101 Things in 1001 Days

I found this idea from a fellow blogger and military spouse, Tracy, so I went to see what it was all about, and made my own list...it's 101 things in 1001 days, Day Zero Project is where you can sign up for it, and make your own list, they have it all set up so you can make notes on your items, and so you can "check" them off as you go. Right now, I'm 3% finished. I'm set to finish on August 12, 2013, which is 2.75 years from Nov. 14, 2010. I figured this would be something neat to do while my husband is deployed, and some are things we can do together before he leaves and when he gets back. 


The ones I've finished are crossed through, ones I'm working on are in italics, and everything else is just plain text. 


I'm going to copy and paste the list onto a page, so it will be easier to keep track of on here, and I will add them to my other blog too. 


Check out the site, and make your own day zero list, so I can cross off the first thing on mine!! =D Be sure to comment on here so I know, so I can cross it off!!

1. Encourage a person to make a day zero list
2. Write about each of these on blogger
3. Give up something for Lent
4. Watch 26 movies I've never seen starting with each letter of the Alphabet
5. Get a tattoo
6. Complete a 365 day photo challenge
7. Make a wish at 11:11 on November 11, 2011
8. Complete a coloring book
9. Don't complain about anything for a week
10. Send a secret to PostSecret
11. Send Christmas cards
12. Identify 101 things that make me happy
13. Identify 101 things that make me unique
14. Get professional photos done
15. Find a personally inspirational quote and work it into a piece of art or home decor
16. Find out my blood type
17. Carve my name on a tree
18. Make a birthday cake for someone
19. Host a dinner party
20. Make a custom recipe book
21. Dye my hair
22. Join a book club
23. Start a holiday tradition
24. Blog at least once a day for a month
25. Bake an apple pie from scratch
26. Read a book a month 
27. Give someone a handmade gift
28. Give up fast food for a month
29. Read 10 new books
30. Read 50 new books
31. Read 101 books
32. Write in a journal every day for a month
33. Learn a song on the piano
34. Go on a hike
35. Make brownies
36. Read a new book every month 
37. Stay up for new year countdown with friends
38. Meditate once a week
39. Re-watch every episode of Sex and the City
40. Learn some basic sign language
41. Join Postcrossing.com and send 10 postcards
42. Save $5 for every task I complete
43. Go on a luxury cruise
44. Don't swear for a week
45. Meet a celebrity
46. Make a sand castle
47. Re-decorate the bathroom
48. Read the entire Chronicles of Narnia
49. Make my own pizza
50. Eat 5 things I've never tried before
51. Send 101 postcards via postcrossing.com
52. Make a new recipe
53. Get a massage
54. Go on a cruise
55. Visit three states I have never been to before
56. Visit a museum
57. Visit Las Vegas
58. Donate $5 for each goal I DO complete
59. Donate $5 for each goal I don't complete
60. Visit Chicago
61. Attend a Murder Mystery
62. Answer the "50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind"
63. Buy something from Etsy
64. Bake cookies
65. collect 101 postcards
66. Complete the 5000 Question Survey
67. Enter a photography contest
68. Finish a book in a day
69. See a comedian live
70. Go to 5 different museums
71. See a musical
72. See 10 classic movies I've never seen 
73. Host a game night
74. Blog my months away 2010.
75. Blog my months away 2011.
76. Blog my months away 2012.
77. Blog my months away 2013.
78. Find a poem that means something to me and learn it by heart
79. Visit a winery
80. Get a new purse.
81. Learn basic sign language
82. Watch 10 foreign language films
83. Host Thanksgiving dinner.
84. Go to the dentist for a check up.
85. Get back to a healthy weight.
86. Pamper myself so I feel better about my body and my appearance.
87. Start a video game and beat it. 
88. Pay off my debts or at least get them into a good standing.
89. Write to a pen pal monthly
90. Watch a black and white movie.
91. Have a visit with someone I haven't seen in years.
92. Bake cookies for someone at Christmas.
93. Write a letter to someone I admire
94. Learn to play the piano.
95. Ask 20 friends to suggest one book, and read them all
96. Make a cheesecake
97. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years
98. Send husband care package monthly while deployed
99. Go home to visit
100. Call my parents and grandparents weekly or biweekly
101. Send an update to my son every 6 months

Nov 12, 13, 14, 15 - blogger fail

I can't believe I have failed to post every day, again, geez...I'm a blogger failure. But that's okay...I'm going to make up for it now....check out the calendar on adoption.com


Nov. 12
Send thank-you cards to your local foster care office. Sometimes a simple thank-you can go a long way! yellowpages.com is a good place to find the address of your local foster care office.


