all the little stories

I once had a Blogger blog with a list of 101 things I hoped to do in 1001 days. I loved the concept. And it was really cool to come back and see what had changed in my life and how many things I had wished for had naturally come to pass over that time.

Many things still haven’t happened. We’ve yet to go camping. I still, after 10 years, do not have a full set of dishes. But so many other things did happen. It’s a really fun exercise to make yourself a list like this. I will certainly have to do it again one day…

But today, I wanted to focus just on 2012. Here are some of my specific wishes, hopes and dreams for this year:

FAMILY & HOME

• Capture one family photo a month (love this idea from Tara Whitney: 6 people, 12 times).
• Continue to enjoy family story time // Help Travis find great books.
• Do more that the kids enjoy during school // Worry less about cold, hard facts and make more messes.
• Get back to a regular MWF Outside/Bath night schedule.
• Make Saturdays more about outings, less about work and/or TV and video games.
• Stick to a good, old-fashioned cleaning schedule // No, really—this time, I mean it.

WORK

• Get out of the house with my notebook and draw out ideas (at least once a week; Saturdays or even early weekday mornings).
• Stay off Social Media sites until after I’m done with high priority items.
• When e-mails or requests come in, either reply right away OR make a note in my planner.
• Get into the rhythms of blogging to take advantage of the beauty of organization.

HEALTH

• Eat more fruits and veggies e.v.e.r.y.d.a.y. // More trips to the store.
• Start moving more // Specifically, get outside and walk/run.
• Lose 10 pounds before my birthday in four months.
• Lose 10 more before the year is up (and thereby become a Lifetime Member with WW).

MEMORY KEEPING

• Do something scrappy every day.
• Backscrap when inspired.
• Enjoy Project Life.
• Print more photos (see above).
• Journal stories in my daily diary.
• Blog the Friday Five to help record weekly highlights and memories.

ART

• Play in my art journal every day // Collect quotes.
• Make a mini art book for my One Little Word with meaningful quotes.
• Make a canvas just for me.

PERSONAL

• Whatever organizational systems work for me, I want use them until they break. I need them in my life. If I’m going to keep up with all I have to do in a day, I need structure and lots of aides, since I can’t have a personal assistant move in to my house… LOL!
• Where ever I am, be all there.
• Stop the yelling // Be a scary whisperer instead (in all seriousness, it does make me calmer).
• Stop and listen to the little ones when they interrupt whatever it is that I’m doing.
• Smooch my husband. Always.

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