Helpers Helping the Hungry!

Today,
Before I went to dinner which is like after I finish this blog, hahaha, I donated 4,130 grains of rice on FreeRice
They added some subjects - English vocab and grammar are still there but now, there is chemical signs (basic and full) math (basic and advanced) and learning Italian (which I was doing), German, Spanish, or French! Plus geography and famous paintings!
Its quite interesting - so go learn something and help those less fortunate than we are! :)

xoxo,
you know you love helping people,
S

p.s. I personally love my alliteration!

My update!

So this is an update to summarize the continuous updates so far going back to the last update.

Today is the 265th day into my goals.
Start Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008
Finish Date: Thursday, March 31, 2011
Completed: (14/101)

Bolded goals are ongoing and I am in the process of trying to complete!
Goals in Italics are completed!

Learning/School/Work

1. Graduate!
2. Get G1 licence (August 26, 2008)
3. Learn to drive
4. Get G2 licence
5. Learn how to drive a stick shift
6. Look more in Arbonne employment opportunities (completed its not feasible)
7. Purchase a laptop for next semester (August 30th, 2008)
8. Organize and plan out classes for next two years (March 16th 2009)
9. Increase and maintain a higher GPA ... I am studying My GPA went up a little bit last semester
10. Learn a new sport
11. Back up files from my desktop to CDs and DVDs my computer crashed so not a huge problem anymore but still I plan to make a few CDs
12. Clock more hours in the library each week 4 hrs/day during the school days so far so good … not as good now but I have a job now but I am still working hard.

Money/Finances

1. Keep credit card debt to a minimum - only put cell phone bill and ink on it
2. Divide tips for the rest of the summer months to help pay down debt (2/2) {however I did this for June as well even though I am starting from scratch} (September 2, 2008)
3. Get a change jar, and collect change DO NOT spend! I have a princess jar for Canadian change, and a Lighting McQueen one for my American change/tips > still going!
4. Start to pay down loans from pay checks each summer and after graduation I got a part-time job during this semester.
5. Look into starting investing in RRSPs

Health/Mind and Body

1. Take a multivitamin every day for three months (0/90)
2. Go for a walk once a week with just my iPOD (37/142)
3. Lose 40 pounds
4. Whiten my teeth started
5. Get my hair highlighted and styled (2/2)
6. Sign up and attend yoga classes
7. Follow the couch to 5K from http://www.coolrunning.com/ (0/27)
8. Go to bed early, get up earlier, and try to get eight hours
9. Write angers and stresses down then release them on a balloon
10. Get a henna tattoo
11. Limit soda intake to 1 per day (including mixed cocktails) (238{265}/1001) ~
    

Food/Drink

1. Take a wine class
2. Try four new local restaurants (2/4)
   Sushi Nami (January 13th 2009)
   Hamachi House (March 8th 2009)
3. Take a bar tending class
4. Try five new recipes (0/5)
5. Go vegetarian for one week (0/7)
6. Drink three glasses of water each day (240{265}/1001)~
   

Family/Friends

1. Send my mom flowers, for her birthday or no reason (0/2)
2. Host a girl’s night in (1/2)
3. Host an Arbonne party (0/2)
4. Make three new good friends (2/3) my new roomies
5. Take more photos of friends to create a picture wall in my new flat

The Sorority (IBX)

1. Start a personal scrapbook of my IBX memorabilia
2. Attend ALL meetings! (Which I am supposed to do any way!) so far so good … I missed one I wasn’t feeling good
3. Run for Chief Magistrate ~ I declined – we will be a small chapter next year
4. Run for a Greek Council position (I am Greek Council Rep) (February 1st 2009)
5. Talk to my big sister A at least once a week (30/142) only got to see her for a short bit since I have been back been busy with my new job and her in nursing now YAY
6. Personally recruit one potential sister each semester (0/4)
   no such luck this semester - September '08
   no such luck – January ‘09
7. Become a big sister

Entertainment

1. Go to a zoo
2. Visit a museum
3. Go bowling
4. Go rock climbing
5. Go to a drive-in movie
6. Watch the fireworks

(Books)

1. Start a notebook of reviews of all the books I read and have read (that I can recall)
2. Read 100 books (28/100)
3. Create a list of Bests on http://www.listsofbests.com/
4. Read five Shakespeare plays (that I haven’t read yet) (0/5){counts toward goal #53}
5. Read 10 books from the Banned Books List, from http://www.wikipedia.com/ {does not count towards goal #53}
   a. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
   b. Animal Farm
   c. As I Lay Dying
   d. Black Beauty
   e. Bridge to Terabithia
   f. Catcher in the Rye
   g. Fahrenheit 451
   h. The Giver
   i. The Grapes of Wrath
   j. Ulysses

