My Week 5 - Recap

Okay, I realize that the first run of the "My Week 5" serious wasn't quite a whole week, but I also figure it doesn't really matter that much. It was so refreshing to have a to do list that only included fun stuff (don't worry, the to do list with dishes and laundry on it still exists too)! So, how well did I accomplish the "5"?


Challenge #1: Take and post a picture of the two of us together - we did it!
This is the first picture of the two of us since we had professional pictures done in December. Yikes! The past month or so, I have really been impressed to take more pictures. I have realized that I don't have many pictures with people that are incredibly important to me - and that needs to change!

Grilling for dinner - yum!

Challenge #2: Bake something sweet and tasty -done!
This past week I made a batch of chocolate chip cookies, something we don't have in this house very often! I would have baked these regardless of the challenge, though. Why, you ask? Well, we had this little mold problem in our kitchen (by little, I mean that we discovered a whole wall to be covered in the stuff - under the wallpaper, of course). So, when our maintenance man looked at it on Friday and said he would fix it on Tuesday, I knew a little thank you gift was in order. And what hard working man doesn't like a few chocolate chip cookies for his lunch break!?

Challenge #3: DIY manicure - check!
You wouldn't think that secretary's would have terrible nails, but I do. Now, though, they're filed, trimmed, and painted a lovely shade of ...clear.

Challenge #4: A long bike ride with the Mister - just for fun. - Fail :(
Unfortunately, the long bike ride didn't/ won't happen this week. Scott's bike broke on Monday night, and spent Tuesday through Thursday at the shop getting repaired. He was able to get in a long ride on Friday while I was at work, but the timing just didn't work out. However, we got a couple of shorter rides in, so not a total fail!

Challenge #5:  Learn 1 new song on the Hammered Dulcimer - Complete!
I have a hammered dulcimer. A what? One of these things:
 
It has a lot of strings, and is kind of hard to play. Some of you might know that I enjoy the Bluegrass genre of music, and my Dad's band has really been wanting me to come play the dulcimer with them. So, I had to practice. I also had to expand my repertoire- it now includes about 5 songs instead of 3. Don't worry, I'll get better!

There's our week in terms of 5 (okay, 4) small adventures that were accomplished. I think I'm going to like this weekly challenge.
Any suggestions for next week's "5"?

-Sarah