30 by 30

See this pretty picture? Elizabeth over at E, Myself, and I is celebrating her 26th birthday today. It's her golden birthday!! And in honor of it, she came up with the idea to make a list of 30 things she would like to do before turning 30.
Being that my birthday was just this last Tuesday on the 23rd, I thought it would be a perfect time to participate. I have just short of 5 years before I turn 30, so that should be sufficient time to complete all of the things on my list. I will update as they are checked off.
So, without further ado, here is my 30 by 30 list:

1. Run a half marathon - Done on 10/17/10. You can read about it here.
2. Begin (and hopefully finish) nursing school
3. Visit New Orleans again
4. Go backpacking at Five Lakes Basin
5. Grow a garden
6. Become a wake boarder
7. Hike Bishops Peak
8. Bake something from scratch
9. Organize all of my photos and place into albums
10. De-clutter and simplify my home
11. Take a California road trip
12. Learn yoga and meditation
13. Go wine tasting - Done. Read this post to find out where and when.
14. See a Broadway show
15. Compile a cookbook of all of my favorite recipes
16. Learn to drive and launch our boat
17. Have one day of shopping where I buy whatever I want
18. Visit Las Vegas
19. Treat my Mom to a spa day
20. Play a round of golf with my husband - done on 2/13/11. Read all about it!
21. Eat rattlesnake
22. Learn to barbecue
23. Open a retirement fund
24. Get reacquainted with the piano
25. Landscape our backyard
26. Go to an amusement park with my husband
27. Learn to make my own green cleaning solutions
28. Ride a trail on my bike - Done 9/18/10. There is no post. But I rode the trail from Tahoe City to River Ranch Resort : )
29. Find a skin care regimen - Done. Here's the post.
30. Reinvent my wardrobe

The Flat Belly Diet

I need to lose a little weight. Well, not just a little, a lot. But let's not get into details mmmmmkay? Anyway, I thought I'd try the Flat Belly Diet. I know a few women that have had great success with it and so I thought, why not me? Because I don't like to starve myself that's why!! 

In all seriousness though, the Flat Belly thing? Not my cup of sassy tea. Here's why:

The 4-day anti bloat. And I know what you must be thinking. FOUR days?!? Big effing deal Lindsey. Put your big girl panties on and deal with it. It's four lousy days. To which I reply, kiss my big fat A$! Because it still is fat. Because I was not successful on the Flat Belly Diet. Did I mention that yet? Anywho....the 4-day anti bloat. Okay. So, here is a sample menu:

Breakfast: 1 cup Rice Krispies, 1 cup skim milk, 1/2 cup pineapple, 1/4 cup sunflower seeds

Lunch: 3 oz chunk light tuna in water, 1 cup carrots, 1 light string cheese

Dinner: 3 oz chicken breast, 1 cup mushrooms sauteed in 1 teaspoon olive oil, 1/2 cup brown rice

Snack: pineapple smoothie (1 cup skim milk, 4 oz. pineapple, and 1 tablespoon flaxseed)

2 liters sassy water

Doesn't sound half bad, huh? Well, it wasn't. For the first day! See, the problem here folks is that I'm a "snacker". And you know what? I don't think that's a bad thing! Shame on me, the snacker, I know. But, I digress. The Flat Belly Diet doesn't want you to snack. And that just doesn't fly with this homie.

So, I'm going on my own food pyramid eating plan (notice it's already better because it's not a diet). I will have the appropriate servings of fruits, veggies, dairy, protein, and grains daily. And it will work. Because it will be easy. And I can snack. And I can eat what I like instead of gagging down nasty pineapple. I much prefer bananas and grapes to pineapple. So there. And also? I won't end up eating three pieces of pizza for dinner on the third day of the anti bloat again, because I will be staying far, far away from that four day process FOREVER. 

The end! 

Our Bedroom!

Sooooo....we changed a few things about our bedroom! I was tired of the green color that Matt had chosen for the ENTIRE house and wanted to mix things up a bit. The changes include - new bedding, curtains, new paint, painted furniture, an ottoman with pillows in place of the desk (because now we have an office for the desk!) and a new dresser top design since our TV is mounted on the wall! Here are some pictures:

                                                                    Bed Before and After

                                                               Dresser Before and After

                                                           "Desk Wall" Before and After

I LOVE our new bedroom : )

Fabulous Friday.

SO glad that it's Friday!!! 

I have nothing super exciting to report, so I'll just use bullets to get my point across:

• Work sucks
• School is good
• My husband is racing his dirtbike again
• I attempted the flat belly diet (supporting post to follow)
• Am tired. Very, very tired.
• Love the weekends

That is all.