Well.... because it is my birthday today, I wanted to revisted my list.... /110 is not too bad..... lots of things that were not on my list happened. And sometimes accomplishing things that are unexpected are even better! House clean up and health clean up are huge priorities this year.... physical, emotional and relationship health personally and of my family.... Happy Birthday to me!
michelleʼs 110 things in my 35th year!!!
1. run 5km without stopping
2. exercise 283 days out of 365
3. meditate daily
4. create a budget and work with it
5. clean out my spare room & closet & make it pretty
6. complete a useful filing system & then use it daily
7. clean, purge an organize my office
8. go on two away weekends with just J
9. photograph 1 wedding
10. blog weekly
11. get birthday/cards gifts ready at least one week before actual date
12. clean out my closet and get rid of everything I donʼt wear
13. have our family photos taken (Christmas Card done in October….)
14. go to disneyland
15. eat breakfast daily
16. have 24 caramel apple (ca) sessions in 2011
17. complete Christmas shopping by Novemember 15th, 2011
18. give 5 ca gift certificates this year to good causes
19. be on time for school each day (being cheerful and positive about it)
20. create a video-photo-music dvd with imovie
21. save for a second camera….. with video
22. start and complete a project with each of my children
23. save for my 35mm lens
24. remember to take bags with me to get grocs…..everytime
25. print photos for our walls
26. use technicare to print photos
27. help better, not necessarily more
28. create packaging I love for ca cds and photos
29. create and print Lincoln’s baby album (in progress!!!)
30. do a monthly page for GBRL and J&M
31. see a movie (or two) at the IMAX theater with JGBRL
32. create a business plan for ca
33. have & use a nightly routine for family organization
34. design & order a wedding album (in progress x 2)
35. help the 6 of us to choose to be organized
36. purge & share kids clothes (a continuing adventure)
37. take care of my body so it is as fit as I would like it to be
38. no more texting and driving
39. finish the ‘learn to like salmon’ plan
40. choose a new food to like for my 35th year - ???
41. create and give talk about home/life organization in March…. & have it ready by Feb 28th (intentions vs expectations)
42. do a video post on my blog
43. organize important personal papers for each family member
44. try a new recipe a month
45. connect with World Vision kids
46. try wakeboarding or parasailing
47. go camping 5 + times
48. read 20 + books (10 fiction and 10 non fiction)
49. send someone a care package
50. learn to ride a dirtbike confidently
51. keep working on my personal story
52. build a snowman
53. continue getting Clara to write her personal story
54. learn a new song (or two) for the piano
55. have a tea party with my kids at least 4 times this year
56. refinish an antique
57. get another photo on the PW's blog
58. make a fun project with girls to decorate their room
59. substitute teach at least 10 times this year
60. build a treehouse with kids (may to oct project) & a zipline
61. plan and arrange our trip to Mexico in 2011
62. clean my email inboxes up
63. take kids skiing
64. public skate 10 times & go swimming 13+ times
65. be present at a home birth
66. update the look of my blog...
67. hang my window frames with photos in them
68. paint walls in Laundry/mudroom
69. learn more about the technical side of photography
70. join a book club
71. do a senior shoot or three
72. say “yes” to something Iʼd normally say “no” to
73. drink 2+ Litres of water/day
74. send thank you/ rah rah! notes for small, unexpected reasons
75. see a movie on opening night that we have to wait in line for with J
76. ride horses every 2nd week this summer/fall
77. second shoot for a wedding with a friend
78. coach a soccer team
79. go for a grown up dinner out with at least 3 other couples
80. sew something with each child
81. talk to friends at least once every 3 weeks
82. do a self portrait session….. with no judgement
83. photograph someone I admire
84. photograph both Grandmas
85. visit Grandma Gruninger every 3 weeks…. With or without kids….
86. have a really great halloween costume (maybe with Jay)
87. have kids halloween costumes ready in September
88. a surprise for mom (have more ideas)
89. clean out Jay’s closet
90. clean & organize garage and keep it that way…… bins bins bins
91. babysit so a friend can have a date night with his/her husband or wife
92. have Z sleepover here for a weekend before baby arrives
93. make a piece of jewelry
94. get fresh flowers for my house five times this year
95. a 35th anniversary gift for Mom & Dad G ( got more ideas)
96. spend visiting time with my 4 little beans weekly
97. try a new hairstyle or color
98. randomly send someone some small item they mention wanting
99. participate in a mini triathalon in 2012
100. plan meals monthly on the last Thursday of the previous month…. And prepare as many meals as possible beforehand
101. have an adventure
102. do something amazing for our 14th anniversary….
103. print more of my photos for photo albums…..
104. journal/photograph more of our family’s everyday life…
105. create a large piece of art…
106. read an entire book in a day
107. make some moo cards for me!
108. plant a garden (even if its tiny)
109. plant another perinnial bed this spring (and keep them both alive)
110. live a true life with compassion not anger…..i working on it...
