Task #14: Checked! - Eyeglasses for me!

FINALLY!!! This was loooong overdue!! I got my butt to the doctor, purchased a cute frame and got my eyeglasses!!!

In case you didnt know, the latina singer and actress Thalia actually has an eyewear collection and it is very cute... I got the "Curiosa" model in Aqua Tortoise and Im IN LOVE with them!!

I have to confess that I should be wearing them more, but it is just difficult to get used to be using eyeglasses.. I feel that I can see better without them, even though I dont... This is not the best picture, but here I am:

Task #49: Checked! - New do for me!

Cant even remember when was the last time that I did something for my look. I believe the last time I got highlights was after Gaby was born in 2003!!!!

When I started loosing weight a few months ago I decided it was time to let my hair grow and anybody who has done that can relate on how difficult it is. I have been wanting to get highlights since several months ago, however I wanted to wait until my hair was long enough to blow dry it, instead of keeping it wet with gel or leave in.

So, the time had come and my hair was long enough to be blow dried which means highlights were in order! The "before" picture was taken a week or so before the highlights (please, ignore my poor smiling skills for the camera..ugh), and the "after picture" was taken a month after it (on my birthday party) because it was the only picture I could find that actually shows my hair. The hair was also longer and for some reason it looks a bit reddish, however the base is brownish and the highlights are blondish.

Task #18: Checked! - New place

We actually rented the new place 2 weeks ago, however today is when we officially emptied the old house and finished moving all the furniture and boxes to the new place. Im not really sure how I will make fit a 2 floor house into this small apartment, but we will manage.

It also has 3 bedrooms plus a little bedroom next to the laundry room (used for maids in this country), however each room is way smaller and now we dont have space for the outdoor toys. We have also given away a lot stuff, and we will be giving away more once we finish unpacking.

Note from June 2010: Over 6 months in the new place and I have to admit that LOTS of boxes are still packed. We have been working hard to unpack those boxes in the last few days, and we wont stop until we finish! Being without "those things" for some many months made me realize that I can actually LIVE without so many things, so we will be getting rid of LOTS and LOTS of stuff that we actually dont need.

Task #79: Checked! - New home for Sassy

When the decision of getting a smaller place was done, we knew one of the most difficult things was going to be giving Sassy away. She was still a puppy, however we knew she was going to grow into a huge dog and it was an impossible thing to think we were gonna be able to keep it in an apartment.

One of my mom's employees offer to take her home and raise her and it was a blessing, because she was going to be able to stay in a place where we can actually go and visit her. They came to pick her up and I felt they were taking away a part of me. We weren't sleeping at the house already, and we were only coming to pack and feed her, which made it easier for the girls. A few months after that, even when they knew she wasnt living there, the girls will continue saying that Sassy was at the old house.

Then, when the girls found out that she was preggo and delivered 3 puppies: they were thrilled!! But that is a whole new post.


*(Post written a few months after it actually happened. Posted on the correct day)

Task #50: Checked! - New shoes

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!

I have been wanting to get some sport looking Mary Jane shoes for me to wear in the everyday basis and I FINALLY did it!!!

The ones that I really wanted were not available in my size, so I decided just to get these ones and Im IN LOVE with them!!

They are sooo comfty and they look perfectly fine with casual pants to wear to job, and also with jeans. I still plan to buy a pair of brown ones for everyday use, but Payless doesnt have the buy the second pair for half price here, so I will get the other pair later on...

Task #88: Checked! - Extra income

I did it!!

Today was my first day training as a support professional for Nikon... As you all know I LOVE photography and I think this is something that I can really enjoy and will give me the chance to grow up in the photography business and even become a pro.... Mixing my graphic design business with pro photography is like a dream come true to me...

Also, there are a lot of my customers that owns Nikon cameras (mostly the D40 and D60) and being able to play with them, and even bring them home, will let me to help my customers to achieve the best shots possible out of their equipments!

Task #85: Checked!

I knew this was going to be the second task that I was going to complete... After all, it was the easiest.. I just needed a little reminder!

I honestly cant believe that the photos on our about us page and top banner where A YEAR OLD!!!

Anyway, I did it, as you can see on the right side of my top banner, and you can check out the updated About us page here. I didnt change much, and mostly what I did was to update all FIVE ages... Also, added the middle names, and changed that Mia was an Elmo freak to being a Dora and Diego freak.

