the end of 2014 I COULD be done, IF I get an agent or a publisher interested in (at least) the trilogy I'm writing.
I guess you can say that writing has become a bigger part of me than I thought would be possible.

I guess, with my schedule and everything coming up, it should be expected that I am a little more stressed than usual...because usually, I'm not stressed at all.
Usually, I leave everything up to the universe and it all works out for me in the end...but yes, anxiety has set in for me at the age of 30.

There is so much to look forward to, that I know my to-do list, as short (compared to what's going on) as it can be will collect dust anyway.

So here are a teeny list of my goals for this summer:

• visit some museums i've not been to, and write/blog about them
• figure out places i've been to i haven't blogged about.
• blog about the books i've read this year, which will be no easy feat.
• maybe knock some items off my bucket list
• get just a smidge more organized!

what are your goals for this summer?

love me,

the globetrotting gamine

i have a problem!

yes.
i have a problem.
now, i'm sure i've mentioned this problem before and am totally aware other people have the same problem, which is why i feel safe sharing it with the bloggie-world.

my problem is: lists.

as a writer, my list-problem is heightened by a sense of urgency and constant ideas.
as a writer, the storing of journals and notebooks [and more] for said lists and ideas is out of control!

when i was a teenager, i thought i was the only one with this issue. eventually, i met a friend who had a similar issue- i was extremely thankful for this. however, where my lists were mostly idea-related, hers were always material-related.

who am i to judge? i have my own problems here!

catapulting through college literally, would not have been made possibly with out my endless lists built into my planners. each item was a different color relating to a different field. i would cross them out with one single line when each item was complete.

it scared my colleagues. it scared my supervisors- to one of them in particular which i say, HAHA!
but i was lucky, because i loved them, and they still thought i was amusing, so...

by the time the whirlwind of my roaring 20s began, there was more than one notebook, list and planner. i consolidated everything into one and tried to pass on the idea to my nearest and dearest as i found that i never lost a thing! i would write and write, tape in important information into these notebooks and agendas and all was well with my crazy world.

i guess my problem is that it continues to grow and sprout ideas- so i hope, at the very least, that this problem is anything but! let your freak flag fly :)

love me,
the globetrotting gamine

notes from...

notes taken from my journal about a month ago.

with no specific order, or reasons, enjoy some bullet-notes about me:

• i don't like to be negative, or around negative people. or materialistic people. 
• allergies really suck.
• i am waiting for quite a few things via the snail mail system that i simply cannot wait for. when they get here, photos to follow. 
• people who are bloggy copy cats amuse me. quite flattering, i must say. 
• research is really hard work.
• there has been so much going on, we haven't slowed down since May. 
• i need sleep.

that is all!!

revisiting july 2010

update! Old post, click here:

a while ago, on my post titled 'life goals, take 1!', i had a small bucket list. it has grown and i've decided that if you'd like to feature your bucket list...do it here! send it to me at whosthatgamine@gmail.comand i will post it with a mclinky to your site! happy trails <3

Gone on a blind date


(X)Skipped school

(X)Watched someone die

(X) Been to Canada

( X) Been to Mexico

( x) Been to Florida

(x )Been to Hawaii

( )Been to South America

(x )Been to Europe

( )Been to Africa

( )Been to the Middle East

( )Been to the Orient

( )Been to Australia

(X ) Traveled alone

(X) Been on a plane

( )Been on a helicopter

(X) Been lost

(X ) Gone to Washington, DC

(X) Swam in the ocean

(X)Cried yourself to sleep

( ) Played cops and robbers

(X) Recently colored with crayons

(X) Sang Karaoke

(X ) Paid for a meal with coins only

( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch.

(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.

(X) Made prank phone calls

( X) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans

(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose

(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue

( ) Danced in the rain-naked

( x) Written a letter to Santa Claus

(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe

(X) Watched the sunrise with someone

(X) Blown bubbles

(X) Gone ice-skating

(X) Gone to the movies

(X) Gone to the movies alone

( ) Been deep sea fishing

( ) Driven across the United States 

( ) Been in a hot air balloon

( x) seen a volcano

( x) Gone snowmobiling

(x) Lived in more than one country

(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets and Mosquitoes

(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish

( ) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser

(X) Seen the Statue of Liberty

( )Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle

( x) Been on a cruise 

(X) Traveled by train

( x) Traveled by motorcycle

(X ) Been horse back riding

( ) Ridden on a San Francisco CABLE CAR

(X ) Been to Disneyland OR Disney World

(X) Truly believe in the power of prayer

(x ) Been in a rain forest

( ) Seen whales in the ocean

(X) Been to Niagara Falls

( ) Ridden on an elephant

( )Been in a car wreck

( ) Swam with dolphins

( ) Been to the Olympics

( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China

( ) Saw and heard a glacier calve

( ) Been spinnaker flying

( ) Been water-skiing

( x) Been snow-skiing

( ) Been to Westminster Abbey

( ) Been to the Louvre

( x )Wrote a book (waiting for it to be published)

