It has been about a month but I have been kind of busy.

Russ and I went to the Northern Wisconsin State Fair. Sadly it was nothing to be to big or fancy.

I am about half way through my operationbeautiful.com post it notes.

I just sent out my last bunch of post cards from my place in Menomonie. Once I am settled into Spring Valley, I will restart sending them out again.

Have not been watching a lot of TV or movies lately. I am still online more then I like but sometimes I am really good about it and other times I am not so good.

I started a new book this pasted weekend by Lisa Wingate called Talk of the Town. This is the first one of this mini serious. I am glad to see how the other two connect to it. I am looking forward to reading more of her work.

This pasted weekend Russ and I went to Rhinelander for a short visit. We had lunch Saturday with my parents and grandparents. It was a nice time, and before we left town Russ and I went out with my parents and my sister. It was really nice to see everyone.

I have continue to do my postcrossing. I have used self lamination sheets to protect the ones I have gotten so far. I need to cut the sheet down some so they will fit into a binder thou or my a cover and back for them and use rings to hold it togeter.

With traveling some I have been leaving operationbeautiful.com post it all over the place. I feel good posting them.

Not much else going on, still working on my puzzle need to get it done before I move in August. I am glad to say I was able to finish off my blanket and I am happy how it turned out.

After some trouble with the sewing machine my blanket is almost done. I was a bit surprised how hard this end up being to sew. But I think it look pretty good.



The pictures is before I putting the backing on it. I was able to get the backing in it and how just need to sew by hand the hole I left to turn in the right way. I am going to take it home and hopefully have my mom help me close it up.

As this project is reacting it 6 month mark, I have taken a good look at why I choose to do this project and how I feel it is going. I choose to do this project to really focus on things in my life and making myself happier. I wanted to try new things, move away from habits I don't like as much, and feel more accomplished about things I want and complete in my life. As we are reacting the 6 month part only about 140 days in and over 860 to go. I have to evaluate a few things.

First off I feel like as a person I have changed a lot of the past 6 months since I started my list. Some of the things where add cause they seemed cool at the time or just because. But if I have a list in my life I want to to fit my life and add and take away things that do not work. I love some of the things I have done, the time capsule for one. I love it and cant wait to open in when i turn 40. Trying to reconnect with my family has been great. Focusing back on my life and things that are good and bad in it. Some of the cool website and fun things I have done.

With this all being said, I am scrap the 101 things. I am going to take some time and redo my list. I am going to keep some of the things on there but take away the just because things. I want a list that is totally meaning full to my life and what is going on in it at this time. Not 6 months ago, but the present. I will redo my list as it seems fit. But I will still blog about things on the list as I do them and complete them. Some of the things I my list I should do because I want to not because I have it on a list to do. But having a list also help me see how far I have some and where I want to do. I hope you all will keep following my even thou I have dropped 101 things.

I am in the process of finishing make treats for work tomorrow. I made chocolate chip cookies and cupcake brownies. On top of that I made little candy bags for all the Mothers at work as a little gift.

I also just sent another friend a house warming gift cause she moved not to long ago.

I am having some issue sewing my blanket. My sewing machine is not working the best. So I am going to try one more thing and if I can not get mine to work. I am going to either borrow my mom or have her sew it for me.

I called my Grandma also to let her know that Russ and I were planning to come up at the end of the month and we be there on Saturday for lunch with them and my parents.

Russ and I went to the Jackson Street Roadhouse. It is a Minnesota train museum. There is a branch in St Croix also. I found it a while back and have always wanted to go.

We saw some amazing things. We saw one of the first steal caboose. They were working on restoring it to be able to use it. We also got to look at some old Stream Engines. They were amazing. THey also have a few old classic buses.

I finished printing off the recipes for the cook book. COMPLETE! I still need to get dividers for them but that is it.

I got the last set of pictures for Project 365! I am hoping to work on them soon and make that done also.

I sent another 5 postcards in the mail. I left a few operationbeautiful.com notes in places. I am up to 67 quotes.

I called my Grandma on her birthday last week. I also message my dad's old sister. They are moving and just asked how things were going.

I got a small Tie- Dye Kit. I may do it this weekend when I got to Russ since I have more space and bigger sinks.

I got a small decorating kit today so I am hoping I can get around to making a cake for someone. Not sure yet for who or what thou.

Our drive in movie theater is opening this weekend so I am hoping to be going there soon also.

The living situation in now kind of up in the air. I got my lease extended till the end of August. Dave maybe moving but is not sure. And well I am not sure Eau Claire is now where I want to live. But I am leaving it crossed off because I did have it figured out bit know my life has brought me new things causing that to change some.

This weekend Russ and I went up to St Paul. We went to the Minnesota Historical Museum.




Well we were in St Paul, I totally unplugged. Cell phone totally off, laptop left back at Russ place and NO TV. It was nice.

I have been working on collecting more quotes I am know up to 62. I have some really good quotes. Once I have all of them collected I will share them all.

Russ and I worked on the puzzle some in April 3rd. I then worked on it a little a few days later. It has come a long way since I first started working on it. I had hope to finish it this month but I doubt that will happen.



I finished reading "Angel." It was a really good book and something helpful for me also to be thankful of people in my life. I have started to read "Holly's Inbox."


I started to work on my memory blanket. Russ even helped me cut the pieces for it. I started sewing some of it but my sewing machine is not working well right now. I am hoping I can get it to work so that I can finish it.



I sent out four more post cards, putting me up to 12 postcards.

Well I was house sitting I ate in a blanket fort. Russ and I had talked about it some before and having a really nice dinner in the fort. So I made a side salad, lasagna and garlic bread and for dessert chocolate cover strawberries and cheesecake. I also had a small bottle of wine for Russ.



I have been doing good with using coupons and staying green. I have had to restart a few cause I did not complete then in a row like I had planned.

I am planning on unplugging the last weekend of April. Russ and I are going away for the weekend so I figure I leave the laptop at home. Russ is not big on TV that will not be an issue at all.

I just finished scrap-booking September. Now I have 3 more months to go. :) I am going to be happy to be done with it all.

I am going to go see She is out of my League tonight ALONE!

I got the recipes (breakfast, dip and app., soups, and slow cooker) in the recipe book. Now I just need to get printed the rest (main, sides, deserts and others). It is taking time cause there so many recipes, but it will be nice to be done.

I forget to say I unplugged last weekend. It really is a lot hard then I thought this was going to be. But I am still being able to do it for the most part.

I was able to drive Sheri Mustang the other night and I am doing really good. I drove Ross again last night again. I am feeling more comfortable with and I am hoping to drive alone really soon.

I was able to talk to my grandma today and that was nice. My grandpa had his upper teeth removed and gave my grandma some idea on how to make sure my grandpa eat enough stuff.