Just for reference, here is how the top banner looked and then how it looks now... Amazing how much ALL of three of them have changed:
Old:

New:


For a complete list of all tasks, go here.

101 tasks to complete in 1001 days! - Task #1: Checked!

I read this on another blog, and just a few days ago I was reading the rules at the meme's home. As my readers should know by now, I LOVE checking off completed tasks, so I think this project would be AWESOME for me... So far, the most difficult thing has been to come up with 101 things that I want to complete in 2.75 years. The idea is that "tasks must be specific with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined". As I complete each one, I will be making a post of it with the number of the task Im completing and photos and what not, about the task! Feel free to join me and let me know if you do!

I think this is a big challenge and Im merging in it some lists that I have made in the past for New Years solutions, the Blooming Buds strategy, as well as the Working on Healthy buds posts.

Here are my 101 tasks that I will have done by: June 23, 2012
#1 : Come up with 101 tasks to complete in 1001 days - That is another 100 tasks besides this one (Completed by 9-26-2009)
#2 : Potty train Mimi [In progress]
#3 : Pay off credit card [In progress]
#4 : Redecorate the girls room {including a new bed for Mimi, and comforters for all three girls} [In progress... Already got a new bed for Mimi]
#5 : Make a will
#6 : Get a family portrait taken for my new website having the girls wearing their colors: Purple, red and pink [In progress: already got Gaby's purple outfit]
#7 : For 2010, buy the holiday outfits from Prairie Mama and hair bows from Fifi's Closet, for the holiday card photo, take the photo and make the card by the first week of November at the latest (0/3) [Changed the year on this one as it didnt happen on 2009]
#8 : Burn a CD of my customers per year
#9 : Continue burning CDs with our photos per month [Done from Gaby's birth up to June 2006]
#10 : Clean up my Gmail [In progress ... Im already down from 99% full to 96%]
#11 : Clean up my MSN Email
#12 : Recuperate photos from Mia’s 2nd birthday and Mimi’s baptism with the photographer
#13 : Paint the house inside
#14 : Get my eyes checked again and get my prescription lens and frame (2/2) (Completed by 01/08/10).
#15: Get a sewing machine
#16 : Get a laminator
#17 : Get a bike for me
#18 : Move to a new and smaller place (Completed by Dec. 1, 2009)
#19 : Organize bookmarks on computer - Explorer and Firefox (0/2)
#20 : Get new dishes
#21 : Get the girls at least 15 new bows each and buy a nice bow holder to put them in their bedroom (Bows: 1/45, Holders: 0/3)
#22 : To have a Thanksgiving dinner and set up the Christmas Tree that same day [Changed the year on this one as it didnt happen on 2009]
#23 : Give life to my unused Etsy shop
#24 : Launch 3LF Creative Media blog
#25 : Launch 3LF Creative Media site
#26 : Launch the new version for 3 Little Flowers [In progress. Already purchased new hosting, just need to finish designing the site]
#27 : Put together printed party supplies designed by me for a photo for my new site [In progress]
#28 : Buy a new small camera for daily use (to replace the stolen ones)
#29 : Buy a DSLR camera (Nikon D90)
#30 : Reach my weight goal: 135 pounds [In progress... Already lost 40 pounds]
#31 : Have a breast reduction
#32 : Go to Ocean World with the girls
#33 : Get a binder for each girl and organize all their papers -medical, school, identification, etc.- (0/3) [In process: Already bought the one for Gaby and I still need to decorate it]
#34 : Finish my blog books from 2007 to 2010 (0/4)
#35: Invite for a sleepover my two nephews at my house for a weekend
#36 : Make and implement new reward system for the girls
#37 : Make at home the gifts for the teachers for Christmas 2010 by the first week of December [Changed the year on this one as it didnt happen on 2009]
#38 : Redecorate the playroom [In progress]
#39 : Get rid of all the toys from 0-2 years old [In progress]
#40 : Get rid of unused clothes of the girls and us (including maternity clothes) [In progress]
#41 : Get a new ironing board
#42 : Fix our car completely or buy a new one [In progress]
#43 : Tint the car windows
