Hee Hee!

just chillin

So I refused to go for a walk or to do any exercise today. I came home, made dinner, then prompty poured myself a glass of wine and sat out on the patio reading Anna Karenina. (Boy, that book is taking forever to read) I read a few chapters (they are exceedingly short) but was frequently disturbed by my psycho, but lovable nonetheless, dog who was barking non stop in the corner. I had to keep catching him and tossing him back into the house. The boys kept letting him out because he was whining... you see he hates to be separated from me. It has been a really long time since I had red wine, and after the first sip it has tasted delectable... could be dangerous for a Tuesday night. Wish me luck! I have to stay sober enough to watch LOST at 8:00 and then again at 9:00. LOST is the best part of my week!

Cheers! Nancy

Sunday

A list of goodness from my Sunday:

1. Thought I bought a turkey breast, but it turned out it was a whole turkey so the house is smelling great while it roasts.
2. Spent time reading up on Waldorf methods since the job I am applying for is in a Waldorf inspired public charter school.
3. Printed out my Cover letter for aforementioned job and some work stuff I had been putting off.
4. Found my old resume, but haven't tackled it yet.
5. Thoroughly enjoyed church this morning.
6. Puttered around online and found lots of stuff for our new "Jobs People Do" unit... I need good stuff, open house is coming up!
7. Had a delicious salami sandwich with that fabulous peppered salami.

How is your Sunday going?

Sunshine

We have had sunshine here for days on end. It is so wonderful to wake up to sun shining through the window. I am so thankful... will possibly sit outside today and read while I bask in the warmth.

Excited!

Last night while fiddling around online I actually found a local teaching job to apply for. It was like a giant weight just lifted right off of me. I actually was smiling without forcing myself... I maybe even giggled just a tiny bit... Then tonight I scored over 500,000 on bejeweled blitz... my all-time highest score! Things are looking up!

How are all of you doing out there? Is there anyone still reading?

Love, Nancy

Stop worrying already!!

this is an invitation to an amazing future & I can guarantee it because most futures are & even if they aren't, there are better things to do than blaming me

Quote by Brian Andreas....

Notes to self: Focus on the present. Be thankful for what you have. Enjoy each day. Play more.

Cute boys....

This is Cody. He is 3 years old. He loves to talk and will chat about any and everything. He soaks up new words and sayings like a sponge. He knows all his letters, can read lots of environmental print by sight and can spell many things as well. He's also a great counter. He knows a lot about machines and equipment and used to have an obsession with fans. The first thing I did when he came to my house was to show him our ceiling fan and let him use the remote to turn it off and on.

This is Jackson. He is 3 years old as well. He chats a lot too, but is a bit quieter and harder to understand. His brother Cody often repeats what he says right afterwards (kinda like a translator). He knows many of his letters and likes to cuddle up with everyone. He is very affectionate. He gets really involved in whatever he is doing. Watching him eat a popsicle is like a religious experience. He pulls on his ear when he is tired. He resists sleep, but almost always loses.

I just adore these 2 boys. Spending time with them is such a pleasure for me. It helps that I really like their Mom and Dad... they are one of my favorite couples to hang out with. I just wish we lived closer together so I could see them more often and maybe even babysit!

It's Friday!

So I'm hanging out at the computer drinking a yummy hot cocoa with a generous dose of Peppermint Schnapps in it (It is only 30 proof). I am looking forward to a great visit with Michelle and Jim and the boys and Danette and hopefully Keith as well. It's such a blessing to spend time with friends.

Chest Cold

So today I woke up with a raging chest cold... but thanks to Dayquil, I survived the day pretty well.... although my cheeks were not as soft and my voice was not as gentle as usual. By the time I got home from work, I was aching in every cell of my body... my eyebrows were even actually aching! But I took an hour nap then went to Rite Aid to buy Ibuprofen and now I am feeling better again... I am looking forward to Nyquil to get me through the night.
Sorry about the poor-pitiful-me post yesterday... it was either a pre-sickness blah thing or the honest to God truth sprouting out in a moment of weakness... I still haven't figured out which and don't have the energy to worry about it.
Hope things are well with you and Happy Wednesday.

