things i love thursday

.canvases and cocktails painting class.
.sewing rainbow colored projects.
.cereal.
.my car (mazda demio).
.peanut butter cup ice cream.
.finding a beautiful old kimono at a shrine flea market.
.white grape Qoo.
.comfortable "jogger" pants.
.#5 and i had our first date 3 years ago tomorrow<3.

things i love thursday

.peanut butter sandwich crackers.
.afternoon naps.
.making a quilt for the first time in years.
.learning to paper piece (quilt squares).
.smoothies, multiple times per day.
.the smell of coffee.
.the weather lately (pants and t-shirt perfect).
.daydreaming about camping near mt. fuji.
.PiYo after almost 3 weeks off.

things i love thursday

.chai tea with lots of creamer.
.good and plenty (they remind me of my dad).
.playing nerdy card games with #5.
.going to bed early and getting up late.
.strawberry popsicles.
.taking ennegram tests (apparently i'm a 4)
.on an ed sheeran kick lately.
.#5 takes such good care of me.
.it's t-shirt, jeans, and moccasin weather.

things i love thursday

.thursdays = PiYo days at the gym.
.toasted peanut butter and jelly.
.#5 called them "pillow sheets" <3.
.cream of wheat in bed.
.good news from the doc health-wise.
.strawberry popsicles.
.i'm gonna be on a billboard in tokyo (!!).
.playing footsie in bed.
.it's still light out after dinner.

things i love thursday

.sweet and salty popcorn.
.6 mile walks in the sun.
.PiYo classes at the gym.
.birdy, the self titled album.
.a successfully made a rainbow layer cake.
.new (surprise!) stained glass stars from #5.
.catching up under cherry blossom trees.
.giant chocolate bunnies.
.egg whites.

things i love thursday

.passed an air force pt test!!!.
.a bunch of new clothes from gap.
.wearing (obnoxious) happy birthday sunglasses on my birthday.
.holding hands with #5.
.bbq chicken on the grill.
.new (and easy!) recipes.
.silver linings (home for #5's birthday).
.transferring my plants to bigger pots.
.baymax.

22 for 2015: mid march

1. learn to use my walcom tablet (and make things!)
2. finish our wedding video (have lots of raw footage from our wedding, currently about half done)
3. backup wedding photos all in 1 place (had a wedding in the states and a party in japan, professional photos from both and photos from friends)

4. run (at least) 5 miles a week i haven't run much, but i have gone to the gym 5-6 days a week (a combination of Turbo Kick class, PiYo class and weight lifting with #5) since mid january. i love turbo kickk and piyo, so i consider finding a workout i actually like a better victory.
5. travel to 3 new places in japan
6. lose 15 pounds (mini goal: lose 5 by march) i am down 4.2 pounds since january 25th and it's only march 15th, so there's still time. the number jumps back and forth, but the graph on Lose It! is going in the general down direction, so that's good. hoping there's a lot of "muscle weighs more than fat" going on since i'm using the app to calorie count and working out like a mad woman. ha!
7. pass a PT test (using air force women's test regulations for waist, 1.5 mile run, pushups and situps) i passed today!! i did 49 sit-ups (in a minute, 45 and above is max points), 16 push-ups (in a minute, 14 is bare minimum) and ran 1.5 miles in 11:55 for a total of 95.1 points according the air force testing regulations. doing way better than i even imagined i would do has motivated me (and really the whole reason behind posting today!) now i just need to get my push-ups up a bit for more points!

8. sew 2 quilts
9. sell 24 pouches (i used to sew and sell little zippered pouches on etsy, but haven't done anything in years)
10. project life/photos/journal weekly sigh. need to get on this. i want to, just haven't been motivated or "feeling it." i have january photos and journal cards in and ready for writing, but haven't done anything on february or march.

