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Day 17- Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why

Oct 19th

Posted by Becky in Memes

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I like my life for the most part, so have no real desire to switch places with anyone. But if it was just for a day, I think I would like to switch with someone who works for President Obama. I have thought occasionally about getting involved in local politics, but especially with a baby at home I don’t want to commit that kind of time, and I get so sick of political ads and the attitudes behind them. But I have a lot of respect for President Obama, and I would love to know what it’s like to work at the White House in general. I wouldn’t want any job that is too important (what if I screwed something up!?), but just to be some sort of aide or something would be  awesome.

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President Obama…it has a nice ring to it

Nov 5th

Posted by Becky in politics

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I have to get going to work, but I am so happy with the election results. And it’s so heartening to see how many people in the US and around the world are so happy about this. Like everyone else, I think John McCain did a fabulous job in his concession speach – it was graceful, humble and eloquent. Obama’s speech held the entire room quiet (we had 5 friends over). It was so awesome to know that this is a moment in time that we will tell our kids about…a GOOD thing that happened that I will always remember where I was when it was made official. I don’t think I’ve ever had a good thing that I knew would be like that. It’s always been bad things…9/11, the end of the OJ trial. I don’t specifically remember the Challenger explosion (I have the worst memory ever, aparently), but that would have been a bad one too. But this is a great thing. And I am so excited for the future of our country. I know it will be a long road, and I know that President Obama won’t be able to make all the changes he wants, or perform any miracles. But it feels good to have a general feeling of hope.

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  • To Do In 2011

    1. Make dinner 2 nights per week
    2. Finish James’s baby book     finished as much as possible
    3. Own a pair of comfortable dress boots
    4. Read 25 books
    5. Take a week of vacation in the summer and visit my family
    6. Try a new ingredient once a month (Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec)
    7. Organize my recipe collection
    8. Develop a more efficient workspace at my office     My new desk is WAY more organized/organizable.
    9. Own investment jeans     Not Happening
    10. Go to 3 local museums
    11. Organize a group camping trip     We had 2 of them!
    12. Learn how to run     In progress!
    13. See a concert
    14. Try out four new restaurants     (Jan 21) (March 18)
    15. Acknowledge the birthdays of every person on my list     Epic fail
    16. Make something for James using some of his old clothes
    17. Watch James take his first steps/say his first real words
    18. Put pictures in all the frames in our apartment
    19. Buy a cake from a local bakery
    20. Go to a band concert at UMD
    21. Exercise more     Y Membership
    22. See my sister graduate college     I'm counting this as accomplished; I didn't watch her walk, but we had dinner with her that night.
    23. Cut back on sweets     My new job has actually helped with this; less boredom/stress = less snacking!
    24. Get rid of cable 1/3/2011
    25. Finish our wedding scrapbook project
    26. Start purchasing Christmas gifts in March at the latest     HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
    27. Create a weekly menu, and stick to it!     See above: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
    28. Meet someone in real life that I’ve only known on the internet
    29. Get my hair cut and style it more often     this last part is ongoing
    30. Host a party
    31. Go to church at least once per month, and make a donation each time
    32. Send thank-you notes for all gifts
    33. Make ice cream
    34. Encourage Ryan to get his first Cisco certification
    35. Try a new food     I'm counting brussel sprouts.
    36. Hang out with Alyson for an entire weekend
    37. Make more of an effort to dress up for work     No longer necessary; this is more of a nice jeans and sweater kind of place.
    38. Make a lunch (not frozen) 2 days per week.     I've been packing a peanut butter sandwich and carrots. I consider this an achievement.
    39. Take a community ed class     Swimming w/the boys
    40. Make something in our dutch oven that requires using it in the oven
    41. Go to bed before eleven more often
    42. Go to a Farmer’s Market and buy something 3 times this summer     Another failure. Although we did buy some local honey from a friend!
    43. Call my parents and sisters every other week just to check in     I think I'm doing WORSE at this than last year
    44. Make: caramel rolls from scratch (get the recipe from my grandma)
    45. Bring James on his first trip to Canada
    46. Learn to drive a stick
    47. Print out photos from our wedding and put them in an album
    48. Make breakfast more often on the weekends
    49. Keep the apartment cleaner than past years
    50. Buy a good area rug for the living room
    51. Make a general doctor’s appointment to get my cholesterol, blood pressure, etc., checked out 1/11/11
    52. Take more pictures and put some in albums
    53. Clean the basement and organize all our stuff down there     All bins labeled as of 3/13/11. This is as much organizing as is going to happen before we move
    54. Organize my jewelry
    55. Buy more bins for storage and put seasonal clothes away
    56. Donate all unused clothing/toys to Goodwill/Salvation Army

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