Week one and the pre 3 one list

When I started cake30 last August, I mentioned that I had three goals before I hit 3 oh, but never said what any of them were except for the baking one.  I had wanted to get in running shape and have submitted one of my stories to a publisher... I started running, but didn't get to where I needed to with either of the others, so I think it's time to come clean about my pre 3 one list... this are in no particular order.

Submit to a publisher

Start dissertation

Run a big race

Become a vegetarian again

Perfect some signature dishes and desserts

Be grateful for something everyday

See everything as a gift

Be graceful in every sense of the word

So, how am I getting there?

I've got a plan for the dissertation stuff- you read the first post, you know that.

I've got a nike+ and I think it may be time to challenge my bro to some mileage races to get me moving.

I've got the other blog- I know the next couple of weeks will be cheesecake and caramel between other adventures ; ) ... I'll fit in some cooking- I have a stack of recipes I want to tackle (Seafood fra diavlo anyone?)

I'm going to try giving up one animal at a time for the veggie thing. Oso buco sounds so good right now and so do ribs... so, I'll be done with chicken and anything else that flies- done.

Today I'm grateful for my family and friends- they come through in the clutch and they all have their unique talents. Mom took me to a museum on Tuesday to see this amazing exhibit on wedding dresses (no pressure, right?), Ker helped me get the wireless working, Miss sent the cutest pic of Em seen to date, Cup spent last night getting rid of my heinous front hall carpeting and Lau and I had a fabulous visit about a super secret project we're working on and vetched about boys. Quality. On the friend and co-worker front, I told my MS buddy, Risa about my weekly beach day and she kicked it up to a whole 'nother level- we spent yesterday on her "anti-gravity" chairs on her family's private portion of beach and had some of the best ice cream as she too listened to me vetch (I need to work on that).

On the portfolio front- I spent a couple of hours in A-burg this afternoon- helped Seems pack for a conference, got out a delightful book by the chair of linguistics at Cambridge (who I had the great fortune to meet last fall) on time and I finished the first draft of a letter of collaboration that will wind up in the portfolio. I'm stoked to have it done. Now, all that's left for the portfolio are signatures/ revisions on that letter, some sort of methodology section- either a revised version of a past class or stuff from one of the pilots and figuring out where the pilots go on my CV. Good stuff.

Off we go...