Love, Nancy

Books....

Right now I am reading Must Love Dogs. It is funny because I didn't really like the movie too much, so I am not sure how the book ended up on my to-read list over at goodreads, but somehow it did, and so I am reading it... If only for the pleasure of crossing it off my list. (I get A LOT of pleasure from crossing things off of lists.)I am enjoying the book pretty well. The main character, Sarah, is divorced and is just plugging along in life, not taking any chances. She wants to date, fall in love, spend time with people, HAVE A REAL LIFE... she even knows she wants these things... and she knows how to go about getting them... she just doesn't have the courage to take the first steps. Each time she goes to make a change, she puts it off. She chickens out at the last moment.
I am so like Sarah in my life right now. I feel like my soul has shrunk down to this tiny little ember, and although it is still smouldering, there is very little warmth being felt. I want to spend more meaningful time with my kids. I want to plan family outings. I want to see my family more. I want to talk to people. I want to connect, to make friends, to keep friends. But when it comes right down to it, I never take the necessary steps to do these things. I stick with my same old routine. I spend my weekends doing chores, shopping, working out. I rarely call anyone. I don't invite people over. I have lost my courage.

Almost

It seems like just yesterday that he was this.. with his curly blond hair just coming in and the gorgeous blue eyes shocking me every time I saw them (I had always swore that Mark and I would never have a blue eyed child). His voice chimed and tinkled like the sweetest of bells. He was curious and funny. He ran to me with his arms held high begging to be picked up, to be held in my arms. He wanted to spend every moment of every day with me. He came to me with every accomplishment. He came to me with every sorrow.


Now, he has become this in just the blink of an eye... His hair has darkened to a sandy brown. His eyes are still gorgeous, but it's hard to see them under all the hair and the masculine eyebrows. His voice is deep and resonant. He is still curious about some things and his amazing wit always catches me off guard. He is perceptive. He is compassionate. He is so tall now, my head reaches to about his shoulder. I am lucky if I get a hug once per month. He spends almost every minute of his day in his room. He plays video games and guitar and talks to his girlfriend on the phone. Occasionally he tells me a detail or two about his day. If I ask too many times or push too much I am accused of nagging. I am really proud of the almost man he has become.

Taking a Break

Obviously from my lack of blogging, I have been taking a break. But, I have conciously made a decision to not blog for a while and focus my energies elsewhere. See you in March!

A long weekend

I am in desperate need of a long weekend, and thank God (and Martin Luther King Jr.), here it is. I have big plans for the weekend... a to do list clicking around in my brain. But, so far I haven't accomplished much. I went grocery shopping. I watched the last 1/2 of the Saints game. After all, they are my favorite football team, and I haven't watched them play a single game all season. You can see I am a somewhat flaky fan. I read last week's church bulletin in my email from my friend Karen. I made a very colorful and pretty dinner. I walked with my sister. Oh, and I took Kyla to the hardware store to buy the paint for her room... so now after much hard work by her and Alyssa we have a lavendar room in our house. I wonder where they will sleep tonight? And, most importantly, dinked around on Facebook for a while and them played some Bejeweled Blitz. I scored 5 games over 150,000 (which is my current goal). The last one was close to 400,000. It's been a good day. The list can wait for tomorrow.

Happy Birthday, Sis

So today is my little sister's birthday! This is a picture of her with our Granny take a couple of months ago. Doesn't she look great? Even though I had too much fun at my brother-in-law's post earthquake party last night (He has a generator and a wine cellar)... I dragged my sorry butt out of bed and went walking with her at 9:30. That's how much I love her... now off to take my second nap of the day so I have the energy to make dinner.

For a new Year...

I try not to do any resolutions on the New Year, as they inevitable fall flat by February. But, for the last few years I have been choosing a "word" to inspire me throughout the year.... I got the idea from Ali Edwards... her blog is on my sidebar if you want more info.

This year I haven't felt super inspired to choose a word... actually, I haven't felt super inspired about much of anything. But, I went over to Inspiration Peak (which is a really good quote sight) and poked around for a little while anyway because it sounded better than putting away more of my Christmas decorations... and I have an announcement:

My word for 2010 is PLAY.

