Review Goals Weekly

1. Take a photo every day – werrrl, almost. must post, will cheat.
2. have a little mascot travel the world for me by sending them to people for photos – have been busy hosting (must post!)
3. learn how to play guitar – nope
4. do more yoga – nope
5. Review Goals Weekly – catching up being done now (delay because of travelling)
6. keep a tangerine_now journal here on 43T for a while – new updates on the SW USA travels!
7. complete “wreck this journal” – nope
8. Meditate every day for 43 days – nope
9. release my books on bookcrossing – nope
10. Kidnap the cheer fairy and have a stern talk with her about the (un)availability of cheers when I need them – I fear the cheer fairy has fallen under the spell of the Dread Pirate
11. Make music again – nope
12. post random thoughts – yeah
13. lose 5 pounds – meh, you try losing weight while travelling in the united states! you want fries with that?
14. make more soup – bought a lovely 50-card recipe box! and some pumpkins.
15. Read more – not really, was too tired every evening to keep eyes open
16. Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them – nope
17. take a meditation course – nope
18. look into adoption – nope
19. approach the task at hand with focus and sustained attention – meh, getting slightly better. slightly.
20. Learn to juggle – nope
21. Own an original Wee Trouble Ant People mural – now other companies besides the US postal service suck as well
22. Go the weekend without internet – I could mark this as done but that would be a wee bit unfair: I didn’t have internet on the plane
23. Cut down on my sugar intake – see point 13… in the US everything is sweetened!
24. make healthy choices – definitely doing that now!
25. Clean and change the house one room at a time – nope, not yet
26. Make a serialized novel – probably not but I’m not ready to take it down yet
27. design t-shirts – nope
28. Get a hot stone massage – nope
29. Support Joey goal – hanging around
30. Make paper dinosaurs – didn’t exactly bring it with me or anything
31. drink less soda – see point 13 and 23
32. Fear not – meh, doing good
33. Actually finish goals – nope!
34. be a tourist in my own town – must start planning!
35. daily game – oof, may join in again soon
36. Do my secret little art project – maybe Friday I will make some measurements
37. Change my office space – been thinking about it!
38. Show the postcards I receive from fellow 43ers – smarts seems to make it a sport to go and embarrass the herl out of me :D
39. write every day for a month – this probably ties together with 42…
40. let’s clean together – must!
41. fly-lady for the self – ’s nice
42. nanowrimo – thought it would be a nice challenge… 50000 is a lot though!
43. get rid of 20 items – in order to help 37 this is elemental!

^{Dodged: stop depending on ‘winging it’, bitching corner, declutter 15 minutes a day}

1. Take a photo every day – yep!
2. have a little mascot travel the world for me by sending them to people for photos – Lil Croc still enjoying himself in NYC (http://crittertravels.blogspot.com), the Dread Pirate has found his way back to Amsterdam (http://dreadpirategavroche.blogspot.com)
3. learn how to play guitar – Nope.
4. do more yoga – Nope.
5. Review Goals Weekly – Yep.
6. keep a tangerine_now journal here on 43T for a while – It’s okay.
7. complete “wreck this journal” – Nope.
8. Meditate every day for 43 days – Nope.
9. release my books on bookcrossing – Yep, Cluri got his! I might take some books with me at the end of the week
10. Kidnap the cheer fairy and have a stern talk with her about the (un)availability of cheers when I need them – She’s been slacking but I have found out that she may be suffering from attacks by her nemesis who is either a goblin or a monkey
11. Make music again – Nope.
12. post random thoughts – Some.
13. lose 5 pounds – Still –look- feel like Barbapapa
14. make more soup – Nope.
15. Read more – Nah.
16. Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them – Nope.
17. take a meditation course – Nope.
18. look into adoption – Nope.
19. approach the task at hand with focus and sustained attention – Getting slightly better
20. Learn to juggle – Nope.
21. Own an original Wee Trouble Ant People mural – The US postal service still sucks.
22. Go the weekend without internet – Nope!
23. Cut down on my sugar intake – Pah!
24. make healthy choices – Meh…
25. Clean and change the house one room at a time – Nope.
26. Make a serialized novel – Meh, I don’t know. It’s still fun to write anything I like on my own little computer on the train while around me the commuters stare vacantly at the fields.
27. design t-shirts – Not yet.
28. Get a hot stone massage – Nope. Neither time nor money available
29. Fear not – Fear-low week
30. Actually finish goals – Nah.
31. Make paper dinosaurs – Nah, the diplodocus is still half-formed
32. drink less soda – Myeh… a little less.
33. declutter 15 minutes a day – Nope.
34. support joey – Still here.
35. be a tourist in my own town – Project for when I get back.
36. stop depending on ‘winging it’ – Maybe I’m just a ‘winging it’ kind of girl. (don’t worry, this is a strictly work-related goal)
37. daily game – Fun.
38. Do my secret little art project – Will get on this when I get back.
39. Change my office space – Ditto
40. Bitching corner – Newly instated. If I just group all the negative sh*t together, it is easier to discard it.
41. Show the postcards I receive from fellow 43ers – This means that y’all have to send me postcards! :)

