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30 Days of Vegetables, Part 3

May 25th, 2011 · · lists, pursuit of happiness 15 comments - Tags: ,

Yesterday was the last day in my 30 Days of Vegetables project. I mark this occasion with the last of my 30 day diary and tomorrow a wrap-up list post.

If you missed it and have no idea what I’m talking about, check out these two entries: Part 1,
Part 2.


Day 21:

Chinese broccoli as part of a huge dim sum feast at Winsor Dim Sum Cafe in Boston.

Day 22:

I followed up a fun trip to H&M in Boston with Shabu Zen (I blogged about it 2 years ago the last time I was in Boston). This time I was a more willing participant of the vegetables. As mentioned in part 2, I used to steer clear from vegetables all together, but now that I’m seeking them out, I’m learning that cooked veggies in delicious spicy broth is much more appetizing than a raw salad.


The Veggie Delight plate at Shabu Zen

Day 23:

Breakfast pizza had roasted bell peppers and onions from Flour in Boston. Full day of flying meant rest of the day’s diet was subject to airport menus.

Day 24:

First day at work, didn’t pack a lunch. (Got into town at 11pm the night before.) I had Chipotle burrito bowl with lettuce.

Day 25:

Again with the Chipotle. I am beginning to feel guilty. The sour cream, buttery rice, and cheese can make one bowl about 1500 calories. (I know this because I used to ironically do weight loss counseling at my previous job.) In college I used to order 3 with my then boyfriend and we both would eat 1.5 Chipotle burritos in one sitting. He was an aspiring football player who worked out up to 3 hours a day. Me? I had no excuse, just a ridiculously high metabolism.

Anyway, the point is. I am starting to feel guilty and for the first time in my long history with Chipotle, I added black beans for extra health and ate only half a burrito bowl. Big victory, me stopping at half!

Day 26:

The other half of the burrito bowl. I see the detriment of not preparing and planning my work lunches the Sunday night before the work week. I succumb to fast food and eating a bit of fast food makes me want more fast food.

I might have added an order of Wendy’s chicken nuggets to my Chipotle.

Don’t look at me like that.

I nibbled on grilled bell peppers and onions as part of shrimp skewers for dinner.

Day 27:

I had a full day ahead which included a graduation and then a possible TV appearance for an episode of Eat St. (as mentioned in previous blog entry) at a food trailer called Pig Vicious. Pig. Vicious. Lots of bacon and grease in my day’s plan and so I dumped a whole tomato (sliced) into my Korean Ramen for lunch.

Again, don’t look at me like that.

Day 28:

I ate a horribly big and unhealthy breakfast at Juan in a Million. Made me feel guilty so I scheduled a work out with Brandi. I brought over a batch of kale to make into chips. We baked these chips before hitting the gym for 45 minutes. I packed a serving for tomorrow’s vegetables.

Day 29:

Semi-fail. The kale chips tasted plasticy today. So I had two mangoes with my Wendy’s chicken nuggets. Fruits are like cousins to Vegetables. So, we good.

Day 30:

Went to O’s, an overpriced campus cafe, for half a Greek salad to complement the spaghetti I pulled from my freezer. It was refreshing. I love the bits of arugula, olives, feta cheese, and chickpeas.


Notes

What hurt me towards the last few days is not going to the grocery store and buying vegetables. I work at a university where our eats mostly consists of cheap fast food. Being as I overextended my budget (did I tell you I’m going month to month on my rent starting this month and it goes up 200 dollars?) with the traveling and socializing, I settled for Chipotle and Wendy’s for lunches, and Starbucks and Burger King for breakfasts. Had I taken time to go to the store like I did before my trip to Boston, it would have been much healthier and easier.

Tomorrow, I’ll share with you my final thoughts on this project. See you then!


Questions: What is one unhealthy habit that you have? What is keeping you from changing this habit?

30 Days of Vegetables, Part 2

May 16th, 2011 · · lists, pursuit of happiness 14 comments - Tags: ,

Saturday was my 20th day of eating vegetables every day for 30 days. I’m keeping a diary of the experience and here is Part 2, a record of day 11 to day 20. If you missed it and have no idea what I’m talking about, here’s Part 1.

Day 11:

Never gave much thought to the cucumber, but after mild reflection I get the phrase, “Cool as a cucumber” now. Completed goal with extra dressing.