#44 : Give the car a makeover
#45 : Open a new Paypal account and back account (0/2)
#46 : Make a simply recipe book
#47 : Make a new budget
#48 : Make an standard shopping list to go food shopping
#49 : Get a new do - highlights (Completed by Dec. 15, 2009)
#50 : Buy a new pair of shoes for the day to day use {this one in Tribal brown or this one in chocolate or another similar one that I find at the moment} (Completed by Nov. 17, 2009)
#51 : To get new clothes for my new weight when I reach my weight goal
#52 : Read 10 books that are NOT mom related (4/10) [In progress... Read so far: Succubus Blues, Succubus on top, Succubus Dreams, Succubus Heat, now reading Succubus Shadows]
#53 : aGo out alone with my friends at least once per month for six months (6/6) (Completed... Will have to make a post about it soon)
#54 : Plan something for my mom's 60th birthday on 2011
#55 : Decorate a wall with photos
#56 : Buy makeup [In progress]
#57 : Give a creative use to the bedroom next to the laundry room (called the maid's room in this country)
#58 : Redecorate my bedroom
#59 : Make playdates with 5 different high school friends with kids (0/5)
#60 : Plan a nice joined birthday party for Mia and Mimi for 2011 - 4th and 5th Birthday
#61 : Plan something nice for my 29th birthday on January - which is something that I NEVER do - [Completed by January 29th... Post to come]
#62 : Make an alphabet book
#63 : Learn how to make bows
#64 : Learn how to sew
#65 : Buy a Blackberry for me (Completed by Nov. 28, 2009... Also updated it by May 5th)
#66 : Get a power generator (Completed by Nov. 21, 2009)
#67 : Take care of my blood pressure issue
#68 : Sponsor a child
#69 : Make 10 blinkies at no charge to other blogs in exchange for them to have my blinkie on their blogs
#70 : Visit our old neighbors in our old town
#71 : To get Gaby to get checked by an orthopedist for a second opinion on her bull legs
#72 : Get Gaby the neurologic tests done - EEG, Head MRI, plus some blood work with several tests. (0/3)
#73 : Work on my business mailing list and start it
#74 : Take the girls to the dentist (0/3)
#75 : Perform "surgery" to all books in need and protect them all with contact paper to the ones that need it
#76 : Find 5 things on the house that can be sold and sell them
#77 : Get a dentist check up for me
#78 : Make a cute card to 10 people just because (0/10)
#79 : Find a new home for Sassy once I found the new place (Completed by Nov. 29, 2009)
#80 : Learn how to make jam
#81 : Learn how to make bread
#82 : Get together with my cousins for a coffee and chat a bit (just the girls)
#83 : Organize all the medications and label them and buy an ear thermometer
#84 : Get hampers for each girl and a separate hamper for the uniforms (0/4)
#85 : Update the About us page on my blog and the photos of the girls faces on the top right (Completed by October 12th.. Click here to view ... Second update made 06/14/2010)
#86 : Plan or help plan a new get together with all my cousins and their kids for 2011
#87 : Host a get together at our house
#88 : Get an extra income of at least $500 bucks (Completed by Nov. 2, 2009)
#89 : Get Gaby to participate in some kinda of sport
#90 : Go to the movies with the girls
#91 : Get a Wii and Wii Fit
#92 : Convert one friend or family to cloth diaper
#93 : Pay off loan #1
#94 : Pay off loan #2
#95 : Go back college again
#96 : Get passports for Camila and Amelia (0/2)
#97 : Complete 2 courses related to design and/or photography (0/2)
#98 : Plan a sleepover with some of Gaby's friends or cousins
#99 : Get a comfortable chair for my computer
#100 : Get a cute case for my headsets
#101 : Buy a lunchbox for my job

Facts about us in 1001 days:
- Completition date is June 23, 2012 (Just added a countdown at the blog's bottom)
- Gaby is going to be out of 3rd grade, Mia is going to be out of Kinder and Mimi is going to be out of Pre-K. All 3 of them are going to be getting ready for summer and looking forward to 4th Grade, 1st Grade and Kinder.


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Updates:
October 11, 2009 - Marked several as in progress
November 19, 2009 - Made a lot of changes due to some changes in my household
June 17, 2010 - Marked several as in progress and completed (big update for the blog to come in the next few days)