Here’s to hope, and health, and happiness. And Hello Kitty.
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2011 Goals
I’m not so good at resolutions. Or… I’m great at making them, but not so great at keeping them. Still, I love how hopeful it feels to make these year-long goals. I usually forget to make them reasonable (I will read 52 books! I will exercise every day! I will never eat at a restaurant again!), so this year I’m trying to make them more reachable.
And so, my goals for 2011 are:
- Lose 10 pounds
- Pay off at least half our debt
- Travel every two months or so (even if just for a weekend)
- Go to the movies at least once a month
- Cook at home most of the time (and cut down restaurant eating to once or twice a week)
- Exercise three times a week
- Take lots of photos
- Complete Rosetta Stone French course
- Stay connected to friends and family
- Read 20 books
- Grow out my hair (no haircuts except to clean up frazzled ends!)
Maybe I should check in on these goals every month or so, and see how I’m doing. Anyone else making goals for the new year?
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2010 Review
I’ve decided to look back on the past year and recap all that’s happened. It’s amazing how much we’ve done and been through!
January
We got a new (used) car, I processed my first Holga photos, I got my new Canon Rebel T1i, and we signed up for Farmhouse Delivery.
February
We ate out a LOT. And I took lots of photos with my new cameras, and I actually like the haircut I had back then.
March
We went to Jamaica, I got a Polaroid camera, I discovered my love for tempura udon, we attended the SXSW film festival, I turned 32, and I made a list of 33 things to do before my next birthday (which will be fun to revisit in March).
April
We had a birthday dinner with Chad and Linds at FINO, we ate out a LOT (again), I took my first stranger portrait, I finally broke down and bought a pair of Toms shoes (which I now completely adore), we went to the year’s first pool party, and I took lots more film and digital photos.
May
I was still cooking up lovely things with my Farmhouse produce, I fell madly in love with Gibson Bar’s Trailer (which closed soon after that), we went to Derby Day at Rainlily Farm, I took lots of Holga photos, I went to the Renegade Craft Fair, I read Refuse to Choose and LOVED it, and just kept on eating out. This becomes a regular thing for the rest of the year. Hm.
June
I got a Harinezumi camera, and we made our first video, I joined Pinterest and started pinning with a vengeance, my baby tiny niece got married, I found a really good cookbook, I made tiny cheesecakes, I made a surprise ball, we fell in love with Foreign & Domestic and the Tigress Pub, we joined the Snow Cone Club, and I was inspired to let go of old beliefs.
July
I announced that I was writing The Book, we got really into the World Cup, I took lots of Polaroid photos, I made a 4th of July weekend video, and we started eating out pretty much EVERY meal.
August
I researched and wrote, I realized that I put Justin in the corner, I made another video, I took barista training, I started finding tiny, out of the way restaurants, and we ate and ate and ate.
September
I started writing themed posts – Music Mondays, Thankful Thursdays, etc., I had a Hill Country weekend with my mom and sister, and I spent a bajillion hours a day on The Book.
October
We attended the Austin Film Festival, I bought and starting loving my Yashica FRII, I submitted my manuscript for The Book, and I took another stranger photo.
November
I walked all the way to work, I talked about The Hole, Justin had knee surgery, and I started cooking at home again.
December
Justin started cooking at home, ,we made a couple of cooking videos, we went to west Texas to spend Christmas with my family, and I lost my friend Nick.
Now, on to 2011!
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Music Wednesday
It appears I forgot Music Monday this week. Well, my mind was elsewhere on Monday. So! Here are the tunes I’m listening to this week, and the playlist for December. I can’t believe that all this time I could have been embedding my entire 8Tracks playlist right here on the blog. Erg! Live and learn.
This week I’m listening to:
Highlife – Tuareg Dancehall
Cee Lo Green – F**k You
Daft Punk – Derezzed
And here’s December’s full playlist. Enjoy!