991 Days to Go

I feel like I didn't really get much accomplished this past week as far as 101 progress, but I was unusually busy, so I suppose that's some consolation.

We started attending a new church last Sunday. The music was great (which is no surprise, considering the phenomenally talented Kirt Mosier [a.k.a. orchestra director at Lee's Summit West High School] is the worship minister), and the sermon was pretty good. But the thing that impressed me most was the invitation for anyone who was interested to go volunteer at a soup kitchen in Kansas City on Monday. I'll admit it was hesitant because I (1) was new to the church, (2) would be going by myself with a bunch of people I didn't know, and (3) already commited to seeing some old friends Monday night. But I'd been asking God for an opportunity like this for some time now, and I knew I needed to go, despite being fairly far outside my comfort zone. Plus I kept telling myself I'd get to cross something off my 101 list, which I realize is selfish, but sometimes we need a little something to get us over the hump. So, I went. There were a ton of volunteers there this past Monday, and it was a lighter than usual crowd, so I didn't feel like I got to contribute as much as I would have liked. However, the church is taking a group down every Monday for the foreseeable future, so I should have plenty of opportunities to help out. At some point I'd like to take the camera with me and document the event, but I figure I better get a little more experience there first.

I just posted my first mission101 foodblog over at this site's sister blog, so go check it out. That meal coupled with lunch out with Jordan's parents last Sunday makes me 1 for 33 for having dinner with the families once a month.

I transferred most of my paycheck this month to my Electric Orange account, which means I should have a few extra bucks at the end of the month thanks to the interest I'll be accruing. And free money rocks. :-) I also balanced our budget two weeks in a row, and I should have time tomorrow to balance it for this week.

I'm planning on devoting more time this week to catch up on my Creativity and Organization tasks. Here are my goals for this week:

1. Get to the 4000-word mark in my 2007 ScriptFrenzy screenplay.
2. Write two more profiles from e-mail interviews for my in-progress article.
   
3. Consolidate our U.S. Bank accounts.
4. Finish reading LOTR: The Two Towers.
5. Have a status update with Jordan.
6. Write two blog posts at my regular blog.