How are you doing on your Resolutions? I have a list of 12 things I wanted to accomplish this year. Just 12. That's one per month. There are some big goals on here, but I think that we can manage them!
1) Post 1 book review a month on my YA blog.
I have kept a YA Book Blog since I was in grad school. Circumstances have prevented me from publishing anything to that blog for the last year or so. My goal is to review at least one book a month this coming year. There are so many good books out there!
This hasn't happened this month. Considering that I haven't posted anything on this blog in over a year, I will need to rethink what and how I am doing this. It's an excellent platform for sharing books. But, am I reaching any teens with this platform? There's something I need to evaluate.
2) Renovate the Master Bedroom & Bathroom.
This is a huge goal many years in the making. There have been issues with that bathroom since we bought the house. 16 years later, and we are finally going to get it fixed!
3) Find good homes for the books
I've been on a committee that has gifted me with thousands of new children's books. While my work on the committee will soon be finished, I need to find a home for all of the books. There are children out there who need good books.
4) Go explore 2 new to me places
Who doesn't love an adventure? I have a list of places that I want to go see. I'm going to put out a map, and get some darts, and see where we end up.
5) 40 Bags in 40 Days Lenten Challenge
Have you done this challenge before? For the 40 days of Lent, you get one bag of junk out of your house. I've done this challenge before. Sometimes, I don't get the last bag out of the house until June, but wow.... it really does feel good to get 40 bags of junk out of the house. I'm thinking that some of these boxes of books will be counting up in the total count. I've got a lot of books.....
6) Get together with 1 friend each month
I don't think I should have to write this down, but you know, it's been a weird couple of years. I want to make seeing people we love a priority. Doing this around COVID Restrictions is going to make this an extra special challenge.
January - Jim & Kathy! We had a fire outside in the firepit and got to catch up over a couple of hours!
The Mission Trail in San Antonio!
8) Landscape Front Yard
This has been on the list for several years now. I really want to get this checked off this year!
9) Clean out the Garage
If you've read the blog for any length of time, you know that we bought this house 16 years ago from my in-laws. And you also know that they were borderline hoarders. We've made progress in the house, and while there is still clutter in the basement, I believe that we will have the last of it out by the end of this year. (See the 40 bags in 40 days challenge.) But the garage is another story. 16 years, and we have not yet been able to park our cars in the garage because of the amount of their stuff. Our goal is to be able to park a car in the garage by the end of the year.
10) Get the kayak out in the water once each month during May, June, July, August, September, and October.
Seriously, we have a kayak. Why aren't we getting out in the water with the kayak more often? What is our excuse? The kids have moved out. We don't have to worry about finding a sitter or getting an extra kayak for them.
11) Get my Bike fixed and get out for some bike rides.
I bought my bike over 30 years ago. I rode it a lot before the kids got busy in high school. Now that everyone is out of the house, it is time to pull out some of the things I really used to love. The top of that list is riding my bike. In order to do that, I need to get the bike fixed. The tires are dry rotted, and I'm sure it's got a host of other issues going on.
12) Visit My Cousins in Texas (a trip postponed from 2020)
Done! We made it down over a long weekend in January! It was so good to see my cousins and my aunts and uncles! I even posted a few pictures from the River Walk in San Antonio. It's been 10 years since I last got down here. I can't wait another 10 years to get back. Family is too important. And time is fleeting.
Breckinridge Park! We met up with my cousins at the same outdoor pavilion where I had my 5th birthday party! That pavilion is just off to the right from this picture.
Other Goals:
I’ve got a couple of other goals I would like to accomplish this year, but I honestly don’t know if I’ll be able to get to them. If I do, I’ll be thrilled beyond words. If not? I’ll add them to the list of things I want to get to in 2023.
This is going to be so much fun!
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