2011 List

A Really Long List for 2011

I thought I’d get extra OCD and group them by season. icon wink 2011 List (Based on this post.)

Updated 12/26/11

Winter

  1. Write an ebook.
  2. Keep going to the new church with James. — (Technically, yes. And then we started going to a newer new church. And we like it.) =) 
  3. Read through the bible. ALL THE WAY. — (I made it half way through… I haven’t given up yet.. still reading..)
  4. Start working out. (Yes! and then NO. Realizing that “start” is very vague. Can I still mark it off it I “started?” And then stopped. =p)
  5. Establish a morning routine – again – for reading & praying. — (Did this. I had a really great morning routing for 3/4ths of the year. Lost it in October, working on establishing it again.)
  6. Organize photos and make at least one scrapbook. – (Bought the scrap book for this.. that’s as far as I’ve gotten..)
  7. Get back in the habit of using the homeschool planner again. (See my planner in this post.)
  8. Start using my home management binder again. (Um, I kinda decided NOT TO. I’ve had a management binder free year. There are still some things I’d like to reinstate, though, may go back to this next year.)
  9. Do the taxes. Before April 1. — (Done.)
  10. Sew curtains for the cabinets in the kitchen. — (In progress.)
  11. Re-hang the shelf in the bathroom. (Nixed it. Shelf was bad.)
  12. Develop a habit of fixing face and hair in the morning. Not fancy, just clean and tidy.
  13. Re-think menu planning habits. Add new menus. Organize. Involve kids. – (Bought the recipe binder for this.. it has TWO in it so far.) ; )

Spring

  1. Replace the net and cover for the springs on the trampoline.
  2. Establish a regular bill paying, checkbook reconciling routine.
  3. Organize/Purge/BackUp digital photos.
  4. Paint a painting. DONE!! Painted several!
  5. Teach Princess to cook. — (Still doing. Marking it off because she’s able to be given recipes and basically let her run with them.)
  6. Take good (professional?) family photos. (Well….. we DID take pictures for Christmas cards… they weren’t very gooood….)
  7. Encourage Princess to blog each week. – (We’re having technical difficulties..)
  8. Thoroughly purge, organize and set up a working “utility” cabinet over the washer & dryer. — DONE!!
  9. Pay library fine. And get back in the habit of going to the library regularly. — DONE!!
  10. Take the kids to the park regularly. Shoot for once a week? Weather permitting.
  11. Build my own shelf for the living room wall. And a letter/word art piece to go on it. (Half done!)
  12. Move. (oooh, SO CLOSE. But not.)

Summer

  1. Write a book.
  2. More canning. Can something in the summer (strawberry jam?) and something in the fall (applesauce?). (Done! My mom and I canned LOTS of stuff!!)
  3. Read at least 6 books, fiction and non-fiction. — (Done! It’s even easier with my Kindle!)
  4. Continue journaling daily gifts until the journal is full. (totally got out of this habit.. =( … )
  5. Make 2 or 3 more DIY Hurricane Vases. — (Made one more, decided not to make any more at this point.)
  6. Frame and hang unframed professional family photos.
  7. De-clutter files on laptop. Organize. Delete & organize the bookmarks.
  8. Reupholster the couch and chair.
  9. Have all fall curriculum ordered by the end of summer. — (Done.)

Fall

  1. Get the piano tuned. Encourage Princess to start learning/practicing scales and basics. (Decided to have them both start practicing piano, we’ve done this a little…)
  2. Find & download basic recorder lessons. Encourage Drama Queen to begin practicing/learning scales and basics. (See above.)
  3. Try to teach Little Prince to read (you know, should he be willing to learn.) (He’s learning!)
  4. Re-string the guitar. And start practicing again.
  5. Pay off newly purchased car early.
  6. Re-paint Little Prince’s dresser.
  7. Get the crowns/bridge I need for my teeth.
  8. Have all Christmas shopping done by December 1st. (It didn’t get done by the 1st, but it was done with plenty of time to spare, no running around at the last minute!)

Some of these are grouped into the season in which I should finish them BY, rather than START on them, like paying off the car, or filling up my gifts journal. Habits.. I’ll mark those off after a full month of keeping them. (I can always unmark them I quit after a month.) =p