The broken seal

So I had ANOTHER first happen to me today!  If the end of this year is a clue to the whole of next year it is going to be a wild ride.

Now I have been buying groceries for years. I know you might not believe it, but it is very much true. One summer I did most of the grocery shopping for my family by making a trip a day or so to the grocery store....on my bike.  Literally as far back as I can remember I have been shopping at the grocery store.  Today after I got back from my local bulk shopping trip I was excited.  I got lots of healthy stuff....the usual bell peppers and the pears I am excited to dry for the first time next year, I also went with the small indulgence of animal crackers....I will admit probably bigger than I needed.  Before I even finished unloading my groceries with my mom and I decided to spin the little top off and dig in for myself....and what should happen?  THE LITTLE PAPER SEAL IS BROKEN!!!!  I have lived like my entire life reading things that say "do not tamper with seal" "do not consume if seal is broken" etc.  SO I am not a happy person. Tomorrow will be my little adventure to figure out if the store will fix it for me.  I was going to take the risk and try it....but people are crazy these days and I decided that most people that were going to tamper with food to hurt people would probably do it this time of year.   No little animal cracker sweet for me today....but an interesting first....

Two more firsts

As if a couple weeks ago when I swore off anything new until the first of the year I thought that this would be a crazy tricky project. Until this evening when I realized that today alone I did two new things without trying. I suppose that it would be cheating to use these as part of my blog experience but I am going to tell you about them anyways.

1. Today I got to take my very loyal pup Molly with me to work for the first time. Often I work two jobs back to back and as Molly would never be allowed at my afternoon job taking her with me is only an option on one job days. I was going to take her with me once last week but taking her on an extra long walk before work was just not happening that day, and I had things that I was doing either before or after work so she didn't join me. The funny thing is that this morning if I would have remembered that I have sworn off anything new she would have stayed home and not had near the adventure that she had today. Most everyone loved her. I am pretty sure that she got a TON of extra love. Not to fear Mr. Perfect and I do love her very much and take great care of her....but I think that she really enjoyed getting to meet so many new people. It was a bonus that these said new people wee excited to see her and loved on her as well. I think both Molly and I are looking forward to a day when she can come back soon.

Adventure 2. We ate at a new restaurant. This seems silly and now I feel like a fatty so it probably was silly. A year or so ago I heard about this wing place fairly close by that is supposed to have good wings and amazing rolls. Mr. Perfect was over by said place today as I remembered the location and suggested wings for dinner. The funny thing is that up until this point I was pretty sure that I was going to make an amazing little dish with chicken and bell peppers and maybe some hummus or something great like that. But it didn't happen. The wings were good....but in a regular situation would not be worth blogging about.

The funny thing is that when you live in the moment and let new things happen they do. I am looking forward to this year because I feel that my cautious repetitive lifestyle is of course safe and happy, but that there can be more. More in the willingness to go with the flow instead of the fear that so often encompasses me when it comes to new adventures, new experiences, and new (but hopefully few) kitchen disasters.

An early first

Merry Christmas Eve!

As mentioned before when new things happen to me they also count. Because I know that I have a lot of things that I have never done I have sworn all new things off until the beginning of 2012.

Though this will not count as my 366 in 2012 I feel the need to blog about it. I came over to my parents house for Christmas eve and what do I find?
My mother has placed me not in one jib jab but in multiple jib jabs. This has been a first for me. It is adorable and yet embarrassing and it caused lots of laughter. My main complaint is that she did this before the year 2012 giving me just one more thing I cannot do next year...ahhhh well I guess I will survive and strive to be more creative with the rest!

A special thanks

So it has been an entire TWO days since I made the decision to do 366 BRAND NEW things in 2012.  I am freaking excited about it.  I know there are things that I will be SUPER excited to do and that I am looking forward to.  There are also things that I am FREAKED OUT ABOUT.  But that is what this is about.  I tend to take my same experience and repeat them, get comfortable and stay in a rut.  This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I think that there are a lot of experiences that I would never have if I didn't spend a year full of new experiences.  Some of these are things that I would like to do and just never would, and others are things I don't want to do.

I have had a lot of people ask me.....what is with the sushi/shrimp/seafood thing: Well they scare me.....it is something I can't explain, and probably some irrational fear.  Ok I admit it....it is an irrational fear.  And also.....unless I can get a huge group together early to take me out for any of the above I will probably put this one off until December of next year in hopes that I can find 366 things without having to eat sushi, or shrimp, or any other type of seafood.  Do I think I will die?  Not really....but I am freaked out.  Any help that you have in this area would be much appreciated.

And now on to my big thanks:
I have spent a huge chunk of the last few days discussing this.  If you have been around me for more than 30 seconds....I apologize (and in advance if I haven't seen you...)  Any ideas you have are more than welcome, but I appreciate your patience!

I also want to send out a huge thank you in advance to my friends and family.  The ideas that they have helped me come up with, and the support that they are giving me to help me come up with 366 things that I have never before attempted.  I am super excited for this year and the adventures that I know it will bring.  I know that there will be frustration and tears as I attempt these things....but sometimes you have to plan adventures and sometimes you have to be willing to let them fall in your lap.

My response----bring it on!

Phone test

Ok so I am sorry my dear 'fans' (as if) but this is simply a test to see if in fact I CAN blog right from my phone. I am sure that there will be many adventures asking me to do that so I must know my opportunities.

Though because I am taking the time of a few people out there who might read this I feel the need to post some content. Here are some goals I have for the next year.

Ride a jet ski
Go water skiing or wake boarding (maybe both)
Get my eyebrows threaded
Go bungee jumping
Go to a 'real' concert
Go to a Kansas basketball game (or late night 2012)
Make a three course meal of all new recipes
Go snow camping (if we ever get snow)
make jewelry
Try out for a play


More ideas are welcome!!!

New in 2012-The Rules

Hi! I am a married 20 something in California.  I came to the decision yesterday that I have been short on experiences in my life.  This may have to do with the fact that I have no memories before I was about 10, so that there is 10 years of things that I have no memory of doing.  I also tend to make a decision about something...and it stays that way for a long time.

For example:
I tell people that I don't like seafood.  This is only partially true.  The truth is that I have no memory EVER of eating ANY kind of seafood (shrimp, sushi, salmon, etc)  I always pass on it at meals, but have no memory at all of eating any kind of sea food.  It sorta freaks me out....something that I am going to attempt in 2012 is to try....all of the above.

So here are the rules:
In 2012 I will do 366 things that I have never done before.  One for each day of the year, though some days may contain multiple new experiences.  I will be providing a blog and story for each.

New recipes and new crafts do count on this adventure.  However I cannot take a recipe that has been my favorite for years add a tablespoon of something different and call it a new recipe.  The same goes for crafts....I can make new things on a regular basis, but no more of one of the same type of thing. (meaning I can make one scarf in a way I never had before....but not 366 different ways to make a scarf...same thing goes for things like altering t-shirts into cuteness)
Also regarding crafts, each craft counts as one.  I can't spend 2 weeks working on the same project and count 14 different things from the one project.

I am really looking forward to this....and am making a promise to myself to attempt some things that I might otherwise NEVER attempt!

If something that has NEVER happened to me before happens one day that is something that counts,  Example-When the neighbors cat randomly ran into my house a few weeks ago.  That has never happened to me before, if this was my project at the time....that would count.

So here we go, I welcome your ideas on new things to try in 2012...anything reasonable will be considered....just keep in mind that I won't be doing anything extravagant like a trip to Europe.

I am looking forward to this....and thanks in advance to my amazing friends and family that are with me on this adventure!  Remember-welcoming ideas of new things to do in 2012!