(x ) Swam in the Mediterranean (and the aegean sea)

(X) Been to a Major League Baseball game

( ) Been to a National Football League game

(X) Seen a play on Broadway

( ) Been to Las Vegas

(X) Been to Atlantic City

(X) Been to Coney Island

( ) Take the trans-siberian railway through Mongolia and Russia 

( ) Go photo crazy at the Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia 

( ) Summit Mount Kilimanjaro 

( ) Explore rural and urban Japan 

( )Eat and practice Italian in Puglia, the heel of Italy!

( )Volunteer at a children's school in Africa 

( )Walk the entire French Route of El Camino de Santiago 

( )Take a polar plunge in Antarctica 

( )Go backpacking through New Zealand, head to toe

( )Walk Across Spain 

( )learn american sign language

( )Visit all 7 continents 

( ) Sing Karaoke in Japan 

( )Learn 'Hello' in as many languages as possible 

(x )Take Dance Lessons 

( ) Go on an African Safari 

( )Volunteer Abroad 

( )Study Yoga in an Ashram 

( x )Whitewater Rafting 

( )Join 'La Tomatina' tomato fight in Spain 

( ) Go on a cruise in the Galapagos Islands 

( )Hike the Inca Trail up to Machu Picchu 

( ) Try Shark Cage Diving 

( ) Learn to Surf (sort of...)

( ) Try CouchSurfing, at least once 

( )Learn to ride a motorcycle 

( ) Go Sailing 

( x) Find the best pizza in New York City 

( x) Explore a cave

( )Run a Marathon in another country

( X) Climb a volcano

( ) bite the bullet and go Zip-lining


i hope to accomplish the rest of this list in the next 2 years! 


love me,
the globetrotting gamine

the procrastinating queen

i have come to the conclusion
that i am the queen
of procrastinators.

i have not even closed to PARTIALLY
(does that make sense?)
getting over this writers block.

can someone who is so into
organizing and listmaking
also be such
a
procrastinator?

though- i am a lucky, lucky girl.
the other night, i thought to myself how
absolutely thankful i am
for my family, friends, puppy...
incredible husband...
book about to be published...
ability to cook (yay!)...
having travelled to 25+ countries...

yeah, if things were anymore perfect
people would throw rocks at me...
which is mean to say, but i know that's how they feel
from their words or lack there of.

it's sad since i'd like nothing but the best for everyone
in everything...
i literally can spend all day researching, writing, etc.
which is  very fitting about this new-ish career choice of writing.

thus the procrastinating schtick that has moved in to my brain
is not helping anything...

so pray that my muses come back
to kick me in the tush
so i can get a move on
on my next books!!

visiting my shop here...

and my facebook page for 'Greeks in Queens' here...

and thank you for all of your support...texts...e-mails...words...everything!!

i understand

my beautiful Aunt pointed out yesterday...
that i have artist's block.

she's right, though i feel as if the term
is a complete understatement!

here i am with boxes and boxes
(not kidding)
of stuff i want to do
or have to do
and the mojo to do it
is nowhere to be found.

i should locate the book she recommended
and see if it helps...
but then it would be another item
on an ever growing to do list.

i've read about 3.5 books in the last few days...
which should have cleared my mind somehow
but it really didn't...and i spent the rest of the day
booking appointments and scheduling my dvr
for this crazy schedule i've got going on.

so today is all about gathering everything up
and executing as many of the tasks on my list as possible
before a beautiful weekend spent with LML...
and so that Monday...

I can get back to (you ready for this?):

• writing my screenplay
• working on my new y.a. novel
• maybe some illustrations for my next book
• queries
• travel plans
• library runs
• gym runs
• or just running in place?
• clearing out more clutter
• clearing out the basement
• thank you's to well...you'll find out
• and marketing

well...

i guess that explains the block ;)

Happy Weekend, lovely friends!

love love love,

the Globetrotting Gamine

on the edge?

there are so many things i'd like to say that i hardly know where to begin- did you ever feel that way?

i am hopefully a couple of months away from my huge announcement- that in which if you know me, y'all ready know so please relax.

i've been reflecting a lot upon my life and others' during this time. i have seen a lot of situations from different angles and quite a bit more clearly-- i totally understand what was going on with the universe now, even though i had no idea then. maybe i should break it down...

