50 Goals in 550 Days

My goal date has come and gone. I did achieve most of my goals but some eluded me, like the scrapbooking goals. I haven't scrapbooked in over eight years. Some goals I will still work on like writing my kids stories and letters, they really enjoy reading stories about themselves.

I really enjoy setting goals for myself and seeing them through, it's a wonderful sense of accomplishment. I wish I was able to finish all of them, but now I need to make new ones.

Start Date: 3/10/08 End Date: 11/12/09
1. Run one mile nonstop 1/26/09
2. memorize A of F 5/08 Bug & I made it a contest
3. Send at least one story/article of mine in to be published 10/10/08
4. Scrapbook at least 10 pages per kid
5. Write about seeing the Lord's hand in my day for two weeks straight. 3/28/08
6. Enter a photography contest
7. Paint a picture
8. Make a list of 100 things that make me happy 7/9/08
9. Pick a book of Scripture and study it. (Leviticus)6/23/08
10. Cook for in-laws 4x's 5/10/09
1~November 2nd: Dinner in a pumpkin
2~ January 2nd: Chicken Noodle soup
3~ January 2nd: Breakfast casserole
4~ May 10th: Taco Casserole (Mother's Day Dinner)
11. Host a dinner party of at least six people whom have never been to my home.
12. Join a social group 4/21/08 (book club)
13. Lose 20 pounds
14. Make my husband feel extremely loved 7/17/09 (Happy Birthday)
15. Write a story for each of my kids as them as the hero
~ Bug's 5/5/09
~ Beaner's 5/5/09
16. Don't complain about my calling for at least a month 4/13/08
17. Make contact with Emily and follow through 1/17/09
18. Get a pen pal 5/28/08
19. Write a one paragraph journal every day for one month 8/31/08
20. Give $100 away (it doesn't have to be in a lump sum) 7/15/08
21. Pass my English class with a 'B' 5/12/08
22. Visit a place I've never been 6/17/09 MA, NH, ME
23. Get an 'B' in my News Reporting and Writing class 12/23/08
24. Go to the temple once a month for six months straight
~ 4/24/09
~ 5/15/09
~6/12/09
~7/21/09
~ 8/6/09
~9/3/09
25. Cook a new recipe for dinner once a week for a month 7/6/08
1st~ Turkey Stuffing Divan, OK
2nd~ Chickette, rave reviews
3rd~ Nacho Dogs, Huge success
4th~ Sloppy Joe Pizza, OK
26. Go above and beyond the call of duty 7/3/09 (I hunted across the U.S. for a sewing machine that my mom has always wanted and shipped it home to her.)
27. Explore Craters of the Moon
28. Read the B of M
29. 5k 5/18/09
30. Take Bug out on a date just her and I 2/6/09
31. Take Beaner out on a date just her and I
32. Take Bud out on a date just him and I
33. Take Bear out on a date just him and I
34. Go on a romantic overnighter with Big D (not for a special occasion) 6/17/09 - 6/26/09
35. Teach Kinnzi a new trick 5/3/08 (to shake hands)
36. Potty train Bear 5/28/08
37. Run away with my sister's for one weekend 10/3/09
38. Take my mom out for lunch or dinner in another city
5/16/09
39. Scrapbook with my mom all night
40. Run away with girlfriends for one weekend 8/09
41. Do something childish with my kids 3/27/08
42. Find a long lost friend and renew our friendship 9/5/08
43. Try Indian food 5/30/08
44. Write each one of my kids a letter telling them how much, and what, I love about them
~ Bug's 5/5/09
~ Beaner's 5/5/09
45. Compliment five strangers a day for one week 6/17/09 ~ 6/26/09 (I know that's a bit longer than a week but in Boston I was complimenting people left and right: wonderful food, great store, nice people, etc.)
46. Do not go out to eat for one month straight
~ Start 8/31/09
~ End 9/29/09
47. Plan my dream vacation 10/12/09~Italy
48. Meet all the neighbors on my street
49. Plant and maintain a beautiful garden
~ Planted my garden 5/23/08
~ Harvested Aug - Sept
50. Visit Nursing Home 3x and talk to at least five people
~ 3/16/08
~ 4/13/08