30 before 30- Revisited

I love starting lists of things I should do. It makes me feel productive, better about myself and my life. Accomplishing these goals is a whole different issue. Here are my 30 before 30 (which is happening next week- eep!) goals revisited:

1. Finish the quilt I started sewing for my mom (like five years ago).
2. Create an outdoor space where my husband and I can go to relax. 
• almost 100% complete; start date: ~last summer
3. Finish my wedding recaps.
4. Begin and stick to an exercise regiment.
•  attempting to train for a marathon; have finished two 5k races
5. Be more optimistic, act more positively, and try my best to be a happier person.
6. Read a biography.
• Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks; Into the Wild
7. Take a camping trip and/or spend more time outdoors (when the temperature finally starts to go down, of course).
8. Become more organized (both at home and at work).
• finally purchased invested in a planner; created a better filing system at the office
9. Start the journey to becoming meds-free.
• started last summer; discussed/created timeline with rheumatologist during last visit
10. Eat healthier/ eat less red meat/ eat less processed food.
11. Eat more meals at home.
12. Become debt free.
•  work in progress...
13. Hang pictures of my husband and I in our house (we still don't have any up- I know. I know!)
• Pictures have been hung in our living room and study area
14. Stick to a regular blogging schedule.
15. Keep a journal or sketchbook.
16. Sew more, and get better at it.
• I'm not sure if I am necessarily a better seamstress, but I have taken on more sewing projects this year (compared to last year)
17. Learn to read sewing patterns, and become good at it.
18. Start a craft club.
• Held  craft nights in the fall and winter- maybe make this a a seasonal thing?
19. Open an etsy/big cartel shop- even if it only has one item.
20. Disconnect from social media a few nights out of the week.
• I tend to do this on weekends
21. Outline my personal goals for the next 10 years.
22. Make a list of goals for my husband and myself, as a couple.
• We have started doing this every Janurary
23. Throw a dinner party.
24. Celebrate a holiday at our house.
• We hosted Thanksgiving.
25. Spend more effort on my work attire and dress more professionally.
•  work in progress- started collecting items that can be used for work and mixed and matched
26. Take more pictures of my husband and me together.
27. Create a substantial rainy day fund.
• work in progress- started regular contributions to an online savings account
28. Learn how to take better photographs.
29. Start an herb or vegetable garden
30. Start a compost pile.
• purchased a composter earlier this year and have quite a bit of dirt for future garden projects.

So I finished about half of my goals in one year- not too horrible. Some of these items are constantly in the back of my mind, but I just haven't gotten around to them yet! It's amazing how quickly a year goes by.

30 before 30- Revisited