28. Purchase of the Month – May

Green and Blue Fleur de Lys old fashion and highball glasses from Cost Plus – only $3.99 each! It was a two-for on the list since it was a Purchase of the Month and I gave away the glasses that we had and I didn’t like, so I also uncluttered!

21. Recipe of the Week – Diabetic Strawberry Pie

Made my recipe of the week at 9PM on Saturday night to get it in before the end of the week!

Looked online for a recipe using strawberries so that I could use up the berries that were getting over-ripe. Decided on this Diabetic Strawberry Pie recipe that I found on recipezaar. It has 5 out of 5 star reviews, even though some of the photos that people have submitted look horrifying!

I decided based on the photos to use much less yogurt.

SERVES 8

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 (5/8 ounce) package sugar-free strawberry gelatin (or 2 .3 ounce packages)
• 3 cups sliced fresh strawberries
• 2 cups plain non-fat yogurt
• 1 deep dish graham cracker pie crust (10-inch)
• 8 whole strawberries

Directions

1. Place boiling water in large bowl. Stir in Jello till dissolved. Chill until slightly set– about 10- 20 minutes.

2. Stir in strawberries. Chill another 10 minutes.

3. Fold in yogurt.

4. Pour mixture into graham cracker crust. Chill until firm– at least 4 hours. Cut into 8 wedges and place a whole strawberry on each wedge.

It was delicious!!!

YUMMY!!!

Horoscope for Today – Virgo

Responding to unexpected twists and turns on the road of life and handling unpredictable people in your environment is beginning to take its toll. You don’t like the high level of stress that’s created when one too many things are beyond your control. Although you may not be able to prevent a relationship from changing, you can make your day-to-day existence easier by accepting the futility of resistance. Concentrate on ways to improve on what you have instead of living in fear.

Very fitting!

The List

#29 - Done!

A little over five months to do, see, make and experience 40 things before I turn 40.

1. Get more sleep – try for 7 hours a night
2. Read at least one book a month
3. Watch less tv
4. Lose 15 pounds
5. Action plan in place to start my own concierge business
6. Continue yoga – 3 times a week
7. Conquer my e-mail in boxes!
8. Unclutter
9. Boot Camp!
10. Run a 5k
11. Start learning Photoshop
12. Get a new Macbook Pro
13. Wine tasting in Napa
14. Eat oysters at Hog Island
15. Eat 1 fruit a day
16. Eat 1 veggie a day
17. Go on a camping trip
18. See a psychic
19. Open a CD account
20. Go to at least 3 baseball games
21. Cook 1 new recipe per week
22. Drink more water, less soda
23. Get at least 3 massages
24. Repaint the interior of the house
25. Do, buy, see, make one idea from a magazine per month
26. Make or refinish at least one thing a month (above and beyond #25)
27. Move 401k from SSI
28. Buy one great home purchase a month (can be a small purchase)
29. Travel to Germany
30. Another trip to Maui
31. Lunch or breakfast w/Dad once a month
32. Lunch w/Grandma once a month
33. Walk 10,000 steps per day
34. Spend at least 30 minutes outdoors everyday
35. Have my make-up professionally done – just for fun
36. Start composting
37. Go to Yosemite
38. Use the food dehydrator
39. Go to Seattle w/Donnie
40. By doing all the above – think about work less!!!

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