This is a list that I wrote two years ago with my 100 Things To Do in 2010. Let’s see how many of them I accomplished and how many I no longer want to do…
- Turn 28 Yes, I did this
- Pay off my credit cards No, still have that goal
- Celebrate my first anniversary Yes, though it wasn’t as wonderful as I had hoped because my husband had recently had surgery
- Help Mark find a new job He wasn’t able to work until 2011 due to his health issues
- Finish selecting photos for the wedding album We didn’t finish until 2011, but yes it’s done
- Spend less time on the computer Working on it
- Bake cookies once a month Haha, no but I should start this one up again
- Submit a novel for (maybe) publishing Still on my To Do list!
- Dance in the rain Probably yes, I love the rain
- Play on the swings Probably not, but I love doing that
- Cry my heart out In 2010? Many many times. 😦
- Jump for joy Yes
- Do something to feed my soul at least once a week Again, not sure it’s weekly but I do try to do this more often
- Read more Newbery winners Yes, I have read more but still have a long way to go until I’ve read every one.
- Submit 5 short stories to try to get published No, I don’t write short stories anymore like I used to. I don’t need to do this one.
- Laugh every day I sure try. Most days I do.
- Live my truth It took me until 2011 to really start working on this one. It’s still amazing when I have little victories with it, but I’m doing much better than I was before.
- Eat more veggies Still need to work on this one. Fruits too.
- Trust in God’s plan for my life I’ve made some changes in my life with this one, but overall I trust that yes, there is a plan.
- Read the Bible more often NO. No longer a desire at. all.
- Put my laundry away each time Sometimes yes, sometimes no.
- Declutter… a LOT! Thanks to bedbugs in summer 2011 we have thrown out a LOT of stuff. I still need to declutter a LOT more.
- Do cartwheels in the grass I haven’t done a cartwheel in a long time. Add that to the list next to swings.
- Spend less money on things I don’t really need Sometimes yes, sometimes no.
- Visit the graves of all of my grandparents Ooh, there’s a good one I forgot about!
- Floss my teeth more Um… still need to do that.
- Say NO when it mattersI am definitely getting good at this one
- Say no when it doesn’t matter so much Haha, this too
- Watch Flash Forward and Glee Flash Forward ended and we never finished watching, but we do still watch Glee
- Trust my intuition I’m learning to tune in more, yes
- Make love to my husband – this might seem like an obvious one but with his back problems, which have had him hospitalized and on disability, it’s actually something I feel NEEDS to be on this list
Yes, but probably not in 2010.
- Hug my family every chance I get OF COURSE.
- Call my Mom at least every other day Not quite, but pretty much.
- Learn to read Tarot without books It’s a slow process, not at the top of my list, but I do like practicing.
- Rewatch 10 seasons of Friends DVDs No matter how many times I do this, I can always leave it on the To Do list.
- Take more photos of me and Mark Always need to do this, still don’t
- Be present in my life Always a goal
- Step out of my comfort zone. Rinse and repeat. I’ve been doing this more and more lately.
- Find more guided meditations for my ipod Yes!
- Sell something I’ve created on etsy I don’t know if I will use etsy, but I still want to sell things I create
- Write in a gratitude journal at least 4 days a week… 7 is better! I did this for awhile but find it’s far more important to do when I am feeling low than to do it all the time
- Win NaNoWriMo again I did in 2010, but not in 2011 because I got Lyme disease again
- Try at least one new recipe every month Ooh, another forgotten gem I should try more!
- Use Self-Coaching 101 to reframe my negative thoughts I should revisit this, though I think I’ve pretty much got the hang of it.
- Blog posts at least 5 times a week That’s ambitious! No, but I would like to try at least one post a week.
- End the year with at least $5,000 in a personal savings account Still a goal
- Buy Where the Wild Things Are on DVD Got it for my birthday
- Read one nonfiction book for adults Not sure, maybe did this?
- Read one fiction books for adults Probably not
- Reread The Secret Garden — one of my favorites from childhood Yes! Love it!
