Making it Up As I Go

Oh yes, it’s that time again. Time for the vision, time for the madness.

For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, I copy and paste from last year’s entry:

Yet again I have braved the madness of creating an Uberlist. An idea stolen from a friend of a friend, it consists of coming up with a to-do list for the coming year, containing the same number of items as the year it is.  (When it began in 1998 or so, there would have been 98 items on the list. This year there are 111.)  It’s brash and bold and I love it.  To quote whoever it was I stole the idea from:

“I think I only accomplish about 30% of the list in any given year (one year, I didn’t finish MAKING THE LIST) and generally by June there are a good 10 items that are no longer applicable or even desireable, but it’s a fun thing to have nonetheless, and it keeps me focused for the first few months of the year. Then I forget all about it until about, oh, say, NOVEMBER, at which point I scramble about trying to remember where I put last year’s list.”

This year I completed 63% of my list, which is pretty dang amazing. Last year I did 49%, which means either I was more productive this year, or I got better at salting the list with things I knew I’d do anyway. Don’t judge me! 🙂

So here’s this year’s list, with a couple of things edited because they concern gifts for people who read this blog.

Books

1. Read 50 books
2. Re-read a childhood favorite (Little Women)
3. Read bio of Pres. Monson
4. Read 5 education/child development books
5. Reread Charlotte Mason companion
6. Read 5 Shakespeare plays
7. Read a book/author I’ve always meant to try (100 years of solitude?)
8. Read a volume from a poet I’ve never tried
9. Participate in book club

Local attractions

10. Go to Winchester Mystery House
11. Go to aquarium
12. Go to Oakland zoo
13. Go to SF zoo
14. Go to sky high
15. Go to beach

Trips

16. Go on 4 overnight trips with B
17. Visit Karen & Bruce
18. Go to the snow
19. Go camping
20. Go to Disneyland

Spirituality

21. In depth study of Book of Mormon
22. Read lessons for Sunday ahead of time
23. Fast purposefully each month
24. Study temperance
25. Go to temple
26. Meditate 5 minutes a day for a month
27. Keep gratitude journal
28. Memorize 12 scriptures
29. Memorize 12 new hymns

Service

30. Work on Family History
31. Make standing appts for visiting teaching
32. Volunteer to help with activities
33. Teach Rachel to sew
34. Make something for ****

Personal development/education

35. Meet a new sister each week
36. Go to enrichment each month
37. Write thank you notes
38. Use Rosetta stone to review Spanish
39. Get sketchbook and draw nature
40. Take a dance class
41. Revisit priorities once a month
42. Paint a decent picture
43. Look into piano lessons
44. Get CPR certified
45. Invite 3 couples over
46. Get some new clothes

Leisure

47. Go to tea with Liz
48. Go to a musical
49. Go to a play
50. Have date night once a month
51. Try new music
52. Get a manicure
53. Get a massage

Home

54. Purge craft closet
55. Purge girls’ books
56. Purge kitchen
57. Purge game/coat closet
58. Purge storage
59. Get new plants
60. Get carpets cleaned
61. Finalize housing options
62. Get 72 hr kits stocked
63. Super clean apartment

Writing

64. Finish draft of Mystery’s End
65. Submit it to publisher
66. Do Nanowrimo
67. Research Who Made the Monsters
68. Post weekly to the girls’ blogs

Health

69. Go to dr.
70. Get new toothbrush
71. Go to dentist
72. Figure out time to workout
73. Do it consistently for 6 months
74. Order Jillian DVD
75. Figure out what I should be eating and do it
76. Start running

Homemaking skills

77. Try 12 new recipes
78. Come up with food budget and stick to it
79. Revisit cleaning schedule
80. Make jam
81. Learn embroidery

Entrepreneur endeavors

82. Take pictures for Etsy
83. Post 3 items
84. Make banner for site
85. Send out link for site

Creativity

86. Make 5 items from Wee Wonderfuls book
87. Make 5 items from Fleece animals book
88. Make quilt (30’s repro)
89. Make tumbler quilt
90. Make Z’s Cars quilt
91. Make felt board globe
92. Make Tiny’s birthday book
93. Make king sized bedspread
94. Make shutterfly books for girls
95. Make Christmas quilt for ****
96. Make The Year You Saved Christmas books
97. Get Bird book illustrated
98. Get bird book printed

Girls’ Education

99. Order Math-U-See
100. Get info on Ocean Grove
101. Get signed up
102. Determine curriculum
103. Determine schedule
104. Figure out preschool for Tiny
105. Figure out adventure/trip days
106. Get girls outside – figure out nature time
107. Regular and effective FHE
108. Get art cards
109. Teach girls primary songs
110. Figure out assessment and tracking system
111. Look into Daisy Girl Scouting for Z