Feeling girly!

I used to be a complete tomboy, and at times still regress, however in working on #95 (which is to wear a dress or skirt everyday for a week), I am loving dresses! I have gotten so many compliments on the dresses that I have been wearing and, in general, how springy I am, that I may just wear dresses every day from now on! I must say it was very helpful to start wearing my dresses on the first day back from an awesome April Vacation. I heard a lot of gloomyness about having to come back to work, but I put on a cheery face and dressed myself up and it made my day that much better. It's been an awesome week and the weather for this weekend (and I have a wedding) looks AMAZING!

Vacation has been awesome!

So April vacation has been amazing! I had a great anniversary and birthday weekend and then got to go on a road trip to somewhere new (4/20/10). Pete had a business trip to Nantucket and I got to tag along. Nantucket was amazing. So much to see and so much relaxing to do. Wednesday, I spent 3 hours photographing the island, running and spent the day at the beach (4/21/10). I can't say enough about how amazing, relaxing, rejuvenating and genuinely fun it was! I got some great shots and it's really getting me excited to do a photo excursion in Boston!!! I also tried 2 (of 5) new restaurants! Pete and I went to Cy's (a seafoody-pub-like restaurant in "downtown" Nantucket) and then tried out the Fareground Restaurant the next night where we got to watch the Sox and the Bruins both win in overtime/extra innings on multiple flat screen TVs scattered throughout the dining area. I dub this my honeymoon and a half.... it was that good. : )

Ready..... set..... go.....

So as some of you know, I have started a "bucket list" type deal with the intentions of making a list of tasks that I desire to complete before the end of time....... As I was making the list, I realized that most of the things are more of a do-in-the-near-future things. A friend of mine posted about the Day Zero Project and I thought sounded pretty cool so that's what I'm doing!

I am making a list of 101 tasks to complete in 1001 days!!! Today is my 31st birthday, so it's a perfect day to begin my challenge! January 13, 2013 is a long way away (31....13...13.... crazy numbers). I hope I can complete all of my tasks, but if not - it's going to be fun trying!!!

The idea behind this whole thing is to make a list of 101 things you want to do in the next 1001 days. It is a little different than a "Bucket" or "Life" to do list because it allows you to create specific goals to be obtained in a more reasonable timeline. Read more about the challenge at http://www.dayzeroproject.com/ and start your own!!!!

Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.

2. Stay Focused. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.

3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.

4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.

5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.