Having this list and being able to cross off things on it as I complete them has been such a fun experience. I love accomplishing goals and doubt I’d have done half of these things if I hadn’t written them down. During the first year of my 99 list, I was able to accomplish 25 of my goals and make dents in several more that require multiple tasks. I think my favorite thing so far has been getting my teaching job. It is stressful but so worth it, every time a child brings me a book and points to a letter he’s learned, or writes her name and runs excitedly to show me. My kids have grown so much in only half the school year, and I can’t imagine how much they’ll be able to do by June.
So I only have a little over a year and a half to complete my list. Here are the things I anticipate being able to accomplish in 2012:
8 buy a house or be in the process by the end of the 999 days
9 go to a concert
10 watch all 3 original Star Wars movies back to back
11 go on a cruise (honeymoon!!)
12 continue our tradition of visiting Savannah every December-only 1 year left!
16 reach my weight loss goal-I’d like to lose 15 more pounds by our wedding day
17. make a quilt (our wedding guest book)
21 take a weekend road trip with no planned destination
22 attend a USC football game
24 See 20 of the US things to see before you die (While I don’t anticipate completing this goal in 2012, I think I will be able to get through several more of these!)
26 complete the Cooper River Bridge Run (March 31)
29 visit a state I've never been to before (Texas for my brother’s AF Basic graduation)
31 grow a vegetable, cook it, and eat it (tomatoes)
34 donate my hair
41 visit 5 museums
52 have/host a party (our wedding, March 24) I don’t care if its cheating, I’m counting this. I’ve never wasted so much time planning an event and I will make it count for 7 of these things if I can.
59 see a different US coast (gulf coast)
63 complete "once a month cooking"
80 watch a sunrise
81 watch a sunset
82 hand make 3 gifts
90 make and wear a piece of jewelry
91 update a crummy piece of thrift store or discarded furniture
98 go to a zoo or aquarium I've never visited
I realize at this pace I'll be severely behind if I'm going to accomplish all these things, so I'm sure I'll work a few more in there at some point in the coming year. I'm also excited that Andrew and I have begun creating a list of 99 things we'd like to do in the first 999 days we're married. So I've got some (fun) work ahead of me!
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