#26 Read an entire book

Finally, i can say i have taken the time to actually sit down and read an entire book from cover to cover. this is a big accomplishment for me, since im not the typical guy that likes to sit down and read. Even books, magazines or papers that i like to read and are interesting just don't seem to get read completely. reading makes me tired. i can thank my good friend Dave for giving me the book, The Man in the Mirror to read. i did find it interesting, because it was a book that was directed towards the christian male and how he should live his life. granted, it took me a little over 6 months to read it, the goal was accomplished. my next task is to find more books to read and complete them on a much more acceptable level. i actually just bought two more christian books this evening. The Love Dare, from the movie Fireproof and The Purpose Driven Life. Both books seem to be some more incredible reading. i can't wait to get started reading them, especially The Love Dare. stayed tuned for some more posts in the next few months. i know the winter months have been slow and i haven't posted much, but more is to come.

#66 Take a bath instead of a shower once a month for three consecutive months

This will be the last post of 2008. This was something not hard to achieve, but it was more of a quest to get myself to slow down and relax some and enjoy a nice soak in the tub. I just recently closed my retail gift shop, because it had become more of a headache then a joy, so now i can take more time for myself to enjoy life. Every one needs to slow down and enjoy the finer things in life. Im one to know, because i found myself working all the time, whether it was at my full time job or at the store. I will miss my store and serving the public, but it's time for a change and time to move on to new adventures. However for now, i will slow down, enjoy my days off from my full-time job and take one day at at time. I plan to continue to take at least one bath a month, just to keep myself honest and to relax. As for now, stayed tuned to more post and bigger and better things in 2009. HAPPY NEW YEAR! onward........

#9 Get baptized

Sunday was a special day for me. I got baptized for the first time ever. i have been going to a brethren church for almost a year now, and thanks to my sister, i really enjoy this particular church. i feel peace and at home at this church. the people are really nice and the services are more contemporary. i have been attending every sunday that i can, except when i have to work. it's very rare now that i miss a sunday. i really wanted to be a part of this church, so i took a step forward and got baptized. i was the 21st person to be baptized at this church for the year. afterwards, they had a soup and sandwich meal in the social hall. i look forward to growing with this church with my spiritual self.

#22 Do Christmas cards 1 year

Boy this one you should be proud of me. i got this one outta the way early, before i forget or run out of time. i sat down this morning and wrote out all the Christmas cards to my family and relatives. that was the main goal to send them to family. it i get spunky, i just may send out to friends as well. as for now, im happy i got this accomplished.

#90 Go to my alma mater JMU homecoming

Sure has been a long time since i have posted something, but it doesn't mean i haven't been working on a few things. Been kinda crazy the last few months with OT at my job. i have been able to knock two more items off my list. Slowly im marking them off the list. In nov., i was able to go to my college homecoming at JMU. this was the first time i had been to JMU's homecoming since i graduated many moons ago. It was a great atmosphere, that was made better by our team winning the game. What a great season they are having. Go Dukes. I didnt see any of the classmates i went to school with, but im sure there were there somewhere. Hope to get back to homecoming next year as well.

#64 Buy myself new clothes

Finally, got around to buying myself new clothes, even though it took going to the beach to do it. This is something i continually neglect to do is to my myself new clothes, which i desperately needed. So while i was at the beach, i bought myself 2 new pair of dress pants, 4 new tank tops, new pair of jeans, new pair of dress shoes and a new pair of water shoes. Still need to get a few dress shirts, but they wont be hard to buy. i got the most of what i wanted and needed. Havent really bought any new clothes for myself since i lost alot of weight, so it was time i went and did the dreaded deed of getting myself the new clothes. What a relief it is to be done with that.

#12 Go to church 2 Sundays a month for four months

This wasn't to hard to do, but a t times i wasn't sure if i would be able to get all the sundays in church due to my work schedule, taking weekend classes, and family and recreation commitments. So, after 4 long months, i have completed another task on my list. Yeah, i know i have'nt done to well in August as far as working on my list, but it just seemed to be a hectic month. This post should have been done on Aug. 31st, but i have been slacking, so i'll try to do better this month and get back on track. I have a few more things in the works and should do better as the fall season approaches.