i had so much fun with last year's promise me list,
i chose to do it again and convinced two others to do it too.
i'm a little late in posting, but here they are,
my promises for 2012:
1. picnic with the family {use our straw basket and all}
2. climb a tree with the boys {completed just before we moved into our new 'old' home, 11/12}
3. try stand up paddleboarding also known as SUPing {completed 5/13, mother's day}
4. discover 3 new music artists {completed - the plain tees, adele and bruno mars}
5. read 15 new books {one must include gone with the wind} -
- the hobbit - completed {listened to on roadtrip to utah|. finn enjoyed more than me...for kids}
- the celestine prophesy - gave up {this may be the worse book i've ever read...horrible writing}
- gone with the wind - 5 stars {completed jan. 2013 {thoroughly enjoyed this book...the characters were so real, i didn't want it to end}
- fight club - 2.5 stars {completed.. but it was painful - not my favorite book}
- the geeks shall inherit the earth - never finished
- in the woods - 4 stars
- a brave new world, 3 stars
- cleopatra 3 stars
- the book of mormon girl, 4 stars
- survival in auschwitz, 4 stars
- sarah's key - 4 stars
- the happiness project, 3.5 stars
- the round house - 3.5 stars
6. cook 7 new healthy dishes - in progress
- coconut curry tofu - 5/18/12
- curried peach and shrimp salad - 9/30/12
- zucchini ribbon salad - 9/16/12
- sugar snap peas and shrimp curry - 10/12
- asparagus soup - 3/13
7. annual st. paddy's day run with finn and scout {scheduled for 2/13/13}- completed
8. print my blog - still hope to do this9. fly kites with the family - still need to
10. spend a day doing Random Acts of Kindness - ugh - still need to do
11. check 3 movies off in 501 must see movies book {i promised my mom one would be camelot}
- one will be camelot {i promised my mom}
- carousel {my sis bought me a 3 pack of old musical from the 1950s}- completed
- showboat - {included in the 3-pk - i think this is my mom's favorite musical ever}
12. do a split {completely random, but it's something i want to do again}- in progress
13. camping trip with boys {does moving into an old home and sleeping on mattresses on the floor count?} - we still need to try to do this in 2013
14. do something that scares me {signed up for this half marathon with a mom friend} it's been over 2 years since i ran one so i think this qualifies. - ;( i paid $85 for this race but couldn't run it because it took place during our purchase and demo of new 'old house. will try again in 2013.
15. daily, think of things to be grateful for- ongoing {i pull out this book book when i remember to record} -
16. learn a new piano song - in progress {decided on this song by eric clapton. the sheet music arrived today}
17. getaway with just c {we didn't do this in 2012 - so sad}. we WILL do this in 2013.
18. find a more permanent home - COMPLETE {although it will take until the boys go off to college for it to be what we want}
19. beach clean up - scheduled for november - this took place the weekend in was in phoenix on a business trip. need to sign up for another one.
20. try a new kind of dance class {thinking some type of latin dance}-
so that's my list this year.
i combined some personal goals with some fun activities to do with the boys,
as well as some ways to contribute to our community.