(Movies/TV)

1. Start a movie review book that I rate every movie (no matter how brief) have the book and so far so good
2. See 50 new-to-me movies (44/50)
3. Pick and watch 10 movies from this list: http://www.imdb.com/boxoffice/alltimegross (0/10) {counts toward goal #58 if I pick ones I haven’t seen but can re-watch some just don’t count on 58}
4. Watch the ‘Godfather’ series (0/3)
5. Watch all the seasons of Tru Calling
6. Watch all two seasons of Dead Like Me (0/2)

Community/Environment

1. Purchase reusable bags (September 11, 2008)
2. Cut out plastic bags completely
3. Have a house plant and keep it alive
4. Plant a tree
5. Invest in a shredder to cut down in paper garbage
6. Go through old clothes and donate them (IBX Frenchies counts) (April 5th, 2009)I know the date is in the future put I am already collecting donations and donated some myself!
7. Give blood regularly
8. Donate bone marrow
9. Donate 500, 000 grains of rice on http://www.freerice.com/ (1,160/500,000) {already donated 2,900 but am starting over}

Travel

1. Go to five new places (0/5)
   Fredericton, NB next weekend for AGM
2. Plan a trip to Australia
3. Plan spring break with J to Florida – cancelled: it was planned though!
4. Visit Ben and Jerry’s factory in Vermont
5. Rent a cabin for the weekend
6. S & A’s wedding ~ Mexico

Just for Fun/Random

1. Start a book of quotes
2. Only purchase four (or less) Aurora memorabilia (2/4)
   I got magnets ... a little before but counting anyways and my princess money saver ... which doesn't count really either but oh wells
3. Purchase a digital camera (August 26, 2008) my dad gave it to me ... same thing I have one!
4. Take a photo of the sunrise and sunset in each season
5. Go to five concerts (1/5)
   saw Carrie Underwood
6. Tie dye a bunch of underwear, T-shirts, and socks!
7. Kiss a guy on New Years Eve
8. Make out in the rain ;)
9. Send out a message in a bottle

Stuff Just for Me

1. Have my eyebrows threaded
2. Purchase the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella
   Shopaholic and Baby
3. Write a list of 100 things that make me happy.
4. Subscribe to Cosmo Magazine (September 2008) I re-newed my subscription
5. Go an entire month w/o wearing my contacts more than nine hours/day (5/30) started March 21st
6. Have my legs/bikini waxed at a salon
7. Get a full body massage
8. Get a paraffin dip for my hands and/or feet every month (2/22) except in Ontario ... because I have yet to find a place that does them thus why the total number of months is not 32

The List

1. Finish this list! (July 2, 2008)
2. Take a photo for each goal (0/101)
3. Make a scrapbook of this adventure using pictures from above goal :)
4. Encourage someone else to complete a 101 in 1001
5. For every goal completed enter $10 in a savings fund for a shopping trip and for every goal left in progress put in $5. For every goal that is not completed donate $5 to a charity that is undecided at the moment.
6. Create a new 101 in 1001-List once this one is finished!

Philanthrophy

Tonight,

Before I went off to bed which is like after I finish this blog, hahaha, I donated 1700 grains of rice on freerice.ca

Also, on Sunday my sorority and I are doing the Run for the Cure.
send me a message if you wish to donate - its a good cause :)

xoxo,
you know you love helping people,
S

Movies

I have seen 11/50 new to me movies since I have already counted The Ultimate Gift so only one more movie.

September 8, 2008

The Ultimate Gift … it was amazing; not many movies could ever move you the way this one did! It stars some pretty amazing actors and one up and coming actress that I absolutely adore – she is cute and funny and will take the world by storm – Abigail Breslin. It was based on a novel, I think that it would be a good read … maybe I will try and find a copy.
So if you are ever looking for a good movie with a little fun, but very serious and thought – provoking then I suggest this film. As for me it is going on my list of must buys!! Speaking of which, I crossed one off my list today as well.

Hope Floats
Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick Jr.
watching it as I type lol ... its pretty good so far the daughter is hilarious and a good actress and as per always Sandra Bullock is a wonderful actress loving this movie

xoxo
S

An Update Totaling

So this is an update to summarize the continuous updates so far going back to the original list and such.
Today is the 73rd day into my goals.