Here are some quotes I found thought provoking:

No one imagines that a symphony
is supposed to improve in quality
as it goes along,
or that the whole object
of playing it is to reach the finale.
The point of music is discovered
in every moment of playing
and listening to it.
It is the same, I feel,
with the greater part of our lives,
and if we are unduly absorbed
in improving them -
we may forget altogether
to live them.
Alan Watts


Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life--learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.
Robert Fulghum



And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare
feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
Kahlil Gibran



Be glad of life, because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars.
Henry Van Dyke



The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.

Attitude, to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do.

It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company ...a church ...a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past ...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way.

We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude ...I am convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.
Charles Swindoll



Play in the forest, play in the desert, the ocean and the mountains, play wherever you can find an open piece of land to play on, but do it lightly. Drink in the sun, the air and the water and when you leave remember you would like your children to be able to do the same and that they too will want the same for their children.
Author Unknown


You can understand and relate to most people better if you look at them - no matter how old or impressive they may be - as if they are children. For most of us never really grow up or mature all that much - we simply grow taller. O, to be sure, we laugh less and play less and wear uncomfortable disguises like adults, but beneath the costume is the child we always are, whose needs are simple, whose daily life is still best described by fairy tales.
Leo Rosten



Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that frightens us.

We ask ourselves 'who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? Your are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.

It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Marianne Williamson

For tomorrow

These are my plans for the last day of 2009:
1. Get ready to have company over for dinner including Mark's brother and his family who we hardly ever get to see because they live in LA.
2. Go to the library and pay my late fees and get 3 new books.
3. Work out.
4. Call my Michelle because the Christmas Card I sent to her was returned in the mail today.
5. Finish reading Fever:1793 which has been a great relief to read after trudging my way through A Tale of Two Cities (which I liked after I was finished with it).
6. Cuddle my puppy and hug my kids and kiss my husband.

Sophia

On Christmas Eve I had the pleasure of meeting my sweet new great niece, Sophia. She is just a couple of weeks old and as cute as a button. She is so tiny most of her clothes don't fit her yet. She sleeps all day and keeps her parents up all night. She is a joy to hold... all stretches and yawns and oh so cuddly. What a perfect gift! And I even might get to babysit her someday!

After

After all the anticipation of Christmas, it is nice to revel in the total relaxation that comes with having everything complete. I slept especially well last night, but woke up to some very bad news from the bathroom scale. So now my stress level is climbing again at the thought of all the steps that will need to be taken to reverse the effects of Cinnamon rolls for breakfast on Christmas morning and pie and merry berry bars and the delicious homemade caramel given to me as a gift from one of my sweet students. Overall, I thought I had a good week with over an hour of exercise every day... the elliptical and weight lifting and walking the dog. But all of my efforts have been in vain and the real work is ahead. You see, I went off of a prescription that helps keep your weight down but has other side effects I could not live with. And, I am at that magical age where (as all my older friends keep informing me) my body and metabolism are just changing. I can wish for liposuction and tummy tucks all the live long day, but I know that's not going to happen. So, I need to make a change in my eating and moving habits. It needs to be a permanent change. And, I need to take it one day at a time or I will get overwhelmed. So here I am on day one... Only 1/2 a bagel for breakfast along with a glass of milk and an orange. And now, I am off to work out. Maybe that crazy Billy Blanks will do the trick for today.

Happy Christmas to you!

December 22

Some observations from today....

1. I am not keeping up on my December Daily due to lack of a digital camera and am all blah about it.
2. I have pretty much everything ready for Christmas except some gift cards I need to buy that I have no money for and am therefore putting it off.
3. I am not sure if being ready for Christmas early agrees with me... I keep wanting to buy more stuff (which again I have no money for).
4. Sent my sweet friend Michelle her birthday card today... I hope she gets it by the 24th!
5. Have been working out quite a bit so far during the break. It feels good to move.
6. The sun is out finally, and it looks cold and windy out there, but still better than more drizzle.
7. Tomorrow I get my hair cut and am going to work to get a few things done.
8. Got 4 Christmas cards in the mail today and only 1 piece of junk mail.
9. Talked to my sister on the phone.
10.Totally cracked up last night at Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory. That show always makes me laugh.

