Well, I have been super bad updating this thing. Life got busy, that's all I can say. I was just reflecting back to my 12 Goals and 20 books sidebar. I did accomplish quite a bit off that list. But now it's a new year and time for a new list! I am going to up my goals to 13, and make my books lists a little more ambitious, since reading 20 books is nothing to me! I am going to try and read 20 juvenile fiction/nonfiction books. These will be chapter books and at least 5 have to be award winners. So here is my new list which I will add to my sidebar.
13 Goals and 20 Juvenile Fiction/Nonfiction Books(5 Award Winners)
1. Adoption Placement (Summer 2013)
(Actual adoption finalization takes 6-12 months, so a finalized adoption probably won't happen before 2013 is over)
a. Get paperwork mailed(waiting on Darren's health form)
b. Get bedroom set up(generic)- Clean out,organize, purchase bed, and refinish armoire& end table
c. Complete Home Study
d. Identify a child to be placed
e. Start initial visits with child
f. Placement of child in our home
g. Shop with child to decorate bedroom how she wants it
2. Complete my Library Media Specialist Endorsement(Summer 2013)
a. Finish Spring classes/Practicum
b. Submit paperwork for endorsement
c. Receive endorsement
d. Finish out Master's courses(Goal: Receive Master's by Winter 2014)
3. Get a Library Media Job (Fall 2013)
a. Finish endorsement requirements
b. Receive endorsement
c. Send in relicensure paperwork
d. Apply for jobs
e. Interview for jobs
f. Be offered a job
g. Find full time daycare/preschool for boys
4.Lose 30 pounds
a. 15 pounds by end of June
b. 15 pounds by end of December
c. Eating healthy
d. Drinking more water and less caffeine
e. Walking/Exercising
5. Finish my craft projects started in 2012
a. Finish Oliver's stocking
b. Finish Evan's stocking
c. Finish Oliver's scrapbook
d. Finish Family scrapbook for adoption placement
6. Travel (Summer 2013)
a. Mt. Rushmore (didn't make it there yet.)
b. Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (Mom's condo)
7. Recipe File
a. Get recipes typed/scanned into a database.
b. Find an app that I can upload them to (?)
c. Find a recipe app to add to my tablet.
8. Get Evan out of pull-ups and Start pottytraining Oliver(Summer 2013)
a. Evan:No pull-ups during day
b. Evan:No pull-ups at night
c. Buy new potty chair for Oliver
d. Get Oliver out of diapers and into pull-ups
e. Begin trying to potty on toilet
9. New Hobby: Work on my photography skills with my new camera
a. Explore photoshop
b. Learn a new photo trick
c. Work on zoom features
d. Do a photo shoot somewhere
e. Find a show/contest to enter a photo (?)
10. Get rest of house clean and organized
a. Garage cleanout
b. Second bedroom cleanout
c. All trash and donation items in basement gone
d. Hall closet reorganized
e. Spring Cleaning items
-Bathroom cabinets/drawers cleaned out
-Wash kitchen and bathroom cabinets
-Wipe down blinds in whole house
-Clean windows
-Clean oven
-Clean grout on tile in bathrooms
-Dust vents and fans
-Wash top of kitchen cabinets
-Wipe down walls
-Clean out washer
11. Home Improvement Items
a. Fix holes/nicks in walls
b. Touch up paint in areas needed
c. Trim outside bushes
d. Get a gate for the deck
e. Replace insulation in certain spots in basement
f. Buy one new item to replace an old one that is worn out/needs replaced
g. Focus on sprucing up kid's bathroom- purchase hook for towels, toilet cover, rug, toothbrush holder, stool,new shower curtain, trash can, etc.
h. Make blind covers with material bought for living room
12. Start Preschool with Evan at home (Summer 2013)
a. Make Tuesday/Wednesday bins with educational activities for Evan to work on.
b. Plan out summer curriculum
c. Set up a daily schedule
c. Start pulling together materials for summer curriculum
13. Expand my crocheting skills
a. Take a crochet class
b. Crochet something new
