Friday, July 22, 2011

31 Goals…Two months to go

 

1. Get back into Church.  In a new small group @ church – I’m leading the next lesson series. 

2. Read the whole Bible.  This will probably not happen with starting grad school back in May. Lots of reading to do.

3. Make an apple pie.  I thought about doing this for Easter, but I think I’m going to go a different route.  But definitely something I want to try soon!

4. Sew a skirt.  I need to go fabric shopping because the warm weather is almost here :)

5. Finish my bedroom. 

6. Make a 2nd quilt.  DONE   I’ve actually finished one more and have two others waiting for backs.

7. Take 20,000 pictures. 

8. Sell something on my etsy store.   

9. Host a dinner party.  DONE

10. Get a mani &/or pedi.  Not yet…

11. Weigh 150 lbs.  August is going to focus on this.

12. Save $1000.  Probably not going to happen since I haven’t been employed in like 11 months.

13.Visit a state I’ve never been to.

14. Read 20 books.   Completed this last weekend.

  1. As Young As We Feel
  2. I Heart Bloomberg
  3. What She Left for Me
  4. Sabbath: Restoring the Sacred Rhythm of Rest
  5. Let Them Eat Fruitcake
  6. Spring Broke
  7. Spring is in the Air
  8. Amazing Gracie
  9. Three Weddings & a Bar Mitzvah
  10. Twilight
  11. New Moon
  12. Eclipse
  13. Breaking Dawn
  14. Christmas Homecoming
  15. Refuel
  16. when God writes your love story
  17. One Thousand Gifts
  18. Free Book
  19. Who is My Shelter?  by Neta Jackson
  20. Million Dollar Dilemma  by Judy Baer

15. Grow a pumpkin.  There are pumpkins growing in my garden right now. 

16. Build something.  DONE  Though I plan on building an amoire in the next couple weeks.

17. Get published (article or picture) in a newspaper, magazine or reputable website.  

18. Try 10 new recipes.  

  1. Broccoli Chicken Casserole
  2. Creamed Corn in the crockpot
  3. Flag Cake for the 4th of July

19. Go camping.   Supposed to be going this coming weekend.

20 – 29. Do 10 things I’ve never done before.

  1. Hair professionally dyed.
  2. Ran a tiller. (Technically… I planted onions & potatoes for the first time, but I’ll wait and see if I need anymore new things at the end.)
  3. Spray painted flower pots.
  4. Enter a photo into the i heart faces contest.

30. Watch 20 movies.   

  1. Letters to Juliet
  2. The Bounty Hunter
  3. The Love Guru
  4. Diary of a Mad Black Woman
  5. The Last Song
  6. Date Night
  7. Madea Goes to Jail
  8. The Pelican Brief
  9. Eclipse
  10. Play the Game
  11. Dinner for Schmucks
  12. A Christmas Carol
  13. Charlie St. Cloud
  14. Letters to God
  15. The Switch
  16. Life As We Knew It
  17. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings
  18. Toy Story 3
  19. When In Rome
  20. How Do You Know
  21. You Again
  22. Easy A
  23. One Week (An awesome movie with Joshua Jackson!!)
  24. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  25. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

31. Dress more girly.  Still working on this one.

2 comments:

cheryl said...

You go girl!!! So proud of all you've accomplished! hugs and blessings!!

Lyndsey said...

Great job! I wish I could say I was doing as well with my list. Haven't been on here in awhile. Your garden looks great! Also how did you spray paint the pots? I have a few on the porch I'd like to paint and have looked up some ideas but could use a tip from an experienced pot painter!