I read many blogs on a daily basis--some inspirational, some just for fun. Several of you out there have either done this, considered this, or heard about this. I am going to start 101 in 1001! If I started checking things off my list tomorrow, I would/should complete this by September 28, 2013. Who out there makes New Year's Resolutions and fails to keep them? Okay put your hands down; it was a rhetorical question. But if I give myself over a year-and-a-half, surely I can come close!
My list will be a work in progress. I haven't reviewed this with the Mr. yet, and I have a feeling he would have his own ideas of what needs to be on the list. So I am open to revisions throughout the process.
With no further ADO, I present my New Year's (and beyond) Resolutions!
Travel
1. Go on a cruise
2. Plan a trip to Disney World for 2013
3. Go to Gatlinburg, TN
4. Take another Morris/Mitchell/Stewart beach trip
5. Go to Six Flags
6. Go to Opryland Hotel at Christmas
7. Take Rob to a Braves game
8. Go snow skiing
9. Have a picnic at Helena waterfalls once a month this summer with kiddos (0/3)
10. Attend a Rick and Bubba show in the Golden Ticket Seats
11. Go to the beach during summer 2011
12. Go to the beach during summer 2012
13. Go to the beach during summer 2013
14. Spend the night in a true bed-n-breakfast somewhere
Create
15. Learn how to sew from start-to-finish unassisted
16. Sew an outfit for Caroline
17. Obtain an embroidery machine (new or gently used)
18. Learn to embroider/monogram
19. Take a photography class
20. Learn how to use advanced settings on my Olympus
21. Make blog printouts for 2010, 2011, and 2012 (0/3)
22. Make lots of bows for Caroline (after #63)
23. Get a “professional” blog makeover
24. Write and complete a novel
Expand Knowledge
25. Try 5 new dishes from my family recipe book (0/5)
26. Try 5 new recipes from my cupcake cookbook (0/5)
27. Take a wine tasting class
28. Learn to speak Spanish fluently
29. Learn to speak Italian just for fun
30. Become CPR certified
31. Find a GED program needing volunteer services
Health
32. Eat Vegan for a week
33. Eat Vegan for a month
34. Go on a 21 day detox
35. Create a gym routine
36. Go on a walk 5x's/week
37. Give up sweets for a month
38. Give up fast food for a month
39. Complete P90X
40. Get down to my “wedding” weight (no, I’m not publishing it.)
Organize/ Home Improvement
41. Have kitchen painted/neutralized
42. Tile floor for bathrooms
43. New backsplash for kitchen
44. Hardwood floors in living room/hallway
45. Clean out/purge and organize garage
46. Repaint garage floor
47. Lay more flooring in attic
48. Wire an additional light in attic
49. Fix Rob’s closet light wiring
50. Finish replacing all doorknobs to ORB
51. Wall repair/holes patching where needed house-wide
52. Clean out my closet
53. Clean out hall closets
54. Clean out kids’ closets
55. Clean out my drawers
56. Clean out kids’ drawers
57. Sell unused clothing/toy items in seasonal consignment sales
58. Decide on and put up window treatments in kitchen
59. Finish replacing metal blinds (playroom, back doors)
60. Replace Rob’s blinds
Financial
61. Pay off Expedition
62. Open a Disney Savings account
63. Have at least 1 month’s income in savings at all times
64. Attend a couponing class
65. Set a realistic grocery budget and stick to it with coupon use
66. Eat out only once a week for a month (0/4)
67. Feel “successful” at JBPL
68. Find a budgeting/account balancing program I like
69. Learn to use aforementioned balancing program
Good for the Soul
70. Give up television for a week (0/7)
71. Watch the sunrise at the beach (during #’s 11-13)
72. Complete another Young Families class at church
73. Start a vocation at church again
74. Start a Rosary daily devotional habit
75. Read a really great inspirational/Christian book
76. Complete The Love Dare with Bobby
77. Renew our wedding vows
Life Changers
78. Re-enter the working world
79. Donate blood at least 3x a year
80. Donate plasma once
81. Decide if we should have another baby or get over it
82. Sell our house so that we can…
83. …buy/build a bigger “forever” house
Things that need to be done/Just for fun
84. Train Caroline to wear bows
85. Print photos and start albums for each child
86. Get Caroline off the bottle
87. Potty train Caroline
88. Get Caroline off the pacifier
89. Update the blog everyday for a week (0/7)
90. Get a passport (may need for cruise)
91. Take Rob and Caroline to an Alabama football game
92. Read To Kill A Mockingbird
93. Read Wuthering Heights – just curious as to why Bella and Edward both love it so much J
94. Read one “classic” book a month for a year (0/12)
96. See a movie at the drive in
97. Join a Bunco group
98. Participate in Bobby’s “special challenge”
99. Have family portraits taken
100. Have “artistic” portraits of the kiddos taken – Maybe on Morris Avenue?
101. Complete all the items on this list... :) Maybe this is cheating but I can't think of anything else!
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