20 Days Have Already Passed!?

The month of January is quickly flying by, and I haven't updated my blog at all! I am happy to say that 2 of the things on my list have (sort of) happened.  First off, I sent out some thank you notes to some wonderful ladies that helped me with planning the baby shower of my very best friend in the world. I have tons of notecards and stationary that I don't put to use nearly enough, so it was nice to choose some pretty cards to send out to friends.  Does anyone else have 10,000 address labels that they have received from various charities and organizations?  Places I have never even heard of send me address labels.  I'll never in a million years use them all before we move.  Anyway, here are the letters I sent out!

The second thing from the list that I have managed to do (sort of) is juicing.  I've only done it once, but that is exactly half of the amount that I did it all year in 2011, so I think I'm off to a solid start!  I managed to score a practically new juicer from a coworker for $20 last year and I've hardly even used it.  I'm working on changing that though! Now, I'm no juicing expert, obviously.  I have only done a bit of research online and I've seen the late-night infomercials just like everyone else.  I can say that even after once batch of juice, I was feeling pretty healthy.  Here is what I used...

What you see here is:

• 2 Carrots
• 1 Red Delicious Apple
• 1/2 Cucumber
• 2 Plums

This is what I got from all of that goodness:

Almost one and a half cups of foamy, fruity deliciousness.  I have to admit, the room temperature juice is a little off-putting.  Perhaps next time I will make sure to refrigerate everything before I juice it. The urge to juice was sudden, so I just ran over to the little store across the street to pick up the fruits & veggies. The cucumber in this mix was a bit overpowering, so I will probably omit that next time.  Overall, not too shabby.  I tried to convince Mr. Nerd to try it, but he was not having it.  At least he helped me clean the juicer afterward!

So, 22 days into the new year and I've already done 2 things on my list. Not too bad! I can say that the past 22 days have been pretty awesome, so it seems that I'm moving in the right direction!