1. Take a photo every day – Yes, must post them!
2. have a little mascot travel the world for me by sending them to people for photos – Lil Croc is having a wonderful time in NYC: http://crittertravels.blogspot.com
3. learn how to play guitar – Nope.
4. do more yoga – Nope.
5. Review Goals Weekly – Yep.
6. keep a tangerine_now journal here on 43T for a while – The fiction stuff didn’t work very well but since I enjoyed writing it I don’t mind all that much. I like the journal goal, it’s a personal thing. A bit of me. :)
7. complete “wreck this journal” – Nope.
8. Meditate every day for 43 days – Nope.
9. release my books on bookcrossing – Did Cluri get them at all? Hm…
10. Kidnap the cheer fairy and have a stern talk with her about the (un)availability of cheers when I need them – She’s doing fine.
11. Make music again – Nope.
12. post random thoughts – Some.
13. lose 5 pounds – Failing miserably, feel like a cow.
14. make more soup – Nope.
15. Read more – Nah.
16. Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them – Nope.
17. take a meditation course – Nope.
18. look into adoption – Nope.
19. approach the task at hand with focus and sustained attention – Meh…
20. Learn to juggle – Nope.
21. Own an original Wee Trouble Ant People mural – The US postal service sucks.
22. Go the weekend without internet – Nope!
23. Cut down on my sugar intake – Have been failing lately.
24. make healthy choices – Meh…
25. Clean and change the house one room at a time – Nope.
26. Make a serialized novel – Pfff, this one might be a little ambitious. On the other hand, everything starts with ambition, right? Right.
27. design t-shirts – Nope.
28. Get a hot stone massage – Nope. Hey, maybe in the States!
29. Fear not – Try to!
30. Actually finish goals – Not much progress I’m afraid.
31. Make paper dinosaurs – No progress.
32. drink less soda – Slightly.
33. declutter 15 minutes a day – Nope.
34. support joey – Still there.
35. be a tourist in my own town – New goal. Might make a day trip of it when I get back from the US.
36. stop depending on ‘winging it’ – I’m supposed to know things in my work! Not act like I do… :p (don’t worry, this is a strictly work-related goal)
37. daily game – Hee hee!

