Monday, December 31, 2012
Project 52--The Grand Finale
And, in some ways, it's the end of Project 52 as you've known it. But there will be more details on that this Wednesday.
1. Volunteer for a political campaign.
Fail. I got so burned out during campaign season that I just couldn't handle it.
2. Go 100 days without soda. (Total, not in a row.) 35/100
Fail.
3. Get rid of my storage unit.
Success. It's gone. Which saves me 50 bucks a month.
4. Talk Amber into teaching me how to make her homemade wheat bread.
Fail. Amber moved and we've only gotten together once since March.
5. Get peek-a-boo highlights.
Success. Sadly, all the pink has faded, but I'm totally redoing it when I can.
6. Read A Game of Thrones.
Success.
7. Open a trading account and learn how to buy and sell stocks.
Fail. Not even a little bit.
8. Run a 5K.
Hahaha. Ha.
9. Take The Nephew somewhere cool.
I wish. I haven't gotten to spend any time with The Nephew this year.
10. Read Les Miserables en français.
I haven't even seen Les Mis yet.
11. Buy a suit.
Nope.
12. Visit Erin at school.
Success! And so much fun!
13. Take Stephen to a sporting event.
I tried. But he's busy being a college frat boy. Sad face.
14. Go to a movie with Marc.
I tried. But he's busy being a lawyer, husband and sad. Sad face.
15. Have a girls day with Kristi.
I admit that I didn't try as hard on this one as I should have.
16. Have a girls day with Mom.
I think I technically can count this one done, but it didn't happen in the way I originally meant it.
17. Go to the Reagan Library with Dad.
Totally done and it rocked.
18. Read the Book of Mormon in 30 days.
Nope. Not in 30 days.
19. Visit 2 local museums. 0/2
I thought about counting some of the places I saw in DC, but they didn't really fit my definition of "local."
20. Write a research paper. For fun.
I meant to. But I didn't.
21. Go to a state or county fair and eat something fried.
Didn't go to a state fair. Didn't go to a county fair. Did eat something fried, but it was normal. Not, like, a Twinkie or anything.
22. Go to the beach 3 times. 1/3
I live 10 miles from the ocean. This is pathetic.
23. Get a new comforter for my bed.
I picked one out. I just never got around to buying it.
24. Update 72 hour kit.
Didn't touch it.
25. Go to the gym 5 times in a single week.
I did this one!! And it was awesome.
26. Watch 3 documentaries. 3/3
Let's see if I can remember them...Being Elmo (before all that weird sex scandal stuff), Life in a Day, and this thing about the Titanic, but I can't remember what it was called.
27. Go to 2 limited release films. 1/2
Only made it to 1: People Like Us. And I really liked it.
28. Watch 30 movies from my Netflix list. 18/30
I don't know how I failed at this one, but I did.
29. Reinvent my wardrobe.
I...bought more shoes...
30. Sing karaoke.
Done! And it only took the first 75 out of 90 minutes to get warmed up for it.
31. Visit 5 temples, one of which I haven't yet been to. 1/5
I only went to Newport Beach. Didn't make it to any others. I suck.
32. Go to an NFL game.
I watched a lot of them on TV with our Direct TV Sunday Ticket package...
33. Go to Disneyland 15 times. 10/15
My pass expired in August and I haven't renewed it yet. Otherwise, I totally would have done this.
34. Get one of my photographs printed on canvas.
Never did get around to it.
35. Audition for the OCMCO.
Auditioned and got in!
36. Volunteer in the Bishop's Storehouse.
I'm a sucky volunteer.
37. Get my picture taken in front of the White House.
I totally did.
38. Visit my blog friends in NorCal.
Never even ventured north of San Luis Obispo.
39. Ride in a hot air balloon.
Nope.
40. Try eggs benedict.
Done. Twice. So yummy.
41. Have a fondue party.
Nope.
42. Send Christmas cards.
Sorry, friends.
43. Get serious about my writing. Finish novel. Submit two short stories. Enter a competition. Post on my fiction blog at least monthly.
I waited until halfway through December to get serious. I've written 3 chapters of my novel in the past two weeks. Which, for me, is very good.
44. Take a Spanish class.
Never did get around to it.
45. Start seeing a therapist.
And I'll be seeing that therapist for years.
46. Go to a singles' event.
I lost all desire to do this. I realized I don't particularly enjoy most single people. There are only a few exceptions and you know who you are.
47. Find a new Indian restaurant.
We found three!
48. Interview 2 people for the Karen Peterson project. 0/2
Nope.
49. Pass the Handgun certification test.
You can't fail if you don't try...
50. Get together with 3 people I don't know very well. 5/3
I actually kind of rocked at this one. I met a lot of new people this year.
51. Learn to play a song on the piano.
I think I touched a piano twice.
52. Visit a synagogue.
I found someone to take me, but she wants to wait until her new one is finished. So this is going to carry over into next year.
Fifteen. Fifteen things out of 52. Wow. That's not such a great number. But it could be worse. It's 15 things I hadn't done when the year started. And considering what this year was like for me, maybe it's as good as I could have hoped.
But 2012 is coming to an end now and I have..well, not quite high hopes for 2013, but some hopes. Which is good, I guess.
Things are changing. For the better. And I look forward to telling you all about it.
You are awesome. And if you share this post, you'll be even awesomer!
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Look forward to hearing about all these changes.
ReplyDeleteI'm scared to look at my list. I'm probably right there with you.
ReplyDeleteI still think you did awesome!
ReplyDeleteI would have gotten less than you I am sure. But Life as Elmo, Karen. lol. Happy New Year honey!!! Looking forward to sharing 2013 with you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for co-hosting, Karen. One of the great things to come out of this event for me was discovering your blog, which I enjoy very much. I can only apologize for my own very inconsistent participation. Wishing you a very happy new year.
ReplyDelete15 is not bad at all! You had some pretty major things on your list. This was so much fun to participate in!
ReplyDeleteI think you did great. You crossed off some really big things. I'm so excited about what changes you have in store for Project 52. Having done the best I've ever done on goals in 2012, I'm already thinking about things for 2013.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of getting together with people I don't know very well. Will have to give that one a try. It could be fun and interesting!
ReplyDeleteI only had 12 (or was it 10?) things to do and didn't rock any of it. Heck, I stopped doing it last March, when I ended up in the hospital, and realized that my life is too unstable to rock any long-term goals. Grr!
ReplyDeleteOh! I'm doing a 'Good Things That Happened' jar this year. Writing down anything good that happens to me and putting it in a jar to read on New Years Eve, to remind me how good my life was this year. I hope that all made sense. lol! My ONE goal this year is to do something productive every day (instead of hanging out on Facebook all day long).
ReplyDeleteUgh! My life went so completely off the rails this year, I don't even know where I stand on my list. I did actually complete a few more things, despite never posting about all of them. I'll have to look that up, and think about participating in your new monthly goal thing this year. That does sound a bit more manageable!
ReplyDeleteFifteen out of fifty two is not that bad! Like you said, it's 15 more things than you would have done. I try to purposefully put a few easy ones on my list to make sure that I get a few done!
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