Honu House

Holy cow, we are in 2021. Who would have thought. I started this list in 2015 around my 34th birthday. I thought it would be fun to review and see how far I made it on the list. My 40th will be here in a few months! Looking down the list - I didn't do very well. Maybe I'll bring this list into my 40's and try to complete more of it by the time I turn 50!  Adventure | Travel ✔       Experience the Disney Flower Festival ... DONE 2.       Snorkel around the world ✔       Belize ... DONE May 2017 o      Great Barrier Reef 3.       Visit at least one new location each year ✔       Visit a winery ... DONE Nov 2015 (SPT Trip) 5.       See a Broadway Play in New York City 6.       See the leaves change colors in New England 7.       See the Northern Lights 8.    ...

So I took a bit of a break from the blog…well, no more! I'm going to get back to posting! I am hoping to enhance my photography skills and would like to post some of my work here to share as well as document our busy (but mostly boring) lives! I saw the idea of creating a bucket list with a specific deadline a while back. I’ve played with the idea for a while and since April is my “birthday month,” I figured I’d create my own 40 x 40 list! 40 things I'd like to accomplish by the time I turn 40. That gives me 6 years to check everything off my list! With your help, my family and friends, I think I can do it! Here is my list of 40 Things To Do Before I Turn 40…. but really just live. Live for today, forgive yesterday, and be grateful for tomorrow. Adventure | Travel 1.      Experience the Disney Flower Festival 2.      Snorkel around the world o     Belize o     Great Barrier Reef 3.   ...

I recently stumbled across this blog. I really enjoy her site and tips. She makes cleaning/organizing sound so easy and fun. She has this “tutorial” on “ How to have a {fake} immaculate house ”…quite interesting.  Have fun!

So I had actually forgotten I'd started this list. It's time for me to revisit and provide a status update! Let's see how much I've accomplished or what I need to finish yet! Finish hanging up all the pictures, prints and shelves in the house - we've been here for 9 months now...I think it's time! Not quite done, but we have hung up more. We have a bit to go still... Finish getting all the "stuff" from our parents houses...again we've been in our house for 9 months! I don't think we've worked on this at all...YIKES, better get working :-) Work on getting into better physical condition Workout 3-4 days a week Just started a boot camp, so I can say I'm now doing this, at least for the next 8 weeks! Eat healthier - meaning less fast food! Definately working on this, even before my boot camp started we were doing better. It helps even more that the boot camp came with a meal plan so that's really keeping me on track. ...

I started a boot camp last night...go check out my " fit trip " blog for my daily recount of how I'm doing!!! Here's a brief recap of last night...but for more information go check out my other blog!!! The class went well. I was one of four newbies in the class and if I say so myself, I did pretty well. JT (our instructor) only had to come over to correct my form or call me out a couple of times - so I feel good about that. Today's class was done more of a circut style - stability balls with kettle bells (chest presses, arm curls, sholder press, etc.) and steps with medicine ball (quick jumps, pounding the medicine ball to the ground, etc.). Yes I was nervous, I was scared, but I'm glad I did it. Looking back - I think I even had a little fun...I was ready to lose my lunch towards the end...but I didn't. I will go back tomorrow with a little less hesitation. Plyometrics here I come!!!

Several folks in another department have decided to create their own "Biggest Loser" competition, and they decided to open it up to several others. I've really been on the fence...do I? Don't I? I decided this morning that I'm ready and this just might be the kick in the butt I need to get back in shape and rock my " Fit Trip ." Below you will find some of the basic information about our competition...I'll be posting my progress over on my Fit Trip blog. Details of the competition: Initial weigh-in will be Friday April 8th at 9am Second weigh-in will be Friday May 6th Final weigh-in will be Friday June 3, 2011 Winner will be decided based on percentage of weight lost Example: if a person weighing 200 pounds loses 20 pounds the result would be 10% lost while if a person weighing 150 pounds loses 20 pounds the result would be 13.3% lost so the 150 pound person would win.

I've been reading a few different blogs recently and so many of them have a "2011 To Do List" or "2011 Goals" rather than Resolutions. I must say, I really like that idea...so I hope they don't mind but I'm going to copy! Below you will find my 2011 To Do List/Goals... Finish hanging up all the pictures, prints and shelves in the house - we've been here for 9 months now...I think it's time! Finish getting all the "stuff" from our parents houses...again we've been in our house for 9 months! Work on getting into better physical condition Workout 3-4 days a week Eat healthier - meaning less fast food! I started a journal this year - I'd like to continue to keep that up I have WAY too many scrapbooks started...I want to finish at least one of them this year - more would be great, but at least one! I also want to take more photos...I want to remember these times and want my children's children to know who we were! Get ou...