Amanda 101 in 1001: 2010

Friday, April 23, 2010

Updates!

Well I have again neglected my blog for a couple of months, hope to get better about this! I have accomplished some big items and some not so big items off of my list! Here is a quick recap of my updates!

Family, Friends & Relationships
1. Get engaged--check! February 28, 2010 Tj proposed
3. February, March and April are complete--Dinner/Lunch with Cassie, Monica or Court
5. Make 3 new friends--not sure exactly how to guage this, but I will count one of my new friends as Amber, I sit next to her in accounting and we are FB friends now!
6. Date Nights with Tj--check!
9. Tell favorite photographers how awesome they are--haven't done it officially, but in a round about way I have.
11. Talk to Jonathan--February, March and April done! Have had dinner, ran into each other on campus and have talked a couple of times
13. Engagement pictures taken by Erica May Photography on April 15, 2010!

Travel
20. Go on a picnic--Tj and I went fishing one night and decided to have a picnic, it was not as official as I would have liked, so I will leave this on the list for now

Education & Work
34. Take an entrepreneurship class--signed up for one this fall!

Food, Cooking & Restaurants
38. Have made a couple new recipes!
42./43. Ate at Buffalo Wild Wings for the first time...it was delicious! Also ate at Houlihans.
47. Try nasty vegetables--my parents reminded me that try Asparagus was on my list one night at dinner, so I tried it...it was okay, not something I will seek out probably

Entertainment, Reading & Fun
66. Go bowling--Did it! We did this one night after dinner..have pictures to post!

Photography & Hobbies
77. Make 5 scrapbooks--have one in progress

Personal
97. Saved $150 for Feb, March, April

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

It's Been a While...

So, I offically have come to grips with the fact that I have semi-abandoned my 101 in 1001 blog. I have still been working on my list, but not as much as I should be! So today, I am planning to update what I have done since my last blog post...Here I go!

Family, Friends, and Relationships
#3-Lunch in November, December and January with Monica/Court/Kayla
#6-Haven't been the best about remembering where we have gone and when, but I do know that we have had a date night at least once a month...will take pictures this next time!
#11-November 29,2009 Dinner @ Carlos for Jonathan's Birthday; December 25, 2009 Christmas Day! Breakfast at Mom and Dad's house and presents at night; January 1, 2010 went to Garden City for Christmas
#13-January 22, 2010 Pictures in Scott City, KS with Tj by La Brisa Photography

Travel
Nothing Yet :(

Food, Cooking & Restaurants
#38-Made a new cookie recipe! Will post it later...they were delicious!

Entertainment, Reading & Fun
#57-Dear John, The Hanover, The Last House on the Left, Yes Man

Photography & Hobbies
#67-Bought a Nikon D90!!! Read the quick guide, but not the full manual yet
#68-SB 600!!! Using it, still learning the tricks and all that good stuff
#69-24-70mm f/2.8....love this lens...a lot
#71-Officially have a SmugMug account!
#72-working on the portfolio...
#74-Shot 3 Weddings! Goehring Wedding 11-7-2009; Johnson Wedding 12-31-2009; Koochel Wedding 1-24-2010
#79-Working on organizing pictures on the computer. Received external hard drive for Christmas for Backing pictures up!

Personal
#97-Saved $150 for 3 months
#98-Saved $5 for completing task #71

101 in 1001 Days

Family, Friends & Relationships
1. Get Engaged
2. Get Married
3. Go on a breakfast, lunch or dinner date with friends at least once a month [6/33]
4. Write 17 letters…each to a different person [0/17]
5. Make 3 new friends [0/3]
6. Go on a date night at least once a month [6/33]
7. Go on a spa day with friends
8. Send homemade cards to friends or family for birthdays for 1 year
9. Send an email or letter to favorite photographers to let them know how much I appreciate their work
10. Go on a family vacation…Jonathan can be included this time around
11. E-mail, text, or talk to my brother at least once a month [6/33]
12. Plant flowers with Mom
13. Get pictures taken with family, best friends, and Tj