Nov. 13
Look into becoming a foster parent. Maybe when you're looking for the address on yellowpages.com they'll have a link to a site you can check out, that is surely to have a FAQ or check list, or something to help you find out how to become a foster parent, adoption.com is a great place to look as well.


Nov. 14
Celebrate your family by beginning or catching up on your scrapbooking. I will be doing this today, I am 1 update behind on my scrap book. There are so many neat things out there for scrapbooking. The internet is a great place to look, and if you have a printer you can print out some really neat things to use as well.


Nov. 15
Organize your own adoption event to have later in the month. Contacting local adoption agencies is a great way to start this. Facebook is a great way to get the word out there about your event, and have your friends share the event with their friends, and talk to local businesses about sponsoring. 

I am so sorry for the lack of posting. I guess time just got away from me, my husband was home for 4 days, so I spent a lot of that with him, because he is in the midst of preparing for a deployment, so I won't be able to spend much time with him in a few months.

Nov 11 - Make a Family Tree

I keep forgetting to link to the calendar...please forgive me, if I do forget, you can find it on a post that I actually posted it on, like this one, so here is the calendar.


Nov 11
Make a family tree that includes both adoptive and birth children. This may be hard if you don't have an open or semi open adoption, but even you can at least include the children's birth parents, and even the grandparents.

Here are some links with templates!!

http://www.familytreetemplates.net/category/kids
http://genealogy.lovetoknow.com/Family_Tree_Template_for_Kids
http://www.trcabc.com/resources/free-family-tree-craft-template/
http://www.genealogybeginner.com/blank-family-tree-template

Veterans Day and something pretty big

So today is Veterans Day, and I just want to take a minute and thank those who have served, who serve, and those who gave their lives. Especially to my grandfather and husband.

Now I want to give ya'll a heads up, I am going to have a guest blogger. I got an email from this lady, Kristen Davis, in all my excitement and shear shock I forgot to ask where she is from, what site she's with or what. But she writes about women's health issues, and I gave her some background on what type of reader I want to reach, and what kind of reader I actually have, and she is going to write an article that speaks to, hopefully, all my readers. Be on the lookout in the next few days. She said she would have it emailed to me by tomorrow, so depending on when she gets it sent I might put it up tomorrow or Saturday. Either way, this is something that is new to me, and I'm hoping will be something I do often. 

I started this blog for myself, but then got to thinking that there might be girls who get themselves in situations like I did, who need guidance and help and support, and that is what I have tried to do here, and will continue to try to do.

I also want to talk about another email I got, it was from an adoptive mom who wanted to bounce some questions and such off me about her situation with their birth mom. I'm so honored that she felt comfortable with coming to me, and I just want to put it out there that if you have ANY questions, comments or concerns, PLEASE email me or leave a comment. I try to respond to all comments, and I really have no excuses for not, since I don't get that many right now. So I just want to thank this adoptive mom for feeling like it was something she could email me about, and to let everyone else know that it would be a great joy to answer questions, and I might not know all the answers, and what I have to say might not be what you wanted, but I'll answer and give my opinion to the best of my ability. My email address is located on a page, at the top of my blog, and if you would like me to email you, then leave your email as a comment and I'll get back to as soon as I can.

Nov 10 - Brainstorm New Traditions

Nov 10
With your family, brainstorm and create a new family tradition. My husband and I have been doing this, seeing as we're newlyweds. And this would be a great idea if you have an open adoption where you include the birth families in things. Not only would it show the child that they are super loved, but it would make the birth parents feel like they're actually part of the family, and not just some people who allowed you to parent. I know that there have been times when I've felt like an incubator, and that that was the only thing they saw me as. But if you find things to do to include them, they'd feel less that way, and more inclined to get together with ya'll.

If you have a closed adoption then maybe you can figure something out that includes the children's heritage, and your own heritage. Make it all about the children and how special and loved they truly are.