Showing posts with label Winter Goals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winter Goals. Show all posts

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Winter Bucket List

My winter to do list in no particular order:
  • Finish my 2014 photo book by mid-January
  • Start my 2015 photo book
    • and keep it up to date
  • Keep up to date w/ Lucy's First Year photo book
  • Snow shoe as often as the weather allows
  • Read the Discovery Series by Wanda E. Brunstetter
    • Goodbye to Yesterday
    • The Silence of Winter
    • The Hope of Spring
    • The Pieces of Summer
    • A revelation in Autumn
    • A Vow for Always
  • Go winter hiking
  • Go winter camping
    • if weather permits
  • Finish my mother's blanket
  • become a cupcake master
    • I want to learn to how to frost cupcakes really well and I have a wonderful woman teaching me how to do it
    • I want to make homemade frosting and bake from the cupcakes from scratch
  • Sew a dress for Lucy
    • I have a pillowcase dress pattern that I would like to attempt to sew
    • I also have a "brown paper bag" pattern pinned on pintrest I want to attempt as well
  • Embroider
    • I would like to work on my embroidery skills
      • my current skills are pretty low - I would like to keep improve
  • Crochet Hats
    • lots and lots of hats
    • I have a secret project that will be revealed at some point but it involves lots of hats
    • try 12 new hat patterns
  • Get back in shape - Lucy was rough on my body
    • with an upcoming triathlon and several road races I really need to focus on running and biking
      • swimming comes ridiculously naturally for me - and the swim is short for the triathlon I am doing soooooooooo I will worry about that come spring - plus I haul 30 to 70 pound weights, I mean children, around the pool for swimming lessons for a couple hours every week - trust me this is more of a work out than I give it credit for
    • go to cycling class at least once a week
  • keep up on Lucy's monthly pictures
  • grow my photography skills
    • learn how to use my camera more, learn more of the features, learn about white balance, learn about focus, learn about editing photos
  • Keep up on once a month cooking
    • I LOVE cooking only once a month, I hate it while I am doing it but after its done and during the month I LOVE IT!
What is on your winter to-do list?
How do you feel about to-do lists?
  • I am a list addict and LOVE having goals and the ability to cross things off of a list is ridiculously gratifying
    • I have been known to put something on my list just to be able to cross it off