Travel
14. Travel to 7 states [0/7]
15. Go on a cruise
16. Go to Disney World
17. Go to Colorado
18. Stay on the beach
19. Go Camping
20. Go on a picnic
21. Go to World’s of Fun and ride every roller coaster
22. Go to a casino and play at least one round of blackjack and roulette
23. Be a Wamego tourist for a day—Visit the Oz Museum, Go to the Historical Museum, etc.
24. Go skydiving or deep sea diving
25. Take Tj deep sea fishing
26. Go to a hockey game
27. Go through a corn maze
28. Visit the Tucker family
29. Visit the Kansa Prairie
30. Go to Kool-Aid Days
31. Visit 7 museums [0/7]

Education & Work
32. Finish my Bachelor’s Degree
33. Go for my Master’s Degree or find a career I love
34. Take an entrepreneurship class
35. Take a photography class or attend a photography session
36. Relinquish my duties as the bank cleaning lady
37. Bake treats and take to Sears to share

Food, Cooking & Restaurants
38. Find & Try making 21 new recipes [1/21]
39. Ask Dad to teach me how to make gravy
40. Go 1 month without drinking any pop [0/30]
41. Tip an amazing waiter/waitress 100%
42. Try 7 new restaurants [1/7]
43. Try at least 50 restaurants in Manhattan, KS [14/50]
44. Go to a Hard Rock Café whenever the chance arises
45. Host a BBQ at house making everything
46. Try sushi
47. Try those nasty vegetables again to see if I still don’t like them….cooked spinach, asparagus, and mushrooms [0/3]
48. Skip all fast food for 1 week
49. Don’t eat ice cream for 1 month
50. Go 1 month without candy…including chocolate
51. Take a cake decorating class
52. Invest in a good quality set of pots and pans

Entertainment, Reading & Fun
53. Read the whole Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell, starting from the beginning
54. Buy Daily Guideposts…and read it
55. Read the top 10 novels of all time
56. Buy a 1-year subscription to 3 magazines that will benefit me [0/3]
57. Watch 26 new movies…each starting with a different letter from the alphabet [9/26]
58. Watch all Adam Sandler movies and rate favorite to least
59. Watch 5 scary movies with Tj [1/5]
60. Go to 7 plays at the Columbian Theatre [1/7]
61. Go skiing (water or snow)
62. Take dancing lessons with Tj
63. Complete a coloring book
64. Host a board game and card party
65. Play Bingo
66. Go Bowling

Photography & Hobbies
67. Buy a new DSLR camera and read the whole manual
68. Buy an external flash and learn how to use it
69. Buy a wide angle lens
70.Start a Website for A. Staats Photography
71.Get a SmugMug account
72. Develop a portfolio
73. Schedule 10 sessions in 1 month
74. Shoot 17 weddings [3/17]
75. Take pictures in a photo booth at least 7 times [0/7]
76. Paint on canvas
77. Complete 5 scrapbooks [0/5]
78. Make 7 candles [0/7]
79. Organize pictures on the computer and put hardcopies in albums
80. Photograph as many of these tasks as possible
81. Build a bookcase, shelf, or something out of wood mostly by myself

Personal
82. Go to the gym everyday for 1 month
83. Buy multi-vitamins and take them every day until gone…buy more and repeat
84. Don’t buy any clothing for 1 month
85. Clean my closet out 2 times per year and donate old clothes to Salvation Army
86. Volunteer to help with Sunday School and Vacation Bible School @ UMC
87. Help current 4-H members with fair projects
88. Stay off of Facebook for 1 week
89. Keep a journal for 30 days [0/30]
90. Donate blood 3 times [0/3]
91. Donate to Locks of Love again
92. Buy a pair of TOMS shoes
93. Write a Thank You for every gift received for 7 months
94. Wash my car and clean it out once a week for 5 weeks
95. Buy a house
96. Start a Roth IRA
97. Save $50 per month [$300/$1,650]
98. Save $5 for every task completed [$25/$505]
99. Donate $5 to Relay for Life for every task not completed
100. Write my Bucket List
101. Make another 101 list of things to do in 1001 days!

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Friday, April 23, 2010

Updates!

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

It's Been a While...

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