Work it, make it, do it, makes us harder, better, faster, stronger...

#1. Lose weight.

Now, I didn't lose as much weight as I would have liked to, but I achieved a better goal, I think.  At the end of April, Kyle and I made some decisions.  We weren't living the healthy life we wanted to live, so we made some changes.  We committed ourselves to eating better and working out on a regular basis.  It's really hard.  Its's still hard after a few months.  I like to eat, and I hate to run.  I like being skinny though, and if I'm honest, I really do feel better.  So - here's the photographic evidence I promised!

At Christmas:

On my birthday:

 So not a huge weight loss, but I'm more toned and happy to be healthier!

Oops...

I totally missed the weekend on my posts.  My bad, guys.  I'll leave you with three posts throughout the course of the day, so watch for them!  First up: 

#12. Kyle

You didn't really think I would write a whole post on this one did you?  Pshhh...  :)

With so much drama in the l-b-c, it's kinda hard bein Snoop d-o-double-g...

#5. Throw Kyle a great 30th Birthday Party.

I already blogged about this one when it actually happened, but I just wanted to touch on it again.  I threw Kyle a ghetto party for his 30th birthday.  It was an absolute blast!  The costumes were hilarious, and the food was, well, trashy.  This was our last big bash in our old house, and it was really fun to bring the ghetto to our little white suburban neighborhood.  Kyle and I had a blast going to Wal-Mart and picking up fake tattoos, press on nails, and wife beaters, and I had fun trying to cover up my tattoo that wouldn't come off for church the next day! 

All in all, it was VASTLY different from my 30th, but so much fun!  

Want to design my book cover?

Want a chance to design a book cover?  :)

Send me a cover design or just a pitch by Wednesday, July 13th, and I'll pick the winner by Friday the 15th!  Here's the details:

Book Title: To Hymn We Sing
Subtitle: A Collection of 53 Devotionals on Hymn Texts
Author:  (me, duh.)  Michelle D. Gibson

Here's the template for the cover!  (Use the 5.5 by 8.5 cover template)

http://www.instantpublisher.com/covertemplates.asp

The winner gets a copy of the book, extreme notoriety among your friends, and a $20 Starbucks card.   Can't wait to see your designs!  Email them to www.michellegibson.net!

Today I finally overcame trying to fit the world inside a picture frame...

#19. Take at least one picture every day. 

This is one I didn't think all the way through.

Really, Michelle?  One picture every day?  Seriously.  The goal behind this one is that I had really stopped taking pictures.  Due to the "rough years" of our life, I didn't want to document anything.  It was depressing and I didn't want to take pictures of it.  I did well for awhile, then I realized I was taking pictures just to take pictures.  Well, that wasn't the point at all.  So I started doing what this was intended to accomplish - take pictures of my life!

Here's a little sample of my picture taking:

Please don't stop the music!

#4. Write a business plan for a music studio.

This is going to be a fairly boring post.  The more I thought about this, the more I realized: I didn't want to do it.  My long term goal is not to be running a full store music studio.  I like the size it is now!  So, with that, I decided I was happy where my studio was, and I wasn't going to change it.  I do leave you with a picture of my adorable studio from our Christmas recital.  :)

Shopping for labels, shopping for love...

#25. Watch the entire series of Sex and the City.

Seriously?  What in the world was I thinking of when I decided on this one?  I don't have time to watch that much tv in six months!  Since I couldn't fit all that tv in, I decided on the next best thing:

I watched the movie. 

Yes, I know, it's not what I planned on, but sometimes, adjustments have to be made!  The point of me watching this was to watch ladies in their 30s being fabulous, and the movie was a good reminder.  I did, however, promise Jenica to watch all of the shows before I turn 31!