THE LIST...38 Things To Do Before I Turn 39!

Wait a minute...I hope you don't think I'm turning 39 anytime soon! Please! I have 3 1/2 more years! (yikes that isn't long is it?)
Anyway, I am a serious list maker...I have a journal with me at all times, and whenever I think of things I don't want to forget, I whip it out.

THE LIST was inspired by a great blog Hula Seventy. I have been following her for a while. Her blog makes me smile. She also loves to makes lists.
I will be referring back to this A LOT over the next few years....as I cross [hopefully] every item off The List!

1. take piano lessons
2. overnight hiking trip
3. get a job
4. buy a sewing machine
5. run 4 more 1/2 marathons
6. get Viva La Cocina [Mexican food blog] up and running
7. fix up Cannondale road bike and use it
8. take photography classes
9. replace my lost wedding ring
10. write a guest blog for someone else
11. scan my old pictures
12. hike Machu Picchu
13. wear a thong on the beach
14. finish crocheting turquoise blanket
15. get a Mexican passport
16. visit Maureen and Lauren in the US
17. have kid(s)
18. visit Lucy in Australia
19. Introduce [my jewelry line] Zafiro to the world
20. buy a parrot
21. get Rare back
22. do 3 proper crossfit [kipping] pull ups
23. open KitchenAid mixer wedding gift
24. paint a room turquoise
25. bake a cake or tart
26. make a wedding photo album
27. host a food cook-off challenge
28. sew a skirt & apron
29. tour Sonoma wine country
30. buy belly dancer outfit (like this from Istanbul) or at least take another class
31. get an iphone
32. embroider a peacock
33. read 5 books
34. frame artwork from my travels
35. use my FLIP Camera
36. plant a vegetable garden
37. reupholster a chair
38. buy a house

I Have Been Tagged!

Rachel over at Bling on my Sewing Machine just completed this questionnaire on her blog and tagged anyone who reads it. I love these things. Consider yourself tagged too.


What is your current obsession? watching Food Network

What is your current favorite memory? My year in Costa Rica (watch recap here)

Starbucks or Peet's? Starbucks, we don't have Peets

What's for dinner? Indian tuna cakes and polenta fries

What would you eat for your last meal? My husbands' fish tacos

What's the last thing you bought? 2 Joey lipsticks and white Puma loafers

What is your favorite ice-cream flavour? I can't pick one

What do you think of the person who tagged you? She is inspiring

What was your favorite toy growing up? barbie dolls

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go? To my parents house

Which language do you want to learn? Portuguese

What's your favorite quote (for now)? "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream." -Mark Twain

What is your favorite colour? Turquoise

What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe? jeans by seven

What is your dream job? hosting my own travel show

What is your worst habit? putting y on the end of one syllable words (like kissy kiss)

If you had £100 now, what would you spend it on? summer dress and these sandals

Do you admire any one's style? Jessica from What I Wore

Describe your personal style? I forgot after Costa Rica, I have to rediscover it

What are you going to do after this? Go for a much needed pedicure

What are your favourite movies? The Fugitive, Crash, Kite Runner, American Beauty

What is your favourite fruit? Mangoes

What inspires you? traveling, browsing magazines/blogs, good conversations, my mom

Your favorite book? Angels & Demons

Do you collect something? Sand from the beaches I've visited

What are you most proud of? that I volunteered for Habitat for Humanity for a year

What do you like most about yourself? that I'm always friendly and open minded

What is your go-to nail polish color? OPI Dulce de Leche

If you're interested and want to join in, consider yourself tagged.

How Well Do You Know Your Partner?

I thought this was really fun. I saw this questionnaire on Facebook, so I sent it to Ernesto. He emailed it back, and it made me smile- he got everything right! (although#17 is questionable)

1. She's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen? HGTV
2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does she get on his salad? Oil & Vinegar
3. What's one food she doesn't like? Bar food
4. You go out to eat and have a drink. What does she order? Steak and a Malbec
5. Where did she go to high school? Orrville
6. What size shoe does she wear? 9
7. If she was to collect anything, what would it be? sand
8. What is her favorite type of sandwich? egg salad
9. What would this person eat every day if she could? black licorice
10. What is her favorite cereal? anything healthy
11. What would she never wear? jean skirt
12. What is her favorite sports team? Padres- actually she doesn't have one
13. Who did she vote for? Obama
14. Who is her best friend? she has various best friends
15. What is something you do that she wishes you wouldn't do? drink too much
16. What is her favorite color? turquoise
17. What would she say is her favorite quality about you? my lip syncing skills
18. What is one of her biggest goals in life? to speak Spanish fluently
19. What topic does she talk most about? her dreams
20. What is her favorite hobby? right now it's blogging

Send this to your partner and see what you get back!

