I know a LOT of people HATE New Year’s lists, but I kind of love them.  To me, it’s just a set of goals to keep me focused and it matters less about what I did or didn’t do, and more about the journey that came from trying.

My 2008 List:

1. I want to catch up on my scrapbooking for Elle. In fact, I want to start attending Friday Night Crops on a regular basis.

2. I plan to write some great informative articles and have them published.

3. I want to open up an etsy shop

4. I want to spend some time crafting items for said etsy shop!

5. I want to learn how to make pretty baked (and decorated) cakes. The buy-worthy kind. The $50 cake kind!

6. I want to learn to make some AWESOME HEALTHY meals…that taste great and even look great

7. I want to learn to ballroom dance. Dropped this one

8. I want to travel to another country (like Jamaica…teehee!)

9. I want to be stronger in my faith and lead others by example

10. I plan to become a Kindergarten Sunday School Teacher **Didn’t achieve, but only because I changed my goal to not include that one…

11. I want to take more pictures, and learn more about my camera  I did learn MORE, but I still yearn for more…

12. I MUST have Adobe Photoshop for Macs. I HAVE to!

My 2009 List:

1.  I will finish my novel by December 2009.

2.  I will catch up on scrapbooking (I’m behind by a year) by April 2009.

3.  I will either find places for the things in our home not organized, or I will give them/throw them away.

4.  The kitchen cabinets and remainder of the trim in our kitchen WILL be painted white by April 2009.

5.  I will begin taking a photograph everyday, or at least aim to.  However, I will not stress out if I miss a few here and there.

6.  I will plant a garden again this year (come spring).  Only bigger.

7.  I will learn to can some of the extra food I reap from said garden.

8.  I will learn to make fancy cakes like I wanted to last year.  Even if it’s just a few.

9.  I will have the carpet pulled upstairs and lay down an inexpensive roll of flooring if money allows…just to get the nasty carpet up.

10.  I will do more crafts, painting, and writing in general.

11.  I will attempt to make a quilt.

12.  I will start earlier with making Christmas gifts…hopefully number 10 will help with that

13.  Oh yeh…and I will be at BlogHer 09 come hell or high water AND do some minor traveling (think closer to home)

14.  I will continue to work to reduce my debt.

Happy NEW YEAR, everyone!

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