Start Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008
Finish Date: Thursday, March 31, 2011
Completed: (5/101)

Learning/School/Work

1. Graduate!
2. Get G1 licence (August 26, 2008)
3. Learn to drive.
4. Get G2 licence
5. Learn how to drive a stick shift
6. Look more in Arbonne employment opportunities
7. Purchase a laptop for next semester
8. Organize and plan out classes for next two years
   I have started to organize my classes ...
9. Increase and maintain a higher GPA ... I am studying
   don't remember if I mentioned it but I got a B- in my summer online course
10. Learn a new sport
11. Back up files from my desktop to CDs and DVDs
    my computer crashed so not a huge problem anymore but still I plan to make a few CDs
12. Clock more hours in the library each week 4 hrs/day during the school days
    so far so good

Money/Finances

1. Keep credit card debt to a minimum
   only put cell phone bill and first grocery trip
2. Divide tips for the rest of the summer months to help pay down debt (2/2) {however I did this for June as well even though I am starting from scratch}
   (September 2, 2008)
3. Get a change jar, and collect change DO NOT spend!
   I have a princess jar for Canadian change, and a Lighting McQueen one for my American change/tips
4. Start to pay down loans from pay checks each summer and after graduation
5. Look into starting investing in RRSPs

Health/Mind and Body

1. Take a multivitamin every day for three months (0/90)
2. Go for a walk once a week with just my iPOD (10/142)
   have been walking to school some mornings as well
3. Lose 40 pounds
4. Whiten my teeth
5. Get my hair highlighted and styled (1/2)
6. Sign up and attend yoga classes
7. Follow the couch to 5K from www.coolrunning.com (0/27)
8. Go to bed early, get up earlier, and try to get eight hours
9. Write angers and stresses down then release them on a balloon
10. Get a henna tattoo
11. Limit soda intake to 1 per day (including mixed cocktails) (65{73}/1001)

Food/Drink

1. Take a wine class
2. Try four new local restaurants (0/4)
3. Take a bar tending class
4. Try five new recipes (0/5)
5. Go vegetarian for one week (0/7)
6. Drink three glasses of water each day (60{73}/1001)

Family/Friends

1. Send my mom flowers, for her birthday or no reason (0/2)
2. Host a girl’s night in (0/2)
3. Host an Arbonne party (0/2)
4. Make three new good friends (0/3)
5. Take more photos of friends to create a picture wall in my new flat

The Sorority (IBX)

1. Start a personal scrapbook of my IBX memorabilia
2. Attend ALL meetings! (Which I am supposed to do any way!)
   so far so good
3. Run for Chief Magistrate
4. Run for a Greek Council position
5. Talk to my big sister A at least once a week (10/142)
   only got to see her for a short bit since I have been back
6. Personally recruit one potential sister each semester (0/4)
   no such luck this semester - September '08
7. Become a big sister!

Entertainment

1. Go to a zoo
2. Visit a museum
3. Go bowling
4. Go rock climbing
5. Go to a drive-in movie
6. Watch the fireworks

(Books)

1. Start a notebook of reviews of all the books I read and have read (that I can recall)
2. Read 100 books (18/100)
   see previous posts plus
   Getting It .....................by Rhonda Nelson
   Dark Paradise ..............by Tami Hoag
3. Create a list of Bests on http://www.listsofbests.com/
4. Read five Shakespeare plays (that I haven’t read yet) (0/5){counts toward goal #53}
5. Read 10 books from the Banned Books List, from www.wikipedia.com {does not count towards goal #53}
   a. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
   b. Animal Farm
   c. As I Lay Dying
   d. Black Beauty
   e. Bridge to Terabithia
   f. Catcher in the Rye
   g. Fahrenheit 451
   h. The Giver
   i. The Grapes of Wrath
   j. Ulysses

(Movies/TV)

1. Start a movie review book that I rate every movie (no matter how brief)
   have the book and so far so good
2. See 50 new-to-me movies (10/50)
   see previous postings plus
   The Ultimate Gift
   Baby Mama
   The House Bunny
3. Pick and watch 10 movies from this list: http://www.imdb.com/boxoffice/alltimegross (0/10) {counts toward goal #58 if I pick ones I haven’t seen but can re-watch some just don’t count on 58}
4. Watch the ‘Godfather’ series (0/3)
5. Watch all the seasons of Tru Calling
6. Watch all two seasons of Dead Like Me (0/2)

