Goals for 2010

because resolutions get broken too easily!

1. Spend less money!
2. More teas with the Grandma's
3. Visit my relatives in the state more, especially Aunt Linda.
4. Notice when I am feeding off of others emotions and when I am emoting myself.
5. Grow most of our veggies in the yard.
6. Make the yard beautiful!
7. Ride Luna a lot more.
8. Spend a week in the back country.
9. RELAX!
10. Breathe deep
11. Loose 10 lbs. (I think this one automatically goes on any woman's list after 25)
12. Do yoga at least twice a week.
13. Dance at least once a week
14. Don't bite nails.
15. Hostess four nice dinners a month.
16. Become a Brew Mistress
17. Learn to pressure can
18. Can enough food for winter.
19. Give freely to Matt, no decisions out of fear or anxiety, all decisions out of love.
20. Think bigger thoughts for the extended future, do some planning.


Now, how did I do for 2009?


1. obtain passport and go somewhere

NOPE.

2. throw out four boxes of stuff

10 Boxes!!

3. visit Mahea in Santa Barbara

NOPE

4. learn how to brew beer

YES!

5. finish the Natural History of Brownes Meadows (seven more chapters! You can do it!)

On Hiatus until I quit my Horrid Job so that they couldn't claim it as theirs.

6. Obtain a credit card with frequent flyer miles...and fly somewhere other than Montana this winter....no more snowy vacations.

NOPE

7. Stock kitchen with rice/flour/cans/etc while its still cheap..... maybe mass murder deer population in Columbia so I can grow a garden as well.... hire sniper? dispose of diseased meat.

Kitchen stocked! No dead deer.

8. write letters to the following people: Holly, Grandpa, Grandma, Lillian, Kira, Jason, Joe, Shira, Lahna, Kevin, Rachel, Rachael, Jack, and Stacey

Hmmm... Holly, Grandpa, Grandma, Lillian, Lahna, Jack and Kevin got letters. soo...1/2

9. Forgive Daniela.... forgive Oliver....forgive David...and forgive Earlene.... just let it go, its not worth your angst anymore and certainly not worth you holding back for other friends or lovers.

Totally forgiven!

10. Re-establish savings account and don't go back to school when its replenished. You are overeducated right now...work.

Huzzah! Saved $2200!... then went back to school...as a teacher.

11. take Grandma out for Japanese food as a thank you... also, send her photos of every trip Matt and I have taken into the backcountry so she can show her bingo club. remember to get pictures from Matt.

Done, Grandmas are happy!

12. Meet Matt's family.... perhaps mix with #6, also don't freak him out with weird girl romantic notions ... play it cool, you have a lot of time....and let him choose wardrobe just in case. Also, don't ask him again, once is enough, he heard you the first time. don't be that nagging bitch you roll your eyes at in the grocery store.

Met family, Loved family, family loved me!

13. Distinguish self in new job (take all needed tests to boost pay up to $25/hr ASAP)... do not distinguish self as "know it all", "bitch", or "that chick who always wants something".... and try not to disagree with the boss anymore, he's there for a reason even if you don't see it right now. Also, you can't change the system so play within it and enjoy the company car.

Or...Quit Job and consider law suit.

14. Visit Vickie in New Zealand.... again, perhaps mix with #6...and #1

Nope

15. establish blogging pattern... and actually stick to it... try to write again instead of doing the environmental reporting...also don't put shit up here, you are not a poet.

Ha!

16. cook one intricate meal a week to eat by candle light with Matt...preferably naked (remember to tell roomate so as not to frighten him....also remember to give roomate tips to keep his hot college grad girlfriend...such as cleaning the friggin' toilet)

Totally done, naked sometimes, and no longer have roomate... now live with Matt :-) Naked meals seem to be a good thing.

17. invent two new sexual positions... maybe mix with #16... does not need to be completely new as that is most likely impossible.

:-)

18. tone and maintain muscles over holidays... (ha!) no really, at least try..... (HA!!) ok.... try not to grow out of new jeans over holidays....by one size.

HA HA HA HA! skip to 2010

19. ration booze intake...average one drink a night. starting monday.

HA!!

20. Create "man space" in house for Matt and roomate so as to show off ability to let boys be boys.... REFRAIN FROM CLEANING OR LOOKING AT DIRTY PICTURES IN MAN SPACE!!! also, allow motorcycles, oil, motorcycle parts, and various noisy tools in "man space".... no dishes/silverware/cups though

Man Shed at our home, Still must refrain from moving/cleaning tools/workspace. arguh! hard. also, dirty pictures now a monday night tradition.

21. Limit drinking when Liz and Christi come to visit.... DO NOT TRY TO OUTDRINK LIZ!!!!! DO NOT DRINK ABSINTHE WITH LIZ!!!!

Failed this one. I can not help but try and go drink for drink with Liz, its SO much fun! and absinthe is so good. Please Lara, do not make another Christmas day like this years.... ugh.

22. Don't cry while solemnizing Christi's marriage.... use Theresa May tactics to enunciate while sobbing. You are a Shakesperian actress, you have played ten of the most challenging female roles ever written, you can handle marrying your best friend.

Wow, I actually did this! Sobbing commenced after the ceremony!

23. stop making long lists of things you want to do with exceptions.

Nope, I like to check them off!


So, 11 out of 23... if I count the four things I sort of did as 0.5 each ... not bad! I met 11 goals in 2009.