1. Friends- the who's who. It turns out that you really do, in the depths of your soul, always know who your true friends are-- and if your soul is telling you to run from someone, just run. you don't owe anyone explanations to make your life amazing!
2. People- no matter what their age, profession, gender, when they feel somehow threatened/intimidated by you--that's THEIR problem. Not yours. Your just the person they can't stand because of their own insecurities. Let them be, they'll never improve you.
3. Speaking of improving you-- did you ever clear out the clutter from your home, thus from your mind? Did you ever try organizing? Did you consult me about that? Why the hell not? Do it-- you'll feel so much better.
4. Those who don't listen the first seven times won't listen at all. Let it go. Their karma, not yours.
5. Keep doing what you love...and be happy.

lotsa love, and happy Monday...

Globetrotting Gamine

signing off ;)

yesterday, weekend. today, checklist

well, i have had quite a weekend...but i won't bore you with it :)

i hope you're having a wonderful monday, starting with a latte or tea and a good read.

this is what is on my agenda today:

• donate unwanted objects and clothing to thrift shop or local charity.
• designate one shelf for items you plan on regifting, and label so you don't make a boo boo!
• split up your to-do list into do-able factors and group, group, group!
• clean the worst room first
• spend 10 minutes each day for a week going through paper piles. it will lessen the load considerably
• stop buying so much stuff, you materialistic nut, you :)
• bloggers: organize your blog topics into ONE PLACE!

i will be back later on for more tips. aside from working on my own books, stories and household chores today- i have been assigned to many more projects this week that i will not expose...yet.

all in due time, my lovelies :)

much love,
the*globetrotting*gamine

i have

(shot by me- who else?)

i have a to do list bigger than anything...

research to do...

writing to get done...

and luck has found it that ihave to go out and run errands. so i will be researching instead- all day long.

any ideas on how to take it easy?!

enhance your life: it is amazing

it is amazing where life takes you...
you can't ever make plans.

you have to fly by the seat of your pants, really.
yes, there are routines. there are schedules, and even control freaks.
but how much can you really control?

as much as any person has free will, and the right to choose what they want for themselves, the world is always subject to change.

and it always will.

people, land, nature, trees, LIFE will always change.

thus change being my theme for the year.

amongst the many life changes i have gone through and still am going through, i know who i am.
i know i am strong, i know i am persistent.
i know who i am.

not many people like that, and that's fine. i'm not looking for approval.
i am my strongest motivation, i am my own worst or best critic.

that's one of my latest realizations that i am thankful i have had this past year.

i have applied myself and succeeded in the past; just as i will in the future.
i will survive struggles and challenges thrown at me and be the better for it.
and i'll have fun doing it. i'll have fun living my life.

because it's my own, after all.
and it's good :)

quite honestly...

quite honestly, i have found that i don't care too much for winter, for being tired, or for being up for half the night.

i don't care for the amount of time we have to get stuck in one place-it's the gypsy in me, and she seems to be getting incredibly restless. when this happens, things tend to go awry. with me, that is.

i am staring at a stack of old postcards with the itch to get away. thankfully, allllll the negative influences in my life took a hike a long time ago and I am happy. I know I am truly blessed but I feel...yuck.

...like nothing will get done and there is no time.
...like the weather will never stop being disgusting...
...like spring/summer/ SUN is never going to be here.
...like my to-do list may as well sprout legs and kick me in the tushy

hopefully this weekend will improve my mood- i am having a glass of red wine with chicken and potatoes tonight.

what are you having?

Books I've Read- 2007 and 2008

For as long as I can remember, I have written down the books I read when I've completed them...today, I found my 2007/2008 list. Well, most of it anyway. Does anyone else do this?