Did another round of Jillian Michaels with Naz.

Day 12:

Foodie is the New Forty suggested making veggie chips. Am excited about this idea. Wish my schedule was light enough now to give these a try right away. Alas, will have to wait. Finished bag of mixed lettuce. Good riddance! Not a fan of plain lettuce.

Tonight taking a pole dancing class with girlfriends. Counting it as a workout. Bringing my week’s count to 5 workouts. I think this is about even with how many times I worked out all year last year.

Day 13:

Spinach and cheese crepe! Creped veggies are better than raw veggies.

Day 14:

Had Mother’s Day dinner with the boyfriend and his mom at a Korean restaurant. Veggies today were part of the big Korean BBQ meal. Souped veggies, pickled veggies, grilled veggies. I could eat kim chi every day.

Day 15:

Work took the day to go canoeing. About 5 hours of hard paddling. Ouch! The lunch team packed spinach among other sandwich ingredients. Made myself a delicious humus, spinach, and turkey pita sandwich.

Day 16:

Lunch time, ate out at Madam Mams. Ordered the Pad See Yew, flat noodles, eggs, and Chinese broccoli stir fried.

Day 17:

Spinach! I think this is the only vegetable I really enjoy raw.

Day 18:

I landed in Boston to visit BFF just in time for dinner. Went to Little Q’s for hot pot. I loaded up on bok choy, pea sprouts, Chinese broccoli, and taro. It was veggie heaven. I can eat vegetables in hot pot all day. What a funny thing to admit. Growing up, much to my mom’s dismay, I only ate the tofu, fish balls, and noodles in hot pot.

Day 19:

BFF and I cooked for dinner and we made a delicious salad, using a How Sweet it Is recipe. Vegetables included arugula, asparagus, and shallots.

We also experimented with making kale chips. Light, salty, and crisp. Can’t wait to make a whole batch of these when I get back to Texas.

Day 20: We ate at a restaurant in Montpelier, Vermont for dinner. In an effort to eat vegetables, I ordered a crepe with roasted red peppers, spinach, onions, and a basil sunflower pesto.


Notes

Closing off my 20th day without skipping a day makes me feel so empowered. I’ve always had myself pegged as someone who is simply unhealthy and never bothered to challenge myself to change. I’m ashamed to admit that I was being lazy. This experience is now 2/3 done and I’m already excited about continuing this journey not only with the vegetables but towards a healthier lifestyle in general.


Question: What’s your favorite way of eating veggies?

7 Friday Quick Takes (vol 34)

March 18th, 2011 · · 7 Quick Takes (Fridays), lists, pursuit of happiness 26 comments - Tags: ,


1.

This past week, I’ve been seeing things through new eyes which makes me feel pretty groggy and disoriented. I think the disorientation is manifesting itself into me physically. Yesterday, I fell and or tripped four times.


2.

Do you guys know about the Asian Flush? Neville once demonstrated what Asian flush looks like using a picture of us and Photoshop.

See Take No. 5 for the antidote to the Asian Flush.


3.

Cindy made me a purple penguin friend. I need a name for this little guy. Any suggestions?


4.

Dear Valentine’s Day Haters.

Read this: http://theoatmeal.com/blog/valentines_day

- Linda


5.

The cure for the Asian Flush is Pepcid AC. It keeps you from turning red and increases your tolerance a bit (that is if you don’t over use it).

Funny story about the night this picture was taken: I was meeting up with Thomas and two of his family members, whom I rarely see but once or twice a year, and those family members’ girlfriends, whom I was first meeting. We were hanging out at someone’s home before going out to grab some drinks and making bold assumptions regarding how much fun we plan on having. I announced, whipping out that single serve packet of Pepcid, “I came prepared!”

I mean, sure, it’s not the best of jokes but I expected maybe a hint of knowing laughs, as we were ALL Asian. Nothing. Crickets. Where were my courtesy laughs?

Finally one of the girlfriends, trying to control judgment from her voice, feebly asked, “Did you just whip out a condom?”

When I frantically cleared the air with, “NO! It’s a PEPCID!”, the rest of the room exhaled with laughter muttering about how they thought the same thing.

Jeez. I sure know how to leave great impressions.


6.

My fantasy life is so much more colorful and impulsive than my reality. I have a strong hold on my emotions and how I express them but it doesn’t mean that I don’t fantasize about kicking shins, throwing drinks in people’s faces, exposing frauds, and cursing people out. Sometimes the high road can be so limiting.


