Review of Yearly Goals – April 2019

This month wasn’t a very good month for me. I was overwhelmed with planning for three big trips coming up so I tended to not eat very healthy which affected my weight. That was my biggest challenge all month.

My yearly goals are:

1.     Lose 10 lbs. This seems to be my continuing goal each year and hopefully, this is the year that I reach it.

2.     Knit 12 squares on my national park blanket. (There are 60 squares in the pattern, and this is year 2 of the project.)

3.     Knit a sweater.  - complete

4.     Finish my Squishy Blanket (pattern: Bits and Bobs by Kay Jones).

5.     Learn how to use my sewing machine. - complete

6.     2019 Photo A Day Project – I participate in this every other year and I feel it helps me learn how to take better photos.

7.     Publish a book - This is a big one for me and I won’t believe it until the project is complete and I have a hard copy of the book in hand.

8.     Read 12 nonfiction books that are biographies or autobiographies.  If you have any suggestions, feel free to leave it in the comments.

Results: I’ve decided to color code my results. Red = bad, Green = Work in Progress, Strike through = completed.

1.     I’ve lost 3 lbs. since January 1. I actually gained a pound this month instead of losing any.

2.     I knit 5 of my 12 squares so far.

3.     I finished my sweater on 2/20/19

4.     I worked on my squishy blanket. I think I have about 12 inches more to do.

5.     Finished my skirt and top. 2/13/19

6.     I’m still enjoying the photo a day project!

7.     My book was released on 3/19/19.

8.     I’ve read 8 biographies:

a.     The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

b.     High Calling: The Courageous Life and Faith of Space Shuttle Columbia Commander Rick Husband by Evelyn Husband.

c.     Miracles from Heaven by Christy Wilson Beam

d.     Harry: A Biography of a Prince by Angela Levin

e.     Robin by Dave Itzkoff

f.      In Pieces by Sally Field

g.     Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser

h.     Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

Are you working on yearly goals? How are you doing? Please share.

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