Books I read back then :)

• Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella
• Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks
• Don't you forget about me- A Gossip Girl Novel
• Toxic Bachelor's by Danielle Steele
• Princess by Jean Sasson
• A Match Made on Madison by Dee Davis
• Lullaby and Goodnight by Wendi Corsi Staub
• Moving Target by Elizabeth Lowell
• Would I lie to you- A Gossip Girl Novel
• Blink of an Eye by Wendi Corsi Staub
• MIdnight Voices by John Saul
• Nocturne: Rising Darkness by C Cooke
• Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
• It Girl by Cecily Von Ziesgar
• Reckless by Cecily Von Ziesgar
• If you could see what I see by Sylvia Browne
• The Debutante Divorcee by Plum Sykes

Does anyone else fanatically scribble lists? lol

Love love love,
the globetrotting gamine
*me!*

scrapbook adventure

it took me a while to compile all the photos over the years to put them into scrapbooks.

how do you think my day's- labor of love came out?

i obviously need more embellishments, but please give me some help!

if you scrapbook, what tips can you give me?

so happy

hi and happy sunday, bloggie friends :)

as i write this to you all, i am winding down with some blackberries and a cup of chamomile saffron tea going over the events of the weekend. spending some time with my friends was the downtime i needed to feel refreshed. i am truly blessed to have such happy, amazing (and busy!) people in my life.

we talked about life, love, doggies and food. our new travel destinations and ideas, plans and whatever has been going on while we've been snowed in! i love them so, so much.

this week, i am hoping to get out there and get some things done that i've said i was going to do on my blog and post about them...which brings me to my february list (do you believe that it's the 6th already? Geez)

Let's look at my progress, which is not as great as i think it should be...


YAY:

 

finish writing two of my novels
i am not going to lie and say that i have done much in this department. i was feeling totally unmotivated this week to even try to write down a word, fearing that i would ruin the harmony of my books' ideas. but i got amazing ideas this weekend!

finish illustrations for my second children's book
this item i have been working on diligently, with some advice from my good friends who are much more advanced than i am in the illustrating/drawing/painting realm.

stay in touch
love, love, love my friends. and i am apologizing to them in advance (i'm sorry!) for sending you out old cards, letters, and holiday greetings from yester-year. lol

spread joy
i am definitely going to try to spread some more joy. hopefully we don't get hit with more snow and ice to have that happen.

 say i love you more
this is the goal i've kept up best. i kind of think that i'm driving poor LML crazy...

20 minute activity three times a week
yep. activity is all that's been going on while i've been tucked away in this house- there is ALWAYS something that pops up that i need to do.

wash windows
not yet.

wash walls
not yet.

clean grout
not yet, but i am prepared.

scour pots and pans-
i shined one up real nice, and will post the pictures tomorrow!

polish wood
not yet

research my spring activities
i have SO started this item!

donate, donate
i am setting up donations and  ideas for sites i would like to volunteer at. i am uber-excited about this.

cook/bake new things (this is where 'the kind diet' resolution comes in)
on the menu tomorrow is my next try for lentil soup via the kind diet. i really love this book and can't wait to delve into it a little more.

begin making appointments for activities in springtime (march and on)

 feb. 14th begins my first appointment on the list. i am so excited.

i am just so happy today!

lots of love and enjoy the rest of the weekend!

(i am not watching the superbowl, but i AM squirming while my LML watches Taboo. Eeps.)

cue the music!

hi and welcome bloggie friends:

i apologize that my thoughts are all over the place. it's the first of the month, after all. i have to get my mind in order for what is to come! i always try to bring you original blogs- i am an extremely organized person but i don't want my blog/ blog articles mirroring other great blogs.

that's just me.

this month, me and a certain special someone celebrate- HIS BIRTHDAY! LML and I have been celebrating his birthday together for as far back as I can remember. He is extremely laid back (like me!), not a partyer, and wants to do what he wants to do...like me! lol

Hopefully, this year we'll have thawed out a little by the time his big day rolls around. We already celebrated my wonderful Puppy's birthday on the 29th! He's 6! And a sleepy 6 year old at that, he's been sleeping all day without not even a glance at his chicken.

My day has consisted of dancing, writing, and organizing what's left of my paperwork compilation. My January List (you can click the label on the sidebar) is all done, though i will be transferring the 'because of weather' incomplete items here...so here's my February list!

YAY:

• finish writing two of my novels
• finish illustrations for my second children's book
• stay in touch
• spread joy
• say i love you more
• 20 minute activity three times a week
• wash windows
• wash walls
• clean  grout
• scour pots and pans
• polish wood
• research my spring activities
• donate, donate
• cook/bake new things (this is where 'the kind diet' resolution comes in)
• begin making appointments for activities in springtime (march and on)

i feel as if everything is do-able. except maybe the first item- which i have begun working on today.

i'm very excited!!

if you have any ideas/ questions or anything you'd like to share- don't be shy! i love hearing from you all <3

love me,
the globetrotting gamine with the sleepy assistant

my resolutions-2011

i wish i had the brain power (and not the cabin-fever-ridden brain i have now) to make a really awesome, noteworthy resolution list...

but i don't think i do :)

here are the resolutions i have been working on for quite some times, that haven't worked so well in the past...that's why i stopped making them in 2001.

