Project 52

Round 2 - 2012

I debated and went back and forth on whether to do Project 52 again or not. I really enjoyed it and love the concept, but did not finish everything last year and that bugged me. I love a challenge though ;) so here we go again! A few are repeats of unfinished ones from last year and a few were inspired by a couple of friends {ahem...Mary & Allena}.

1. Try a new food every month {as a family of course}
2. Take at least one out of state trip with B {last year was Chicago...this year...?}
3. Replace carpet in mine & B's room!
4. Have the inside of the house repainted
5. Learn to love running. Grrrrr.
6. Have running dates with B
7. Lose the blasted weight I gained from stuffing my face over the holidays...and fast! Ugh.
8. Start Christmas shopping immediately. I prefer to be done with everyone besides our kids by Dec. 1. {Yes I am serious;) I already have ideas}
9. Be more organized in general
10. De-clutter the house - again.
11. Organize and clean out the boys drawers and closets
12. Read more. {won't be hard, my love for reading grows every year}
13. Find Baby Girl Krause!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
14. Homemade Halloween costumes for all 5 of us
15. Learn to sew
16. Convince my grandmother to move here...at least 1/2 time :)
17. Spend more time with the Armstrong's {my sisters family}
18. Take a trip to the beach
19. Go hiking with B
20. Cook at least 2 new recipes a month
21. Use slow cooker more. I LOVE that thing, just forget to get it out and use it regularly!
22. Play more, worry less {I think this is a continual goal}
23. Volunteer with Mobile Loaves and Fishes....then take Kadon
24. Donate to certain charities every month
25. Go to bed early except on weekends. I am such a night owl and do not need to be. I want to be a morning person!
26. Have family movie/game night weekly
27. Go on a fun family outing at least 1x a month {I think we already do this but it sounds good :)}
28. Visit the cabin more as a family. {B takes K & G frequently to hunt, but I want P & me to go more often too}
29. Eat less processed foods
30. Expand my knowledge in natural health/vaccines/homeopathy etc
31. Take kids to Hogwarts in Florida!
32. B & I stay at the bed and breakfast in Fredericksburg that we have been wanting to go to for over 5 years and just haven't done it yet.
33. Send B and Adrian hiking again so Rachel and I can hang out with the kids ;)
34. Have more BBQ's
35. Keep my anxiety under control. Damn anxiety.
36. Raise over $500 for St. Baldrick's
37. B & I make major moves in investing for our future
38. Officially make over the boys room
39. Potty train Porter...when he is ready.
40. Take a dance class
41. Have a better plan for Christmas decor...mainly outdoors, but there are a few things I want do do inside as well. {I actually have a spiral for Christmas plans and ideas...Yes I am OCD and I LOVE Christmas, don't judge}
42. Get a new juicer/blender
43. Get my Kitchen Aid mixer
44. Have cabinets installed in laundry room
45. Take home videos {I did at least put the video camera in the camera bag so no excuses!}
46. Keep having mine & B's day-dates while the kids are at school....we LOVE them!
47. Get the fort built in the backyard
48. Re-clean out the garage. What the hell happens out there??? Sheesh.
49. Start journaling again {I used to do it a lot and loved it, need to start again}
50. Be done wearing my invisiligns by the end of the year. I get them in a couple weeks, YAY! I had braces as a teen, but my damn wisdom teeth ruined that for me, oh well}
51. Take a girls trip with my sister. Oh boy...I can only imagine ;) Heehee
52. Pay off most of our student loans!

Well there you have it folks....my list. I could have actually kept going but that would have been insane. I plan on starting immediately and actually have one thing done already. I will update once a month. Wish me luck ;)