I made a list of things to accomplish in my 10 day holiday, (which is now very very sadly coming to an end) and I want to thank the blogosphere, cos if it weren't for the fear of losing face in front of the blog world, I wouldn't have done even one of these. But I am proud to say that I was able to cross off a lot in this list. Let's see shall we?
1.Sew the button on M's jacket, fix the zipper on it too
It took me only 8 months and 15 minutes to finally do this!
I was hoping to go to Target and get a small shelf to hang under the kitchen cupboards, but that never happened!
3.Buy a new mattress
Went to ikea and bought one, and also a new comforter (and a bunch of other stuff ;))
4. Finally donate the stack of books set aside to be donated a few months ago
Hopefully soon!
5. Finish painting letter 'S' and hang it somewhere
This too!
6.Figure out a way to DIY frames for inspirational cards I've been collecting, and find a place to hang them
Bought frames from ikea, cos they are so darn cheap there, and hung them too. The cards say - "Be Colorful", "It's a world of possibilities" and "Be Bright". All of these are marketing cards from AT&T, Vera Bradley, that I have been saving to frame and hang some inspiration around the home! I finally decided to hang them in the bedroom over the drawers.
This last one was a greeting card of some sort. It has Ganesha face on it, that I hung in kitchen! :)
7.Vaccum the entire house (yes, it's been a couple of weeks since I did that :( )
Done!
8.Craiglist some extra furniture lying around the house
Now just waiting for buyers to pour in!
9.Sleep a lot
I kind of went above and beyond on this one ;)
10.Go to the library and borrow some books and finish reading them
I cheated on this a lil bit, I borrowed from the digital libary, so didn't technically "go" anywhere and still reading the books -
11. Hang a clock in every room
I tried to do this one, and could not find the spare clocks I thought I had :(
12. Watch episodes of "The Dewarists"
I was too busy doing number 9 most of the time, never got to this one..haha
I did some other stuff too, that was not on my list -
- Threw a New Year's Eve party at my place complete with the decorations and party hats!
- Made a photo wall for "the year that was" as a tribute to the first year of my marriage that ended yesterday (the first year, not the marriage). Yes, my anniversary is on January 1st. There are photos for each month signifying what we did that month. Everyone was really amused with it in the party!
- Celebrated my anniversary, by going to a nice Moroccan restaurant where we enjoyed - delicious food, some awkward moments cos a belly dancer came and danced at each table (mostly on my part, M & the dancer seemed very comfortable) and some mind-blowing music! We also went to a fondue place to enjoy some molten chocolate dipped goodies! During the day we enjoyed a 3-hour Siesta after partying till late the previous night!
Sidenote - When I told one of my friends, she seemed disappointed with how we spent our day. I asked her, what did you think we would do, bunjee-jumping, and she said yea, something more exciting than dinner. Ahhh, the naivety of being single ;)
This is us, ready to go out and have fun -
And here's the amazing belly dancer teaching me some moves -
That's all from me to account for the holidays and the new year. All in all, I think they were very well spent! How was the new year's eve and the new year for you?
1.
It took me only 8 months and 15 minutes to finally do this!
I was hoping to go to Target and get a small shelf to hang under the kitchen cupboards, but that never happened!
3.
Went to ikea and bought one, and also a new comforter (and a bunch of other stuff ;))
4. Finally donate the stack of books set aside to be donated a few months ago
Hopefully soon!
5. Finish painting letter 'S' and hang it somewhere
This too!
6.
Bought frames from ikea, cos they are so darn cheap there, and hung them too. The cards say - "Be Colorful", "It's a world of possibilities" and "Be Bright". All of these are marketing cards from AT&T, Vera Bradley, that I have been saving to frame and hang some inspiration around the home! I finally decided to hang them in the bedroom over the drawers.
This last one was a greeting card of some sort. It has Ganesha face on it, that I hung in kitchen! :)
7.
Done!
8.
Now just waiting for buyers to pour in!
9.
I kind of went above and beyond on this one ;)
10.
I cheated on this a lil bit, I borrowed from the digital libary, so didn't technically "go" anywhere and still reading the books -
11. Hang a clock in every room
I tried to do this one, and could not find the spare clocks I thought I had :(
12. Watch episodes of "The Dewarists"
I was too busy doing number 9 most of the time, never got to this one..haha
I did some other stuff too, that was not on my list -
- Threw a New Year's Eve party at my place complete with the decorations and party hats!
- Made a photo wall for "the year that was" as a tribute to the first year of my marriage that ended yesterday (the first year, not the marriage). Yes, my anniversary is on January 1st. There are photos for each month signifying what we did that month. Everyone was really amused with it in the party!
- Celebrated my anniversary, by going to a nice Moroccan restaurant where we enjoyed - delicious food, some awkward moments cos a belly dancer came and danced at each table (mostly on my part, M & the dancer seemed very comfortable) and some mind-blowing music! We also went to a fondue place to enjoy some molten chocolate dipped goodies! During the day we enjoyed a 3-hour Siesta after partying till late the previous night!
Sidenote - When I told one of my friends, she seemed disappointed with how we spent our day. I asked her, what did you think we would do, bunjee-jumping, and she said yea, something more exciting than dinner. Ahhh, the naivety of being single ;)
This is us, ready to go out and have fun -
That's all from me to account for the holidays and the new year. All in all, I think they were very well spent! How was the new year's eve and the new year for you?
3 comments:
Hey Honey,
Happy new year to you and M.
Congratulations to both of you and many many happy returns .
The first year is the most exciting year of marriage because there is such a generous sprinkling of surprises in it.
Not that it gets any drab later but first few years are really special.
So wishing you and M a life time of excitement , fun and togetherness.
You achieved a lot in your vacation .proud of you.
I loved those pictures which you ties together with ribbons.
Kirti Maushi - Thank you so much for the wishes! Yes, this first year of marriage was definitely an interesting experience for both of us. We both agree we have changed, and it was a good year, despite of the ups and downs!
I didn't do that much though, cleaning the house was the only major thing that I did :)
WomanInLove - Thank you! It makes me smile every time I look at the pictures! I read a quote by a 10 year old somewhere "Face it - friends and family make up your entire life", and when I look at these pictures nothing rings truer.. :)
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