11. start to contribute to house income (applying soon to be a substitute teacher on base) application is in, just waiting for the background check to go through. so no progress on this yet.
12. budget and save at least $500 a month i think we saved $400 last month, but it all went right into the credit card bill because we went to the states for 5 days suddenly at the end of february for a family emergency. and that doesn't even put a dent in the bill, so now we're digging out of that hole before we can save anything. doh.
13. learn to do taxes #5 did them.
14. legally change my name (didn't do it when we got married for work visa reasons, but the time has come) i have the paperwork filled out, just need to send it all in. good thing i didn't in january or i wouldn't have made it to the states in february (because i have to send my passport in).
15. send a postcard or letter once a month i sent one birthday letter at the end of janauary. so, there's still time to catch up?

16. clean out my closet/clothes
17. finish bookshelf clean-out (project stalled half way, would like to finish)
18. clean out the linen closet

19. try a new recipe at least once a month
20. continue to meal plan
21. be more vigilant about leftovers (aka: eat them so they don't go bad!)
22. drink more tea and less beer i have pretty much given up beer and alcohol. when i have "extra" calories i can eat, i would rather have CANDY! hahaha

things i love thursday

i started this last night but crashed at 8:30, before i could finish.
happy friday.

.new running shoes (reward for staying on the workout bandwagon!).
.costco.
.kimchi nabe soup.
.finding a place that prints photos in the size i want.
.our wedding photo book arrived!!!!!.
.frozen peaches (still).
.taylor and ed's "everything has changed".
.#5 gets a three day weekend this weekend.
.deodorant that actually works.

things i love thursday

.being fully on the workout bandwagon.
.frozen fruit.
.my new smart wool neckwarmer.
.workout buddies!!!.
.getting my Project Life album started.
.good news from the doctor.
.learning to cut #5's hair.
.avocado toast.
.youtube's autoplay = finding new-to-me music.

things i love thursday

.dreamless sleep.
.getting back on the workout bandwagon.
.good chapstick.
.popsicles.
.good tv (arrow and the flash).
.puyopuyo tetris game.
.long hot showers.
.ham and pineapple pizza.
.free mental health care.

22 for 2015

1. learn to use my walcom tablet (and make things!)
2. finish our wedding video (have lots of raw footage from our wedding, currently about half done)
3. backup wedding photos all in 1 place (had a wedding in the states and a party in japan, professional photos from both and photos from friends)

4. run (at least) 5 miles a week
5. travel to 3 new places in japan
6. lose 15 pounds (mini goal: lose 5 by march)
7. pass a PT test (using air force women's test regulations for waist, 1.5 mile run, pushups and situps)

8. sew 2 quilts
9. sell 24 pouches (i used to sew and sell little zippered pouches on etsy, but haven't done anything in years)
10. project life/photos/journal weekly

11. start to contribute to house income (applying soon to be a substitute teacher on base)
12. budget and save at least $500 a month
13. learn to do taxes
14. legally change my name (didn't do it when we got married for work visa reasons, but the time has come)
15. send a postcard or letter once a month

16. clean out my closet/clothes
17. finish bookshelf clean-out (project stalled half way, would like to finish)
18. clean out the linen closet

19. try a new recipe at least once a month
20. continue to meal plan
21. be more vigilant about leftovers (aka: eat them so they don't go bad!)
22. drink more tea and less beer

things i love thursday

oh yes, back to my old friday antics.


.doing apartment therapy's "january cure".
.sara barielles.
.art journaling.
.cornbread with honey butter.
.old navy sweat pants.
.supportive online message boards.
.good markers/pens.
.have (i think!) kicked nail biting.
.getting through days without crying (heh).

things i love thursday

.getting a bit of closure (it was a hard december).
.my aunt and uncle in denver.
.#5 might actually grow to like snowboarding.
.a clean house.
.my new ring (rose gold, tiny diamond and red sapphire).
.lots of journal/scrap-booking stuff from #5.
.getting a bunch of nengajo in the mail.
.making goal lists for 2015.
.#5, as always <3.