Happy End of the Year! What will you do with your extra second this year? I’m going to listen to a cat sneeze — I bet you can’t think of anything better to do with a free second. Or wait, did we miss it? Did it already happen? Dang it! That extra second is so wily; just blink, and you’ll miss it.
So, in traditional year-end fashion, I will now look back at the goals I set last January and see how well I did. Let’s see. . .
– I DID keep a written journal. I made a small (A6, roughly) journal each month and used it to write down what I’d done each day, kept shopping lists, made a note of appointments, etc. I’m very pleased with this accomplishment. For next year, I have a Fabriano artists journal to last the whole twelve months. I can’t wait to start using it!
– I DID expand my vegetable garden. And how.
– I DID. . . NOT really keep a garden journal. I started off strong, and I DID give the occasional update here on the ol’ blog, but I use up all my gardening enthusiasm in the first couple of months. Then maintenance kicks in, and it’s just enough to keep the plants going, much less write about them.
– I DID NOT make a Blurb book of my photos. But I may revisit that idea next year. I’ve got a whole year’s worth of additional photos since I made that plan, after all.
– I DID join the gym and attended regularly (except for when I suspended the membership over the summer, because I was so active outside). I wasn’t able to get back into running very seriously, due to the plantar fasciitis, but I might make another go of that with better shoes.
– I DID take ballroom dance lessons, and I learned that although I was better at it than I’d expected, standing that close to somebody and moving around the room makes me go a bit cross-eyed and seasick.
– I DID learn to make my own clothes this year. Yes! I’m very proud of that one.
– I DID finally distribute my zine, and I even wrote two more. . . which I have yet to distribute. Cough.
Overall, not too bad on 2008′s goals. Tune in next year for my new plans! I hope you all have a fantastic and safe New Year’s Eve!
Well done!
Happy end of the year to you too! I also did not keep up writing about my garden as I had thought I might.
Well, you’ve achieved something else too, which I think is pretty good – your excellent tutorial from 2006 on making a lined pouch help me overcome a brainblock & I’ve come up with a design which is sufficiently different from yours and everybody elses to be able to sell them on Etsy, so I thank you, very much, and happy new year to you!
Very impressive! Just the working out alone is more than most. Best wishes for the new year!