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September 10, 2012

101 in 1001 (Visit the Heineken Experience)

Filed under: 101 in 1001 days — gardener @ 6:38 am

   As part of my Day Zero List for 101 things in 1001 days- I added the “Visit the Heineken Experience in Amsterdam”.   I honestly don’t know what I was thinking about at the time- other than I thought it may be a fun thing to do, because anyone who knows me knows that I am not a beer drinker in any way-shape-or-form.

I actually considered removing it from my list but then the opportunity presented itself for me to go- AND free.    So off I went last week.   It was fun- and I even spent some time in a simulator pretending to be ‘beer’ and going through the entire brewing process.   That was quite the experience.

 

So, yet another item checked off my ‘list’.    The question is-  will I complete my list at the end of those 1001 days?   That remains to be seen, but I’m trying.

June 25, 2012

101 Things in 1001 Days (Number 14)

Filed under: 101 in 1001 days — gardener @ 10:12 am

I haven’t shared any ‘done’ items from my 101 things in 1001 days for quite some time- so I thought I’d share one while I was at it. I do see that I’ve still got a LOT of things left to ‘check off’ as done- but I’ve got a year and a half to do so- Will she do it? That remains to be seen.

Number 14 on my ‘to do’ list was to complete a Photo 365 project. That was one photo a day for a year- I completed it- back in April, but kept forgetting to share.

If you’d like to see ALL the photos- you can do so by visiting simplywizardress.com and then checking the category “Photo 365”.

I think I’d better go through my list- I’m sure there are other things I need to share in the near future.

March 31, 2012

Go To a City I’ve Never Been To (101 in 1001)

Filed under: 101 in 1001 days — gardener @ 5:38 am

Number 81 on my DayZero list of 101 things in 1001 days was to Go to a City I’ve Never Been to and I did that a few weeks ago. A good friend invited me to go along with her for a girls day in another city up North that I haven’t been to but once, and it was the perfect opportunity to meet up with a few other wonderful friends. My friend and I traveled to a smaller town to a friends house- where we got in her car and headed to the city. It was my first time in her town and certainly not my last. I didn’t have a chance to explore, but she’s a wonderful sister friend and I’m looking forward to going back, spending more time with her and exploring. It was a fun day with lots of laughter and great shopping.

My ‘list’ says I have 619 days to get everything complete- and even though I haven’t checked them off- there are things that I’ve done- so I need to start sharing more of my list. There are also a few things that are on my list that I’m no longer interested in doing (funny how things change) so I may actually change it this coming week, or I may leave the things on there and just see where it takes me.

February 7, 2012

101 Things in 1001 Days- (Buy a New Sofa)

Filed under: 101 in 1001 days,Shop til ya Drop — gardener @ 9:02 am

I haven’t been sharing a lot lately of the things I’ve been checking off my dayzero project list of doing 101 things in 1001 days. According to the site- I have 674 days left and I’m only 14% complete, so I definitely better get busy.

One of the things on my list was to Buy a new sofa. We did that (finally) at the end of 2011 and I’m so glad we did. Finally got rid of that hideous ‘before my time’ Walk Like an Egyptian sofa- and no have a comfortable chocolate brown with colorful throw pillows. It changed the look of the living room, plus it is a LOT more comfortable.

January 13, 2012

101 in 1001 Days (Do Something for Something for Someone Without them Knowing)

Filed under: 101 in 1001 days,Things I Love — gardener @ 11:09 am

The number two item on my 101 Things in 1001 Days list is to do something for someone without them knowing about it. Without going into any details (because the person may read this space and realize that it was me), I’ll say that I definitely did this and in a big way. I won’t say when or anything else about it, but I will say that in spite of their suspicions, I denied having any involvement and I think they bought it.

What I did was not about me, nor was it about checking something off of my list- (In fact, I’d forgotten it was on the list until much later.) Instead it was about spreading a little love, hope and kindness to someone who was in need at that moment. That’s all I’m going to say about that.

October 9, 2011

Go to London (101 in 1001 Days Project)

Filed under: 101 in 1001 days,Things I Love,Travel — gardener @ 10:02 am

Number 101 on my Day Zero project list of doing 101 things in 1001 days was to take a trip to London. I did. In fact, we got back last night and all I can say is I “Heart” London. I will be writing much more about it on my other blog- but since it was on my list and I do all the updating for it here- I wanted to ‘check it off’. The one thing I really wanted to do but didn’t get to was to see Wicked- but I did see the theater and even shed a few tears. Marcel said he’d take me, but by the end of the day we were so tired, I wasn’t sure how I’d manage the following day- but I’ll be going back again- that’s for sure.

