tyb30 - august update
five months to finish the list. i think i'm doing alright so far, but let's look at it mathematically. (doesn't everyone want to look at everything mathematically on a sunday morning?) my year before 30 is 58% complete. so i should be 58% complete with my goals. let's see ...
1: take 2900 photos. 2000 taken so far. a little weird that i'm at an exact 2000 on an update day, huh? without even trying - because trying would definitely be something i would do. but i didn't. 69% to goal.
2: visit two places i've never been before. i'm currently at three: pittsburgh, michigan (yeah, seriously ... i made it 29 years without going to michigan. crazy, huh?) and south dakota. i leave on for a 14-state road trip this week - this list will get longer. :) 100% to goal.
3: finish two quilts. alicia's is done. i have some progress made on the second one. 50% to goal.
4: make/recycle/customize a table for the living room. 0% to goal.
5: avoid deep-fried vegetables. the french fry embargo officially started may 1. so far, so good. although it did occur to me as i was eating some potato chips that technically they're off limits, too. but i was already eating them, so what was i going to do? technically this is 100% to goal, i suppose, as i have been avoiding deep-fried vegetables. and i didn't put a time constraint it like avoid them all year.
6: watch the entire 'friends' series. on season seven, disc four. 68% to goal.
7: send out Christmas cards. done! hey - i never said i was going to send them out at Christmas-time. :) 100% to goal.
8: tackle another month of 1000 photographs. accomplished in july - 1,029 photos. you can see them all here on my flickr account. 100% to goal.
9: put together the fortune journal. i made fortune covers for my new purse calendar, but i'm not pleased with the outcome. i need to try something different. more random. 50% to goal. (i don't know, how do you figure some of this out?)
10: surprise! done & i love it! i turned one of my living room walls into a huge piece of black/white photographic artwork. 166 of my photos, floor to ceiling, corner to corner. they start small on the left side of the wall (4.5" x 3") and get bigger with each column of photos (ending at 24" x 16"). i have had some issues with humidity, but nothing catastrophic, yet. 100% to goal.
11: send a piece of real mail each month. june - sent & received! july - sent & received! august - sent & received! 100% to goal.
12: watch all of Alan Alda's movies available from netflix. there are twenty-one alda movies available on netflix. i've seen four and still have the mephisto waltz sitting in my office. considering i'm thinking about dumping my netflix subscription, this one may not get done. i suppose i could keep netflix long enough to reach the goal - but i just really don't watch movies very much. 19% to goal.
13: try a muffuletta from at least two restaurants other than three floyd's. 0% to goal.
14: host a ladies' night at the new house. technically, i hosted a ladies' night in july since we didn't play bunco. it wasn't what i originally had in mind, but it does fulfill the goal. :) 100% to goal.
15: get my own place. done! haven't you invited yourself over yet? 100% to goal.
16: plantumentary. officially started june 21. i took a minor hiatus from this a week or so ago, but i'm back on track now. and i learned that having the plant by the open window on windy days wasn't good for it. 50% to goal.
17: get my blog archives under control with yearly headers. workin' on it. 25% to goal.
18: don't plug in my tv until goal #3 is accomplished. so far so good. 100% to goal.
19: try to grow some vegetables. i have three healthy veggie plants - and two itty bitty tomoatoes! 100% to goal. (keeping goals vague can be good. i can't make the goal to successfully harvest tomatoes ... i mean, what if the mole hadn't stopped digging in that area? or what if the bunnies ate all the blossoms? or what if it frosts before they ripen? i can't control nature, people!)
20: read a book. i've finished'persepolis' and started catch 22, again. 100% to goal.
21: put up a Christmas tree. 0% to goal. but this holiday-related goal might actually wait until the holidays. :)
22: get my nose pierced. done on the fifth of july! and by a very nice looking man, if i do say so myself. 100% to goal.
23: update my portfolio. in the process. i've made some revisions to the biography area & uploaded newer projects. now i need to flesh out the project descriptions and get that sucker out there. 75% to goal.
24: screen print a t-shirt. i have a plan ... :) 0% to goal.
25: bike ten miles. i haven't had my bike out of the garage all summer. 0% to goal.
26: create artwork for the office. i haven't thought much about the artwork ... but i think i found some fabulous fabric to make curtains out of. 0% to goal.
27: go two weeks without obvious processed sugars. i will do this. after vacation & before the holidays. perhaps i'll line it up with halloween. just to test my resolve. :) 0% to goal.
28: Christmas surprise. 0% to goal.
29: have breakfast at lynn's paradise cafe. 0% to goal, but perhaps this will be fixed very soon. (ooo, i should e-mail malissa ....)
okay, if i average all the percentages i'm at 55% to goal. that's really good, i think. almost impressive, one might say. good thing i sent out those Christmas cards early. ;)
1: take 2900 photos. 2000 taken so far. a little weird that i'm at an exact 2000 on an update day, huh? without even trying - because trying would definitely be something i would do. but i didn't. 69% to goal.
