Another year, another list. I wasn't very good about completing anything on my 27 Things To Do Before Turning 27 list... hopefully this year will be better!
First, let's recap:
27 Things To Do Before Turning 27:
First, let's recap:
27 Things To Do Before Turning 27:
- read 50 new books (45/50)
- finish my Krez short story - worked on it, but not nearly enough
find a job- read 5 French books (1/5)
- volunteer (animal rescue? Hospital?)
take a course (dance, exercise, art, work, etc)- learn (to read) Dutch fluently
- visit another country - I'm willing to count this as crossed off since I visited a new province...
- bake 27 new recipes - Maybe? Didn't keep track...
- visit 3 new farms / wineries - Maybe? Didn't keep track...
ride some roller coasters- go swimming in the ocean - I'm willing to count this as crossed off since I swam in a new (to me) body of water
- go skating outdoors at least once
- find 5 new hiking trails - Maybe? Didn't keep track... can really only think of one or two...
- bike more than once all summer!
- develop a new exercise routine including daily yoga - working on this
- design logos for Ulixis, blog and shops
- design and sell another journaling workshop
- design a calendar for 2014
- start a new 365/52 project (collage a day/week)
- make 3 downloadable files for the blog (reading list, calendar, art, agenda, etc)
- increase blog readership by 50%
- run another ACEO-X
- finish 2 cross-stitch pieces - started a bunch, does that count?
- paint that plain tea pot
- make myself an article of clothing and wear it
- make 27 new coptic notebooks
So I officially crossed out 3/27 - or, if I'm being extremely generous, around 8/27. Not so good.
Hopefully this year will be a bit more attainable!
28 Things To Do Before Turning 28
- read 50 new books
- read 5 French books
- join (or start) a book club
- catalog all my books
- maintain a daily yoga routine
- go skating at least once a week all winter
- find a new place to explore (museum, hiking trail, gallery, etc) once a month (and document each excursion)
- cut down on take out to once or twice a month - pack lunches for work everyday
- grow an herb garden
- cook one new recipe from each month's Bon Appétit magazine (and keep record of each one!)
- blog at least twice a week - take lots of photos on the weekend to make this easier
- revive Etsy shops, one at a time
- design new blog logo, layout and colour scheme
- design one or two tutorials (at least), including video, and post them here
- design and post a journaling workshop
- sew mom's bedspread, pillowcase and napkins (before Thanksgiving!)
- finish the 2013 woodland sampler
- write something daily - diary, story, whatever, however long or short, write!
- work out a design for my sister-in-law's tree "guest book" painting
- fill 2 regular black sketchbooks
- completely fill Amber art book
- completely fill Art of Spring sketchbook
- finish 5 canvases and post on Etsy
- finish all 3 of the Christy Tomlinson workshops I signed up for last spring
- finish the Healthcare Improvement course I started last year
- reorganize closets, including my wardrobe (extending to dressers) and jewelry collection (extending to organizing dresser tops)
- reorganize my desk and craft space to make it more usable and inspiring
- visit a new city and sight-see
I went for plenty of self-improvement goals - many of which will set me on the right path to maintain a healthy routine and accomplish my long-term goals. I'm looking forward to the year ahead - I'm planning on making it the best one yet!
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