7.

This week’s moments of bliss: ♥ SXSW festivities ♥ seeing my solemate (deliberate misspelling) ♥ searching for L.L. Cool J with former roommate ♥ phone calls with my BFF ♥ my best dudie friends calling me at work under the pseudonym, Bernard Shaw ♥ free lunch because the restaurant manager has a crush on my girl friend ♥ free lunch because boss felt like treating the whole lab ♥ waking up to a picture text of a friend’s new born baby ♥ homemade cake balls ♥ going on a quest for green beer on St. Patrick’s Day ♥ playing Just Dance on Wii


Question: What should I name my penguin friend?

Friday 7 Quick Takes (vol 33)

March 4th, 2011 · · 7 Quick Takes (Fridays), lists, new thing(s) of the week, savory, the not so single life 12 comments - Tags: ,


1.


Alan is taking me to my first NBA game tonight! The other night he commented, “How sick is that this will be your first NBA game and you get to see the Big Three?”

I excitedly agreed but totally had to later google who the Big Three are. I knew only one by name and only because it was such a big stink when he left Cleveland for Miami.


LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh


2.

I feel very blessed for the close friends I have. I feel beyond blessed to have my bestie as my surrogate sister. Earlier in the week I commented to her crabbily that I finished the last of my dark chocolate orange bar and wished I had some chocolate on me. Shortly after I walked away from my office for a bit to come back to a delivery from an Austin cake ball business (aptly named Austin Cake Ball). There were chocolate balls and (wait for it….) DARK CHOCOLATE ORANGE BALLS waiting for me!

What did I do to get so lucky to have such sweet people in my life?


3.

We had our annual work cocktail party this week. It was my first since last year I missed out as I was still working an additional night job. Apparently they have a longstanding tradition of the ladies taking a photo sitting primly on the love seat in the ladies’ room. I don’t know about the previous years, but we did not sit very primly on that tiny love seat.


4.


I love Steve Martin as a writer and am reading my fourth book of his. I loved this line: “In spite of their odd beginning, he was deciding not only that Lacey Yeager would make his life wonderful, but that her absence would make it tragic.”

I want to be with someone who thinks the same of me.


5.

My nervous smile:


6.


I wanted to come up with a clever DJ name for myself to use as a caption for this photograph. Everything I came up with sounded cheesy.

Alas, I’d never be cool enough to pull off being a DJ.


7.

This week’s moments of bliss: ♥ pizza for breakfast ♥ Board Game Night ♥ surprise deliveries ♥ free dessert at our downtown sushi joint ♥ doggy kisses ♥ making friends at food trailers ♥ food trailers


Question: If you were to choose a DJ name for yourself, what name would you choose?

2011 Resolutions Progress Report

March 1st, 2011 · · lists, resolutions 2011 15 comments


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Personal Finance

  • Reach $2,000 in my Vietnam fund. As of today, the balance is $1,111.10. I’m at 55.5% completion.
  • Max out my Roth IRA. As of today, I contributed $475 for 2011. Uh, only at 9.5% completion.
  • Make $3,000 extra income outside my full-time job. As of today I’m at $510.21. I’m at 17.01% completion.


Leisure

  • Complete 10 sewing tasks.

    Mom made me a starter sewing kit!

    My mom honed my button sewing skill this past weekend. I have a shirt embellished by many black buttons and she had me redo all the loose buttons and recommends me resewing all the original buttons. She also made me a very cute sewing kit.

  • Publish three food blogs a week. For every week that I’m off, I will up the Vietnam fund goal by ten dollars. Let’s say the reason why my Vietnam fund is doing so well (almost $500 since the beginning of the year) is because I keep failing this goal. I’m still very glad I made this goal because publishing once or twice a week is better than how I was doing at the end of last year.
  • Try out 10 Vietnamese recipes. No progress.
  • Try 10 slow cook recipes. 1/10 done. I made a slow cook beef stew last month.
  • Visit two new states. Not yet but have plans of visiting neighboring states when I visit bestie in Massachusetts.
  • Have a new experience once a week. Still going strong. This week’s new experience is going to my first NBA game this Friday. Lakers vs. Heat!
  • Visit best friend in Boston. Bought my plane ticket!
  • Take a trip with Alan. No progress.
  • Leave the country. No progress.
  • Read 40 books. I’m more behind schedule than I was this time last year when I had this goal. Am at 4/40 and am halfway through 3 books.


