Book Bingo! 2019!

Last week, the 2019 Book Bingo program launched and I have been flying on a high of book love! My love for Book Bingo is known far and wide as I received many text messages and emails about the board being out. It was the best news! I quickly went to the library for my official Book Bingo sheets and started planning out my summer of reading. I told the kids it was nice knowing them but that I had some reading to do and I'd see them, come September.

Every summer, the Seattle Public Library partners with the Seattle Arts & Lectures (SAL) to craft up a Summer Book Bingo card for adult readers. Every year I work to achieve a blackout bingo card, not only for the prizes but also for the high of accomplishment. This year, I'm extra excited as my word for the year is Curious and reading allows me to be curious. You can get your own Bingo Card online and I'd love to have you read along!

Week in Review 5.11.19

We spent this week working our way back to rest and relaxation. The extended sun has caused the girls to not sleep as much and they were cranky due to too many activities. I've been trying to work on just having easy, relaxing evenings as they really help with everyone's moods. 

Exercise

I scaled back my workouts some this week. I either have bad allergies or a low level cold so I decided to rest more and exercise less. I got in one BurnCycle class, three CityCycle rides, one boot camp and one barre3 class. 

Food

We went to Willmott's Ghost this weekend and it was so good. The pizza was good but I'd go back just to have the radishes and whipped ricotta. The touches of salt were divine. 

I also gorged on tomatoes, cucumbers and avocados all week. Everything is so fresh in the spring and I love it. 

The Girls

Maggie's big news this week is she learned how to ride a bike without training wheels. She is now pumped about bike riding and I can see family bike rides in our future. Maybe! I'm so excited. 

Molly went away with her Girl Scout troop for the weekend and had a blast. I was so proud of her for being able to leave us for two nights. It was such a good weekend for her even though we all missed her. 

Other Goings On

I've continued working hard on my 100 Day Project and I am making good progress on the border. I'm not 100 percent on how I decided to do the border but I want this project done so I'm keeping it and liking it. 

May Goals

I had lofty April goals which I did not achieve so I'm dialing it back a bit for May (or am I?). I'm ready to tackle some goals and make some things happen this month. Here I go! 

Here is how I did on my April goals: 

1. Workout 16 times - I got in 22 workouts! 
2. Finish Maggie’s 1 year book - I'm about 98% done with this! 
3. Achieve InBox Zero - Ugh! It got worse this month!
4. Start the 100 day project - Finish the squares for my Miter Square Blanket - Done! I'm on the border!
5. Do Molly’s Year 2 Photo Book - Nope!
6. Read 150 pages of War & Peace (up to page 275) - Nope!
7. Knit April Accessory - Nope! 
8. Finish setting up office - Nope! 
9. Knit Squad Mitts #makenine - I got one and half mitts done. 
10. Start an embroidery sampler - Nope! 

Here are my May goals: 

1. Workout 22 times
2. Finish Maggie’s 1 year book 
3. Achieve InBox Zero 
4. Keep on with the 100 day project 
5. Do Molly’s Year 2 Photo Book 
6. Read 200 pages of War & Peace (up to page 300) 
7. Knit April & May Accessory 
8. Finish setting up office 
9. Knit Squad Mitts #makenine 
10. Start an embroidery sampler 
11. Clear out garage
12. Paint Pantry

Week in Review 5.4.19

Whoa! I feel off the planet with my weekly updates but I'm back! After a few busy weeks and honestly too much working out, I decided to make this week's theme about rest and relaxation. While I didn't achieve all the rest and relaxation, I did dial it back a lot. 

Exercise

I had some great workouts this week. I quit my main boot camp gym and have one more month left before I'll be on the hunt for a new boot camp location. I'm going to take the summer off and try multiple locations before committing to one gym. This week, I got in two City Cycle rides, three boot camps and two barre3 classes. My favorite was the Friday barre3 class where I was surprised by a friend who was coincidently also in the class! It was such a great treat! 

Food

I've been working hard to get my veggies in with the 2.3.4 plan (2 servings at breakfast, 3 at lunch and 4 at dinner). I fell off track after my extensive dental work but my stitches are out and I'm really focusing on getting them in. I feel so much better when I've had a lot of vegetables. 

I've also been reading Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and soaking up all the cooking knowledge. I am a bit of a nerd when it comes to cooking and love diving deep into the topic. This book takes me so deep and I'm in love. I also can't wait to watch the Netflix special. 

The Girls


The girls have been busy preparing for their dance recitals, keeping up with school work (Molly is working hard on her reading) and playing sports (Maggie is doing t-ball this spring). It's been fun watching them interact with each other. Both of them just had huge growth spurts and that required the purchase of new wardrobes. 

Other Goings On

I've been obsessed with my 100 Day Project of finishing my Miter Squared blanket. I made it to the border this week and hit the boring spot. Casting on approximately 1 million stitches was boring but I plowed through because of my project! 

We went to Portland last weekend to hang out with family and ride horses. It was a really good time and I got some prime knitting time in on the car ride there and back. 

Monthly Goal Check-In (April)

April was a month of travel and fun which meant I didn't work on many of my goals. Nor did I post on the blog but I hope to change that in the near future. I did make great progress on my Miter Square blanket but otherwise not much progress was made otherwise. I'm not worried though. I'll make progress soon! 

2019 Goals

1. Workout 219 times in 2019 - I got in 22 awesome workouts which brings my total to 101!
2. Crush 100 rides at City Cycle 
3. Obtain and keep Inbox Zero - I went on vacation for a week and my inbox is back up to 578 emails. *sob*
4. Do NaNoWriMo This is a November goal so I won't be working on it until November.
5. Knit 12 Accessories for charity - I did not finish my April accessory so I'l knit two in May!
6. Get a new chair for the living room
7. Complete an embroidery sampler - I did not work on this yet.
8. Organize the girl's memory boxes 
9. Run/Walk a mile a day for a month
10. Get window coverings for the basement windows
11. Knit a sweater for myself - I've started this project and just need to knit a lot on it.
12. Complete the Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge- I have read 5 of the 12 books.
13. Finish the two quilts I have partway done - I have not started this goal.
14. Sew a piece of clothing for either myself or the girls - I have not started this goal.
15. Replace the upstairs light fixtures - I have not started this goal.
16. REPEAT GOAL: Read War and Peace - I am at page 70 and finding this to be a complex meaty book!
17. REPEAT GOAL: Read the Bible - I've been doing my daily reading.
18. REPEAT GOAL: Finish my Miter Square Blanket - I am on the border and will finish this in May! 
19. REPEAT GOAL: Catch up on my yearly photo books of the girls - I am almost done with Maggie's Year One book. Just four more years to go! 
20. Bonus Goal: Paint the Upstairs Bathroom - I did not work on this goal.
21. Bonus Goal: Knit Nanoo - I did not work on this goal.
22. Bonus Goal: Read 50 books in 2019 - I'm currently reading book 18!