1. Take a photo every day – Keeping it up
2. have a little mascot travel the world for me by sending them to people for photos – Yep. Hopefully the Dread Pirate may join me to the US
3. learn how to play guitar – nope!
4. do more yoga – nope!
5. Review Goals Weekly – yes
6. keep a tangerine_now journal here on 43T for a while – yes,actually just posting fiction stuff
7. complete “wreck this journal” – three more pages done
8. Meditate every day for 43 days – once
9. release my books on bookcrossing – three to cluri gone
10. Kidnap the cheer fairy and have a stern talk with her about the (un)availability of cheers when I need them – meh
11. Make music again – nope
12. post random thoughts – some
13. lose 5 pounds – I have been exercising and avoiding soda but I’m still 64.1 kg
14. make more soup – nope
15. Read more – not much, more writing
16. Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them – nope
17. superCheer – nope, I’m taking this off
18. take a meditation course – nope
19. look into adoption – nope
20. approach the task at hand with focus and sustained attention – better…
21. Learn to juggle – nope
22. Own an original Wee Trouble Ant People mural – not yet
23. Go the weekend without internet – nope
24. Cut down on my sugar intake – a little, yes
25. make healthy choices – some
26. Clean and change the house one room at a time – nope
27. Make a serialized novel – parts of it are emerging but I’m nowhere near calling it a novel, hah!
28. design t-shirts – nope
29. Get a hot stone massage – nope, too expensive now
30. Actually finish goals – working on them
31. Make paper dinosaurs – half of the second
32. drink less soda – yes
33. declutter 15 minutes a day – nope
34. support joey – yes, in spirit
35. fear not – so I try

1. Take a photo every day One cheat this week, made some nice pics yesterday
2. have a little mascot travel the world for me by sending them to people for photos Croc seems to be having a good time. Pirate might maybe make it back to join me on holiday next month? Maybe?
3. learn how to play guitar No
4. do more yoga No (on hold)
5. Review Goals Weekly Doing it
6. keep a tangerine_now journal here on 43T for a while (on hold)
7. complete “wreck this journal” No
8. photograph answers to 20 questions about me Some more added
9. Meditate every day for 43 days No
10. release my books on bookcrossing No because I can’t find Cluri’s address :(
11. Kidnap the cheer fairy and have a stern talk with her about the (un)availability of cheers when I need them No: not many cheers to give but then again not many people around to give them to so it all works out in the end I guess
12. Make music again No
13. post random thoughts No
14. lose 5 pounds Have gained weight
15. Engage the mail snail on a weekly basis No
16. make more soup No
17. Read more No, a little bit of Crow Road but not much
18. Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them No
19. superCheer No
20. take a meditation course No
21. look into adoption No
22. approach the task at hand with focus and sustained attention No
23. Learn to juggle No
24. Own an original Wee Trouble Ant People mural Apparently it is on its way
25. Go the weekend without internet No, we’re booking and planning the holiday
26. Cut down on my sugar intake A little
27. make healthy choices Sometimes
28. Clean and change the house one room at a time No, totally incompetent
29. Make a serialized novel Have written one scene
30. Have a new Fun Scavenger Hunt every month Made one picture, haven’t posted yet
31. design t-shirts Found place that does prints nicely, expensive stuff
32. Get a hot stone massage No
33. declutter 15 minutes a day No
34. Actually finish goals Dropped the last gummy bear, finished one dinosaur
35. Make paper dinosaurs Finished one, the other is printed out and the lines are scored plus the box parts are cut out now

Foolish me! 43things is about goals not people! Will therefore go back to the goals list.

1. Take a photo every day
Doing it. This is a good goal. However, somehow I have not always focused on it every day which is why some days I have to post a picture I actually took for the scavenger hunt. So, you know, that’s not really the point. I must pay more attention to this.

2. have a little mascot travel the world for me by sending them to people for photos
Lil Croc had an amazing time with AugustGrey and is now enjoying the life in NYC. Dread Pirate is alledgedly sightseeing England although I am not sure. (He could also be involved in camera theft…) I hear another pirate is maybe making its way over here but I’m not quite sure about that.

3. learn how to play guitar
No progress.

4. start a novel
Made a start, changed it, made another start. Will not post anything before I have three episodes ready.

5. do more yoga
Checked in at a yoga studio near my place and although the man was very nice etc. I didn’t go yet. Why? Because of some stupid personal thing I have about professional websites (like theirs) that have pictures of the proprietors’ kids on them. I hate that. It makes me expect that the yoga instructors will be cooing about their kids all the time.