Relationships and Well-being

  • Drink 24 oz of water every day. So far so good! Surprisingly easy when you have a fun 24oz pink water bottle whose lid pops up when you push a button. I love pushing buttons. No really. I’m like this dude.
  • Have an active date with a friend twice a month. So far so good!
  • Donate to every sponsorship for charity my friends take part in. So far, not applicable.
  • Start a shared gratitude journal with my little from Big Brothers & Big Sisters of America. Bought the journal but haven’t started.
  • Run a 5K for charity. In November!


Question: What have you accomplished so far in 2011?

Friday 7 Quick Takes (vol 32)

February 25th, 2011 · · 7 Quick Takes (Fridays), in passing, lists, still-frames 9 comments - Tags: ,


1.

I have the day off today! My original day off was suppose to be on President’s Day but my boss traded me Monday for Friday. How am I spending it? I had a doctor’s appointment, followed by a dentist appointment, am now suppose to be packing and I have a lunch date at 12:30 with a girlfriend. After all that, I’ll be driving down to Houston for the weekend to see family and friends.


2.

Pictures from last night:


3.


Photo of a photo


Last weekend while out with friends, Alan spotted a photographer at the bar and paid him to take this black and white party pic. Since then, I’ve decided I prefer black and white photos.


4.


My former roommate and dear friend Brandi, who moved to Dallas last summer to pursue a career change recently found herself back in Austin permanently. My dear friend Thomas who lived in California moved to Houston recently. Though I’m saddened that their moves were not completely desired by them, I’m happy I’d get to see them more.


5.


Wednesday night, while watching the Lakers game, Alan found a commercial fail. Do you see it? This is one of the reasons I love going to movies and watching TV with him. He has a really good eye for these kind of things.

Good work, Alan, good work.


6.


This year is still whizzing past me. February is already coming to a close. March is NEXT week. Things I have to look forward to in March? The Sketchbook Project tour comes to Austin ♥ My Solemate (deliberate misspelling by the way) flies in ♥ Cindy comes to visit ♥ Alan and I have our three year anniversary.


7.

This week’s moments of bliss: ♥ Sleepovers and spooning with boyfriend ♥ Four Day Work Week! ♥ Couch cuddles while watching Jersey Shore ♥ 70 degree weather in Austin ♥ Weekday lunch date in just an hour! ♥ Red Velvet Cake


Question: Do you floss regularly?

How Not to be an Asshole on Facebook

February 21st, 2011 · · How to, lists 21 comments - Tags:

I absolutely love Facebook. Facebook has made it easier for me to keep in contact with my friends who are no longer living in the same city as me. Facebook has led to a reunion of sorts between me and my long lost sister of 16 years. Facebook helps me remember birthdays! Facebook is a wonderful tool and I will never be one of those silly people who goes on full Facebook hiatuses. That all said, I do try to abide by code of ethics when using Facebook. Let me share with you my personal code of Facebook ethics.


How Not to be an Asshole on Facebook


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  1. Don’t air dirty laundry. I’ve seen both guys and gals outing their current partners as lying cheats. I’ve seen feuding friends publicize their brawls on newsfeeds. Most of these feuds end up being resolved offline, and later I’ve found embarrassed participants remove evidence of drama. The thing is, it’s already a bit late. Airing out drama online will sear impressions of both you and the people you’ve outed to your audience and the impressions will not be good. I find it good practice not to be logged into Facebook when you’re blindingly angry.
  2. Respect people’s requests for photo removals. Listen, unless you’ve taken flawless photos every time and have the thickest skin, you know what it’s like to have an unflattering photo of you on the internet that you did not upload. Have empathy. If someone is insecure about a photo of him or her that you’ve uploaded, respect his or her wishes and remove the photo. Don’t just untag it.
  3. If you know a photo of a friend is a bad photo, don’t bother uploading it. Jumping off the previous rule, if you already know that the photo of your friend, Sensitive Susan drooling in her sleep on the road trip to Padre is a bad photo, don’t upload it! If you happen to be sitting next to her sporting the best hair day ever, don’t be a tool, use the crop tool.
  4. Don’t be that person who brings everyone down with incessant depressing “woe is me” statuses. Do you know the 5 to 1 rule (PDF file of academic research article)? The 5 to 1 rule is a popular rule in pop psychology right now, asserting that negative interactions have a bigger impact on us psychologically compared to good interactions. Studies show that 5 good interactions is psychologically equivalent to 1 bad interaction. Use this rule when publishing Facebook statuses. Your Facebook audience is not your group therapy session.
  5. Don’t upload photos with illegal happenings in your foreground or background. Here’s looking at you, recreational drug users.
  6. Unless you’re in the business, don’t upload photos of yourself in your underwear.
  7. Don’t forget that people can see your Facebook life. If I were to summarize all these rules into one neat and tidy Golden Rule, it is this: People can see you.


