well, the year has come to an end. i have learned that setting goals is helpful for me but that in reality, they're not easy to accomplish. here's how i did...
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1. go on 6 day trips in Colorado -got 3 out of 6, not bad
-Canon City 9/25/10
-Fort Collins 02/11
-Denver (Ikea) 08/06/11
2. grow something and cook with it
-moving interrupted my growing plans. I have some herb packets ready to plant still this summer
3. read my bible everyday
-this one shouldn't be this hard, but i was never consistent with it
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. make cheese
-Mozzarella 3/25/11
5. write a childrens book for Hudson
-um a big no. didn't even attempt
6.
sew something I can wear
-floral skirt 2/16/11
-also sewed another skirt and 2 shirts
7. see Dennison Witmer in concert
-had the tickets and then denny canceled. boo.
8. take Hudson to a pro sports game
-we took him to two sky soxs games but no pro sports. too expensive
9. sit on the porch swing once a week (Nov-March excluded unless the weather is nice)
-I did pretty good with this until we moved and didn't have a front porch
10. go 3 months without library fines
-did this from May-July
11. camp with Hudson
-no camping. too much family in town.
12. finish induction
-Reading/Writing/Thinking Connection Class 10/19, 10/21, 10/25, 10/28
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Meeting with Induction Coordinator 11/2
-Mail Application to State of Colorado 11/2
-Received professional license in January
13. get 8 hours of sleep in a row-10/29
14. make a baby book for Hudson
-made one online for his birthday!
15. give up tv for a week
-vacation week in July
16. make wine with Mike
-materials bought but not made yet
17. can something
-overwhelmed by the thought of canning something but still hoping to do it this summer
18. learn how to make a vanilla latte at home
-Regular coffee with milk and vanilla flavored agave is close, but not quite there yet
-PW iced coffee with sweetened condenced milk is yummy and I actually like it better than starbucks
19. find a budget system that works & stick to it for 6 months
-cash envelope system is working for us
20. eat local for one week
-we ate local for a week in july. it was tough. and expensive
21. run a 5K
-i ran for a week. then it got cold.
22. wear a skirt or dress once a week
-i was pretty good at this one
23. learn how to take pictures
-i certainly took a lot of pictures and played around with the camera. i just don't think i have a good eye for it.
24. read the Anne of Green Gables series (hello 6th grade)
-Anne of Green Gables 4/12/11
-Anne of Avonlea 4/14/11
25. read one non-fiction book a month
26. read two fiction books a month
27. bake something from scratch once a week
-i baked once a week, but not always from scratch
I think I did pretty good. Some goals were much easier than others. It's so hard to predict what a year will hold. I certainly didn't see us building a house, which put a few wrinkles in some plans.