10 years later, I'm back...so here we go :)

Globetrotting Gamine- The Resolutions

• tighten abs
• complete all stories/books/children's books and take it from there
• travel more
• take more pictures
• start the crafts i wanted to do and sell them on etsy
• go back to the places my besties and i discovered this past summer
• catch up on movies i've missed in 2010
• try to find an economical tennis lesson venue! yay!
• continue my travel scrapbooks...
• bake vegan*, cook and bake more!

ok, that's it for now. it's just the beginning.

my january list update

so it's sunday, and i am home sick like no one's business.
it is supposed to be dropped to 7 degrees in New York tonight- egads- and i am worried i am going to get so much sicker.
i keep having to check the boiler to see if it's working and has enough water pumping through it, and i'm afraid if i nap it won't help me.
so pup and LML are taking a nap for me while watching the married with children marathon.

i figured that i'll be stuck at home at least for a couple of days this week, because it's going to snow- again!
so here's the perfect time to update my January List/Project...

so here's the list and my updates...

edit and complete all stories and novels- i have finished and published my big manuscript (send me a private message about it here if you'd like), my first children's book, and as of right now I am illustrating my second children's book. i worked on my writing portfolio and it's in perfect order ~:)


illustrate children's stories (for my nephew) - working on second book and there's so many more that i should inspire myself by taking a drawing class.


clean out the house of negative stuff- i have some more things to go through and throw away but i have done so much! i am quite pleased with what i've accomplished with this list item.


clean it out of un-necessary clutter- garbage bag upon garbage bag have been thrown away and there are so many more waiting to be packed. so exciting to know you're going to start off on a clean slate.


take all loose photos and put them in album- i have entered photos into 2 albums and i need more albums! lol


complete all scrapbooks, unfinished or untouched- haven't gotten to this list item yet, but have organized scrapbook stuff into one drawer. it's ready to go!


print out what needs to get printed out on this computer- that's my tomorrow morning task and it will be complete by lunchtime, though i have done a lot of that this week!


delete un-needed files from computer- i did that with the documents file and have organized them into folders as well. progress!


upload all photos into usb disc AND photo programs - i should be getting this done this week


select photos to be printed- this list item might be the most difficult because i have so much else to do, but i do have until the end of the month! 


get them printed (and repeat above)- ditto.


finish reading all books left before i buy or pick up a new one- i am reading the books on my sidebar, and i have 27 books to read that i am quite excited about. i will be working on them this year.


call church to pick up clothes for donation- my niece decided to pool our clothing donations for the salvation army...check!


go through and complete everything on my to-do list, which has come down considerably in the last two days. I am VERY excited about this.- now i accomplish a daily to do list and it works out so great! i have knocked so many items off of my 'master' to do list that this was the only solution


send out those packages! - its too cold to be out for too long, but as soon as it gets warmer, i am on it!


make those appointments (snow keeps stopping me from doing this)- still being stopped :/


start book club- that's going to happen by february 1st!


organize all files/bills - i can't tell you how cathartic it was to do this but i am not done with this list item yet. i felt so productive tackling one drawer the other day that i treated myself to a cookie.

seriously.


make a list of places from here to long island i'd like to see- i have and i think i may have blogged it! if not, i will blog it soon!


make my new years resolutions- ahhh that's going to be a long list! better get crackin' on it.

 

despite-

dear bloggie friends:

hi :)
writing to you is one of my joys this morning. the weather is dark and gloomy (and icy!) outside here in New York and it's allowing me to accomplish things i want to do today (see what i'm talking about here).

blogging gives me a sense of accomplishment- i record my thoughts and ideas
my inspirations and dreams
and hopefully i inspire others
to do the same.

life is too short to not do something you've always wanted to do.
so if you're stuck at home and can't do it- research it! read about it :)

if you are able to do something while you're stuck at home-
do it and post the progress on your blog!

it's your personal space to do with what you will...
this just excites me.

today i will be tackling "my goal for yesterday" (i.e., manuscript)
and cleaning my office,
and creating a planner (if I have all the right tools)

wondering if i'll have time to do it all and
squeeze some scrapbooking in, too!

what's your favorite thing to do when you're stuck at home?
i would love to know- you all inspire me so much :)

love me,
the globetrotting gamine