September 22, 2011

Try a New Food (101 in 1001)

Filed under: 101 in 1001 days,Food — gardener @ 4:58 am

Number 33 on my 101 Things in 1001 Days list is to try a new food. Since I’m vacationing and traveling around to places that I’ve never been with my family- I thought that it would be a great place to really try something new- a traditional food for the area I was in.

We spent some time in the Black Forest area of Germany and it was there that I had the opportunity to try Spaetzle (which is a Germany dumpling/ egg type noodle). I didn’t find it to be really flavorful on it’s own- (quite bland to be honest), but mixed with the juices and sauce of the meat and mushrooms that it was served with- I loved it. They are definitely not a ‘light’ dish- but I can see myself making them this winter as a comfort food dish- served with some stewed beef and mushrooms. MMM MMM good. I came across this recipe which looks pretty tasty- (although I’ll leave out the nutmeg), that I may try this winter. Or I may ask my friend Andrea- who is part German if she has any great recipes for it passed down through her family. Those are always the best recipes.

September 6, 2011

101 in 1001 – Something Outside My Comfort Zone

Filed under: 101 in 1001 days,Food,Things I Love — gardener @ 2:20 am

Number 8 on my 101 in 1001 List was do something outside of my comfort zone. At the time I made the list-I had no idea what that something would be, but it ended up being starting a business.

Some of you may know that I’ve recently started a cupcake business and am in the process of getting everything off the ground. It won’t be officially launched until after we complete our vacation with mom and diddy- but it has definitely been a continued learning process and a step outside of my comfort zone. I know there will be many challenges ahead that have me walking outside of that comfort zone we all find ourselves in- but I’m ready for the challenge.

August 7, 2011

Host a Tapas Dinner with Friends (101 in 1001 List)

Filed under: 101 in 1001 days,Food,Things I Love,Women — gardener @ 4:05 am

Things have been somewhat busy around here, so I’m a little behind in sharing here all of the things I’ve been able to check off my 101 in 1001 list- which you can find here.

Number 36 on my list was to host a tapas dinner with friends, so on July 30th- that’s exactly what I did.    My friend Bobbi and I were officially the hostesses with the mostess, but we had it at my home.  

It wasn’t tapas in the traditional Spanish manner- but it was more a mish-mash of everyone bring something to contribute in mini.     The idea was to have a lot of little things and mostly to laugh and have fun in the midst of friends.   

Since Bobbi and I were the ones hosting- we provided all the drinks- the tiny tapas containers to present the food and also we created quite a few goodies to add to what ended up being a huge table of food.

The picture to your right shows two of the the many things we had-   grilled shrimp with seaweed salad inside cucumber ‘baskets’.    I also made marinated chicken breast bites wrapped in bacon- and Bobbi made this delicious (colorful and spicy) mango salsa to go along with them. It was the perfect combination.

We ate Orange Cream Cupcakes-  Oreo Cheesecake bites- and some sinfully delicious Peanut Butter Brownies with Fudge that were to die for- literally.      We also had stuffed olives, grape truffles, cranberry cream cheese muffins, blueberry muffins, ham-cheese roll-ups,  roasted nuts in various flavors, veggies tray, zucchini rolls, zucchini bites, meatballs, curry chicken breast, dim sum and the list goes on and on.  You get the idea though-   There was a LOT of food!

It was a lot of fun and I do believe everyone else enjoyed themselves as well.   Some came early to help set everything up, and most everyone offered to help clean up,  which I thought was very sweet considering the huge mound of dishes that I had to do. 

I have new ideas for another party but that won’t be until the first of the year sometime- during the winter months when there isn’t much to do- but I’ll share more about that at another time.

July 8, 2011

Create a New Cupcake Recipe (101 in 1001 Days)

Filed under: 101 in 1001 days,Food — gardener @ 9:03 am

One of the items on my 101 in 1001 days list was to create a new cupcake recipe. I have been experimenting with cupcakes quite a bit lately and have become quite obsessed with them, so new recipes are a given.

The new recipe is an Orange Creamcicle Cupcake that I hope will be a huge hit amongst those I love and others. It’s a orange-vanilla cupcake with an orange-vanilla cream icing and orange curd filling.

What’s your favorite cupcake and why?

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