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By Aimee, October 13, 2011

Even though I am still working on my 101 list, when I saw this idea on Dani’s blog I just had to join the fun. You see, she and I met during ALT at our “dinner with” and I am so glad we did because otherwise I never would have known of her gorgeous blog. Anyway, the idea is simple, make a list of 12 things you want to accomplish before 2012, and hopefully cross them all off!

I had already been thinking about goals for the fall/winter, so this really came at the perfect time. Here is my list:

1. Really learn to crochet, from a pattern. I know how to do things, but not the right way. I want to do it the right way so I can make awesome things.
2. Overnight in the city and visit all the Christmas sights. This seems to be becoming an annual thing for us, so I want to make an effort to make it an annual thing!
3. Put up outdoor Christmas lights. I missed out last year because of the weather.
4. Get the husband’s office all awesome and organized.
5. Remove all the grass from the flowerbeds. Hopefully before the frost and snow comes again.
6. Make our Christmas cards.
7. Start to learn the piano again.
8. Go through books and donate to the local library.
9. Try one new restaurant each month (3 total).
10. Bake a totally new to us holiday treat.
11. Make my daily 2 mile walk a priority. This gets very hard in the winter as the dreadmill is so much more boring than going outside in nature.
12. Have more actual, in person, interaction with my friends!

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By Aimee, May 19, 2011

Thanks to Trop50 for sponsoring my writing about fabulous bloggers. This year Trop50 is granting 50 Fabulous Wishes. Click here to enter for a chance to win $1,000 to celebrate a friend with a refreshing attitude about looking and feeling fabulous!

Blogging (from the computer's perspective).

It’s hard for me to imagine that I started my very first blog back in 2004! Time sure does fly!

Throughout that time I have been lucky enough to become friends with many wonderful bloggers from all around the world. Each blog (and the person who writes it) is totally unique and special, and especially those who have become friends.

I wish that I could highlight each and every one of you in this post (if you aren’t listed, please don’t feel badly)! Since this post is about Five Fabulous Bloggers, I had to narrow it down. A lot.

Operation Nice! Why does Melissa of Operation Nice simply rock? Her blog is all about spreading happiness in the form of people being nice to each other. Need a little uplift and reassurance that people are still nice in the world? Be sure to visit her blog! Have a nice story to share, be sure to send it her way and help spread the message of kindness.

Cute Overload. Now really, if you have been reading here for long at all (like even a second), you know that I love animals. Especially the cute ones, and let’s be honest, they are almost all cute. So of course I think that Meg and her team are absolutely fabulous.

DIYdiva! A woman who wears power tools the way others wear high heels?! Heck yeah! Not only is she rocking the DIY attitude to the utmost, but she is building an entire freaking house! Oh, and did I mention that she has adorable mini-donkeys too? If that doesn’t make her fabulous I don’t know what will!

How About Orange. If you aren’t reading this blog, you are missing out. Even if you aren’t a fan of the color orange, Jessica always shares wonderful design ideas, fun freebies, and she’s also a fabric designer! If you are in need of a fun design fix, her blog never disappoints.

And last but not least, bakerella! Queen of Cake Pops, this blog will make your mouth water. Not only do I always find something simply adorable on this blog, but the ideas and attention to detail area just astounding. Whenever I need something really special to make, this is my go to blog for ideas.

Who are some of your favorite, fabulous bloggers? You can say yourself of course (since you are fabulous too!).

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By Aimee, February 12, 2011

Valentine’s day is always so much fun! I know many people don’t love it, but personally I think having a holiday dedicated to LOVE is just plain awesome!

Here are some things that I am loving lately, a little love list!

• Kinect games. SO much fun!
• Having so many fun and interesting books to read and share with you (soon).
• Funny movies, super dumb movies, touching movies.
• Colds that only last two days! FTW!
• Getting take out from new places.
• The way the fish make cute sounds, which in turn inspires our bird to start making cute sounds in return.
• African dance class. So. Much. Fun.
• Sunshine and warmth! It was 45F today, so I hooped outside! Heaven.
• Being silly with loved ones.

We might not live near a beach, but we do have snow to play in!

Do you like Valentine’s Day?

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By Aimee, January 16, 2011

I feel like there has been a lot going on, of course most of it has to do with Baby and her recovery from surgery. Maybe you are getting a bit tired of seeing her sweet, furry, face? So, here is a fun list of things happening recently.

• My “Message Bean” is growing! The message on the bean? I <3 You! (photo)
• I enjoyed a lovely lunch with friends, at a new to me place called Gloria’s Little Italy. Or rather, I enjoyed some delicious vanilla gelato! The owners are from Italy, so everything is very authentic. Girl time is always good too!
• Been busy trying to figure out what to pack for the Altitude Summit. Can’t believe it’s happening this week! I am trying to make sure I don’t leave anything out. Especially chargers for things like the lap top and camera. Would hate to lose battery power on those things!
• It’s finally above freezing here! Oh happy day.
• We got a Kinect for Christmas. It’s a lot of fun. We play the Kinect Adventures game and are always shocked to find how out of shape we are. And we work out too! I guess we just don’t do a lot of jumping in our daily lives.
• I meant to mention this before, but we saw Tron Legacy in 3D! Wow! Daft Punk is a favorite of ours anyway, but they did such an amazing job on the movie soundtrack. I can’t imagine anyone else doing it. I’m curious if they were the ones in the DJ booth during the club scene. I hope they were.

It’s a 3 day weekend, which is great. My hubby is home, we have been watching some movies and enjoying the time off. It’s always so nice to know that we don’t have to do anything major to enjoy time off together. I hope you have a great weekend too!