54. Keep a "6 words a day" journal for 6 months.

One project that I'm excited about is my Six Words a Day project! I am doing it alongside my (third) 365 project! (So hopefully it's easier to get 2 done with one stone, right?

I started this project Sept 1, 2012 and will finish February 28, 2013!

If you'd like to follow along, I've started a Six Words a Day blog!

77. Decorate someplace in the house with a Vinyl Sticker (Completed)

I don't know why, but I've always wanted a Vinyl quote in my house. The problem I found? I have textured walls - which SUCK for hanging anything, but especially stickers!  (Luckily, my kitchen is NOT textured, so I was actually able to stick a sticker in there!)

Sure, this quote is pretty cliche and over-used. But I love it.Moreso? I love that it hangs above a photo of my Grandma who really was the epitome of that phrase!

I've decided that I'm going to get some stencils (once I find a quote that I absolutely adore) and paint a quote rather than vinyl on the living room wall (probably somewhere near the TV.)

63. Get a Family Photo (x3) (Completed)

I'll keep it Simple and Sweet -- I'll just post my 4 photos!  (Yep; a bonus shot!)

August 2011

Halloween 2011

Christmas 2011

June 2012

7. Plan weekly Meals for a Month (Completed!)

Meal Planning is one of those things that I've always thought about doing, and now that I do it? I wonder why the heck I didn't start sooner!

I love going to the grocery store once a week. I love knowing what's coming up. I love saving money, by having plans for the left overs!

I use Pinterest to find a lot of fun recipes - and I'm trying hard to incorporate more fruits and veggies into our meals as well! I'm hoping to work my way through my Food Board on Pinterest by the end of the year - I'd love to have cooked most of the recipes in there. So far? I've made about 1/3 of them! (And almost all have been a huge success! Even with a picky 4 year old. )

Our weekly meal planning routine? 
Plan on Saturday
Shop on Sunday
Clean the Fridge on Friday

Some of our favorite meals? 
Dinosaur Head Soup (picture --> )
Buffalo Chicken (above)
-Leftovers with the buffalo chicken? Pizza and Salads are both great!
Chicken/Black Bean Casserole

35. Shoot 10 rolls of film :: Roll 1

Last month, Ryan discovered three rolls of film that expired in 2009! He was about to throw them away when I explained the joy of expired film!! So he brought them home to me, and this past weekend I shot the first roll.

Unfortunately, it is expired - so out of 24 shots? Only 17 turned out, and out of those 17? Even fewer were worthy of showing to anyone...

But none the less? It was a lot of fun! I definitely recommend expired film to anyone!

The shots below? Are entirely unedited. Shot 8/2/2012 and developed at a Walgreens in Pueblo CO.

15. Lose 15 (more) Pounds

It's been 4 months since I lost my last 15 lbs, but at least I'm still losing! Today at Weight Watchers, I hit 30 lbs total loss.   (Above is a chart with my total loss scale! Sorry, you don't get the actual numbers! I deleted those for my sanity!)

But I've hit my WW 10% too, and got my totally awesome keychain! Which is oddly motivating to me. It's been a huge driving thing, and I've decided that I'm going to buy myself my own charm for it every 5% I lose, so that I have something to aim for, to keep me motivate and to brag about!

55. Go for a full week without buying anything but Bills/Groceries

The first week of July was great for this goal! I made a grocery list, we stuck to that list and then we found free activities to do around town! It was a great exercise in self-control for me! (And has been fairly easy to follow up! I'm hoping it's made a change in how I do my spending from now on!)

A few photos of our free activities - to help spice this page up!!