101 in 1001 update!

Wow . . . so I just went through my 101 in 1001 list, and it turns out there is a TON I have accomplished without even realizing! Here's an update and some banter for those who are interested :)

#14 - Buy a Laptop. So yesterday! However, it's time to update the PC or switch to Mac. Good news for me - my business is doing well enough that I can't use this laptop much longer for primary purposes! :)

#26 - Attend the Sex and the City premiere with girlfriends and heels. Yeah, that isn't going to happen. The premiere is long gone, and I was actually in Vegas the weekend the movie came out. However - the night of the premiere in Vegas we actually attended the Cirque de Soleil LOVE Beatles-themed show, and I swear on my children's lives, this is just about the most amazing thing I've seen. I had to scrape my jaw off the floor when it was time to leave. If you plan on going to Vegas, I KNOW you're going to spend oodles of money - so just put $350 of it towards a pair of tickets to this show, and you will not regret it, I promise.

#27 - Learn how to deglaze a pan. Been there, done that. My first lesson included carmelizing some onions and mixing the sauce with some low-fat mayonnaise to serve on one of my world-famous burgers. It was fantastic.

#34 - Go horseback riding. What I meant to list was, fall off a horse and cut your head open. Oops!

#44 - Weigh in at 117. Yeah. About that goal. I've pretty much decided I have that disease/syndrome where you sleepwalk to your fridge and eat your face off in the middle of the night. And when you're awake, you have no idea why you're as fat as you are because you surive off 1/2 a red pepper and about 13 diet cokes on any given day during the weight loss regimen.

#57 - Visit my niece of nephew in Denver. Well, I've gotten quite the response from Grant's slideshow, and I appreciate the compliments so very much. He's quite a cutie, isn't he? I'll be visiting again soon with the girls, and my sister and Grant and the three of us Roof gals will spend a weekend at my sister's home in Winter Park, Colorado. I'm so exicted to be able to share things like this with my seeessstttteeerrr!

#58 - My website is at www.morganroof.net. I gotta say, I'm not too excited about the separate website. I'm all about the blog, my friends. I've seen a few photographers who only offer blog-sites, and I think I'm about to be one of them. The slideshows show so much, and I make it a priority to post everything that I'm hired to shoot. We'll see . . .

#65 - Get wireless internet. Oh, yeah, baby. I'm about 20 feet from my PC right now, posting this entry completely wirelessly :)

#68 - Potty-train Ava. We're golden. And there is nothing cuter than a 3-year-old with a Little Mermaid wedgie.

#91 - Earn referrals from clients. I am completely amazed at where I am with this business because of the amazing network I am a part of and the referrals I receive. I am sooo grateful to each and every one of you who helps me in this regard.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

#59 and #86 completed!

Well, I had to change #59 because it was a duplicate, so I of course made it something I've already done but this was a big deal for me! I completed a 10K at pub 317's annual Run to the Pub. It took me 1:20 to finish the race, and about 7 days to recover :)

#86 . . . spot a celebrity! I haven't elaborated too much on Alison and Barrett's wedding, but some of my dedicated blog readers know that it was a possibility we would be meeting up with the Golden Bear Jack Nicklaus, as he is a friend of Alison's family. Indeed we did, and he is a very kind man! I took a few photos of Alison and Barrett with Jack and his wife, Barbara, and when Jack thanked me I blurted out "my dad's a huge fan!!" And he just smiled and said very genuinely, "thank you, I appreciate that." When I was telling Alison about how silly I felt for saying that, she told me that he is indeed very appreciative of hearing things like that, and realizes that his fans are a huge part of his success. Well, that and he's a kick-ass golfer!

# 1 and # 80 completed!

Okay, I'll save the best for last . . . # 80 required that I sell something on eBay. Well, a few weeks ago I sold my first DSLR camera, my Nikon D50, the camera that introduced me to the wonderful world of photography. I hope its new owner is getting the same inspiration! Yeah right, he probably turned around and sold it for $200 more . . .

# 1 - Quit my day job! It's official - May 31st will be my last day with the firm! And as scary as it was to think about giving up the guaranteed income, it wasn't much of an income after childcare and fuel costs, among others, and I can truly say that I have never been more sure of anything in my life. Now, I can focus on being a mom and growing my photography business. It's exhilarating!

# 63 and # 73 completed!

#63. Donate money to someone in need. As I posted below, the Duprey family is definitely a family in need, so I made a donation through their blog. They're now in North Carolina for treatment, so keep them in your thoughts.

