Bake Something #8 and #9

Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Bars - best thing I've ever baked!!

Healthy cookies - bananas, oats, pecans, and applesauce!! Simple and pretty tasty!

Book #12

I finished Jane Eyre! I really enjoyed it! I thought it was much more enjoyable than other "classics" that I've read. I'm already working on #13. I have some catching up to do!

Pluggin' along.

Bake something #7 - Monkey Brains - excellent!!!

Book #11 - The Collectors by David Baldacci - it was okay. I'm thinking that I'm over David Baldacci. The past few books of his that I've read just don't have the same pop as some of the earlier books. They seem much more cookie cutter like. I want substance! So now I'm working on Jane Eyre.

Cook something No. 7, 8, 9

I made a cherry glazed pork tenderloin the other night with a cherry sauce. It turned out great and it was devoured - no leftovers!

My own idea - cooked chicken in the crockpot all day and then mixed in taco seasoning and shredded the meat for tacos/burritos. It turned out pretty good. It shredded really fine so that was a little unexpected. But it was still very yummy!

I made this yummy jalepeno cheese dip bread bowl last night! So easy and so yummy! I didn't think making a bread bowl was so easy - I'm already trying to come up with recipes of my own to put in bread bowls. The dip recipe was pretty easy too - about 6 ingredients!

No. 79 Get Rid of 20 Useless Books

Get Rid of 20 Books - DONE!!!
1. Bridges of Madison County

2. Barbara Bush memoir

3. Frederick Douglas book

4. Michael Eisner biography

5. Wuthering Heights

6. Bush Dynasty book

7. Mutual Contempt

8. Harry S. Truman

9. The Things They Carried

10. Booth

12. Peace, War, and Politics

13. Spanish books from college

14. Guns of August

15. Growing Up

16.Saving Faith

17. Cold Mountain

18. Bill Bryson book

19. Outdoor photographer bible

20. Maus I & II
21. Eli Whitney
22. To Purge This Land With Blood
23. Cesar Chavez bio
24. Ronald Reagan bio

I'm getting rid of approximately 300 books so this list seems kind of tedious...just trust me! I'm selling some online, some at the garage - those that don't sell in a month are all being donated somewhere!

No. 77 Finished!

Discard the photography and travel magazine piles after keeping needed articles.

In the middle of my major declutter frenzy that I've been in during the last few weeks - I decided to get rid of all of my magazine piles - which include National Geographic, NG Traveler, Outdoor Photographer, and Popular Photography.

All gone!! I love that feeling!

Book #10

Arranging and Describing Archives and Manuscripts by Kathleen Roe

Very simple and straightforward stuff - very repetitive to other things that I've read.

Book #9

In my studying for my Certified Archivist test in a few weeks, I've been reading a lot. Just finished Starting an Archive by Elizabeth Yakel.

Very repetitive to the volumes that I've already read on the subject. Made for a quick read.

A book...and a test.

I read the ARRL Amateur Test study book for the Technician License over the past week and half. It did the trick. I tested 100% today! Whoohoo!

I read another book!

A feature writer for the Denver Post, Douglas Brown made Just Do It an easy read. He and his wife commit to having sex for 100 consecutive days. Of course, it helps that he rights columns about sex and the sex industry for the paper so his writing doesn't seem forced and in situations, like attending a porn expo, he keeps the hilarity and insights rolling with the wit you would expect from such a reporter. It made me want to go on getaways more. New comers to Colorado, he and his wife travelled to more areas of Colorado in their 100 days than I have in the past five years. Anywho...another book off the list.

I read a book!

Book #6/101

I read a book! That didn't have anything to do with school! It's about time - I really need to get crackin' on my list! I finished The Whole Truth by David Baldacci last night! Not a bad read, but not Baldacci's finest either. Good thing it was a library book and not a purchased book!

70. Save $5 a week....

The goal of this was to save money - I've actually done really well with this goal.  I set up a separate saving account last October and it worked miracles for me in putting away extra cash.  I've surpassed the $705 that I would have saved at $5/week so I'm considering this goal accomplished!! Whoop, whoop.  And I'll keep adding to the pot so I'm doing this goal about 5 times over!

Check one, check two

I graduated! Master of Arts in History - go me! And about a month ago I applied for a big girl job and had to write a cover letter. If I do say so myself, it is fabulous! All the people in my field who read it said it was wonderful!

Also, I'm back to running again so hopefully I can start working on the sub 30 minute 5k and the marathon goal.

Pot Roast

I made yummy pot roast for the first time last week! It was excellent and super easy. The crock pot did most of the work. Good flavor and lots of leftovers!

It sure did feel good.

I left my 100% tip the other day. I decided to have lunch at IHOP between classes the other day. The lady was super nice and kept my stocked up on coffee while I studied. The food was delicious too. I may have to go their more often. Anywho, the bill was $8.50 and I left a $9 tip. I realize that's not a whole lot of money, but it is more than a 100% tip. It did feel good too!

Yummy food!

I made some chicken parmesan, roasted onions, and yukon mashed potatoes for dinner on Valentine's Day! So yummy! And I made a HUGE heart shaped chocolate chip cookie!

Check plus for cooking something new!

I made BBQ shredded pork sandwiches yesterday. Superb!

Oh, and I made Peanutbutter cookies for the first time last Friday. Yummy as well!

Books

Two more books added to my measly non-school list.
If only I could count the school books - I've read 4 in the last week. Oy, my eyes!