I'm so excited!

My sister and I finally got our vacation time decided on and approved, so we decided to jump on the bandwagon and booked tickets to VEGAS! We now have a hotel and have booked one show (Cher!), and we are being slow about getting everything else decided. Right now we are working different schedules, so it's hard to plan. Planning via text message does not go well. So instead we are just browsing and getting familiar with what Vegas has to offer. I definitely want to see the grand canyon when I'm there. I missed it when I was in Arizona, now's my chance to make up for it. My sister is afraid of heights like me, which works out well because neither of us wants to test our fear by hiking down or riding a donkey down. Those beasts are trained to walk next to the edge so the hikers don't have to. Way too scary for me. I'd have a heart attack before the bottom! Much better for me to stay at the top with the really high guard rails and no chance of falling.

For my birthday this year I bought myself a new bed. A 'big-girl' bed, as we call it. Anything that's grown up-ish gets called 'big-girl' in my house, like a big-girl job, a big-girl bed, etc. Since it is no longer a tiny twin bed, it gets called big-girl. And it is big. It's a queen with a really big solid wood head board and foot board, with a really high mattress to fill it out. I'm so glad I got a tall mattress, it balances the bed more and suits it better than a shorter mattress would. It's also amazingly comfy. Last weekend I went and bought a new top cover blanket for it since my blankets were too small, so now I really feel like I have a grown up bed. Thank you Walmart for completing the set.

It's hard to believe that more than a year has passed since I started this project. Time is funny how it crawls sometimes, and then at others it races so fast you can hardly keep up with it. I think it's time to start reviewing my progress so far, especially since I'm nearing my halfway mark. I worked it out that December 30 is my halfway mark. That's only three months away and I don't think I'm anywhere near halfway. Thank you Excel for allowing me to add and subtract dates, instead of counting on my fingers and toes.

I guess I'll do them by section, and see how that goes. I'll just do the first section today. The rest can be split over upcoming posts.

Greater Good.
1. Donate blood: not done yet, but I've been looking into clinics near my work to possibly do it during lunch or after work. Weekend would be best, but I keep being away. I'll be away for the next three weekends, and then it's Hallowe'en. Being lightheaded seems like a bad idea that weekend.
2. Plant a tree: my mom is supposed to be letting me know about an upcoming plant that one of her friends told her about. Still waiting. This might have to wait until spring though, since it's getting cold fast.
3. First-aid: Not a bit of effort into this one yet, I'd better get on it. This seems like something that will be difficult to plan around, with scheduling.
4. Donate 500,000 at freerice.com: I've sucked at this one, I've been at 35,000 forever. Today I changed my homepage to it, and I'm going to set the tracker to keep my progress for me. That'll give me a chance of at least progressing on this goal.
5. Purge clothing: I did this once, I need to do it again. I'm planning on doing it either next spring/summer, or next time I move, whichever comes first.
6. Donate to charities: Done. I try to support my friends whenever they are participating in a charity event, so long as it is a charity I want to support :)
7. Reduce carbon footprint: This one is harder than I thought. I wasn't able to find a calculator that got specific enough to give me a measure that would actually change. This goal might get lost :(
8. Do a litter chase: I'm hoping to participate in the community clean up next spring, or in the Tim Horton's spring litter chase.
9. Make something for charity: I've been thinking about this, and haven't yet come up with anything. Still thinking.
10. Personal: I keep meaning to do this one, and then either forget or it doesn't work out. Not forgotten yet!

Hmm, so 1/10 done, and only 2 or 3 with any progress (thought progress counts!). I need to get to work!