Half full

Went for my run this morning. It was drizzling, which was fine, but 13 minutes in I got weird stomach cramps, so my push-myself-faster 5 miles became a full-of-pauses 5K. Blergh. It's possible that I may be too much of a whiner to run a 10K. ("But my tummy hurts!")

Also discovered this morning: groundhogs are both easily startled and stupid, and apparently most of the people who walk to the Edison train station in the morning use cologne. I'm not complaining.

So after I posted just after midnight last night I realized that today is May 16th. Do you realize what that means? Today I am thirty-nine and a half. I'm halfway there. I decided that calls for a look at the list...let's see how I'm doing. The official spreadsheet where I'm keeping track of this stuff (I'm such a dork) is on another computer, but in general terms...

Things that I've finished:
Sing at the Tea Bar in Fort Lee. (Twice, and I'm doing it again on Saturday!)
Go into NYC on the train with my family
Climb a tree (pics coming soon)
Learn some tech thing (blogging and posting photos)
Play kickball with my kids (pics coming soon)
Change a tire
Host a "Just Dance" night

That's it? Hmm. I would have guessed more than 7. Ok...

Things that are in progress:
Finish losing 100 pounds (frustrating, but closer than I was)
Run a 10K (scheduled for Memorial Day. We shall see.)
Read 8 books (I think I'm up to 5 now? Will post about progress.)
Memorize Galatians 5 (Joy and I are up to verse 13)
Try 40 new recipes (I don't remember exactly how many, but it's more than 20. I have it written down somewhere.)
Throw out 100 pounds of clutter (About 25 or 30 gone, I think?)
Try 5 new varieties of ethnic food (I don't remember. At least one.)
Read 12 chapters of Systematic Theology (2 down)
Go away with Mark somewhere new (we have a getaway to the Finger Lakes in NY planned in a little bit)
20 crafts with my kids (I'm in trouble on this one- we've done maybe 5?)
Grow something (Joy and I are working on a cabbage plant)
Sunrise and sunset (sunset is done. Sunrise still to come.)
5 charity projects with kids (only one down! Yikes.)
Clean out closets (both coat closets, linen closet, and kids' closets done. Ours and Jack's to go.)

Things I haven't touched yet:
Buy something from a vintage clothing store in NYC
Write a complete chapter of a novel (gulp)
Thow a dinner party (waiting to celebrate the finish line with this one)
Donate blood
Sing in a recording studio (supposed to be a 100-lb reward)
Get a passport
Ride a horse (we'll be in Colorado in just over a month)
Try geocaching (Melissa, are you reading this? We need to schedule!!)
Paint Galatians 5:22-23 on my living room wall
Give my abs three solid months of attention (have started and abandoned this 3 times)
Character development plan for each kid
Spend an afternoon with each of my sisters
Create a complete Flylady control journal
Try sushi (Monica, we need to get on this one, I think. I'm scared.)
Learn about Chicago Bears players (will address as football season approaches)
1-week media fast
Finger paint
Walk in the rain

I have a way to go. But I'm an optimist, and this glass is definitely half full. Onward!