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

Some June Goals

I am horrible at planning and implementing goals.  I usually make long lists of them, and then only get around to doing a handful.  I think part of the problem is that I get incredibly overwhelmed by the big picture, so perhaps looking at things in a smaller version will help me get things done.  I'm going to try one month at a time, and if that's too much... I guess I'll break it down week by week.  Anyways, here is this months goals for moi:

1. Train for this.  Training started yesterday, and I'm hoping to run at least 3 times a week to increase my endurance. (help!)
2. Healthy Eating. Yeah, we eat horribly- a lot of which is dining out. This month's goal is to eat at home at least 4 days out of the week. I WILL put all of the recipes I've found on pinterest to good use.
3. Organize the craft room. After a big project, this room looks like it's been hit by a tornado.  I hate not being able to find anything, and there is entirely too much stuff in this room.
4. Pending item 3, start a sewing a project.  I have some fabric for dresses I've been wanting to make since last year. And then there's this quilt I need to get started on...

So that's four major goals for this month. I'm hoping by keeping this list short, I can stick to all of them :) Are there any life goals on your horizon?

Some June Goals

30 Before 30

Two weeks ago, I entered in to the last year of twenties.  I'm actually really excited about the prospect of my 30's and I'm hoping those are the years I finally begin feeling like a "real adult".  I'm still working on the 1001 in 101 (with a little over a year left to complete... eek!), but I wanted to make a list of items that I absolutely want to do before turning 30.  A list of items that I really want to hold myself to, even if I don't get to finish all the items in my 1001 in 101 (and yes, some of them overlap). 

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. 
3. Finish my wedding recaps.
4. Begin and stick to an exercise regiment.
5. Be more optimistic, act more positively, and try my best to be a happier person.
6. Read a biography.
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).
9. Start the journey to becoming meds-free.
10. Eat healthier/ eat less red meat/ eat less processed food.
11. Eat more meals at home.
12. Become debt free.
13. Hang pictures of my husband and I in our house (we still don't have any up- I know. I know!)
14. Stick to a regular blogging schedule.
15. Keep a journal or sketchbook.
16. Sew more, and get better at it.
17. Learn to read sewing patterns, and become good at it.
18. Start a craft club.
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.
21. Outline my personal goals for the next 10 years.
22. Make a list of goals for my husband and myself, as a couple.
23. Throw a dinner party.
24. Celebrate a holiday at our house.
25. Spend more effort on my work attire and dress more professionally.
26. Take more pictures of my husband and me together.
27. Create a substantial rainy day fund.
28. Learn how to take better photographs.
29. Start an herb or vegetable garden
30. Start a compost pile.

Here's to year 29!

30 Before 30