Three days into the new year and already behind on my personal “to do” list. Whatayado?

Last January I began a list of 101 goals to accomplish in 1001 days. I have been quietly working on it, but there have been many items I’ve been forgetting to record (such as any of the goals having to do with recipes). In an effort to get more goals accomplished and to better track what the heck I’ve been doing, I added a new goal:
96. Give a monthly update of the status of this list (starting January 2013)

So here it goes!

Here’s are the goals I completed between January 21^st and December 31^st of 2012:

1. Renovate main bathroom completed 4/28/2012
8. Expand the area behind the garage into a full vegetable garden completed 05/19/2012
9. Expand the herb garden to include at least three different herbs completed 05/16/2012
10. Identify all the existing plants in the flowerbeds completed 06/08/2012
30. Revisit two places I’ve already been (outside of Minnesota) completed 12/11/2012
    

    1. Cape Neddick / York, Maine – 09/07/2012
    2. Las Vegas strip – 12/11/2012

40. Get a “Bingo” in Scrabble completed 1/31/2012, I played “bristled.”
46. Finish the Three Rivers Wine Trail of Minnesota completed 06/03/2012
    

    1. WineHaven – 02/25/2012
    2. Falconer Vineyards – 06/03/2012

50. See the Holidazzle Parade completed 12/13/2012
54. Get a bicycle completed 06/24/2012 (thanks, Karyn!)
82. Finish that custom cross-stitch project I started for a certain friend in Massachusetts completed 09/01/2012
83. Finish knitted gift intended for Christmas 2011 completed 12/22/2012
86. Finish sewing Loop de Loop Pillows completed 1/28/2012

Here’s are the goals that are currently in progress:

2. Complete the small details of the main bathroom renovation
   (minimum requirements: hang towel bar, install baseboard trim, hang mirror over sink)
3. Craft Room Makeover
   (minimum requirements: work table, new storage shelves, paint, floor covering [carpet or area rug], improve lighting, room divider to hide the kitties’ “room”)
6. Main floor guest bedroom makeover
   (minimum requirements: paint, new curtains, decor, storage)
7. Home Office Makeover
   (minimum requirements: larger desk, remove unused/old documents/books/etc., task lighting, new desk chair)
17. Use 24 different recipes for canning/preserving food
    

    1. Refrigerator Pickles – 07/22/2012

18. Visit 20 new-to-me restaurants in the Twin Cities
    

    1. The Melting Pot – 01/21/2012
    2. Tea House – 02/16/2012
    3. Pazzaluna – 02/19/2012(I’m not sure that this one counts since we only ordered one happy hour appetizer.)
    4. Best of India – 02/27/2012
    5. Crooked Pint Ale House – 03/30/2012
    6. The Public House – 03/31/2012
    7. The Low Brow – 07/28/2012
    8. Ginger Hop – 07/28/2012
    9. Sunshine Factory – 08/28/2012
    10. Rye – 10/17/2012
    11. Groveland Tap (again, mostly just drinks) – 11/03/2012
    12. Grand Ole Creamery – 11/03/2012
    13. Travail (most excited about this one, considering we’ve lived down the street for the last year) – 11/06/2012
    14. The Craftsman – 11/10/2012

19. Cook 30 new-to-me recipes
    

    1. Sante Fe Chicken Casserole – 02/19/12
    2. Beef & Sausage Stew – 03/18/12
    3. Easy Chicken Pot Pie – 12/17/12

20. Bake 20 new-to-me recipes
    

    1. Everyday Chocolate Cake – 03/16/12

23. Organize all of the loose recipes I have into a binder/cookbook and/or on my iPad (Paprika app)
31. Visit (or revisit) 10 museums
    

    1. Minneapolis Institute of Arts – 03/17/2012
    2. Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery – 09/04/2012
    3. Salem Witch Museum – 09/04/2012
    4. Witch Dungeon Museum – 09/04/2012
    5. Museum of New Hampshire History – 09/05/2012
    6. Harvard Museum of Natural History – 09/10/2012

32. Visit two zoos (not including Como Zoo, which is listed as another goal)
    

    1. Great Plains Zoo – 04/22/2012

33. Visit 10 new-to-me wineries/vineyards
    

    1. WineHaven – 02/25/2012
    2. Richwood Winery – 05/05/2012

36. Finish posting photos and memories from my past travels
41. Finish watching all of the Academy Award’s Best Picture winners (36/84)
43. Complete Project 356 again – started 01/01/2013
68. Be free of credit card debt. (One credit card completely paid off in 2012!)
74. Get my second tooth implant
    

    1. Tooth pulled – 03/08/2012
    2. Bone graft and post implants – 07/11/2012
    3. Healing cap – 12/27/2012
    4. Final tooth installation – anticipated February 2013

87. Make a quilt
89. Hand-make 10 Christmas gifts
    

    1. Scarf for Karyn, Christmas 2012 – 12/25/2012

98. Attend five professional development conferences/workshops
    

    1. MinneWebCon – 04/16–17/2012
    2. CSS Summit (online) – 07/31–08/01/2012
    3. MNBlogCon – 09/22/2012
    4. Twin Cities Code Camp – 10/06/2012

12 goals completed, 20 goals in progress, and I still have two goals to be determined. I have got a lot of work ahead of me! View my entire list.