40 Before 40

28. Purchase of the Month – May

minusthreehalf — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:07:34 +0000

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

minusthreehalf — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:04:59 +0000

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

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

minusthreehalf — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:54:46 +0000

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

minusthreehalf — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:46:54 +0000

#29 - Done!

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

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