Question: What can you add to this list?

31 Lessons in Love

February 7th, 2011 · · lists, love 35 comments - Tags:

I’ve been dating for about 10 years now. The scope of my experience is limited to 5.5 boyfriends, 8 first kisses, 11 first dates, and countless crushes. My longest relationships lasted 4 years, 7 months, and currently soon to be 3 years. Meaning collectively, I haven’t been single long. So yes, my dating experience is very much limited but even still, in the last ten years I’ve learned a lot both on my own and by observing the experiences of others. Here’s what I’ve gathered:


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31 Lessons in Love

  1. First dates are fun even if they go badly. I saw them as mini adventures in the life is like a box of chocolates kind of way.
  2. First loves are tricky. Many mistakes will be made. Learn to forgive yourself for whatever those mistakes may be.
  3. Once someone cheats, they may do it again, and again.
  4. Once someone lies, they may do it again, and again, and again.
  5. First love breakups are extremely difficult and the pain may seem never-ending.
  6. Pain is never forever. There’s a lot of toughening up that happens when you experience long bouts of emotional pain.
  7. Keep your own friends.
  8. Have mutual friends.
  9. Keep your own interests and life.
  10. Most times, people are who they are. There’s no changing them. You should never expect people to change to suit you.
  11. Optimism does more for your relationship than pessimism.
  12. Date nights are key.
  13. Empathizing with your partner during an argument before pushing your own needs actually helps your needs get met much faster.
  14. It’s good to vent when you’re upset. Be mindful of whom you’re venting to and also if they understand that they are not getting the entire story.
  15. Play time is key.
  16. Privacy is important. See lesson 14.
  17. Your partner is not a mind-reader. Do not expect him or her to know what’s bothering you if you’re not willing to let go the pride and honestly communicate what it is that bothers you.
  18. Avoid the words “always” and “never” when fighting.
  19. Avoid yelling, throwing things, cursing, and violence when fighting.
  20. When arguments escalate to yelling, throwing things or cursing, stop and take a break. If one or both of you cannot calm down, walk away.
  21. If it escalates to violence, it’s time to love yourself more and leave, leave, leave.
  22. Listen.
  23. Touch.
  24. Trust.
  25. It is extremely difficult to be friends after a breakup. Give each other time and space to heal and adjust to every day life without each other.
  26. Keep in mind your family and friends will be slower to forgive than you are for your partner’s offenses.
  27. Grand gestures are nice and all but do not lose sight of the small and kind things your partner does.
  28. Everyone will have opinions about your relationship. Try to let your heart and your mind do most of the influencing of your actions.
  29. No one is perfect. Prioritize what you look for in a partner. Sure she doesn’t enjoy football, but is she loving, caring, trustworthy, and loves your dog? Sure he doesn’t initiate new adventures but is he loving, caring, trustworthy, and enjoys GOING with you on these adventures?
  30. Pick your battles. Let some things go. If you’re lucky, you’ll have a life time to fight. Pace it out.
  31. We’re all going to be okay.


Question: What can you add to this list?

This post was also included in the Pas de Deux contributions on Ophelia’s Webb.

Friday 7 Quick Takes (vol 30)

January 21st, 2011 · · 7 Quick Takes (Fridays), Big Brothers & Big Sisters of America, lists, new thing(s) of the week, resolutions 2011, videos 20 comments - Tags: , , ,


1.


You know the new Bachelor, Brad Womack who was also the Bachelor three years ago? I have a picture with him from Halloween 3 years ago! He was standing outside one of his bars here in Austin.

Funnily, I also know someone who used to date his twin brother.


2.


