- Have a lazy Sunday.

- M-F: Install carpet in the Crawford County Public Library.

- Make a stir fry.

- Use my Kitchenaide mixer for a recipe.

- Go to two martial arts classes.

- Make hotel reservations.

- Laundry.

- Clean bathroom and utility rooms.

- Sweep and mop.

- Dust entire house.

- Help out with martial arts testing event (Saturday, 1/12/2013). 4 months ago

- Have a lazy Sunday.

- Fix the driveway. _{I have a very long gravel driveway, and it needs to have a grader blade run down the center of it because it’s getting too high.}

- Disconnect the hose from the water spigot so it doesn’t get ruined over the winter.

- Vote.

- Build shelving in my utility room.

- Setup my wood planer.

- Buy the wood for the dollhouses that I am building.

- Finish the yard work for the season. -Rake leaves, pick up any sticks, etc.~

- Help out the the martial arts testing event that is on Saturday. 6 months ago

- Have a lazy Sunday

- Install the carpet and base in the hallways at the English Elementary School

- Attend two martial arts classes

- Install the handles on on my cabinets

- Couch to 5k

- Publish a blog post

- Finish the “About Me” section on the blog

- Restart the 28 Day Sit. (I’m leaving this on here till I do this flawlessly… I am meditating fairly regularly, even twice most days, but I am skipping one of the two daily sessions it seems at least one or two days a week.)

- Start a composting bin outside

- Solve the Rubik’s Cube

- Listen to 5 TED Talks

- Read 350 pages (50 pages a day)

- Volunteer at the homeless shelter on Friday afternoon/evening

- Be grateful, mindful, and present 11 months ago

- Have a lazy Sunday

- Install the carpet and base in the hallways at the Marengo Elementary School

- Buy my father a Father’s Day present

- Make arrangements to have dinner with my Father on Father’s Day

- Make hotel or camping arrangements for the Cherokee Pow Wow that I’m attending on June 29 – July 1

- Attend two martial arts classes

- Couch to 5k

- Publish a blog post

- Finish the “About Me” section on the blog

- Restart the 28 Day Sit. (I’m leaving this on here till I do this flawlessly… I am meditating fairly regularly, even twice most days, but I am skipping one of the two daily sessions it seems at least one or two days a week.)

- Start a composting bin outside

- Solve the Rubik’s Cube

- Listen to 5 TED Talks

- Read 350 pages (50 pages a day)

- Volunteer at the homeless shelter on Friday afternoon/evening

- Be grateful, mindful, and present11 months ago

- Have a lazy Sunday.

- Complete week one of the Couch to 5K.

- Strength training: body weight exercises, kettlebells, and stability ball at least five times this week.

- Publish a blog post.

- Finish the “About Me” section on the blog.

- Restart the 28 Day Sit. (I’m leaving this on here till I do this flawlessly… I am meditating fairly regularly, even twice most days, but I am skipping one of the two daily sessions it seems at least one or two days a week).

- Start a composting bin outside.

- Solve the Rubik’s Cube.

- Listen to 5 TED Talks.

- Mow the lawn.

- Volunteer at the homeless shelter on Friday afternoon/evening.

- Remove all the old carpet from the three elementary schools, clean up the floors, and do any floor prep that is needed.

- See the Red Hot Chili Peppers on Thursday!!! :D

- Attend the seminar and pass the examination on Saturday to become a certified International Referee by Kukkiwon.

- Read 350 pages (50 pages a day).

- Be grateful, mindful, and present.

_{I haven’t been keeping up with this goal very well lately, but I need to buckle down. The summer will be over before I know it, and there are a lot of things I need/want to do before going to Europe (training, practicing my Spanish, plus taking care of some person/logistical details) late this summer or early fall.}11 months ago

- Have a Lazy Sunday.

- Go for five walks of at least 30 minutes.

- Workout at two martial arts classes (Tuesday evening and Thursday evening).

- Strength training: body weight exercises, kettlebells, and stability ball at least five times this week.

- Publish a blog post.

- Finish the “About Me” section on the blog.

- Listen to 5 TED Talks.

- Restart the 28 Day Sit. (I’m leaving this on here till I do this flawlessly… I am meditating fairly regularly, even twice most days, but I am skipping one of the two daily sessions it seems at least one or two days a week).

- Restart The Artist’s Way.

- Build the shelves for the utility/laundry room.

- Not eat out at all and only eat a very simple paleo diet.

- Give Jenkins a bath.

- Make an appointment to take Jenkins to the groomer.

- Start planning the road trip I’m taking at the end of next week (leaving on May 18th).

- Earn some money on Monday, Thursday, and Friday.

- Solve the Rubik’s Cube.

- Start a composting bin outside.

- Get a tub/crate that I can start putting my recyclables into.

- Take my recycling to the recycling center on Friday.

- Fix the drain pipe that is leaking slightly. (It’s a very tiny leak that is being contained so it’s not causing any damage.)

- Get my car serviced.

- Go to the lecture and group meditation session at the Zen monastery on Wednesday morning.