25 Things about Me

While browsing some new blogs on Facebook this morning, I came across this meme.
Rules are:
Once you've been "tagged" (and consider yourself tagged if you're reading this), you are supposed to write a note with 25 things, facts, habits, or goals about you (please feel free post your list in the comments section of my blog if you don't blog yourself). At the end, you should tag others to pass this on.

1. Black licorice is my favorite candy.
2. I would like to be a professional salsa dancer.
3. I am grateful for my hot, sweet, domestic, supportive, good cooking, affectionate, Mexican husband.
4. I am dying to have a house to decorate.
5. I hate animal cruelty, yet I love to eat meat and I have 3 fur coats.
6. I have enough hobbies to last a lifetime, but love to find new ones.
7. It is not possible for me to be complacent.
8. I can't wait to have big boobs temporarily if/when I get pregnant
9. Being a genuine person is something I pride myself on. I am always Cindy.
10. I prefer speaking Spanish over English.
11. I often eat popcorn, salsa or guacamole for my dinner.
12. If I could change just one thing about my appearance: it is to have clear skin.
13. I want to be a freelance writer with a successful jewelry business.
14. I often listen to a song on repeat until I know the words.
15. I want a big garden to grow my own vegetables, and design flower beds.
16. I feel very lucky to have the coolest family ever!
17. Visiting Thailand is a priority for me.
18. Sometimes I cry because I miss Rare mare and she has to live outside now.
19. I am a big city, non-chain restaurant eating kind of girl.
20. I am obsessed with birds.
21. I am a sun Goddess, but always wear sunscreen.
22. I never sweat the small stuff.
23. I often dream of being a singer/musician.
24. I 100% believe in the "When in Rome" idea.
25. I want live in at least 2 other countries in the next 10 years.

100 THINGS IN THIS WORLD THAT I LOVE

Today I did something I have never done before. I stayed in my PJ's and robe the WHOLE DAY...I did not leave the house once. So what did I do? Well, I organized my closet, made a necklace, drank A LOT of coffee, and played around online. During my browsing of blogs, I came across a beautiful post of Hula SeventyI loved it so much I had to copy it. You should try one it is fun, sit down and do it all at one time....actually I had to stop myself I could have kept going.

"100 things in this world I love"

	1	MI NETO
2		MY FAMILY
3		GEMSTONES
4		TRAVELING
5		AVACADOS
6		PEACOCKS
7		FEDORA HATS
8		SNOW FOR XMAS
9		GOOD COFFEE
10		KISSING
11		SALSA DANCING
12		HIGH HEELS
13		SCARVES
14		TJMAXX
15		CRAZY CURLY HAIR
16		SPANISH
17		LAUGHTER
18		MOMS XMAS
19		LEPENY
20		TIGHT JEANS
21		ANTHROPOLOGIE
22		SUBWAY RIDES
23		BLOGS
24		BLACK LICORICE
25		CAMERAS
26		EASTER EGG TREES
27		IPODS
28		TUNA SASHIMI
29		ERNESTO'S COOKING
30		LOUD MUSIC
31		FANCY DRESSES
32		SMOKY EYES
33		LONG NECKLACES
34		TURQUOISE
35		KITCHEN AID MIXERS
36		WORN LEATHER COUCH
37		FUR COATS
38		THE INTERNET
39		GINGER
40		SARCASM
41		GRAPEFRUIT
42		DOMINO MAGAZINE
43		BARCELONA CHAIR
44		BIG PURSES
45		BLACK & WHITE PICS
46		FACEBOOK
47		DEMASK PRINTS
48		CEVICHE
49		JACCUZZI TUBS
50		BIG WINDOWS
51		SOFT SHEETS
52		WRITING
53		CROWN MOLDING
54		BALD HEADS
55		ROLLER COASTERS
56		ALL-CLAD POTS
57		THE CHOPPER
58		YARD SALES
59		PARROTS
60		GARDENING
61		LEATHER JOURNALS
62		SKYPE
63		SPICY FOOD
64		HOUSE PLANTS
65		SCRABBLE
66		MALBEC
67		PEONIES
68		CARROT CAKE
69		BIG CITIES
70		FLAT IRON BUILDINGS
71		BOOK STORES
72		FIREPLACES
73		OUTDOOR KITCHENS
74		LIPSTICK
75		HIP-HOP
76		MY IN-LAWS
77		BEACH
78		FLOWERS IN A VASE
79		TEENY BIKINIS
80		FRIENDS
81		WOOD FLOORS
82		DINNER PARTIES
83		HOT PEPPERS
84		PHOTOSHOP
85		INDIAN FOOD
86		RARE STEAK
87		HORSES
88		ORNATE GOLD PIC FRAMES
89		RARE MARES
90		AIRPLANES
91		MOM'S MUSHROOM SOUP
92		ROLLERBLADES
93		CASHMERE
94		BUENOS AIRES
95		CHANDELIERS
96		DRY-FIT CLOTHES
97		CONVERTIBLES
98		MOSAICS
99		SLIPPERS
100		BEING DEBT FREE