It’s been two weeks since I started my resolutions of blogging three times on the food blog. If I fail a week, I have to increase my Vietnam fund goal by ten dollars. I’ve only blogged once this week, and twice the week before. If I keep this up, the travel fund will be FLUSH.

What did I blog? A Crepe Night In! Check it.


3.

So far in 2011, I feel like I’m scrambling and way behind. I’ve fallen off the 5.5 hours of sleep a night wagon and am now grudgingly riding on the 3.5 to 4 hours of sleep a night wagon. It seems like my entire life is a constant losing battle to get more sleep and drink more water.

Back to my point. I’ve been trying to catch up in 2011. Work is full and I’m behind there. It looks like I have to pay myself another ten dollars for the food blog this week (unless I whip something out both tonight and tomorrow), I haven’t yet finished a book this year. I think what has done me over is constant out of town visitors filling up my calendar and the Sketchbook Project. Now that a lot of my friends have gone back to their respective towns and the sketchbook is on its way to Brooklyn, hopefully I can get a better grip on my schedule.


4.


I helped my little from Big Brothers and Sisters of America brainstorm her science fair project. She wants to work with Mentos and soda. A la this video.

I volunteered to help with her experiment this Sunday. Admittedly, I’m a little nervous about cold weather and sticky explosive streams of soda. Wish me luck!


5.

As I was catching up on my subscriptions on Youtube, I saw my Texan vlogger friend, Treavor post a Pummelvision video of his facebook photos and I liked it so much, I followed suit. Here’s my life in Facebook photos, chronologically from age 22 to 27.

Get yours here.


6.

A lab member brought back some Kit Kats from Japan. I love foreign candy! I offer you a blurry cell phone picture of our selection. We all kind of guessed the flavors since work is so hectic, we forget to ask. Pictured from top to bottom: maybe raspberry, maybe miso (taste like coffee), blueberry cheesecake, cherry (yum!), and some weird Japanese citrusy fruit with pepper? The last one is gross.


7.

I received a blog award from the gorgeous and fellow Austinite, Pink Sun Drops. I’m actually suppose to meet her tomorrow for a mini Austin food event.


Rules are to share 7 things about yourself and pass on to 10 bloggers. Instead, I pass on to you. Comment and tell me 7 things about yourself or if you have a blog, go forth and blog. Here are my 7 things.

  1. I really want to buy myself a label maker so I can label my photo albums and journals with dates.
  2. I have always felt guilty using my vacation days.
  3. My first email password ever was “bonethugs.” Yes, you can laugh at me.
  4. I’ve been blogging since 1997.
  5. I prefer savory to sweet. I love desserts but eating sweets gives me immediate cravings for something savory. Sometimes I eat my meals backwards because of this. Start with dessert and work backwards.
  6. I prefer summer clothes over winter clothes.
  7. I do not enjoy reading anything with magic, wizards, dragons, gnomes, fairies, monsters, spaceships, unicorns, and witches.


Share with me some tidbits about yourself? Really, I want to get to know you.

2011 Resolutions

January 6th, 2011 · · Big Brothers & Big Sisters of America, lists, love, pursuit of happiness, resolutions 2011, wanderlust 19 comments - Tags: ,


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Personal Finance

  • Reach $2,000 in my Vietnam fund. As of 1/1/2011, the balance is $580.48.
  • Max out my Roth IRA. I haven’t contributed to this account in two years!
  • Make $3,000 extra income outside my full-time job. I don’t know how but this sounds like a fun project.


Leisure

  • Complete 10 sewing tasks. I’m completed my first tiny project. It was sewing on a button! I know, elementary, but I needed to start somewhere.
  • Publish three food blogs a week. I’m starting next week. For every week that I’m off, I will up the Vietnam fund goal by ten dollars.
  • Try out 10 Vietnamese recipes. I’ve never cooked anything that was of my own culture.
  • Try 10 slow cook recipes.
  • Visit two new states.
  • Have a new experience once a week. This is my 6th ongoing year!
  • Visit best friend in Boston.
  • Take a trip with Alan.
  • Leave the country.
  • Read 40 books.


Relationships and Well-being

  • Drink 24 oz of water every day.
  • Have an active date with a friend twice a month.
  • Donate to every sponsorship for charity my friends take part in.
  • Start a shared gratitude journal with my little from Big Brothers & Big Sisters of America.
  • Run a 5K for charity.


Question: What’s one fun thing you’re going to do in 2011?