take the Spring Goal Challenge

Although I didn’t complete all my “specified to finish” goals, I managed to complete numerous goals I only hoped to make progress in and far exceeded the progress I’d wanted to make in others. Things slowed a bit near the end due to unforseen lifepoop getting in the way, but I feel like I pushed myself hard and managed to kick butt. This was a great goal to inspire more focus and discipline!!

Finished goals

Plant flowers
Clean my house
Bake cookies
Lose weight
Find my 6-degrees-of-Kevin-Bacon
binge on YouTube (and share)
get a facebook
take better pictures
buy a scale
See Reverend Horton Heat
Learn how to use Windows Movie Maker
Participate in 24 hour Flickr event 05/05/2007
B.Y.O.Bag project
copy the key
give our son his first haircut
Drink more green tea
Work From home
donate my old eyeglasses
buy a Devil Duckie
fix my pink rhinestone necklace
do battle with fleas
celebrate Towel Day
renew my domain name
make a smaller ecological footprint
Joyfully & Easily Capture Love in at Least 43 Posts in Our Own Unique Way
Get my hair done
See “The Police” play live when they reunite
Take the Spring Goal Challenge

Ongoing goals met (all were surpassed!!)

love
be a good mother
have synchronized walks with other 43thingers and post pictures here
write haiku on Fridays
every week we set each other challenges of things to take pictures of and post them on here!

Progress on goal met

Go out on “date nights” with my spouse on a regular basis
declutter my home
knit a “Dr.Who” scarf
beat social anxiety
get (or renew) a passport
declutter my computer
use up all of my gift cards
hone my curves
Get a picture published by Jones Soda
Watch all of my VHS tapes and get rid of them
go horseback riding
get my driver’s license
go on a roadtrip with no predetermined destination
Hide 43 treasures
Work on my secret goal
Buy a House

Progress made, but a little shy of plan

invest (but I saved a lot more for it)
practice yoga (only did 1/3)
join a gym (I found a personal trainer though)
make a list of 43 things I know very little about & then learn at least 3 things about each of them

Close but no banana (aimed to finish but didn’t)

go bowling
get a laptop
take my cat to the vet (next week)

Big big cheers everyone!! :)

Completed (yay!!)

donate my old eyeglasses

buy a Devil Duckie

fix my pink rhinestone necklace

do battle with fleas – * this one ate most of the week, and I’ll probably have to wage war again. Horrid buggers.

Progress Made:

• declutter my house – the usual, plus some extra recycling and numerous things for The Great War.

• take my cat to the vet – called the roving veterinarian.

• invest – saved another $200 towards this.

• have synchronized walks with other 43thingers and post pictures here – 6X this week; tons of pictures.

• write haiku on fridays – Posted 18X the previous Friday (a few under different goals).

• Work on my Secret Goal – Two resounding thumbs up this week! Passed my one month point.

• hide 43 treasures – 4 this week.

• make a smaller ecological footprint – Still trying to get the fridge defrosted. Extra recycling.

• Joyfully & Easily Capture Love in at Least 43 Posts in Our Own Unique Way – 4X this week. Only 2 left!

• every week we set each other challenges of things to take pics of!? And then we post them on here! – Posted for the week.

• beat social anxiety – Finally made my first goal entry.

• go horseback riding – Found a lovely spot at Burnaby Lake Park that has trails.

• See “the Police” play live when they reunite – the show is this week!!

• declutter my computer – spent several hours on this.

• use up all of my gift cards – used Safeway cards 3X.

Doing Again:

Complete a 26 Things challenge – found a bunch more

renew my domain name – time to do this again

get my hair done – time to do this again too


New Goals:

Make a photo album of my children for my mother-in-law

celebrate Towel Day

Completed (yay!!)

give our son his first haircut

Drink more green tea

Work From home (did final Learn$ave interview)

Progress Made

• Take the Spring Goal Challenge – re-organized my goal list.

• be a good mother – Lots of playing with kids at the park, finally cut his hair!

• go out on “date nights” with my spouse on a regular basis – Left a message with Norm (re. sitting)

• declutter my house – the usual, plus the evil dresser of doom.

• have synchronized walks with other 43thingers and post pictures here – 6X this week; dozens of pictures.

• write haiku on fridays – Posted 20X the previous Friday (and a few under different goals).

• Work on my Secret Goal – Trying hard…

• hide 43 treasures – 10 this week.

• make a smaller ecological footprint – Trying to get the fridge defrosted. Pushing reusable bags on people gently yet firmly.

• Joyfully & Easily Capture Love in at Least 43 Posts in Our Own Unique Way – 8X this week.

• every week we set each other challenges of things to take pics of!? And then we post them on here! – Posted for the week.

• knit a Dr. Who scarf – Knitting a bit each evening.

• beat social anxiety – Consciously pushing myself on this. Still need a goal entry.

• go horseback riding – In touch with another friend / barn contact

  See “the Police” play live when they reunite – calling potential sitters for this night.

• practice yoga – gave this a shot, sort of.

• get a picture published by Jones Soda – submitted 22 photos here.

• declutter my computer – spent hours & hours on this.

• use up all of my gift cards – used half the Safeway card.

Doing Again:

Complete a 26 Things challenge – found several more from list

Donate blood – time to do this again

New

buy a Devil Duckie

donate my old eyeglasses (inspired by sierrak)

do battle with the fleas

fix my pink rhinestone necklace

Completed (yay!!)

See Reverend Horton Heat

Learn how to use Windows Movie Maker

Participate in 24 hour Flickr event 05/05/2007

B.Y.O.Bag project

copy the key

Progress Made

• be a good mother – 2 playdates with Dahlia. 1st visit to stables.

