I think I’m around 40% ish done. Here is what I’ve finished or kept up with. Its nice to revisit this list periodically so I can keep it fresh on my brain. I have a lot of work to do but I’m excited to finish all of them!
1. Take the kids to Disneyland.
2. Go on a monthly date night with Henry. – July we went out for our bdays. I think August was a bust. But we have one booked for tomorrow 🙂
3. Quit eating pork. I’m at about once a month probably. But we don’t buy it at all so it ends up being from like bacon on a salad from a restaurant or something. Damn you, Bacon!
4. Make a quilt.
5. Visit Alcatraz.
6. Make fresh pasta and host an Italiano feast for mi familia.
7. Paint my room a moody grey color. – Waiting for the plumbing fiasco to be 100% done.
8. Buy a bed frame
9. De-clutter one room of the house every month. – So far so good. Kept up with this one for July, Aug, and Sept.
10. Grow more food. – Done. We are about to rip out the summer stuff to make room for winter stuff. Who wants garlic?
11. Start composting. -Done. Thanks, Hank.
12. Drop 4 more lbs. – Done
13. Take Alex to a Giants game. – Done
14. Spend less time on my phone when I’m not by myself. – Meh, working on it.
15. Blog once a week. – I’ve been doin’ good! I’m surprised at how much stuff I’ve had to talk about lately.
16. Eat fewer sweets. – I’ve been better. That’s how I lost those 4 lbs. (Note: I’m eating a cookie right now. Hey, at least its from Kashi!)
17. Have a garage sale. – Done. Post to follow. Glad that one is done. So much work.
18. Unsubscribe from all the retail emails. – Done
19. Volunteer my time for a charity.
20. Take a “mom only” weekend. – Almost done. I’m going to count Mari’s bachelorette next weekend for this one.
21. Get a house cleaner every 3 months. – Used her once last month before Mari’s shower. Its never not awesome.
22. Pay off credit card. – Working on it. Haven’t put anything on there at least.
23. Read 4 books. – 1 down. 3 to go.
24. Save for trip to Greece. – Started! Not much, but something!
25. Work out 2x a week. – Failing miserably. Haven’t. Gone. Once.
26. Take a card making classes at Paper Garden.
27. Take a cooking class. – Fish Tacos!! I’d totally take that class again.
28. Run a 5k. – HA! You’re funny.
29. Take a blogging class.
30. Attend or host a painting party. – Done. Post to follow. Loved it.
31. Go to Carmel for a long weekend and take kids to Monterey Bay Aquarium.
32. Go to 2 concerts. – JT was in July. Gotta find one more.
33. Go on 2 quick overnights w/Hank sans kids. – A trip to Cabo in January MIGHT be-a-brewin’. Cross your fingers for me. Also, buy me a lotto ticket.
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