Review of 2010 Goals

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Libby 2010

It’s been a pretty good year for me. Lots of great memories, lots of things done with my family. However, personally I don’t feel like I’ve accomplished much. I weigh more now than I did at the start of the year, I didn’t get to as much scrapbooking as I usually do and besides making slight progress with my photography I didn’t really make any progress with my hobbies. Some goals were achieved, but more weren’t 🙂

PERSONAL

**** Blog EVERY DAY (where possible)    Pretty much – most months had around 30 posts with a low in November of 15!

Take a digital scrapbooking class – already enrolled  Completed, but have already forgotten EVERYTHING and need to redo the class online

Look for some volunteer work (there must be something out there I’d enjoy doing)  NO

Less time on the computer (a tough one for sure)   NO!!!

Complete Project Life (daily photograph)   NO – only got up to April this year but I’m planning to go back and catch up

Develop crocheting and sewing skills   NO but I’ve recently bought some books to help me along

Make more homemade gifts (or buy homemade if necessary)   Didn’t make many homemade gift but I did buy quite a few from Made It

Read more books on simple living, homemade craft, cooking, etc    Not really, though I did do a vegetarian cooking class

Have a fabulous – no regrets – trip to the UK!!!    YES! YES! YES! (even though I wasn’t the weight I had planned to be)

HEALTH/FITNESS/FOOD

Start and Complete the Diamond Club with Valerie Waters Started, not completed 🙁

Make at least one new recipe each week   Progress here, definitely getting more adventurous in the kitchen

Get back to menu planning   Somewhat, still need to work on this.

Focus on healthy foods for the whole family   Mixed bag – made great progress with Christy’s eating this year

HOME

Work on making my home more “homey” with craft and handmade items   Yes – still a WIP

Incorporate detailed cleaning into my weekly routine  Did great with us until our trip

Develop veggie garden    Yes, this years is one of the best we’ve had

Try to have fresh flowers in the house most of the time   Yes, and it’s made me so happy

FAMILY/FRIENDS

More one on one time with all family members – make dates if need to.   Yes, but still room for improvement

Spend more time with friends   Besides the Powells no – I’ve become much more reclusive this year now I don’t go up to the school at all.

Monthly family day out (we all loved this when we were doing it)   Mixed bag – I think we mangaged most months

Help Christy with her reading and spelling   Yes, and the results were shown in her school report

Weekly game/movie night   NO 🙁

2010 – The Year That Was

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January 2010

January

New Years Day with the Powells, hot Summer days,  roller skating (for the first time since I was a teenager), Avatar (movie), holiday to Nelson Bay with Nan & Pop, A Day on the Green to see Ronan Keating, Australia Day BBQ, Summer time reading, swimming in the pool, back to school.

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February 2010

February

Kevin’s Birthday – fondue for dinner, swimming carnival, Dance of desire, Valentine’s Day, Winter Olympics

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March 2010

March

Amy’s Birthday, party at Jamberoo, Basketball finals (Hawks No.2!!), Nan goes to hospital to have a cancerous kidney removed, Dad goes to hospital to have a hernia repaired, family day out Jamberoo, new wall of photos

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April 2010

April

Easter at Burril Lakes with the Powell’s, School holidays, Amy to Berry Camp, Vegetarian cooking class, made (not very well) a pair of wrist warmers, Christy in school cross country carnival, enjoyed Anzac cookies, finished my second crocheted blanket.

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May 2010

May

Mothers Day at Glengarry Farm, Robin Hood in Gold Class (first time), adventure walks with the dogs, final planning for our UK trip, lunch at the Powells, swine flu shots

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june 2010

June

My Birthday, hangdog with the Powells (I took photos), packed for our 6 week trip to the UK, spent 24 hours on a plane, had 5 fun-filled days in London, met up with a school friend I haven’t seen since I was 16, started our cruise of the Baltics.

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July 2010

July

Made many great memories from our time in the Batlics, England and Scotland, visited Haddo House were my Dad was born during WWII, was dreadfully sick for 24hrs (in Scotland), said farewell to Kevin mid-July when he headed back home, Amy accepted into Smith Hill Selective High School.

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August 2010

August

Settled back into our normal routine (though it took ages), attended my cousin’s wedding (the headless couple in the collage above 🙂 ), had a visit from the Naughty Dog school (to retrain us … and the dogs), Organic Expo in Sydney, Luna Park, Christy sang in the schools massed choir, attended a funeral, went on AG excursion with Amy to Kiama blowhole and dairy farm,

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September 2010

September

Climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge (in the rain), weekend in Sydney with Kevin, Fathers Day lunch at our place, Christy’s birthday brunch, new passport (old one got water damage while away), tulips in Bowral, Christy to tennis camp, school holidays begin, swim season begins, planted vegetable garden.

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October 2010

October

School holidays continue, take kids to see Fame the Musical, family bowling Kevin goes to the States for work, Halloween Party, Basketball season begins.

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November

November

New birdie PJs, scrapbooking weekend away, family bike rides, Amy’s AG graduation, Christy gets new bike, Harry Potter 7 in Gold Class, School Fun Day, join Weight Watchers,  put up Christmas Tree and decorated house, Amy gets reading glasses.

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December

December

Celebrate 18th wedding anniversary with weekend away in Canberra, get to meet blogger Lisa, Christy performs in Wollongong Mall, Withnall Family Day, Nan’s Birthday lunch, lots of Christmas shopping, Amy’s Year 6 farewell and graduation, work Christmas party, summer holidays begin, girls go to Berry Sports Camp for 5 days (and love it), Christmas eve party with friends, a nice quiet Christmas Day, made lots of Pummelvision slideshows and to end it all a few days to unwind after a crazy busy December, and a VERY sore finger courtesy of Bailey.