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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Goals revisited

I have diligently been working on my goal list. Slowing but surely I am ticking along.  One change I would like to note is that Josh and I are going to be running in a marathon.  Well, he will be running the marathon and I will be joining the 5K. 

Get Artsy
1.     Finish wedding album
2.    Reprint honeymoon pictures
3.    Fill frames
4.    Take a hobby class
5.    Take a painting class (Just signed up)
6.    Take a photography class to learn how to use our new camera

Get Cultured
7.    Take a language class
8.    Take a dance class
9.    Learn authentic Irish dishes
10.  Go to the Opera House (We saw the High Kings with our friends Erin and Chris)
11.   Watch a River Dance
12.  Go to local museums

Get Educated
13.  Take an art history class
14.  Start my masters
15.  Learn how to sew (In the process of procuring a sewing machine)
16.  Write a children' book

Get Committed
17.  Reinstate weekly date nights (one of the easiest goals to do!)
18.  Web cam with the family twice a month
19.  Get the neighbor's dog, Sammi, to like me (it took a lot of treats, but we are buds)

Get Domestic
20.  Take cooking classes (Rachel Allen and Blue Haven)
21.  Create and stick to a budget
22. Put $200 into savings a month (thank you automatic transfer!)
23.  Make a dessert from scratch
24. Have dinner ready or prepared when Josh gets home (I would say 90% of the time this happens)

Get Involved
25. Donate to a charity (World Vision/Local Pet Shelter)
26. Volunteer time at a charity
27. Raise money for an event
28. Find a place to volunteer 2-3 times a week (Rockbourgh school)
29. Work at Operation Christmas Child with the family
30. Build a house with Habitat for Humanity

Get Healthy
31. Get back into running (started walking every day and running once a week, I am building up)
32. Focus on rehabilitating my knee
33.  Cut out pop during the week (Done!  Its gone!)
34. Walk to places that are close enough (This one is easy to do because we are 5 minutes walk to the main city centre)
35. Take time to get massages on a more frequent basis

Get Organized
36. Check into PPS number (Done!)
37. Change address with the Department of Immigration (Done!)
38. Change address with the post office (Done!)
39. Get car insurance paper work squared away (Done!)
40. Get Dax and Callie’s move squared away (Done!)
41. Choose wedding pictures to be fixed by Kim (Done! Just waiting on them to get to her!)

Get Covered
42. Get insurance (Done!)
43.  Go to the dentist
44. Get eyes checked/get a physical

Get Social
45. Meet two new friends (Done! But am always welcoming more!)
46. Call or email friends on a weekly basis
47. Call parents and siblings twice a week (or more)
48. Go to the pub and watch the Matches with the locals (We love doing this, we even won a Munster jersey during one of their raffles)
49. Plan a dinner party
50. Join a book club

Get Adventurous
51. Go to Africa
52. Learn how to sail
53.  Learn how to deep sea dive
54. Go backpacking through the Alps
55. Try surfing

 Get Spiritual
56. Experience Irish churches
57. Watch Flatiron’s Web cams

1 comment:

  1. I noticed no feedback on calling the family twice a week....hmmmmmmm...........

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