6. drop, push or launch gummy bears from 43 high places
One more to go. I should finish this goal soon. Maybe today. It’s not like anyone else is doing it anymore.

7. Review Goals Weekly
Put this back on. It’s a good way to keep focused.

8. keep a tangerine_now journal here on 43T for a while
The Japan Diaries were great fun. I will see what is next. It is likely that I will try out some writing stuff on there, although my expectations for feedback are very low.

9. list three things every day that made me happy
I didn’t know this was still on my list. I’m taking it off. It’s a chore.

10. complete “wreck this journal”
It is still on out of principle but I should be finishing it sometime.

11. photograph answers to 20 questions about me
Another oldie. To be finished.

12. Meditate every day for 43 days
No.

13. release my books on bookcrossing
Some books are still waiting to be shipped to Cluricaune. (Sorry Cluri!)

14. budget
Not doing very well.

15. do more home cooking
Also not doing very well.

16. Kidnap the cheer fairy and have a stern talk with her about the (un)availability of cheers when I need them
The thing is that although I give my cheers whenever I can (I love cheering) and also leave comments, I receive not that many cheers back anymore. So: less to give. Too bad!

17. Make music again
No.

18. post random thoughts
Whingy whingy lately, I’m afraid.

19. lose 5 pounds
No, only gained. I’m a cow.

20. Engage the mail snail on a weekly basis
Failed. The mail snail has been very loyally dropping things on my doorstep though for which I am very grateful.

21. make more soup
No.

22. Read more
Have read more.

23. Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
No.

24. superCheer
No.

25. take a meditation course
No (see yoga entry)

26. do a photography course
No.

27. look into adoption
No.

28. approach the task at hand with focus and sustained attention
Getting only marginally better.

29. Learn to juggle
No.

30. Own an original Wee Trouble Ant People mural
No. There is word that WT is working on it but usually when it takes longer chances increase that it won’t happen anymore. Sad but true. Life gets in the way and the thing becomes a chore instead of something fun. I had expected that she would do it quickly because her mom said she made about one every night or so but apparently it has become a bit of a drag. Sorry about that. Well, you never know.

31. Go the weekend without internet
So far no luck.

32. Cut down on my sugar intake
Also no luck.

33. make healthy choices
Again, no luck.

34. Clean and change the house one room at a time
This is one of those ongoing goals. Sigh.

35. Make a serialized novel
See: start a novel.

36. Have a new Fun Scavenger Hunt every month
Started it but not doing very well. I might quit this goal until I can spare more attention for it.

37. design t-shirts
Oh yeah, must ask guy for that name and address. And then actually do some designing…

38. Get a hot stone massage
No.

A whole year of reviewing goals, that needs a special edition. So I am comparing my current list of goals with the one I had next year. Outcome: 7 goals have stuck around, the rest (30 of them) are new. There are more in my ‘finished’ list that I have not completely given up, including the questions goal and the scavenger hunt but it’s not like those are goals that are ever really finished. :)

Some goals I had on back then have made a bit of a journey. For example back then I wanted to find a way to deal with not having kids. In the mean time I have stopped the goal because I did not want to be fatalistic and I still had some chances, and now my goal is to look into adoption. Interesting shifts. Some goals were simply marked off in the course of the year, like have a tattoo (got it!), get a massage (got it!), get a brazilian wax (ouch!) and give 700 cheers (working towards 6000 now). So that’s funny. Others I have given up on. Like do more with friends (...), develop a cleaning routine (ahahahar), try magic mushrooms (bit dangerous plus illegal nowadays so less easy).

So here’s the current list, starting with the seven I already had a year ago. (I rearranged my list.)

