Another year is coming to a close. Every year I say the same thing... how? How did we get from January to December in the blink of an eye? A couple of years ago I set myself 52 goals for the year. That did not go very well. I think I was a bit too ambitious. This year I decided to make it a little smaller, more attainable. Thirty. Not too big, not too small.
Here is what I started with:
1. (a). Read 25 books.
(b). Ten of those 25 - Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles
2. See 5 movies in the theater.
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4. Back up all photos to disc.
5. Visit a National Park.
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8. Start a compost.
9. Create a living will and last will.
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11. Eat supper at the dinner table at least once a week.
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13. Rent a dumpster/clean out basement.
14. Clean out garage and carport.
15. Paint bedroom.
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17. Get the chimney cleaned.
18. Buy new towels!
19. Refurb the bathroom.
20. Read to Rowan everyday before nap time.
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23. Send out Christmas cards.
24. Begin an exercise program.
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26. Focus on losing inches, not lbs.
27. Photo a Day project!
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... ... ... Welp, I did make an effort!
I did manage to read 23 books this year. None of which were part of the Vampire Chronicles. I'm still kind of counting that one as a win. I did back up the majority of our photos to disc, but ran out of discs. So that one is about 75% done. Several of the other goals require money to accomplish and we had that unexpected job change early in the year that put quite a damper on projects and vacations.
2013 threw us a lot of curveballs. I plan to consciously make 2014 a better year. I'm going to start that compost, turn the large dog kennel into some type of greenhouse for herbs, have a successful garden!, and take a little time to stick our feet in the sand. Yes, the new year is going to be great. I'm going to make sure of it!
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