ok, when resolving to make my life a productive and delightful place to live in 2008, i should start with reflecting on the same in 2007. here was last year's list.
1. spend less than 1 hr online daily
i sucked at this. i prefer dial up where it tells me how awful i've been. now, there's no way of knowing. suggestions? i don't turn the computer on untill i really need it, sometimes not at all on a saturday. i've tried setting the timer, but then i don't get up. sometimes i've even overcooked dinner by ignoring the timer while online. what do you think i can do to keep this one this year?
2. watch 4 movies a month
i was pretty darn close. it would be great to get my netflix up to 4, i can only hit 4 when counting movies friends own and movies i see in theaters, but still i think i watched more movies in 07 than 06. will count to give you cold hard numbers.
3. go to figure drawing once a month
never did. not once.
4. do a patternless crossword every week
very successful. i do the nyt crossword every monday, and the patternless as well. i said if i kept this goal i would switch to tuesday, and then in 7 years, i would be able to go to competitions and stuff...
5. write a letter every week
eh, so so. i write one about every month, average. i did send more thinking of you postcards out last year, though, so that was an improvement. i think this is a good lifestyle choice, and hopefully can continue to do something simalar under the flylady.
6. take a photo every day
mostly. i missed 4 weeks this summer and another 2 over xmas and i'm sure lots of random days in between. but my hard drive can attest to how many photos i've taken this year. certainly many more than an average of one a day.
7. do a sketch every day
i don't think i did one. not even a doodle at work.
8. drink the flylady kool-aid (eg shine my sink everyday)
this was a "hard" one that i accomplished, something i had to work on, and took some resolve. my mom gave me lots of complements when she came to visit, and i feel like it really was a very positive change. i think it's really easy to fall back into CHAOS, though, so i think this one's gonna make my list again this year, so i stay aware of it.
9. complete plus level square dance class
finished in may. wish i had more opertunities (and took more opertunities) to do something about it.
10. take violin lessons
did, once. need more. also, more importantly, need to practice.
11. paint more
painted bathroom stuff orange. i think that was it.
12. read more
this was just here to make myself feel good. of COURSE i was going to read more. i always do.
13. knit more
actually, was pretty good at this. i feel like i'm knitting a lot. especially now that i have so much new yarn. i'm going to have more specific knitting goals for 2008. this goal was also made possible by podcasts.
14. travel more
PA, st louis, michigan and san francisco. definately more than 2007. am all the poorer for it, though.
15. write more
i couldn't even bring myself to blog more, let alone work on a novel. not one word of the novels has been written in 2007.
16. go to bed on time, get enough sleep
rarely, rarely does this happen.
17. celebrate seasonally (eg. ice skating in the winter, sending out valentines, decorating easter eggs, etc)
i think i would do better with a chart. i did some of the above, but not all of them. actually, the begining half of the year i was much more enthusiastic. it was only towards xmas that i started to loose my gumption. i did send valentines, dyed easter eggs, went to street festivals, laid in a pile of leaves, carved pumpkins, and walked in snow. i also subscribed to my csa, which i think is a huge seasonal step.
18. floss.
good news- i floss pretty regularly. bad news- the regularity is once a month. should really increase that frequency. cavities are so expensive.
19. make my arms strong
i was gung ho about this for about a month may-june. i don't know how to get into it again. i want to make it a goal this year, but it's too cold when i get out of bed to do anything but get dressed these days, and if i do it before bed it keeps me up.
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