Wow!

I had no idea it had been so long since I blogged! What a slacker! Not much is going on around here.... the boy is sick and coughing constantly. I think he is the loudest cougher in the whole wide world. Today in the car I counted the seconds between his coughs and the longest span was 65 seconds while the shortest span was 7 seconds. He was averaging 2-5 coughs per minute. And, since he was listening to his i pod, his coughs were even louder than usual. It was not a fun ride home... maybe I need to get him a new pack of cough drops. The girl is in love and has a nice hickey on her neck to prove it. She has finally earned her way back into the real world after being grounded for almost 4 months. So she's been at the boyfriend's house twice this week after school. She even ate dinner over there tonight. She's been in a better mood, though. Tonight she came in and said, "Hi Daddy" to Mark. The use of "Daddy" is usually only heard while she is asking for something she knows she is unlikely to get. I almost fell off my chair.
The Christmas card picture is done and has been sitting at Costco for a couple of days. Three Christmas trees are up and decorated. The big one is sitting without it's lights or adornaments in the dining room waiting patiently to be finished. My scrapbooking desk is a heap of messy ness, so nothing's going on over there. I also have stuff for the classroom memory books spread out all over the floor in the bedroom upstairs. I have to finish at least one of them before Christmas break, because one of my sweet students is moving away and I need to give it to her before she goes. It would be nice if I could have the others done as well.

Off to watch that crazy show "Modern Family"
Happy Wednesday!

Thanksgiving #2

Around 5:30 we crossed town to Mark's mom's house where we had another delicous dinner and great company.

Here's Turkey #2

And the sweet potatoe pie and my spinach salad (I sure got off easy this year with the cooking!)

And my niece Jessica, who is going to have a baby, like, any minute, with her husband Saeng.

John carving the turkey

And my littlest nephew, Charles, who after finding out Jessica had a baby in her stomach, walked around the kitchen poking his little tummy out as far as it could go, saying he had a baby too.

And Mark's sister, Karen with her kids.

Unfortunately, after a couple of cranberry martinis, I forgot to take any more pictures, so I have none of Liz, Nana, or Amanda. Bad photographer!

Thanksgiving #1 (The afternoon addition)

We had 2 dinners to go to this year. We started off at my sister's house around 1:30

The turkey:

Here's my mommy stirring the gravy.

One of the many shots of Alivia on too much Mountain Dew.

Madi eating her blackberry pie. (There were 4 delicious pies!)

Mason and my dad... looking thrilled as always!

Dave holding the yummy turkey he just carved.


Cheryl trying to help Kyla get a piece of lemon meringue. Kyla had never had meringue before. She said it "tasted like outside".

And Alyssa making a funny face at Kyla. She's still adorable, though!

And Mark and I...

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!

Holidays in Hand

In order to help me better prepare for my December Daily, I signed up for a free class at jessicasprague.com called "Holidays in Hand". I was surprised to see that the content ended today, but I am actually kind of relieved because when I am back at work next week I need to be careful not to overdo it! So, in this class, Jessica has prompts for the 1-31 of December for this year's celebration and to remember things from holidays past. These prompts came all spruced up by her awesome digital scrapbooking self. Our first job was to make some kind of a "holder" to display the prompts in our homes where we would see them every day. I completed mine yesterday. It is sitting on top of my microwave in the kitchen. I can't wait until December 1, so I can get to work!

Happy Monday

What a happy Monday...
I took my dog for 2 walks.
I had a doctor's appointment that was not too horrible.
I watched "Ellen".
I worked on my classroom memory books.
I did dishes and laundry.
I made a super easy dinner (chicken quesadillas, rice and beans).
I watched 2 hours of sitcoms on CBS.
I worked on my "Holidays in Hand" stuff.
I talked to my mommy on the phone.
I did not yell at my daughter.

And the sun shined down on all of it.

December Daily

Long ago in 2005, I made a scrapbook documenting the season of Advent.

