Last October she popped a big question. She asked me if I'd like to be a part of myyearlybucketlist.com for 2014. Of course I said yes! After my 2013 goals were a bust, I needed some accountability. You can check out my full 2014 Bucket List here, but for now I will give you a quick recap:
My 2014 Bucket List:
1.
Establish an 8:00-4:30 workday… January and
ongoing…
2.
Compile addresses into an address book… February
3.
Complete a 7-day cleanse… March
4.
Do a 30-Day Plank Challenge… April
5.
Plan one date per month…
6.
Organize and Deep CLEAN home… June
7.
Complete all started and purchased for crafts…
July
8.
Go to Pilates at least three times per week…
9.
Have three designated “quiet times” per week…
10. Create
and update a monthly budget…
11. PAY
OFF DEBT… (30-40K goal)
12. Christmas
presents bought and cards sent by 12/1/14… November
13. Blog
twice per month...
Of course some items didn't make the cut. Part of creating bucket lists instead of resolutions is to pick goals that are attainable. I'd love to be June Cleaver and Betty Crocker all rolled into one, but this is not a reality for me right now.
2014 Bucket List Rejects:
Cook/Eat at Home at least 3 times per week... our schedule right now is just too crazy for this to work, unfortunately. I would still like to cook/eat at home as often as possible, but refuse to beat myself up if some weeks the best I can do is the Chik-fil-A drive thru.
Grow my own fruits and veggies in a container garden... this was on last year's list, and it didn't happen. It's something I would still love to do, and maybe it will happen this year, but maybe it won't. If it does, it will be a bonus. And considering last year I single-handedly killed 42 impatients, gardening might not be my "thing."
Chop my locks... and donate them. I've done this before, and will most likely do it again, but didn't want to feel pressured to make it happen during a certain month/year. The length of my hair is starting
to drive me absolutely crazy, so I know it's coming... I'm just not sure when. :)
So now for the first Bucket List update... January didn't go as well as I'd hoped, but it gives me something to strive toward in February.
My 2014 Bucket List: Update #1
1.
Establish an 8:00-4:30 workday… January and
ongoing…
Some days I was great at this... others not-so-much. I will say that I made it to school by 8:00 more times than I probably would have otherwise, but not every day. Since this is an ongoing goal, I don't feel defeated just yet. I just need to make the most of February!
2.
Compile addresses into an address book… February
3.
Complete a 7-day cleanse… March
4.
Do a 30-Day Plank Challenge… April
5.
Plan one date per month…
Failed in January. David planned all of our outings for the month. Perhaps I could plan something really special for February!
6.
Organize and Deep CLEAN home… June
7.
Complete all started and purchased for crafts…
July
8.
Go to Pilates at least three times per week…
This goal was *mostly* achieved in January! I didn't go to Pilates the week that I had the stomach bug from you-know-where... so I'm giving myself a pass on that one. But for the most part, I'm making it there!!
9.
Have three designated “quiet times” per week…
10. Create
and update a monthly budget…
11. PAY
OFF DEBT… (30-40K goal)
12. Christmas
presents bought and cards sent by 12/1/14… November
13. Blog
twice per month…
Yep... failed in January. But if I do three in February that will make up for it, right?
I am excited that blogging this morning has given me time to reflect on where I stand with each of my bucket list items. While January didn't exactly go as I'd hoped, I am giving myself grace. I'm not perfect and life isn't perfect, and sometimes things don't happen just how we want them to. But I'm not giving up! I've got an address book to find!! (Might be a nice snow day project!)
Until next time, friends...
