Goodness. I suck at regular updating.

Tons of progress has been made.

I've been to one GM event finally. We're going to another today. I think courting mom friends is hard and a little like rushing a sorority (which I also sucked at and only lasted 1 meeting).

I've been reading like crazy. I finished

14. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. Her books always leave me feeling slightly dirty.

15. Also read A Tale of Two Sisters by Anna Maxted (I like her and it was on the sale table). I love her books as they are often somewhat unexpected. But this one had ample issues around fertility and miscarriage so not light reading for me.

16. Beauty Shop for Rent by Laura Bowers. Sweet and light YA.

17. She Went All the Way by Meg Cabot. Fun. light. Super super super predictable.

18. Derby Girl by Shauna Cross, which is good YA for those rocker girls who think of themselves as so so different.

The next book is Joanne Harris.

I've been cooking more again and eating out less, which is good.

Next week I start the fat farm diet for 8 weeks, meeting that goal.

We are in the midst of planning Noah and Grace's first birthday parties. What kind of food should we serve? I was thinking potstickers, Teri chicken, noodles? Maybe salad?

In prep for their birthday, I've set up savings accounts for Noah and Grace. They aren't 529s because 529s have lots of hidden fees. Just simple ING accounts. But one for each of them.

I bought daffodils the other day. They look GREAT in the new kitchen.

We also bought a Britax car seat on sale since Little Man is getting bigger.

The baby clothes and other consignment stuff is ready to go. The sale is next week. YAY consignment!

I bought a new pair of jeans and a skirt, but only after getting rid of a bag of clothes. I'm low on pants right now.

I had my eyes checked and I've gotten lots of new pairs of glasses, including a couple of pair purchased from the uber inexpensive Zenni Optical.

I finally got my hair cut. I look so much better with reasonable hair.

And I went to Burke Williams, though they pissed me off.

Anyhow, lots of good progress. Spring break is a good time to get things done.

Super behind. oops.

I fell really far behind because I was working on my 101 list.

Lots of reading. Moving. Packing. Throwing stuff away.

Let's do books first:

I finished:

10. Run by Ann Pacthett. OH but I loved this books. Seriously. But I am a huge Ann Patchett fan.


11. Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams. super fun. Extremely readable and enjoyable.


12. Lost and Found by Jacqueline Sheehan. Sad, but still light and fluffy.

I signed my will. I got some of the paperwork situated for the dissolution.

Also, we moved to a new house nearer to Grace. Thank god. So lots has been accomplished, with some throwing stuff away and also getting new towels.

I can't recreate lots of the happy things from the week, though i did pay attention t them. Yesterday's happy thing, looking around a full house of people (okay, 3 extra) and realizing how wonderful my friends are.

Categorized

One time only:


* 6. Get flu shot
* 9. Write a will
* 10. Resolve Domestic Partner stuff
* 11. Start 529 College Savings Account
* 12. Plan and throw 1st birthday party for Noah and Grace
* 15. Finish Thesis proposal
* 16. Finish Thesis
* 17. File for Graduation
* 18. Graduate
* 28. Make a cart cover
* 29. Knit a lap blanket
* 30. Make a fuzzy back up blanket for Noah
* 31. Make a fuzzy blanket for Grace
* 32. Hem all the pants that are floating around the house
* 33. Quilt a quilt for myself
* 37. Learn and use baby signs
* 38. Sign up for a gymboree class for one session and try it
* 40. Go to a GM event
* 41. Create a year in retrospect of Noah and Grace's pictures.
* 45. Donate extra preemie clothes to HMH.
* 46. Cull classroom library and donate books.
* 49. Go to the Getty Center at least once
* 50. Go to LACMA at least once
* 51. Take the baby to see the horses being exercised at Santa Anita
* 52. Join kid's museum
* 54. Start a small book group
* 56. Create a 529 Account for Noah and Grace
* 68. See Keith and Rebecca
* 69. Buy a car seat for a bigger sized baby.
* 71. Buy at least one bra that fits correctly
* 72. Buy a new bath towels
* 73. Buy a cable for the printer
* 78. Update address book and put it on the computer
* 89. Sell Medela Classic Breast Pump
* 94. File and label all PD stuff
* 95. Clean rolly basket
* 97. Renew subscriptions to Blueprint
* 98. Find a new place and move into it, one ideally closer to Grace

Obviously some of these will take way more time than others. So. I think for the rest of this week, I'm going to try to knock out the smallest tasks:


To-do:
Fuzzy blankets for both kids
cart cover
get a new cable for the printer
address book on computer
clean rolly basket
take preemie clothes to HMH.