{365} Challenge: Plant a Garden

About 4 years ago, my husband was stationed in New Jersey and the kids and I were left in California without him for a year.  We took that time to move into a larger home (which ended up being very temporary, but that is another story) which had a raised garden already built in the backyard.  I spent the few months we were there to plant corn, tomatoes, strawberries, and beans; it was heaven.

I was sad to leave my little garden and have been wanting to start one at our current home for a long time.  Last summer, my husband was a sweetheart and dug out a part in our backyard and built me my garden bed.  

And it sat.

Today we decided to finish the garden we started a year ago.  The boys jumped in and we pulled, hoed and raked the weeds out in under an hour.  Many hands make light work, right?

We decided to plant strawberries, red bell pepper, zucchini, tomatoes, and pumpkins for this fall.  I am eager to taste our hard work!  

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{365} Challenge: Give Blood

As I was pursuing my birthday bucket list the other day, I realized I should get to setting an appointment for donating blood.  As luck would have it, the local Blood Source was advertising a blood drive for today.  If you participated, you would get free froyo AND tickets to the Rivercats, our local minor league baseball team.  Score!

My friend Crystal from The Crystal Dish, joined me and we headed out to give blood.  Thankfully, the process went smoothly and we were quickly done.  Now to plan out another night at the ball park....

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{365} Challenge: Wear red lipstick, just because.

Why not?!  Take that, Birthday Bucket List!

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Birthday Bucket List

Inspired by the list over at How Does She, and my own love of lists, creating memories, and my birthday - I decided that over the course of the next two months, I would be working towards my own birthday bucket list!

I want to try new places, have some new adventures, and just look forward to my birthday again.  Hopefully this list inspires you to get out there and explore!  I out in bold the things I have completed. 

1. Participate in a race (walk, swim, run, bike, etc.)

2.  Travel somewhere you have never been

3. Go to a concert

4. Call a friend you haven't spoken to in awhile

5.  Get a massage

6.  Go on a weekend trip with your spouse - even if it is a staycation and the kids are at the grandparents!

7. Try a new activity- did Babywearing Yoga!

8. Treat myself to a mani/pedi 

9. Print photos and put them in a photo album so they can be enjoyed

10. Go on a girls trip 

11. Have people over more often

12. Play board games on the porch

13. Give Blood 

14.  Read Game of Thrones because the husband really wants me to

15. Skateboard again

16. Water balloon fight with the kids

17. Redecorate bedroom

18. Do something extreme 

19. Mail 5 friends letters

20. Run 4 days a week

21. Get a new bathing suit and rock it at the beach!

22. Give up fast food

23. Make a new friend

24. Visit a State Park

25. Visit a National Park

26. Soak in a natural hot spring

27. Learn a new skill

28. Host a dinner party

29. Try boogie boarding

30. Have a beach picnic

31. Go watch a major or minor league baseball game

32. Try a new food

33. Wear red lipstick, just because

34. Volunteer for a good cause

35. Start a garden

36. Find a perfect pair of jeans

37. Give your hair a deep moisture treatment

38. Write in journal more often

39. Make a survival kit

40. Make Blessing Bags and deliver them to homeless people in our town

41. Take the family to the drive-in movies

42. Go watch a play

43. Create a family time-capsule

44. Go camping

45. Finish a project that you started and didn't finish

46. Go on a new hike

47. Save $500 by selling things you don't need or use 

48. Give yourself a facial while enjoying a quiet home

49. Run in the sprinklers

50. Do something nice for a stranger

What do you have on your birthday bucket list?

This post is linked up at Inspire Me Wednesday's