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Friday, January 8, 2016

2016 Personal Challenge

 

Okay, I've seen other bloggers do this, so I thought I'd give it a try. I'll update my progress once a week or so, just to keep myself accountable.

Books
1. Read 50 paper books (50/50) -- UPDATE (4/11/16) -- Yes, lots of these are books for kids because we have TONS of them. Might as well read them before donating.
  1 - Childhood's End (Arthur C Clarke)
  2 - Cold Tom (Sally Prue)
  3 - The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis (Barbara O'Connor)
  4 - How to Steal a Dog (Barbara O'Connor)
  5 - Bad Magic (pseudonymous bosch)
  6 - Judy Moody, M.D. The Doctor Is In (Megan McDonald)
  7 - Judy Moody, Around the World in 8 1/2 Days (Megan McDonald)
  8 - Airball: My Life in Briefs (L.D. Harkrader)
  9 - Prisoners in the Palace (Michaela MacColl)
10 - Woods Runner (Gary Paulsen)
11 - Princess Ellie's Summer Vacation (Diana Kimpton)
12 - Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
13 - The Supernaturalist (Eoin Colfer)
14 - Edwina Victorious (Susan Bonners)
15 - The Enormous Egg (Oliver Butterworth)
16 - My Last Best Friend (Julie Bowe)
17 - The Comet's Curse (Dom Testa)
18 - Ark Angel (Anthony Horowitz)
19 - Sassy (Sharon M Draper)
20 - Pandora of Athens 399 B.C. (Barry Denenberg)
21 - Mudshark (Gary Paulsen)
22 - Animal Ark: Spaniel in a Stocking (Ben M. Baglio)
23 - Scorpio (Anthony Horowitz)
24 - Matched (Ally Condie)
25 - Deep and Dark and Dangerous (Mary Downing Hahn)
26 - Vet Volunteers: Homeless (Laurie Halse Anderson)
27 - Firegirl (Tony Abbott)
28 - House of Dark Shadows (Robert Liparulo)
29 - Watcher in the Woods (Robert Liparulo)
30 - Gatekeepers (Robert Liparulo)
31 - Timescape (Robert Liparulo)
32 - Whirlwind (Robert Liparulo)
33 - Frenzy (Robert Liparulo)
34 - Truth & Beauty (Ann Patchett)
35 - The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch (Joseph Delaney)
36 - The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
37 - The Summer of Good Intentions (Wendy Francis)
38 - A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
39 - Woman with a Secret (Sophie Hannah)
40 - Spelled (Betsy Schow)
41 - Bite Me: A Love Story (Christopher Moore)
42 - A Series of Unfortunate Events #3: The Wide Window (Lemony Snicket)
43 - A Series of Unfortunate Events #4: The Miserable Mill (Lemony Snicket)
44 - A Series of Unfortunate Events #5: The Austere Academy (Lemony Snicket)
45 - hush hush (Becca Fitzpatrick)
46 - Marie Antoinette: Serial Killer (Katie Alender)
47 - A Series of Unfortunate Events #6: The Ersatz Elevator (Lemony Snicket)
48 - A Series of Unfortunate Events #7: The Vile Village (Lemony Snicket)
49 - The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous (Suzanne Crowley)
50 - A Series of Unfortunate Events #8: The Hostile Hospital(Lemony Snicket)
2. Get rid of 50 paper books (26/50)
3. Organize books by category (1)

Movies
4. Watch/give away 10 owned movies (10) - I'll give these away all at once! Be prepared!
  1 - Vamps
  2 - Cedar Rapids
  3 - Bring It On: In It To Win It
  4 - Max Payne
  5 - Paul Blart: Mall Cop
  6 - John Sandford's Certain Prey
  7 - Wild Hogs
  8 - Flight 29 Down
  9 - Shredderman Rules!
 10 - Monster House

Family
5. Sandcastle challenge with pics whether they rock or not (1)
6. Ski ball on the beach (1)
7. Sea turtle walk (1/1) - call in May for June/July events
  -- We did this mid-July, and it was amazing! None of our cameras would cooperate (no flash or white lights allowed), so we didn't get video or pics. If you're thinking about it, go for it.
8. Photography walk (6)

Travel
9. Weird Florida (1/12)
    1. Half-Buried Giant Woman - done!

Health
10. Workout (4+/week) (208+)
11. Eye Doctor (1)
12. Physical (1)
13. Go to sleep by 11 p.m. (2x/wk) (104) -- I predict a failure here, but I do have hope.

Food/Drink
14. Try cut-out recipe (keep or toss) (52)
15. Organize recipes into categories (1)

Craft
16. Halloween (3)
     1. Potion Bottles
     2. Snake Wreath
     3. Spiders  - Done!
17. Thanksgiving (1)
   1. Book Page Pumpkin
18. Christmas (3)
     1. Puffy Trees
     2. Wooden Christmas Trees
     3. 'Believe' Art
19. New Years (1)
     1. Blackberry Brie Bites - technically not a craft, but looks good and I don't have to get dirty

Sewing
20. Make skirts (1/3)
     1. Easy Maxi  - Made one for Halloween!
     2. Circle Skirt
     3. Chiffon Maxi 

Art
21. Glass-Blowing Class (1)
22. Pottery Class (1/1)

Blog
23. Cookbook review and giveaway (12)
24. Pinterest projects (2/6)
    - Concrete hands
    - T-shirt bag
    - Marble Art
    - Watercolor words
    - Pearl hairpins - Painful experience involving magic
    - Fabric-covered binders - Made some PERTY ones

Other
25. Great Courses learning (2/6) -- They have these at my library!
    - Influence: Mastering Life's Most Powerful Skill
    - Fundamentals of Photography - complete
    - Fundamentals of Photography II - complete
    - Fundamentals of Sustainable Living
    - How to Grow Anything: Food Gardening for Everyone
    - How to Grow Anything: Your Best Garden and Landscape in 6 Lessons
26. Organize each day (365) -- Each day, figure out what isn't working, then try to fix it
27. Write 100 words each day (100)
28. Make List for 2017

I might add to the list, but let's face it - - if I add anything else, chaos will ensue.  I'll keep it short.

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