Review of Yearly Goals – December 2019

We were in Florida and on cruises for most of the month. My weight went up from all the rich food and salt but I couldn’t seem to stop myself from enjoying the food. I was able to keep up with my photo project even though I wasn’t at home and the internet was scarce.

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.) - complete

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. - complete

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

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

1.     Gained five pounds since the beginning of the year.

2.     I knit 3 more squares this month and completed my goal.

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

4.     I finished my squishy blanket!

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

6.     I am continuing the photo a day project!

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

8.     I’ve read 14 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

i.      Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan

j.      North of Normal by Cea Sunrise Person

k.     Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan

l.      The Farmer's Son: Calving Season on a Family Farm by John Connell

m.   The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King

n.     Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs

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

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