This year, I have decided to take on a December Daily. I copied this idea from the famous and talented Ms. Ali Edwards. I actually even copied much of the backgrounds of my pages from looking at her blog. Today I finished the background... and it's coming out pretty cool. Thanks Ali!
Here are pictures of the cover and a peek at the pages. I hope to post more later... maybe when the pages are complete.

Oh! I am also taking a terrific class over at Jessica Sprague's website... Details from that coming soon.

Braces

Tomorrow the boy gets his braces off! It's been 4 years since we've seen his pearly whites without metal on top of them.... I can't wait!

Hang the Man

Each of my classes has a "personality" of its own, but this year my class us LOADED with personality. Now that they are more settled in, we are having a blast! One thing I do at the end of the day (if we are ready early) is play Hang Man. The first time I played it with this class, someone shouted out "We're playing Hang the Man. I know this game." And the name has stuck. One of my sweet students now likes to play 'Hang the Man' at home with her family, and she wrote this.
It says:
Mrs. Bergenske teaches us to write.
I love it.

Where the Wild Things Are (the movie)

Today Kyla and I went and saw the movie Where the Wild Things Are. It was pretty good and TOTALLY weird. I liked the actor who played Max. I also liked that James Gandolfini was cast as the main "wild thing". I am not sure how to explain the weird part. I guess since I hang out from 8-2ish with a pack of wild things, I just found the movie was trying to be a little too deep. Too insightful from an adult perspective, maybe. I don't see many kids really liking it. Have you seen it? What did you think?

Cracked

OK, I'll admit it. I cracked. I was feeling tired trying to play "just one more" game of Bejeweled Blitz.... and I ate a fun size bag of m&m's. I can't... just can't go back on sugar now. I am already up 4 punds from not exercising. I need to get off this blasted computer and go for a walk!

Goals for each day...

On this day I will not get irritated at drivers who stop when they have the right of way or drive 5 mph under the speed limit in the left lane.

On this day I will not use any sarcasm when talking to my students or my children. I will try not to use it on my husband either.

On this day I will breathe deeply and slow down and appreciate the beauty that God has surrounded me with.

On this day I will not eat any sweets, and I will savor my apple as if it were chocolate cake.

On this day I will take special care with my appearance. I will dress modestly. I will smile at people and greet them.

On this day I will listen carefully to what people say to me without thinking about what I am going to say next.

On this day I will kiss my husband and hug my kids and cuddle my puppy and stroke his soft, warm self, and feel grateful.

On this day I will not be filled with fear or anxiety for the future. I will pray and wait for guidance. I will trust that God's plan for me is more wonderful than what I could ever dream of for myself.

On this day I will make dinner with the appreciation that I am able to supply my family with 3 nutritious meals every day.

On this day I will remember that I am loved, I have been created in love. I am precious.

Halloween

Since this was our first Halloween in Lundbar Hills, I was a little nervous about not having enough candy. I had come up here trick or treating with my sister a couple of times, and had witnessed the hordes of children roaming the streets. Then, when we moved in, the previous owner warned us that we needed $100 of candy on hand to supply aforementioned hordes. I just couldn't find it in myself to spend that much money on candy, so I was seriously worried I was going to run out before the night was up. I had 3 huge bags of Hershey candy from Costco and about 6 other bags of random stuff like suckers, gummies, Lemonheads, and some cheaper Palmer chocolates. Our first trick or treater arrived at 4:30. Our last trick or treater rang at 9:45. In between it was sometimes a steady trickle of groups, sometimes up to 10 kids at a time, sometimes the doorbell rang every 30 seconds, sometimes only a loner every 10 minutes or so. Luckily, our supply held up. I don't know if this year would qualify as a "normal" year since it was semi-rainy and lots of kids have been or are sick from the flu/colds. All in all, it was a pretty fun night.

quicker than quick update...