1. Take a photo every day – Actually I restarted this goal after dropping off for several months. I am keeping it up nowadays, and approaching 100 pictures. I love taking photos.
2. Have a little mascot travel the world for me by sending them to people for photos – It was a bit of a frenzy back then, with Little Lion on his way to Takergirl and me hosting Hector the penguin from MamaBear. Fun goal, still is. Now the pirate is in Cyprus and Little Croc (Lion got lost in NYC) will soon be leaving AugustGrey. :)
3. Learn how to play guitar – Doing just as bad as a year ago. :D
4. Start a novel – Still on. Still no more than two paragraphs. But the writing skills are improving.
5. Do more yoga – A year ago I said I needed to buy a dvd or something. Well I did that but it didn’t help zilch. I should just take lessons again!
6. Drop, push or launch gummy bears from 43 high places – Well I have certainly made progress on this goal! Gummies were launched in the US, on Madeira, in Nagasaki, from bridges in Amsterdam. Most on their own, some together with fellow victims heroes coming from other gummy killers liberators such as Happy Gavroche and Flo. Current count: 41.
7. Review goals weekly – YEP!

8. Keep a tangerine_now journal here on 43T for a while – originally intended as a place to rant, rave and vent, it is now where I post the Japan Diaries. I like doing that.
9. List three things every day that make me happy – Not a daily thing but I’m keeping it on for when I need it.
10. Complete ‘wreck this journal’ – Still not finished. Will I give up one day? I don’t like to because it is such a concise, rounded-off goal. I should be able to do this.
11. Post a six word essay every day – Originally started by Happy, this is one of my favorites.
12. Photograph answers to 20 questions about me – I should at least finish this one. No progress though.
13. See and experience more art to fill me with wonder – Not really.
14. Do the 10 things in 10 days challenge – Afraid to put up a challenge because there is a big fat chance I’ll fail. On the other hand, if you don’t try you can be sure not to succeed. So I might.
15. Meditate every day for 43 days – No. I feel I should get back to this though.
16. Release my books on bookcrossing – Only a few more books to go.
17. Budget – Meh.
18. Do more home cooking – Not really. This week I’ve had board meetings (with pizza) and End of Year Drinks (with buffet) so no eating at home anyway.
19. Kidnap the cheer fairy etc. – She is in real danger sometimes but overall I’m not too bad in cheers. Thanks to people cheering me. THANK YOU!
20. Make music again – No. That’s just it: no.
21. Post random thoughts – Some.
22. Exercise at my own level and pace and cheer others on – Doing really bad on this one.
23. File my taxes – OH MAN! How hard can it be?
24. Lose 5 pounds – Haha, I forgot I had this one on! Well, my body looks fine and I feel okay-ish. I will weigh next week or so. :p
25. Engage the mail snail on a weekly basis – Regularly, yes. Funny thing, I hear people say they have written things to me but I don’t any in the mail. Are things getting lost? Or didn’t they get sent?
26. Make a list of household chores and DO THEM – Ahahahar.
27. Make more soup – It is 30C outside, I’m not making soup this week.
28. Make a list of 43 things I know very little about and then learn at least 3 things about each of them – So far I only have the list.
29. Reflect daily in a one sentence journal – Sometimes I forget and I need to catch up.
30. Supercheer – Ooops! Forgot.
31. Make new friends – No not really. Only new acquaintances online. :)
32. Take a meditation course – For september.
33. Do a photography course – For september.
34. Look into adoption – Haven’t done this yet. Putting the goal up is already shocking enough. I need to get used to the idea.
35. Approach the task at hand with focus and sustained attention – As a result of this goal I have switched off my e-mail and phone the other day and finished my meeting notes in an hour. Hmmm, maybe I should do that now instead of fooling around on 43? Nah.
36. Learn to juggle – Don’t know why, sounds fun.
37. Own an original Wee Trouble Ant People mural – You would want one if you’d seen one! Word is one is being made especially for me. Me so lucky. :)