#73. Open an investment account. The oh-so-wonderful ING Direct has a new Sharebuilder program for investing for dummies like myself, so I opened an account and my first stock is - big shocker - Target! Check them out at www.ingdirect.com.

101 in 1001

I came across a wonderful idea to come up with 101 things you'd like to accomplish in 1001 days, so I have been working on my list adamently for the past few days, and I'm so excited for all these wonderful things to look forward to! You can check out the idea at www.triplux.com/dayzero. I'll post each time I accomplish one of my goals . . .

1. Quit my day job!
2. Launch my photography business with an official "grand opening" party.
3. Complete a wine tasting course (live or by book).
4. Write a poem.
5. Visit the ocean and play on the beach with the girls.
6. Re-read a favorite classic book.
7. Take a dance class.
8. Go skiing.
9. Go ice-skating.
10. Complete my NYIP digital photography course.
11. Get published!
12. Eliminate all personal debt except mortgage and vehicle.
13. Check into a swanky hotel and spend the day at a spa getting the full treatment!
14. Buy a laptop.
15. Upgrade my camera.
16. Go on a photo shoot in Jackson Hole, WY.
17. Go on a photo shoot in Yellowstone National Park.
18. Go on a New England coastal tour.
19. Spend a weekend in Nantucket.
20. Visit the Northern Pacific coast.
21. Climb 3 more 46ers in the Adirondacks.
22. Visit Steve and Amy in Telluride.
23. Shoot a destination wedding.
24. Snowshoe at Lone Mountain Ranch in Big Sky.
25. Run 3 miles (consecutively . . . without stopping to walk!)
26. Attend Sex and the City - The Movie premiere in heels with girlfriends following a fabulous meal with cocktails!
27. Learn how to deglaze a pan.
28. Host a formal dinner party.
29. Paint a picture for each of the girls.
30. Knit a hat for each of the girls.
31. Watch "The Way We Were."
32. Read 1 book a month.
33. Go on a food/wine/shopping expedition in New York City for a weekend.
34. Go horseback riding.
35. Send cards to family and friends on their birthdays/anniversaries/other milestones.
36. Make handmade paper.
37. Play a round of golf with my dad.
38. Join a volunteer committee for an event or company that will benefit my children.
39. Take a pottery class.
40. Share an expensive bottle of Pinot Noir with Carson for no particular reason.
41. Start a portfolio of ideas for our dream home!
42. Re-read The Power of Now by Eckart Tolle.
43. Have a girls-only luncheon
44. Weigh in at 117!
45. Attend an art gallery opening
46. Attend a photography gallery
47. Read The Art Book
48. Read The Fashion Book
49. Discover a quiet, small town
50. Hang oversized wind chimes on my porch
51. Build a snowman
52. Plant a garden
53. Design custom note cards for business and personal use
54. Finish painting my bedroom
55. Paint my bathroom
56. Paint laundry room
57. Visit my new niece or nephew in Denver!
58. Develop my photography website
59. Finish a 10K
60. Host a wine-tasting party
61. Win a contest
62. Go sledding
63. Donate money to someone in need
64. Set up a fundraiser for an important cause
65. Set up wireless internet!
66. Go boating on Lake Champlain
67. Organize the girls' closet
68. Potty-train Ava
69. Attend a play
70. Organize my recipe book (and keep it that way!)
71. Visit a zoo
72. Reach my $10,000 savings goal
73. Open an investment account
74. Root and grow 3 plants
75. Grow an herb garden in my kitchen window
76. Visit my grandparents' graves
77. Attend a photography workshop
78. Go bowling
79. Go snowplowing with Carson
80. Sell something on eBay
81. Learn to fly fish
82. Write a short story
83. Take a cooking class
84. Roll my own sushi
85. Visit Katie at law school
86. Spot a celebrity!
87. Sponsor a child in a third-world country
88. Introduce myself to a neighbor I haven't met
89. Have a summer solstice party
90. Join WPJA
91. Earn referrals from clients
92. Get Trish & Richie to Montana
93. Visit April in California
94. Develop a business plan
95. Advertise myself in another state
96. Visit Rulfs Orchard in NY in October
97. Hang a chalkboard to write my dinner menu on
98. Purchase an antique
99. Go camping
100. Watch the sunrise
101. Watch the sunset