Fit, Lean & Beautiful #32
By, Afua Serwah Osei-Bonsu
Planning Good Times Around the Calendar
Continued from the work of happiness
January
End of month China, Chinese New Year 5 days (4000)
Skin resurfaced
Frenchie Faire, reading in French
Reading
Wine
Warming alcohols, hot toddy’s
New Years
Goals
February
Chinese Take Out Party, Sake, mai tai, Sapporo, sodas,
Cocoa Party and Cakes (250)
Luncheon
Valentines (100)
Drawing and painting, collage, illustration
Quilted art
Make prints
Movie Night
March
Mexico 4 day weekend (3,000)
Mexican Fiesta, Margarita’s, Posole, meat pies, bunelos
Sewing Bee
Movie Night, Danzon
Drawing session
Reading days in Spanish
Arizona or Texas out west, mountains, resort, restaurants
Study Spanish
Meet Spanish teacher in Mexico
Get work books
Flash cards out
Spanish TV
Spanish subtitle movie
MUSIC, Susana Baca
Agua de rosas
Cantina
Corona with lime
Chilaquiles
Tequila
April
Gardening (100)
Cleaning (300)
Easter (300)
Tea
Church
Brunch
Eggs and Babka
Pastries
Ham and Cheese
See a Play
Spring Recital
Rites of Spring
Spritzers
Biblical
Facial and spa
Choir, classical, nature, relaxation, hippie faire, folk, Joni, carpenter, 70’s
Movie night
Reading
Spring cleanse
Get spiritual
Falun gong readings and exercises
Plant a garden
Prune bushes
Quiches
Buy some plants for the inside
Salads
Hams
Potato
Breakfasts
Panera take out pastries
Cocktails
Blood of Christ
Pray
Guitar
Bunny cake
Cupcakes
Bake Bread
Little salads
May
Cocktails
Ice cream cones
Look through recipes
Pad Thai
All favorite dishes
Invite chefs to cook
Culinary travels
Garage sales
Fire pit
Music
Thrifting
Music store
Fairlane shopping trip
Order clothes
Massage
Open up pool
Sewing
Plan presents for yourself
Rehearse music
Musical theater
Drawing and painting hire models
Bake birthday cakes all month
Game Night (250)
Frankenmuth (150)
SPA facial, mani, pedi, hair conditioned, cut
Buy new beauty products
Work on beauty
Get lots of exercise
Penmanship
Quiet writing time
Reading
Goals
Movie night
Birthday
BBQ (150)
Poolside with cocktails (250)
Shopping Trip Fairlane Detroit (600)
Cocktail Party
Vintage Photo
Breakfast with Panera and eggs sausages, casserole, frittata
reading
June
Road Trip
Holland Michigan
Pentwater rent beach cottage (500)
Dinner party (400)
Tapas
Kayaking
Friend visit 4 days, pub, dinner, cook, Vietnamese, bucket a chicken for lunch, Michigan Theater, ARK, case wine, Copernicus, desserts, movies, Midnight movies, matinee, Café, The Earle, BBQ, drawing, photo, pick up pastries, bake, parfaits
Summer Solstice Celebration
Crochet, Baci, Badminton, pool sports
Shopping dishes
Brazilian Samba
July
Wiards Orchard and Farm visit
Beach (1000) Traverse/ Petoskey Camping , Mackinaw, thrifting, antiques,
Grinders, hotel, Ypsilanti, cook, BBQ, Swim, concert, French restaurant, rubber raft, kayaks, pop up van, smores,
Fireworks (100)
Steak house
BBQ Soul food
Burger Bash
Friend visit, read, eat, drink,
Jamaican Night
August
Ghana (3600)
NYC Film (2500)
Cherry Trees and picking
Seasonal fruits and veg
September
CBC Road Trip Book Signing
Plymouth Cider Mill
African Night, African Music,
Reading African books
Cider Mill (100)
Tailgating (250)
Fire pit
Reading play or poetry, singles, articles
Shopping Trip Detroit (350)
EMU Football Game
Submarine
Breakfasts
Music Store
October
Fire pit
Tailgating UM & Michigan chili dogs, brats, nachos
caramel apples
Halloween Candy
Spider cookies with Peanut butter cups and chocolate legs with eyes
Oktoberfest Frankenmuth
Bar for beers
Friends for beers and brats
Country Drive
Read Edgar Allan Poe, Hawthorne, Mystery, Dumaurier
Visit dead relatives, go to a cemetary
Poetry reading
Cider Mill
Halloween notes and films
Donuts and Coffee
Witches coven, pagan, Macbeth
Movie Night
Zombie thriller
Mystical
Herbs
Herbal first aid kits
Walk
Women
Sewing Bee
Ark
Live Music
Michigan Theater
Wiards
Plymouth Cider Mill
Day of the Dead and Mexican Faire
November
Thanksgiving (1200)
Earthen
Chicago play or a concert, shop xmas, restaurant (125)
Furrier
XIXI
Firepit
Christmas shopping fairlane, boutiques,
Breakfasts
Movie Night
December
Tree lighting (50)
Reading
Read Russian
Breakfasts
Christmas Lights
Meat pies
(2)Cocktail Parties (550)
Merry Mary (400)
Opera (300)
Movie Night
Recital, rehearse Christmas music
Frankenmuth (400)
Loved ones Christmas Eve
Dad 2 days after Christmas exchange gifts meat pies christmas stuff
Homemade Egg rolls
Cookies
Pastries
Portraits
Cakes
EID Middle Eastern Night
Caramel Corn
Martinis
Quilting
Carolling Christmas piano