The List

So the other day, I was trying to figure out what I was going to do with myself after the bar exam. This is the first time in my life (well, since before pre-school) that I won't be a student. So naturally I am wondering what the hell I am going to do with myself... Enter "The List." It's a list of stuff I have decided that I will finally have time for, now that the time- and soul-sucking pursuit that is law school. Some of The List is stuff I want to do with my husband (don't worry, I won't get THAT personal). Other items are purely solitary pursuits (minds out of the gutter people...).

1. Learn Spanish via Rosetta Stone - When my husband and I first started dating, we invested in Rosetta Stone Spanish, Levels 1-5. I am still on Level 1, Unit 1. It's been over a year.

2. Teach myself to sew - I am well on my way with this one... I even took in a couple of my mom's favorite shirts this past weekend. (Go Mom for losing a ton of weight with Weight Watchers!) But I want to be proficient enough to make dresses for myself, and clothes for my future babies, and current step-daughter.

3. Make exercise a part of my daily schedule (aka lose 10 lbs, aka make my clothes fit better, or again) - I am working on the Couch to 5k plan right now. It's going well actually. I am a terrible runner, I don't enjoy running unless it's for a sport. But, my goal is to be able to actually RUN the Anoka Ghost Run at Halloween.

4. Go to a show at the Guthrie - My husband and I got a gift certificate from our wedding shower. Much Ado About Nothing is on the schedule for this fall. Yay! Jason brought me to Wicked last year. We had SUCH a great time. I'm lucky to have such a great theater buddy. :)

5. Move to Minneapolis - Yup. Moving, again... Even though I swore the last time I moved that I wasn't moving again until it was going to be the last time I ever moved. But then the people we rent from wanted to short sale their house. And I happen to have a very high strung dog. A yorkie, you ask? No. Maybe a pomeranian? Nope. Must be a cocker spaniel then... Still wrong. He is a hundred pound Chesapeake Bay Retriever. He's quite excitable. Especially when he sees strangers, or really anyone, approaching his home. So waiting around for them to sell the place with realtors and prospective buyers in and out all the time is not a good option for us.

So we are moving to the house my husband owns in Minneapolis. Formerly owned with his ex-wife. Was I crazy about that at first? Hell no. But we've refinanced the house into our name, getting her off the mortgage. And we'll save a ton in housing expenses. Plus I have never had a place that is MINE. I mean not even my parents' place was mine growing up. But this joint will be all mine. I could paint my bedroom hot pink if I wanted... Okay so maybe J isn't going for that. But we have talked about starting a garden, and finishing the basement, and redoing the fence. Best part is, now I really don't have to move again!

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The List keeps growing. Hopefully it will keep me busy!

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” - Dale Carnegie