Now I live in Carlisle?

8. Read 50 books (34/50) - in progress

I picked up "Pittsburgh Steelers Glory Days" off my dad's bookshelf when I went to the laundromat on Wednesday, because I've recently been in the mood to read or watch things where I also learn something. It's a series of stories about the 20 most important Steelers' games in the club's history, told through the lives of fans. It was interesting, especially since one night this week I watched a few Steelers DVDs about the 1970s and I could connect the information I'd read with the narration in the DVD.

26. Move out of my parents' house - accomplished

Yikes! I packed up most of the things in my room on Tuesday and left them in a pile for my parents to bring down when I move into my apartment over Memorial Day weekend. For the next few weeks I'll be in a hotel, but I won't live at home again (knock on wood...) Here's a fun story about when I left today -- Adam had a friend over and they were opening packs of baseball cards, so when I was leaving, this was our conversation:

Me: I'm leaving!
Adam: [From up the stairs] OK. Bye.
Me: Oh no you don't, you get down here & give me a hug.
Adam: After this pile.
Me: [Climb the stairs to the room over the garage] What if I never come home again?
Adam: You will. [Pause] After you get fired.

Some 8-year-olds are just bundles of encouragement and joy.

38. Go to the White Elephant or similar flea market at least twice a summer (3/6) - in progress

I went up to the White Elephant this morning with my family, and there were a lot of tables set up -- more than I'd seen either time I went last summer. I found a set of great chairs that I wish I could have had for my kitchen table, but they were apparently designer chairs form the 1960s, so it was $400 for a set of five... passed on that one. I did however, get a fabulous coffee table!

51. Furnish my apartment solely through thrift stores and giveaways - in progress

So my coffee table means I have almost a complete living room set -- a couch, a chair, a coffee table and an end table. I'm not sure I mentioned the end table before, because I only saw it this week. My mom picked it up at a tag sale a few weekends ago. On a partially related note, I also got a knife block and a blender at a tag sale this weekend.

53. SERIOUSLY de-clutter my bedroom at home - accomplished

I have a trunk that I left alone, and some things in my closet, and I have a pile of things to donate to Goodwill. But aside from that, my dresser, vanity and desk are all empty of my things! I was surprised at how much I packed away from my room to move to Carlisle, but I feel good about the things I threw away or put in the donation pile.

57. Get the HPV vaccine - in progress

I went to the doctor on Thursday, and when she saw I hadn't started the three-shot Gardasil vaccine, she almost immediately got the nurse to do it. I've been meaning to do it for quite some time, but I apparently do not like to make appointments, and I also apparently believe rumors and hype about vaccinations causing death. So, perhaps it was good that I went ahead and got it without thinking much about it. I have two shots left, one in two months & one in six.

Didn't exercise this past week, although I hope to this week since I have a workout room in my hotel and nothing better to do when I get home from work. So we'll see!

-- Till next time.