October Book Review!

 

October Book Review!

 4 were great, 2 were so-so. I've got 9 more books to reach my goal of 60 for the year! Can't wait to start the holiday books towards the end of Nov.

 Happy reading! 📚

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Challenge

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reminders of Him

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Whittiers (kindle)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Smells Like Tween Spirit

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Before I Do (kindle)

⭐️⭐️ The Summer Place

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41 while 41

I wasn't sure if I was going to do another year of this but I think I am.

Its fun to see what I can do in a year.

So here's my 41 while 41 bucket list:

1) Take a class of some sort

2) Re-do the master bathroom

3) Put up a bird feeder/hummingbird feeder

4) Get Adirondack chairs for the back yard.

5) Stain the deck.

6) See the Blues play in a new city

7) Go apple picking at a new apple orchard

8) Visit Big Cedar for Christmas

9) Travel out of the country

10) Go to a new amusement park

11) Go somewhere new for summer vacation

12) Friends weekend at the Lake

13) Go to a Mizzou football game

14) Go bowling

15) Make an outside welcome sign

16) Do a double under or a surrender squat unassisted

17) Hire a cleaning person for 1x a month

18) Celebrate a holiday non-traditionally

19) Start 2021 scrapbook

20) Finish the twins shutterfly book

21) Run/Walk a 5k

22) See a show at the Fox

23) See a show at the Muny

24) Find a big something (picture or artwork) for the master bedroom wall.

25) Get a new comforter for master bed.

26) Host a girls cookie exchange

27) Blog 1x a week

28) Go to a new to us winery

29) Do the alpine coaster at Aerie's winery

30) Learn how to use my BBQ grill

31) Bike a new trail

32) Make a shelf for my island so it can be usable

33) Plan a vacation to somewhere new

34) Organize all the photo albums into little storage units

35) Do something fun for Keith's birthday

36) Make something out of a pallet I have

37) Clean out the coat closet and donate.

38) Host a superbowl party

39) Make a shirt on my own with the cricut

40) Go to the new soccer stadium and see the new team play

41) Celebrate my 42nd birthday!

0/41 = 0% completed

Time to get working!

40 while 40 - final update!

   

Well my birthday has come and gone. Let's see what I accomplished. I told myself I'd probably stop this after 40 but not sure yet.

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1) Ring in my 40th doing something memorable - COMPLETED OCT 2021

2) Take a cooking class

3) Build a new wine rack for the kitchen

4) Re-do the master bathroom (due to the guy we were going to use going MIA this is back to square 1)

5) Put up bird feeders/hummingbird feeder

6) See the Blues play in a new city - COMPLETED NOV 2021 & JAN 2022

7) Start/finish 2020 scrapbook - completed Aug 2022

8) Weekend away to bike new trails - completed Aug 2022

9) Go bowling

10) Make a outside welcome sign

11) Do a double under or a surrender squat unassisted

12) Landscape the backyard - completed May 2022

13) Play golf at Top Golf - COMPLETED MARCH 2022

14) Visit a new to us winery - completed July 2022

15) Hire a cleaning person for 1x a month

16) Do something memorable to ring in my 41st - completed Oct 2022

17) Friends weekend at the Lake - COMPLETED OCT 2021

18) Hike Ha Ha Tonka State Park - COMPLETED OCT 2021

19) Celebrate a holiday non-traditionally - COMPLETED NOV 2021

20) Plan a summer trip - COMPLETED FEB 2022

21) Complete the Target challenge for Christmas gifts - COMPLETED DEC 2021

22) Go to a Christmas parade - COMPLETED DEC 2021

23) Bike the Frisco Highline trail in Springfield - completed Aug 2022

24) Start 2021 scrapbook

25) Redo the laundry room

26) Stain the deck

27) Update all 3 large pictures in piano room - COMPLETED FEB 2022

28) Run the 5k Turkey Trot - COMPLETED NOV 2021

29) Go on a canoe day trip with my Dad - completed Aug 2022

30) Take a day trip up to Hannibal MO - completed May 2022

31) Do something fun for Keith's 41st birthday - COMPLETED MAR 2022

32) Get professional pictures done - COMPLETED OCT 2021

33) Donate clothes I haven't worn - COMPLETED FEB 2022

34) See a show at the Fox - completed June 2022

35) Finish the twins 3 year old scrapbook

36) Find a big something (picture or artwork) for the master bedroom wall

37) Visit another beach - completed June 2022

38) Work out at a different Burn Boot Camp location - completed June 2022

39) Have our yearly girls cookie exchange - COMPLETED DEC 2021

40) Blog more!

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26/40 = 65% completed

So not what I hoped but life happens.

This is 41!

Happy 41st birthday to me!

 

My birthday weekend was heart filled and relaxing, just what the dr ordered. Usually we go out of town but with all the traveling we've done and are still doing, we stayed put.

Friday, the actual day, I was off. I celebrated at boot camp by doing 41 star jumps then ran some errands. I got my birthday starbucks drink that reminded me of a dole whip at Disney (pineapple passionfruit) and did some crafting. 

That evening I met up with my family for do.e shopping and dinner at Canyon Cafe. I finally tried their margaritas...and it's true, they are as good as they brag about!

Saturday I had a bridal shower for a family friend at a train station because it was Harry Potter themed. It was perfect for her! After that the twins invited me to go with them to get their ears pierced. They'd been wanting them and my sister finally agreed. They are such big girls! That night we had friends over for a birthday bonfire complete with the Cardinals outside:

The Cardinals didn't make it but it's been a great season!

Sunday was gorgeous as well and we went on a bike ride to Grant's Farm for their fall festivities. I've been in the past and it's always been just ok. This time they expanded it and it was all free and much more worth it!

Not a beer fan but I tried the new Bud Light Nect which is a seltzer and it wasn't bad...carb free also 🤔 

It was a great birthday weekend. I've got some goals I've carried over and I can't wait to see what happens during this year of life.

Cheers!