2: visit two places i've never been before. i'm currently at three: pittsburgh, michigan (yeah, seriously ... i made it 29 years without going to michigan. crazy, huh?) and south dakota. i leave on for a 14-state road trip this week - this list will get longer. :) 100% to goal.
3: finish two quilts. alicia's is done. i have some progress made on the second one. 50% to goal.
4: make/recycle/customize a table for the living room. 0% to goal.
5: avoid deep-fried vegetables. the french fry embargo officially started may 1. so far, so good. although it did occur to me as i was eating some potato chips that technically they're off limits, too. but i was already eating them, so what was i going to do? technically this is 100% to goal, i suppose, as i have been avoiding deep-fried vegetables. and i didn't put a time constraint it like avoid them all year.
6: watch the entire 'friends' series. on season seven, disc four. 68% to goal.
7: send out Christmas cards. done! hey - i never said i was going to send them out at Christmas-time. :) 100% to goal.
8: tackle another month of 1000 photographs. accomplished in july - 1,029 photos. you can see them all here on my flickr account. 100% to goal.
9: put together the fortune journal. i made fortune covers for my new purse calendar, but i'm not pleased with the outcome. i need to try something different. more random. 50% to goal. (i don't know, how do you figure some of this out?)
10: surprise! done & i love it! i turned one of my living room walls into a huge piece of black/white photographic artwork. 166 of my photos, floor to ceiling, corner to corner. they start small on the left side of the wall (4.5" x 3") and get bigger with each column of photos (ending at 24" x 16"). i have had some issues with humidity, but nothing catastrophic, yet. 100% to goal.
11: send a piece of real mail each month. june - sent & received! july - sent & received! august - sent & received! 100% to goal.
12: watch all of Alan Alda's movies available from netflix. there are twenty-one alda movies available on netflix. i've seen four and still have the mephisto waltz sitting in my office. considering i'm thinking about dumping my netflix subscription, this one may not get done. i suppose i could keep netflix long enough to reach the goal - but i just really don't watch movies very much. 19% to goal.
13: try a muffuletta from at least two restaurants other than three floyd's. 0% to goal.
14: host a ladies' night at the new house. technically, i hosted a ladies' night in july since we didn't play bunco. it wasn't what i originally had in mind, but it does fulfill the goal. :) 100% to goal.
15: get my own place. done! haven't you invited yourself over yet? 100% to goal.
16: plantumentary. officially started june 21. i took a minor hiatus from this a week or so ago, but i'm back on track now. and i learned that having the plant by the open window on windy days wasn't good for it. 50% to goal.
17: get my blog archives under control with yearly headers. workin' on it. 25% to goal.
18: don't plug in my tv until goal #3 is accomplished. so far so good. 100% to goal.
19: try to grow some vegetables. i have three healthy veggie plants - and two itty bitty tomoatoes! 100% to goal. (keeping goals vague can be good. i can't make the goal to successfully harvest tomatoes ... i mean, what if the mole hadn't stopped digging in that area? or what if the bunnies ate all the blossoms? or what if it frosts before they ripen? i can't control nature, people!)
20: read a book. i've finished'persepolis' and started catch 22, again. 100% to goal.
21: put up a Christmas tree. 0% to goal. but this holiday-related goal might actually wait until the holidays. :)
22: get my nose pierced. done on the fifth of july! and by a very nice looking man, if i do say so myself. 100% to goal.
23: update my portfolio. in the process. i've made some revisions to the biography area & uploaded newer projects. now i need to flesh out the project descriptions and get that sucker out there. 75% to goal.
24: screen print a t-shirt. i have a plan ... :) 0% to goal.
25: bike ten miles. i haven't had my bike out of the garage all summer. 0% to goal.
26: create artwork for the office. i haven't thought much about the artwork ... but i think i found some fabulous fabric to make curtains out of. 0% to goal.
27: go two weeks without obvious processed sugars. i will do this. after vacation & before the holidays. perhaps i'll line it up with halloween. just to test my resolve. :) 0% to goal.
28: Christmas surprise. 0% to goal.
29: have breakfast at lynn's paradise cafe. 0% to goal, but perhaps this will be fixed very soon. (ooo, i should e-mail malissa ....)
okay, if i average all the percentages i'm at 55% to goal. that's really good, i think. almost impressive, one might say. good thing i sent out those Christmas cards early. ;)
Labels: the year before 30
posted by 'becca at 10:20 AM
4 Comments:
breakfast should help that 55% - don't you think?!?! Can't wait!
i'm thinking that the curtians should count as artwork in the office cause really.....those need to be changed :)
Loved the Christmas cards, what a fun surprise!
I have a hard time believing you've never been to Michigan!! Seriously?! That's just crazy! Oh, and I also LOVED the Christmas card. That was just too fun! :-)
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