I AM going to get to 200 someday!

• 22.  I learned how to make my own laundry soap :)
• 23.  My oldest son asks everyday what we can do to hang out just the 2 of us.  I must be doing something right if he enjoys my company.
• 24.   I am now working on the next baby blanket that I  am going to give away.  Someday I will have the blanket done before the baby is born, but for now I'm just happy that I am actually working on it.
• 25.  Last night I made my hubby lunch for work today.  That saves some money
• 26.  I went to Target for groceries the other day and between discounts and coupons saved $24.  
• 27.  I am getting the hang of this coupon thing and it is actually working (though I am not nearly as crazy or intense as those Extreme Couponing ladies!)
•  28.  I ate yesterday even though my brain begged me not to.
• 29.  I woke up early today so I can take my kids to the zoo.

* for those of you new to my blog, the 200 is things I have accomplished in my life.  Things that I am good at, things I have done right etc... you can check out my list so far over at labels, 200 :)

200

•  17.   I sat down with my youngest this morning and taught him how to do the puzzle game known to us as the game of Perfection.  He's not ready for the timer but I'm teaching him shapes :)
• 18.   I made homemade from scratch crock pot brownies today.  AND I ate TWO of them!
• 19.    I pulled weeds in my back yard.  Two hours and sunburned shoulders later, at least one section of my yard is done.
• 20.    This week I finished sewing a baby blanket that I had intended to give a year ago but life got in the way and I just didn't get around to finishing it.
• 21.    There are no dirty dishes in my sink tonight when I go to bed.

more 200

• 11.   I didn't allow myself to be manipulated in a situation that a year ago would have sent me home emotionally weak and feeling guilty.  (This is a HUGE thing!)

• 12.   I put together my coupon notebook and a grocery list.  Between store sales and my coupons I saved over $30!  Go me!
• 13.   6 years ago, I gave birth to a wonderful little boy who is kind and lovable and funny and quirky and passionate and stubborn and makes me want to scream sometimes and snuggle tightly other times.  Hmmm, sounds like I just described my hubby not my son ;-)
• 14.   I have run about a bajillion loads of laundry the past few days simply to make a dent in it big enough to fully open the door to the laundry room.
• 15.   I prayed for someone who really angered me and prayed before I responded to said person.
• 16.   I am learning finally how to parent without the tv (unless I am really in need of a nap!)

the first 10 of 200

At the suggestion of another blogger, I am going to think of things that are good about myself, things I have accomplished, things that I like about me.  It takes 10 compliments to overcome 1 negative comment.  It is time that I start thinking of good things about myself instead of my faults. 

1. I took all 3 kids to a Barnes and Noble book fair by myself because hubby was working.  We were there for 2 hrs, left with 4 books, lots of face paintings, all limbs,eyes and other appendages, and also with most of my sanity.
2. I bought BOTH chocolate cake AND oreo ice cream last time I went to the store.
3. I got my kids to school on time this morning.
4. I remembered to take all of my medications, including my vitamin supplements, this entire week.
5. I learned how to change the alternator in my car.
6. I cleaned out all the expired food out of my pantry.
7. I have a dress that makes me feel pretty for the memorial and for Easter.
8. I gave 2 of my kids baths yesterday.
9. I can read and write and love to do so.
10. I have learned to cook without using my oven or stove.  I have only microwave, crockpot, grill, and waffle iron in my cooking armory right now and I have been able to get some creative meals going.

Ok, so the list is still short but that was much harder to do than it looked!  I'm supposed to get to 200! It is very difficult still to not think of all the things I don't like as I am thinking of ones that I do like.  I'll get there though. I can use every accomplishment, including but not limited to..... every grade I passed, every thing I read, each thing I teach my children, every thing I have ever learned to do (drive, walk, run, tie my shoes, cook, write, read, laundry, iron, color, make beds, mop floors, change diapers, pull weeds, mow the lawn, take out the trash etc......) and other things that I can do or are beautiful about me. 

Stay tuned for more on the list of 200 :)