• go out on “date nights” with my spouse on a regular basis – Went to a show together (Reverend Horton Heat)!

• declutter my house – the usual, plus movies, treasure goal.

• make a smaller ecological footprint – Added and completed B.Y.O.B. goal, changed over another bulb (in hall).

• write haiku on fridays – Posted 4 since the previous Friday (several under different goals).

• have synchronized walks with other 43thingers and post pictures here – 5X this week.

• drink more green tea – 1 pot daily this week.

• join a gym – Plans with friend to go to private gym through her work.

• knit a Dr. Who scarf – Still knitting every night. A little.

• every week we set each other challenges of things to take pics of!? And then we post them on here! – 2X this week.

• Go bowling – Went by the lanes for times & info. Planning double date with bro. and GF.

• declutter my computer – spent at least 4 hours on this (organizing, trashing, and tagging) Sorted e-mail.

• Joyfully & Easily Capture Love in at Least 43 Posts in Our Own Unique Way – 7X this week.

• Watch all my VHS tapes & get rid of them – Bagged 20 movies for returning.

• go horseback riding – Made it as far as the stables!

• get my drivers license – picked up 2007 booklet.

• Work on my Secret Goal – Consistent progress…

New Goals: Hide 43 treasures – 4 (2 under a different goal)

Doing Again:
Complete a 26 Things challenge – found 4 from list

Completed (yay!!)

Find my 6-degrees-of-Kevin-Bacon

binge on YouTube (and share)

get a facebook

take better pictures

buy a scale

Progress Made

• take the Spring Goal Challenge – Made this here goal a personal challenge.

• be a good mother – Extra creativity time. Added haircut goal.

• go out on “date nights” with my spouse on a regular basis – Arranged babysitting for this weekend.

• declutter my house – the usual, plus Salvation Army drop-off.

• make a smaller ecological footprint – Using our bags as much as possible before the final trash/garbage/diaper disposal use.

• Invest – saved an additional $100 for this.

• write haiku on fridays – Posted 12 Friday and several since. Accepted invitation to join “Cherry Blossom Ninjas” haiku group.

• have synchronized walks with other 43thingers and post pictures here – 4X this week.

• drink more green tea – 1 pot daily this week.

• knit a Dr. Who scarf – Knitting every night during X-files. At least.

• every week we set each other challenges of things to take pics of!? And then we post them on here! – 4X this week.

• Go bowling – Planning a double date with brother & GF.

• declutter my computer – spent at least 3 hours on this (sorting, deleting, tagging & defragging).

• get a laptop – Checked out current prices/specs on the Dell site. Talked to brother (who bought the same one I want) about his/trading $ for Visa use so I can order online.

• use up all of my gift cards – Used up Home Depot card.

• Joyfully & Easily Capture Love in at Least 43 Posts in Our Own Unique Way – 7X this week.

• see Reverend Horton Heat – Found babysitting! (Auntie Laresa)

• go on a road trip with no predetermined destination – Talking about potential trip to Sunshine Coast…

• Buy a House – Drove around looking at places. Took some pics of houses for sale & checked prices online. Still a pipe dream, but we’re keeping informed.

• Work on my Secret Goal – Excellent progress this week!

New Goals:
Give our son his first haircut – googled toddler haircuts & tips.

Participate in 24 hour Flickr event 05/05/2007 – signed up, answered a number of group questions / postings.

Learn how to use Windows Movie Maker – started playing around.

Doing Again:
Complete a 26 Things challenge – downloaded, printed new list, started.

Completed (yay!!)

plant flowers

clean my house

bake cookies

lose weight

Progress Made

• love – linked to 2nd love goal (posted there).

• be a good mother – practicing extra patience. Planning playdate.

• go out on “date nights” with my spouse on a regular basis – Had a lunch date Monday, movie planned for Thursday night.

• declutter my house – the usual, and the top of bins, fridge, several tables.

• take better pictures – Took a lot. Posted 3X here, numerous others on other goals. Got course catalogue.

• make a smaller ecological footprint – clearing out fridge / freezer for impending defrosting hell.

• Invest – saved another $300 for this. Spoke with Norm about her beloved credit union.

• have synchronized walks with other 43thingers and post pictures here – 5X this week.

• write haiku on fridays – Posted 11 Friday.

• drink more green tea – 1 pot daily this week.

• knit a Dr. Who scarf – Started on 2nd ball of wool for Dad’s scarf.

• every week we set each other challenges of things to take pics of!? And then we post them on here! 3X this week, set new challenge.

• Get (or renew) a passport – Found my papers!

• declutter my computer – spent at least 2 hours on this (sorting & deleting).

• binge on YouTube (and share) – Opened an account. Binged. In the process of sorting favorites & playlists.

• use up all of my gift cards – Found another card (Home Depot) & used it. Tried to consolidate Safeway cards but was shunned.

• Joyfully & Easily Capture Love in at Least 43 Posts in Our Own Unique Way – 3X this week.

• go horseback riding – Tracking down friend with horse.

• go on a road trip with no predetermined destination – Brainstormed together on potential summer camping / train trip.

• Buy a House – Talked to Mom about downpayment options for us after they sell their house.

• Work on my Secret Goal – Definite progress!

New Goals:

Hone my curves
See Reverend Horton Heat – bought tickets

And here I am. Ready, willing, and able. Woot!
Step one: printing out my list of things and pondering them. I did this last night & am now setting about deciphering my plans and shuffling them into various categories & noting steps to take. It’s a start.

*Finish!
*Make progress
*Ongoing
*Later
*Done

Woo. Colour coded too. I should print it out and paper mache it to my arms. Like tattoos of anti-procrastination.

And so it begins. Good luck everyone.
Cheers all around!