1: Start a novel – No progress.
2: Take a photo every day – Yep!
3: Do more yoga – Nope!
4: Gummy bear goal – Nope! Spreading the virus though. :)
5: Keep a journal here – Yep! Using it to post the Japan Diaries.
6: Review goals weekly – Doing it!
7: List three things every day that make me happy – After starting it again I immediately forgot.
8: Complete ‘wreck this journal’ – Nope.
9: Post a six word essay every day – Been slacking.
10: Photograph answers to 20 questions about me – Nope.
11: See and experience more art – Nope.
12: Do the 10 things in 10 days challenge – No challenge set.
13: Meditate every day for 43 days – Nope.
14: Release my books on bookcrossing – Nope.
15: Budget – Nope.
16: Do more home cooking – Nope. Will be salads this week because of hot weather.
17: Kidnap the cheer fairy – Nope.
18: Make music again – Nope.
19: Post random thoughts – Now and then, yes.
20: Exercise at my own pace and level and cheer others on! – Nope.
21: File my taxes – Nope!
22: Lose 5 pounds – No idea.
23: Engage the mail snail on a weekly basis – I wonder if my package to CA has arrived at all.
24: Make a list of household chores and do them – Nope!
25: Make more soup – Nope.
26: Have a little mascot travel the world for me – Waiting for Pixel’s address to give to AugustGrey.
27: Learn how to play guitar – Nope.
28: Make a list of 43 things I know very little about and then learn at least three things about each of them – Nope.
29: Reflect daily in a ‘one sentence’ journal – Yep!
30: Supercheer – Not yet.
new! 31: Make new friends – New goal.
new! 32: Do a meditation course – For September.
new! 33: Do a photography course – For September.

1: Start a novel – No progress. Been writing the Japan Diaries instead. That’s fun.
2: Take a photo every day – Yep!
3: Do more yoga – Nope!
4: Gummy bear goal – Nope!
5: Keep a journal here – Yep! Using it to post the Japan Diaries.
6: Review goals weekly – Doing it. (Nearly forgot!)
7: List three things every day that make me happy – Started it again.
8: Complete ‘wreck this journal’ – Nope.
9: Post a six word essay every day – Good goal.
10: Photograph answers to 20 questions about me – Nope.
11: See and experience more art – Nope.
12: Do the 10 things in 10 days challenge – No challenge set.
13: Meditate every day for 43 days – Nope.
14: Release my books on bookcrossing – Nope.
15: Budget – Nope.
16: Do more home cooking – Nope. Will Kel join me in a cooking goal?
17: Kidnap the cheer fairy – Several close shaves but with cheerbombs all over the place I am okay these days. (Thanks guys!)
18: Make music again – Nope.
19: Post random thoughts – Now and then, yes.
20: Exercise at my own pace and level and cheer others on! – Yep.
21: File my taxes – Nope, two types of taxes now not filed.
22: Lose 5 pounds – I lost 0.8 (nearly two pounds) in Japan.
23: Engage the mail snail on a weekly basis – Yay!
24: Make a list of household chores and do them – Doing extremely bad with this.
25: Make more soup – Made soup for myself. Tried drowning myself in it but failed.
26: Have a little mascot travel the world for me – Pirate on his way to Cyprus. Croc is going to NY. (Must let August know!)
27: Learn how to play guitar – Nope.
28: Make a list of 43 things I know very little about and then learn at least three things about each of them – Made partial list and must now find out things.
29: Reflect daily in a ‘one sentence’ journal – Yep!
30: Supercheer – Not yet.

Only 30 goals on my list! That is amazing. I haven’t been this low on goals for ages. :)

Time for a complete checkup! It has been several weeks since I last posted. This is atypical because usually I am pretty good with keeping the reviews up and that has been very helpful so far. Now with the vacation in between and the craziness before that, some time has passed. Goals have come and/or gone, etc. The current list holds 33 goals – a low number for me. Let’s see what they do now and if more should be added.

1: Start a novel – This week as I was travelling on the train (2.5 hours) I checked some of the stuff on my computer and I found a very short start somewhere. Striking thing was that I still like it! I may work from this.