- Read The Westing Game Yes, and it was wonderful!
- Visit Howard and Ava in Boston Did not do this, probably won’t ever
- Take Mark to Elmira Still want to
- Take walks on the OHS track with Mark Haven’t done this, not sure we will
- Organize all of our DVDs REALLY need to do this
- Open the blinds in the bedroom every day Gotta start doing that too, at least when I’m home all day
- Take more photos (sell on etsy?) Gotta get back into that too
- Save more than I spend (paying off debt counts!) Erm, working on it?
- Create a logo. Include a butterfly of my own design Yes, need to do this for my biz (which currently is VERY early in the thought stages)
- Eat alone at a sit-down restaurant Yes, I did this!
- Get to know Marsha better – my mother-in-law Ugh, don’t wanna anymore
- Frame our ketubah Not done yet
- Hang the artwork bought on the honeymoon cruise Done! ❤
- Sing karaoke at least once That’s on my list to do on the cruise we’re taking for my birthday
- Ace (99% or better) 4 songs on Band Hero, including American Pie I don’t know, he might have sold this back to GameStop
- See at least 2 movies in the theater Probably average about 2 or 3 a year
- Connect with my sister as adults Have done this some
- Discover the goddess in me DEFINITELY YES.
- Buy a new sundress.. or two Need to for the cruise
- Go to a rock concert I don’t know, maybe someday
- See Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Yes, on DVD
- Design a tattoo… and maybe get it Still have to think about it. Perhaps my logo if my biz gets started and does well.
- Look for rainbows every time in rains Definitely!
- Invent another holiday On my list for this year, didn’t last time
- Make every Christmas gift I give this year Didn’t but it’s still a great idea
- Find more ways to bring my wisdom to others Yes, by being a Circle Guide and helping facilitate the courses there.
- Cultivate friendships via blogging Not really but I might when I start blogging more
- Try to write a song, even if it’s terrible On my list again this year, didn’t do it last time
- Draw. Draw people. And not stick people. No. I think I’m okay with photographing people and not drawing them.
- Stop being afraid of imperfection! Embrace it! YES! I am sure this will always be a struggle, but I’m getting better at it.
- Keep having a sunny disposition. Mostly, yes.
- Smile at strangers. Sometimes.
- Be more patient with people. *including myself* Sometimes, lol.
- Buy a bathing suit that looks good on me. Wear it to go swimming. — the second sentence might be the most important!!! Have to for my cruise this year, it’s a goal.
- Continue seeking good valid self-help techniques on blogs. Post about them w/links. Hopefully will get back to this as I get back to posting.
- Meet friends at the top of the Empire State Building – the day and time is almost here! Totally fell through… but we made the plans when we were 13, so it’s okay.
Remind my friends and family why I love them. — yes. there is a bonus on the list, two #86′s!!! Can never do this enough. - Be a rockstar every time I’m in the car alone. ALWAYS! So fun!
- Tell myself in the mirror, “I’m beautiful” and truly mean it. I’ve finally gotten to that point more and more lately.
- Don’t be afraid to DREAM BIG. I’m dreaming big, now to start planning how to make the dreams a reality.
- Believe in fairy tales. Always. Sometimes they take a while or come in hidden forms.
- Don’t ask why – ask why NOT! That’s a good one. Remind me this.
- Write poems more often than “almost never” Eh. I think it’s more important to write poetry because I want to and not because I feel I should.
- Bake cupcakes for no apparent reason Need to do that more.
- Practice random acts of kindness I try to
- Listen to upbeat music. Dance to it. Yes
- Dance to background music in stores, offices, etc. A little, but not enough. lol
- Do at least one new thing that will look good on my resume. Good one!
- Walk every aisle like it’s a catwalk. (Pretend I’m tall enough and young enough to be DISCOVERED!) Frequently.
- Party like it’s 2000 at my 10 year high school reunion! It was cancelled… and I’m totally okay with that.
- Complete projects… like I completed this list! Always working on it.