Day 30!!!

Today I was to write down 3 places that I want to go and go there in the next 10 years. So I picked Italy, Alaska, and Back East... the church history tour. Those will be kind of exciting.

So, I can't believe I'm 30! It toally doesn't feel like it. It's been a great day though. Lots of birthday wishes. I got to see all 5 of my cute nephews today! I went to the temple! I went to Red Robin and Macayo's!! Life was pretty good.

This challenge has been pretty fun. Some pretty tough days but for the most part, I have learned that I can do a lot. I'm glad I did all of my challenges. I even decided that I will do the skip. So, starting Sunday, I have to read the Book of Mormon in a week! Crazy huh. But it will be a pretty extreme thing. I'm up for the challenge! Thanks Amy for being such a great friend. I don't think my life would be as good with out you! I love ya!

Day 29

First of all... HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY! Next... I have to tell you that I was able to complete yesterdays challenge today! Tonight was a much better night to do it. I went and got 30 cans of 7 UP and passed them out to people at the park... 7 UP because it's a green can and it's St. Patty's day! Donny and I went around to people and I was very happy with the out come. The people were so nice.I didn't get the crazy vibe from anyone. haha Pretty fun!

So today I was to write 30 things that I was thankful for and then give them in a card to my parents. I liked that one too. I was able to reflect on a lot of things. Times are hard right now and sometimes it's just nice to look back and remember. Maybe just maybe you will remember how happy you were and keep working for how happy you could really be.

Day 28

Buy 30 cans of soda and pass them out to 30 different people at the park. UM... SO I didn't get to do this today. :( I don't even know what to do. I planned on doing it even. I had no intentions of using my skip, infact I didnt even. Because I work further away from home now, I didn't get home when I planned and then we had company for dinner, and then institute... Yeah not so sure what I should have done... I'm sorry guys... I was a slacker.

Day 27

Start today putting $30 a month into a special vacation savings account. So I did! lol if you break it down, it's $1 a day and it's $360 a month and it's $10,800 for 30 years. That would be awesome if I actually saved that much and still used that savings account. Just making sure I replenish. We shall see how it goes!

Day 26

Write a not of gratitude to someone who did something and thought that no one was watching. I decided to write a letter to mom. She is someone who is constantly doing things that really go unnoticed. She worries about us in the morning and makes sure we are up in time for work. She makes sure we are where we need to be, when we need to be there. She helps us when we need help and she love unconditionally, even when it's hard to. I'm super greatful she does all that she does. I love her to death!

Day 25

Bake my dads favorite cookie and give him a hug! What a good thing to do... Dads favorite cookies are Chocolate Chip, so it was super easy. I made him some yummy cookies, gave them to him warm, with a glass of milk, and gave him a hug! He desrves good things, so it made me happy to make them.

I ate the cookies too... not so good for me but if I die tonight... I will die happy... LOL

Day 24

Take a day trip! Hahaha Can I just tell you what my day was today. I had to work today and I ended up getting out 30 minutes later than planned! Then I had a bridal shower, which I totally won a prize! Then we had company come to town. Uh huh, So I was supposed to fit a day trip in my day.











I am happy to report that I totally completed my challenge. Chris and Jean totally helped me complete my challenge today. They came into town and I hadn't been able to go yet and they came along. We went out to Boulder City and walked on the new bridge. And if you don't think that will count, I actually drove on the bridge, went to Arizona first and came back... totally not planned but it worked out lol.








I totally got stopped for a random vehicle check too. LOL As many times, as I have been down that way and it finally happened. They make you pop the hood and pop the trunk. Nothin to great to see... LOL just some christmas boxes that I used for decorations. I think the guy thought maybe I had a gift for him. He didn't even open it. What if I really did have something worth checking. That Christmas box could have had some nice little illegal gift in it. What a check point huh. Good thing I don't carry anything illegal. HAHAHA






Anyway, the bridge was so beautiful. I would totally go again! It is an amazing sight to see. And the accidental drive to Arizona and back... Yeah it was like 2 mins. The drive time I think is totally cut down by like 20 to 30 mins... It's awesome. Thanks so much Chris and Jean for going on my day trip... I love hanging out with you guys when you come!

