1. Get driver's license - It's hard to believe I have had my learner's license for nearly 13 years and I have never gone for my road test! Better late than never I suppose.
2. Reach goal weight - I plan to lose 40 lbs by the end of this year (curse you, baby weight!). I've already lost 18 lbs since I started mid-November so I guess I'm doing pretty well in this regard.
3. Bake buns - I need to find a good recipe and bake buns from scratch! Time to start calling the grandmas & aunts!
4. Purge home of unneeded items - I'm not quite qualified to be on an episode of Hoarders but it is getting a bit out of hand. We've been moving boxes around that we continue to leave packed. Why waste the space?
5. Plant a garden - I've always wanted to plant a garden. Our yard at our previous home was quite large and daunting. I'm ready to bite the bullet! I even have a list of vegetables I want to plant on my cell (are you surprised? I didn't think so...lol)
6. Have a bountiful harvest from the garden - Here's hoping!
7. Throw a great 1st birthday party for the boys - 1st birthdays are kind of a big deal!
8. Have an amazing 7th anniversary - Our 6th anniversary wasn't so hot. This year is going to be better!
9. Go out for dinner with the boys - We haven't attempted this one yet. It makes me a tad bit nervous to take them out. Evenings are always a bit scary for us since the boys aren't napping much during the day. Evenings usually end up in a full on meltdown by one, or both, of the boys.
10. Go out for dinner without the boys - We've done this once, when the boys were about 2mos old. Our wonderful friend Chelsey spent a few hours with the boys while we went out to Moxies. It was great! Now that the boys are older, and we no longer live in the same city, things are slightly more complicated. We need to find a good babysitter (or two!)
11. Go to a movie - This one also requires a babysitter (or a grandparent or two).
12. Become a full-time stay at home mom - It's very important to me to be able to raise our boys. If we are able to do it financially I would love to be able to be home with them.
13. Read 5 books you've never read before - I used to read a lot! I've been having a hard time keeping up the momentum since the boys were born. This is mostly due to the fact that I'm so busy with them during the day, and so tired when they go to bed at night that I'm lucky if I make it through 2 pages!
14. Tell Scott and the boys that you love them every day, both in your words and your actions.
15. Send homemade items to Angela & Emma - This one is the result of a Facebook challenge. You were to send homemade items to the first 5 people that replied to your status & they in turn had to repost it as their status.
16. Knit scarves for the boys for next winter - This one could prove challenging as I never remember how to purl or cast off. I think I'll be spending a fair bit of time getting lessons from Scott's grandma.
17. Spend an entire day without turning on the TV - How am I going to go an entire day without using Planet 51 to prevent an impending meltdown?!? This could be interesting....
18. Make a new friend - Since we've moved I've found myself a bit starved for adult companionship. This has been made even more challenging by the fact that I don't drive, so getting out and meeting people is difficult. I can't wait for spring & summer so I can get out of the house more often. I'm going to be living at the park! Haha
19. Get back in touch with an old friend - I want to make a meaningful (re-)connection with an old friend. Finding someone on Facebook doesn't count!
20. Bake gingersnaps that AREN'T for Christmas - Gingersnaps are my all time favourite cookie! I make them every year for Christmas but then I find myself craving them throughout the year. They take a bit more work than your average cookie, so usually I let laziness win and don't make them...not this year!
21. Make a conscious effort to drink 8 glasses of water per day - This might sound like a pretty lame goal but I've noticed since the boys were born that my water consumption has really decreased.
22. Pet the dogs every day - I'm committing to loving our dogs more. The cats on the other hand, can go eff themselves! Haha
23. Stop biting your lip - This is something that I have always done. It bothers me. I'm going to stop.
24. Do yoga - I've never practiced yoga before. It intrigues me, both in the sense that it is good physical activity, but a good mental activity as well.
25. Do something that scares you - I'm not sure what this will be, but I'll know it when I do it.
26. Bake apple crisp completely from scratch. No pie filling! - I've never done this before. I figure it's time.
27. Take the boys swimming - I always loved the water but I didn't start taking swimming lessons until I was in my early teens. I want our boys to feel confident in the water from an early age.
28. Spend more time at the lake - Scott's grandma Mil has a cabin that is only an hour away from us. It's too close for us not to go! She adores the boys and it's important for us to have her spend as much time with her (only) great-grandchildren as she can!
29. Paint - I have an entire box of watercolour painting supplies in the basement. I used to paint a lot when I was younger and I don't do it anymore. I'd like to change that. I'd also like to experiment with oils as well.
32. Re-upholster grandma's chair - I have an old chair that originally belonged to my grandma. It's been living in our basement for the last 5+ years since my aunt gave it to me. I'm looking forward to the day that the boys and I can snuggle up in it and read stories before bed, but first the awful yellow, orange & brown floral upholstery from the 70's needs to go!
33. Get your eyes checked - I haven't had my eyes checked for about 13 years. I have an appointment booked for February 25th. I'm a little nervous about this as I know my eyes aren't what they used to be.
34. Get a suntan...the real kind - I've been known to go to Fabutan to add a little extra to my summer colour. I want to spend more time outside this year and get one the natural way! The vitamin D will be a nice addition as well.
35. Start a compost bin - I've been after Scott for the last 3 years or so to build something that I can use as a compost bin. I'm hoping with my garden this year that this might actually happen!
36. Save more, spend less
37. Fly a kite - I'm pretty sure my age was a single digit the last time I did this.
38. Build a sandcastle - Again, I'm pretty sure the last time I did this dates back to the single digits.
39. Spend an entire day outside
40. Go on a picnic
Well, there you have it. All of the things I hope to accomplish in 2011 laid out in one list. They may seem like minuscule goals to some but they are of importance to me. I think goals are important to have no matter how big or small. It offers a sense of achievement to be able to stroke something off of the list, and know that you've completed something you set out to do. I look forward to completing more items throughout the year and updating my progress as I go!
xoxo Morgan
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