It's time to review my stated resolutions for 2007, which were posted 355 days ago:
- Floss every day - this lasted about a week
- Create and live within a reasonable budget - I did manage to make nice contributions to my retirement accounts
- Run a 5k and a 10k - I "ran" 2 5ks at a pitiful pace
- Improve my Spanish - I told the sandwich guy thanks in Spanish today
- Travel somewhere new (I hope to go on a walking tour of the Berkshires in the fall) - Accomplished!
- Start work on a novel - nope!
- Visit NYC (I may be able to combine 6 and 7 by attending a Mystery Writing workshop in NYC) - Accomplished!
- Clean out and organize my closets - I made a couple of trips to the Salvation Army and will endeavor to make another trip before the end of the year
- Paint/decorate my bedroom (this one is already moving forward - my brother is helping me paint my bedroom - the winning color was "Green Tea") - Sort of accomplished! I do have painted walls, new window treatments, some new photographs on the wall, and it is slightly better organized.
- Organize my record keeping - Ummm, I did just bring home some file folders
- Use up (at least some of) my yarn stash (before I started the Parrot on Acid/Deadhead sweater, I did start a sweater from my "stash") - some progress made
- Learn to play a musical instrument (my friend Mike is going to re-string my guitar) - nope!
- Apply to grad school to get a Masters Degree in Library Science (I have a not so secret wish to become a librarian) - I went back and reviewed my application, but got sidetracked trying to figure out if they really want academic references from someone who last attended grad school in 1987?
- Knit for charity - sort of, kind of - when I finished the baby blanket that I was going to give to Binky Patrol, I gave it to a friend who had just had a baby. She works with a lot of animal rescue groups, and she played matchmaker for Hanna and me, as well as with my mom's little dog
- Lose (and keep off) 10 lbs., and exercise regularly (I'm starting Nutrisystem tomorrow) - I lost about 7 lbs., and have gained most of that back . . . besides walking, I have not been exercising regularly
- Plant my side yard with native vegetation and get it certified as a Backyard Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation - nope, but here's the dealio. I have lots of sparrows living there in overgrown lantanas and an aloe vera plant. I kind of hate to disrupt their happy little world
Other things on the list were:
- Work on my obsessive compulsive need to make lists - nope! see last Saturday's post
- Read the Bible (I have a "One Year Bible" that breaks up the Old and New Testaments, Psalms and Proverbs into 365 daily readings - I bought this as a to do for 1999 - you know, just in case the world really was going to end at Y2K I figured it wouldn't hurt to get a leg up, and have yet to get past February . . .) - nope!
- Read/listen to 75 books - I made my goal of 72 books last year - actually read/listened to 75 books - and hope to do this again - accomplished! I just started book number 108!
- Do yoga - does 2 classes in January count?
- Expand my business sources and relationships (I did make some headway on this in December . . .) - not enough!
- Organize my photographs - nope!
- Learn more about how to best invest my savings - nope!
- Learn sign language - nope!
- Become more knowledgeable on environmental issues - maybe a little . . .
- Volunteer my time - nope!
- Teach Nanners to not get dishes out of the sink and off the counter - not even close!
Looks like I can just re-cycle this list for 2008
posted by Diane at 12:32 PM
6 Comments:
Great list! I've already started working on my 2008 list...it should be an interesting year!
Diane, can't we get Christmas out of the way before we worry about 2008 resolutions? :)
BTW, when you teach your dogs to do the dishes, I want to send Trisket out for training--forget about becoming a librarian, open a dog obedient school!
That photo of Hanna is so cute! She and Wally would make quite a handsome couple if they were ever to meet!
Your list motivates me to make a list for the new year, too. I wonder if I'll ever get around to it.
Good luck to getting the recycled list done in 2008.
The fact you made a list and got something accomplished is to be applauded. You got a lot more done than I did!
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