Community/Environment

1. Purchase reusable bags (September 11, 2008)
2. Cut out plastic bags completely
3. Have a house plant and keep it alive
4. Plant a tree
5. Invest in a shredder to cut down in paper garbage
6. Go through old clothes and donate them (IBX Frenchies counts)
7. Give blood regularly
8. Donate bone marrow
9. Donate 500, 000 grains of rice on www.freerice.com (1,160/500,000) {already donated 2,900 but am starting over}
   

Travel

1. Go to five new places (0/5)
2. Plan a trip to Australia
3. Plan spring break with J to Florida
4. Visit Ben and Jerry’s factory in Vermont
5. Rent a cabin for the weekend
6. S & A’s wedding ~ Mexico

Just for Fun/Random

1. Start a book of quotes
   it is started so technically complete .. however to be continued...
2. Only purchase four (or less) Aurora memorabilia (2/4)
   I got magnets ... a little before but counting anyways and my princess money saver ... which doesn't count really either but oh wells
3. Purchase a digital camera (August 26, 2008)
   my dad gave it to me ... same thing I have one!
4. Take a photo of the sunrise and sunset in each season
5. Go to five concerts (0/5)
6. Tie dye a bunch of underwear, T-shirts, and socks!
7. Kiss a guy on New Years Eve
8. Make out in the rain ;)
9. Send out a message in a bottle

Stuff Just for Me

1. Have my eyebrows threaded
2. Purchase the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella
   Shopaholic and Baby
3. Write a list of 100 things that make me happy.
4. Subscribe to Cosmo Magazine (September 2008)
   I re-newed my subscription
5. Go an entire month w/o wearing my contacts more than nine hours/day (0/30)
6. Have my legs/bikini waxed at a salon
7. Get a full body massage
8. Get a paraffin dip for my hands and/or feet every month (0/30)
   except in Ontario ... because I have yet to find a place that does them thus why the total number of months is not 32
   

The List

1. Finish this list! (July 2, 2008)
2. Take a photo for each goal (0/101)
3. Make a scrapbook of this adventure using pictures from above goal :)
4. Encourage someone else to complete a 101 in 1001
5. For every goal completed enter $10 in a savings fund for a shopping trip and for every goal left in progress put in $5. For every goal that is not completed donate $5 to a charity that is undecided at the moment.
6. Create a new 101 in 1001-List once this one is finished!

Some Updates!

Well, there are quite a few!

I got my G1 licence on August 26th :D

I purchased a laptop today!

I got highlights in my hair as well as styled on August 20th

I read:

Shopoholic and Baby ............................... by Sophie Kinsella
>>>>> which I bought however, its a rough second hand copy and would prefer a new one, but hey I still got it and read it in just over 24hrs :D it was awesome possibly my favourite one!

I watched:

Contact

What Happens in Vegas

I got a digital camera ... I didn't buy it though my dad gave it to me :D:D
>> so expect the pictures to start coming soon!

I think that's all; for now anyways,
xoxo
S

The Books I Have Read!

So I have finally got some time to list the books I have read to date! So I am going to do it in order that I have read them; except for the series I will group them together so that it makes sense. If it doesn't oh well cause it does to me!


I'll Take Manhattan ....................................... by Judith Krantz

Size 12 Is Not Fat ............................................ by Meg Cabot
Size 14 Is Not Fat Either ................................. by Meg Cabot

Name Dropping .............................................. by Jane Heller

Angels Fall ............................................... by Nora Roberts


The Dirty Girls Social Club .............. by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez


Queen of Babble ..................................... by Meg Cabot


Body Movers ...................................... by Stephanie Bond
Body Movers: 2 Bodies for the Price of 1 ......... by Stephanie Bond


Curtain ............................................. by Agatha Christie


Lucky Stars ............................................ by Jane Heller


Dear Prince Charming ........................... by Donna Kauffman


i like it like that ...................................... by Claire Calman


Make Him Look Good ................ by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez


Girls Night Out ................................... by various authors
......... A book composed of 21 stories each by a different author(s)

So far that is 15 books out of 100!!

I have enjoyed all of these books some more than others but I have been happy with all the books that I have borrowed from the library; which most of the above titles are with few exceptions! The goal is still in progress but I'm off to the library most likely later today!

Lovin bein a book worm,
xoxo
S