- Volunteer at the homeless shelter on Wednesday afternoon/evening. (I’m changing this to Wednesday because I’d like to start creating a habit of making Wednesday a day of renewal. I’d like to go to the monastery and visit with my sangha, hear the lecture, meditate with the monks/nuns and other lay practitioners, have lunch with them at the monastery, and then go the the homeless shelter and volunteer by helping prepare, serve, and clean up after the evening meal.)

- Continue to get caught up on communications (emails, texts, phone calls, comments, entries, etc).

- Be grateful, mindful, and present. 12 months ago

- Go for five walks of at least 30 minutes.

- Workout at two martial arts classes (Tuesday evening and Thursday evening). _{Only made it to the Tuesday class because my hip was bothering me.}

- Strength training: body weight exercises, kettlebells, and stability ball at least five times this week.

- Publish a blog post. (I REALLY need to get this done. I’m glad I built my deck last week and made the cake pops, but I’m getting way behind on other things.)

- Finish the “About Me” section on the blog.

- Listen to 5 TED Talks.

- Restart the 28 Day Sit.

- Build the shelves for the utility/laundry room.

- Not eat out at all and only eat a very simple paleo diet.

- Earn some money on Thursday.

- Solve the Rubik’s Cube.

- Fix the drain pipe that is leaking slightly.

- Mow the lawn.

- Plant my garden.

- Go to the lecture and group meditation session at the Zen monastery on Wednesday morning.

- Continue to get caught up on communications (emails, texts, phone calls, comments, entries, etc).

- Volunteer at the homeless shelter on Friday afternoon/evening.

- Be grateful, mindful, and present.12 months ago

- Go for five walks of at least 30 minutes.

- Strength training: body weight exercises, kettlebells, and stability ball at least five times this week.

- -Publish a blog post.

- Listen to 5 TED Talks.

- Restart the 28 Day Sit. (I restarted it last week, but I fell off the wagon over the weekend. I’m starting it over again today.)

- Build the shelves for the utility/laundry room.

- Not eat out at all and only eat a very simple paleo diet.

- Earn some money on Thursday and Friday.

- Build the deck for the house (8 foot by 16 foot covered front porch).

- Solve the Rubik’s Cube.

- Get my car serviced.

- Fix the drain pipe that is leaking slightly.

- Go to the lecture and group meditation session at the Zen monastery on Wednesday morning.

- Continue to get caught up on communications (emails, texts, phone calls, comments, entries, etc).

- Volunteer at the homeless shelter on Friday afternoon/evening.

- Make cake pops for my niece’s second birthday party.13 months ago

- Go for five walks of at least 30 minutes.

- Strength training: body weight exercises, kettlebells, and stability ball at least five times this week.

- Publish my blog post already!!! (4/16/2012)

- Listen to 5 TED Talks.

- Restart the 28 Day Sit.

- Build the shelves for the utility/laundry room.

- Not eat out at all and only eat a very simple paleo diet.

- Earn some money on Thursday and Friday.

- Solve the Rubik’s Cube.

- Mow the Lawn.

- Get my car serviced.

- Fix the drain pipe that is leaking slightly.

- Go to the lecture and group meditation session at the Zen monastery on Wednesday morning.

- Continue to get caught up on communications (emails, texts, phone calls, comments, entries, etc).

- Volunteer at the homeless shelter on Friday afternoon/evening.

_{So far I haven’t been doing a so great with this goal. The first week I only accomplished about half of what was on my list and the second week I completely forgot to make a list. These are intentions and not things that absolutely have to be done this week (honestly… there isn’t much in life that absolutely has to be done ever), but I would like to get most of them done this week, though I am sure some of them won’t get accomplished because other things will come up, and that’s okay.}13 months ago

- Walk for thirty minutes five times.

- Strength training: body weight exercises, kettlebells, and stability ball at least five times this week.

- Go to and workout at two martial arts classes.

- Not eat out at all and only eat a very simple paleo diet.

- Watch five TED videos.

- Get back on track (restart) my 28 Day Sit.

- Earn some money on Thursday and Friday.

- Build the shelves for the utility/laundry room.

- Finish and publish my blog post.

- Solve the Rubik’s Cube.

- Use my father’s tractor to grade my yard.

- Get the lawn mower serviced.

- Mow the Lawn.

- Get my car serviced.

- Continue to get caught up on communications (emails, texts, phone calls, comments, entries, etc).

_{I decided to start this goal because I’d like to start being more deliberate about what I accomplish. I’ve tried goals (either on here or privately) where I would write down daily to-do list. Those are helpful sometimes, but I think this goal will serve me better. Unlike a lot of people… I don’t keep a regular schedule and I have a lot of free time (except for 8-10 weeks every summer, I don’t really work full time). This free time is a blessing and a curse at the same time because I always feel like I can put things off. I think this goal will better serve me because it takes into account a larger time frame (which works with instead of fighting against my laid back nature and my lifestyle), but also because the use of the word “intentions” frees me from beating myself up over anything on the list that could evolve or change in both nature, desire, and/or urgency.}13 months ago