2: Take a photo every day – So far so good. Must upload some pictures from these past days but will do that when I get home (as I am now at work… Friday pace). I liked uploading the pictures from my Japan trip. That was fun.

3: Do more yoga – No yoga done. I had the opportunity to go yoga with the Buddhist monks in Nikko but the session started at 7 and I am just not alive yet at that hour.

4: Gummy bear goal – Two more gummy bears met their sticky end in Japan, one in Nagasaki and one in Hagi, but I have yet to upload the pictures and short videos. This means that I have only two more gummies to go!

5: Be the change I would want to see in this world – Reminder.

6: Keep a journal here – Not so much. This goal is really to have a kind of public board for posting stuff that is on my mind – but more personal than the ‘post random thoughts’ goal. I have added the goal of keeping a one-sentence journal for daily reflections.

7: Review goals weekly – Will do this weekly again. :)

8: List three things every day that make me happy – Haven’t done this in a while, will do it again. Not a priority though in the list I want to do on a daily basis.

9: Complete ‘wreck this journal’ – I really should complete this!

10: Post a six word essay every day – Not daily but still regularly. I like this goal, also to keep up with what is occupying other people.

11. Complete the two hundred sit-ups challenge – Not started yet. I am considering doing this on Saturday, Monday, Wednesday since Mon-Wed-Fri is not really going to work.

12: Photograph answers to 20 questions about me – No progress. I should give this some thought and maybe even start over. Make a project of it.

13: See and experience more art – In the past weeks I have seen temples and shrines and beautiful objects to last me a lifetime. :)

14: Do the 10 things in 10 days challenge – No challenge set.

15: Meditate every day for 43 days – Haven’t tried. Currently I feel little need or urge for meditation. Maybe later.

16: Release my books on bookcrossing – Nah. Not even in Japan, although I did encounter a bookcrossing zone in Nagasaki. Too bad I didn’t have any books to cross yet. Must get rid of the current stack I have at home though.

17: Budget – Ahahahahaaa! No, I did not really budget lately. Having spent two weeks travelling and stuff. :D

18: Listen to gut feelings and go with what I think is true to me – Doing this. Works.

19: Do more home cooking – Getting back into this. The (organic) tomato salad I made yesterday was pretty good.

20: Kidnap the cheer fairy – Ahahahahaaa! I recently received the perfect tools for this job. Will make a serious attempt next time the opportunity (or necessity) presents itself.

21: Make music again – No. Would like to though. I was a bit bummed when I found three guitars in the hostel in Nikko and was still unable to play. If only I’d learned…

22: Post random thoughts – Now and then, yes.

23: Exercise at my own pace and level and cheer others on! – Haven’t exercised unless you count lugging a huge backpack around Japan.

24: File my taxes – Aaaaalmost did yesterday but failed.

25: Lose 5 pounds – Really no idea how I’m doing. Must check this out when I get home. Actually thinking of doing some WiiFit stuff this evening so I’ll weigh myself then.

26: Engage the mail snail on a weekly basis – Hey, even sent stuff from Japan!

27: Make a list of household chores and do them – No list made. Decided I need professional help with the household, both of us having fulltime jobs now and the budgies making a complete mess.

28: Make more soup – No soup made, obviously, since I was away. But I’m keeping this goal on because I like soup and I would like to make loads of it so I can put it in the freezer and surprise myself with it when I feel like having some soup and then opening my own freezer and finding some delicious home-made.

29: Have a little mascot travel the world for me – Hmmm, must check this out to see how Croc is doing. The Pirate was having a blast in Japan and will visit Cyprus soon.

30: Learn how to play guitar – See story about ‘make music again’ above (goal 21). Sad.

31: Supercheer – Hurray! I was supercheered this week by ny for going to Japan! Must do supercheer myself someday.

32: Make a list of 43 things I know very little about and then learn at least three things about each of them – New goal (got it from Happy) and I like it. Must make list of things.

33: Reflect daily in a ‘one sentence’ journal – Only just started.