1. Mark's bday was on Friday. Love you babe!
2. We had dinner out Fri, and dinner at relatives' houses Sat & Sun. That means I didn't have to cook dinner for 3 nights in a row. Love you even more, babe!
3. I think (fingers crossed here) my class is settling in and quieting down.
4. I am stocked up on candy for Halloween. (10 huge bags)
5. I found the Halloween decorations and put them out last night.
6. I hope to carve pumpkins this week.
7. I still haven't been to Kohl's.
8. I have been averaging an hour of Bejeweled Blitz per day.
9. I have not been working out.
10. I have a new email: nbergenske@yahoo.com

So, send me a message!!
Love, Nancy

Drat!

It's been 3 days and Manuela never called back. Now I have to go searching for a new internet provider. Any suggestions?

P.S. Cocktail recipes will also be accepted.

sunday boozy sunday

It is Sunday night at 8:11... and I am drunk! I had a few goals for the weekend...
1. Clean the bathroom (didn't do this)
2. Go to church (check)
3. Clean my kitchen (check)
4. Call my sister in law (I called, but she hasn't called me back0
5. Go to the Fire and Light Sale with Cindy (this happened at the last minute, but was fun and well worth the 1 1/2 hours in line)
6. Work out twice (I worked out once)
7. Get my email problems worked out.

Ahhhhh... here's the problem.

I called my lovely email/internet/cable provider and I was on the phone for 56 minutes. Now if this were my first try to fix my email issues, maybe that wouldn't be so bad. But, it was my 4th try. Since Sept. 12th! And, first, I was accused of being a criminal trying to break into someone else's email. Then, I was apologized to and helped. But, Manuela, the unfortunate girl who ended up trying to help me, did all of the things that the other people did the other 3 times I called, and (just like the other 3 people who promised to solve my email issues) She is supposed to call me tomorrow... with all the problems solved. If she doesn't Mark and I have decided to change our email/internet/cable providers.
I was so stressed out by the end of 56 minute call, that I truly thought my brain might explode. So I invented a new cocktail. (I love the word 'cocktail') It was a strawberry limeade. With Vodka. Lots of Vodka. And now I feel better.
But let's hope Manuela can work it out, because if she can't I'll have to go through all the trouble of changing email/internet/cable providers. And that just might cause my brain to explode.

Cheers, on a Sunday.... Love, Nancy

I *heart* weekends

I had a great weekend last weekend. My sweet Granny came over from Hayfork and spent the weekend at my Mom's. So, Saturday we got to spend the whole day together. I met up with them at Madi and Livi's soccer game.

The best part is always after the game when all the parents make a tunnel for them to run through.


After that we went to my house and got my family, and then to lunch at Cafe Marina.
That's Mason and Kyla with Granny.

After lunch, Granny, Mom and I drove to Blue Lake to put flowers on my Grandpa Bill's and Uncle Tim's graves.

This is Mom and Granny walking into the cemetary.


It was a great day of visiting, catching up and laughter.

October

October is here. School is in full swing. Kyla and Mason have both had colds and missed one day. I've had a sore throat for 3 days with no other apparent symptoms. The kinders are starting to get the hang of the routine. They are more focused on their work, but they still like to yell out across the room to one another. They are a busy bunch. I have a dentist appointment soon. My mom's birthday is coming up. I am one month late getting new contacts and the ones I've been wearing since August are starting to feel a little weird. Tonight when I turned around from eating dinner it looked like the kitchen was filled with smoke. I also need an appointment with the gyno. Things feel like they're piling up. I have given up trying to work out in the morning. My alarm would go off at 5:31 and I'd push snooze. Then at 5:40 I'd push snooze again. At 5:49 I would get out of bed, turn on my lamp, reset the alarm for 6:21 and go back to sleep. It just isn't in my genetics to pop right out of bed. Even though I liked the feeling of having my work out out of the way, most days I just couldn't handle it at 5:31. So now I'm walking Pepper almost every day and doing a little yoga and weight lifting.

Goals for the month:
Read 2 books
Work out at least 5 days per week
Go to the class I am taking to get a unit increase at work every Tuesday
Have drinks with Shelly
Watch my nieces play soccer
Create 5 scrapbook pages
Write a few notes to friends/relatives
Go to church every Sunday
Get at least 8 hours sleep each night (9 is better)
Take pictures with my film camera since the digital one I wanted is never coming (again, out of stock)