Day 23

Clean my bath room from top to bottom. Yuck... I hate cleaning the bathroom, but I suppose someones gotta do it. After all is said and done though, it's pretty! I'm sure our company will enjoy a clean bathroom while they are here hahaha.

Day 22

30 goals for the next 30 years. So, I was kind of afraid to do this challenge. Setting goals for me, is so hard sometimes. It's all a matter of just writing them down sometimes too. Again... My brain was going big, when in reality it doesn't have to go huge. Why oh why do I start out so big... lol At least I can bring it back down, and then realize I can still go big.

I'm not to sure I really want to put all my goals on here, but I did decide I would put some on here. As much as I didn't like the unplugged challenge, I know I really did love it. So I decided to go unplugged once a year, according to my needs, I will decide how unplugged I can actually be. I want to make a Patch work quilt and I want to learn how to sew, sew better I suppose. I'm going to learn a new recipe once a month for a year. I also want to make sure I am serving my family, So I will serve them daily. I want to see the sunrise on the Atlantic Ocean and I also want to go out of the country.

There's a few of the goals I set. I really do think that they are all attainable and I am actually able to work on them all the time or at different times. I am also able to do them with someone or do them alone. I will tell you my favorite goal... I always want to be happy with who I am. If I do that, I should be able to complete these goals with no problem. If I am not, I need to make sure I am working on these goals.

It's good to have a best friend who pushes!

Day 21

I had to clean my closet out and actually take the stuff to DI. That actually worked out quite well today. I was off and I was able to do it. I had just actually cleaned one side of my closet out a couple weeks before and so I didn't think I would actually clean my closet today but, the other side had a lot to offer as well... LOL I got 2 bags out of it. Apparently I collected purses too. I had almost one whole bag, that was just purses.

It's nice to have most of my closet cleaned out now though. One day when I actually move out, I will thank myself for actaully cleaning out before I have to pack it all. Oh yeah, I did actually take it to DI as well... So nice... Now I don't have extra stuff lying around.

Day 20

I love playing board games. Todays challenge was super easy. I had to call up some friends and invite them to play board games. So, Amanda, Brittany, and Cassie came over and with Donny we all played. We played Last word. Haha it never fails that when you have to think on the spot, you never know anything. It was still super fun. LOVE IT!

Day 19

So, today was kind of a freebie... I think. I did what I was supposed to but it didn't end up like it should or could have. I was suppose to go to any fast food drive in and when I go to pay for my order, I was supposed to pay for the car behing me as well. Well, every day I go to Sonic to get my mom her Diet Coke. Some days I have cars behind me, some days I don't. Today was one of the days I didn't. I even had to wait longer than usual. I was really kind of hoping someone would come, so I could pay for their order. When I pulled through I was even hoping someone was trying to order outside and nothin...

I'm not a fast food hopper, so I wasn't gonna make it happen somewhere else. Sorry... Do you think I can count the fact that I buy my moms drinks?

Day 18

Today I had to give 30 hugs! Sometimes hugs are warm and tight and they make you feel just right. If you can't snuggle up, the next best thing is to gather up! Hersheys Hugs... yumm... HAHAHA yeah I'm not a poet, but I tried. It was fun to give people Hershey Hugs today and to also get some real hugs! You just feel all warm and fuzzy!

Day 17

Walk or ride a bike everywhere you go today. Do NOT get into a vehicle. I'm tired today. I started my day out by going to clean my wards meeting house. Yep! Walked there. Thanks to Cassie, I didn't have to go alone. I'm not sure how far it is though. I'm thinking that it like 2 1/2 miles... so I got 5 miles in today! I didn't have anything else that I needed to do today, so it worked out ok for me today. However, I did help do the back yard and dang, I think that's what got me all tired. I'm ready for bed and it's 7:30. Anyways, I was able to get stuff done too. I made my birthday wreath. Amy and I were able to get those done. Super cute and fun!

Day 16

Make a nice dinner and take it to someone who is not in your family. Well, other than the fact that I had to work and maybe my dinner wasn't the nicest dinner you could have, I was able to do this challenge. I open my challenges up the night before, so I was able to to think about who I would like to take dinner into. Sis. Hardy in my home ward is all by herself right now. Pres. Hardy has been in the hospital and she goes back and forth to see him. I called her this afternoon to see if I could bring her something and she said YES!

So, my mom gave me the idea of making a BLT sandwich! Sounded good to me and Sis. Hardy was even more excited! I made some yummy berry fluff to go with it too! I was happy to make her a meal. I wish I could have done more but I did what I could. I love the Hardys, they are some pretty amazing people. I will miss seing President Hardy. I have learned much from him. I feel that I will learn much more from Sis. Hardy, when he does pass. She is a strong woman and she knows the gospel. What a good challenge!

Day 15

Today was a lot better for me. I had to e-mail, call, or text someone in my contact list, that I want to get to know better. Heck most of the people in my contacts are my friends so of course I would love to get to know them even better. I talked to my friend Diana today. We've been friends for years and years but I don't hardly ever see her. So, I was able to catch up with her and see what's going on. She's buying a house this year too and she's just trying to live as happily as she can. It was super good to talk to her and see how she was doing. Good day!

Day 14

Donate money to a non profit organization that you have never donated to before. So, I will be honest and I suppose this will sound bad but I think if you are going to donate it should be something that you want to do. Not that I don't want to donate, it wasn't something that I had been thinking about and I had a day to figure out who I really wanted to donate money to. I probably sounds super selfish and really I'm really not trying to be that way, it just wasn't something I was prepared for. So, it's probably up on the list of challenges I didn't like. Maybe if I would have had more time to make a decision and really want to donate I would be happier with it.

That being said, I did donate. I googled non profit organizations in Las Vegas and I found 3 square meals. I have heard of them and kind of knew what they do. They really do help quite of people out and you can obviously give more than just money to help them out. But if I was going to help with anything, I would want to make sure a family is able to eat as a family. In the future and as I get to know more about them maybe I will donate more time and service and even money. I set up to get more info on them and so, I am genuinely interested in who they are and what they do.

Ok, so now that I sound like a jerk :/ I guess we shall see how tomorrow goes.

Day 12 & 13

So, Day 12 I was challenged to be UNPLUGGED! I couldn't use my phone, no texting, no e-mailing, no tv, no radio, nothing electronically entertaining, unless it had to do with work. So, I will be honest. I kinda had a bit of a meltdown. HAHA Lars was probably laughing his butt off at me. I know he was actually but in the end I think I just had to get it out of my system. My phone is a safety net for me. I text a lot but it's not something I have to do. I love to talk but again, it's not something I have to do. However, I am still addicted to my phone... obviously... because I had a small meltdown haha. You will be proud of me, I didn't use the skip! I went a full 24 hours plus without using my phone, unless it was related to work.

I think the hardest part of my day was my driving. I actually had to go to another branch for a meeting, which meant I had to drive a lot further. I love listening to music and for the most part it's my church music anyway. So, not listening to any was kind of hard, when I really didn't have a whole lot on my mind. So I decided that I would take my little hymn book with me and find songs I could sing. The song that really made me greatful for my day yesterday, was Count Your Blessings. The words of that song are perfect! If ever you are down, sing that song and then count your blessing and then sing it again. Last night I went through and wrote down my blessings. I'm very blessed, richly blessed I would even say. At the end I felt like being unplugged really plugged me into where I needed to be.

Thanks to some of my wonderful friends they did try and tempt me. I got a couple of texts from them and I will tell you, that I didn't even look at the messages until this morning when I woke up. To think that they could really tempt me like that. HA... Amy you know me better. ;) I knew I could do the challenge, I was just felt like I was super detached for that "JUST IN CASE" moment. Over all it was a great day!

Today I had to write a letter to my grandparents. I liked that. It's nice to send a note to the ones you love. I like to get unexpected things, so why wouldn't someone else. When they get it in the mail, in the next day or two, I'm gonna be super excited to just know they will feel a little extra love. I am greatful for who my grandparents are. They have created a good solid foundation for my family and I know it's because of them that we are who we are today. Things aren't always so sweet and joyful but it is because of them that we are even here and for that, I am most greatful. Today was a great day!