2012 Goals Update
Erin's 2012 Goals:
~ Get an organized book list in one location and get it fully "entered"
* DONE! I decided to use one app called GoodReads. The best part is, you can use it on a phone, tablet, or computer. I highly recommend it. And if you are on GoodReads, look me up!
~ Make homemade laundry detergent
* Not yet.
* Not yet.
~ Make homemade hummus.
* Not yet.
* Not yet.
~ Improve my sewing skills. My ultimate goal is to learn how to quilt.
* Nothing new - I plan to scour some yard sales to find a drafting table, that way I can set everything up and be more apt to actually sew.
* Nothing new - I plan to scour some yard sales to find a drafting table, that way I can set everything up and be more apt to actually sew.
~ Lose 20 pounds.
* We are regularly going to the gym and meeting with our trainer.
* We are regularly going to the gym and meeting with our trainer.
~ Pay off my credit card. Enough said.
* Plugging away at this.
* Plugging away at this.
~ Walk 10 miles per week.
* Nope.
* Nope.
~ Run a 5K.
* I have discovered that I am not a fan of running so this is getting put on the back burner.
* I have discovered that I am not a fan of running so this is getting put on the back burner.
~ Read 24 books (I have chosen 12 books to read individually and I will read 12 books through my book club).
Here is what I have read so far:
Individual Books Book Club Books
Jan: Your Money or Your Life (Joe Dominguez) Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Feb: The Girl Who Played with Fire (Steig Larsson) Carnal Innocence (Nora Roberts)
March: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (S. Larsson) * No Book Club this month
Red Rabbit (Tom Clancy)
March: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (S. Larsson) * No Book Club this month
Red Rabbit (Tom Clancy)
April: Noble Vision (Gen LaGreca) City of Veils (Zoe Ferraris)
May: Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy) The Kitchen House (Kathleen Grissom)
The Dirty Life (Kristin Kimball)
Seriously...I'm Kidding (Ellen DeGeneres)
June: Fifty Shades of Grey (E.L. James) * No Book Club this month
Fifty Shades Darker (E.L. James)
Books I plan to read:
* Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
* The Millionaire Next Door (Thomas J Stanley PhD & William D Danko PhD) - won off a blog, want to finally give it a go
* Joy for Beginners (Erica Bauermeister)
* Change of Heart (Jodi Picoult)
* Folks, This Ain't Normal (Joel Salatin)
And if I don't reach my goal with this list, plus book club books - don't worry, I still have a "Want to read" list that keeps growing every day!
Joint Goals. Dr Bob and I hope to:
~ Learn to can food - Had a lesson, now we have to do it on our own.
~ Try a sweet new recipe per month
March: Flan
April: Basbousa - To go with our Book Club's Saudi Arabian theme, I asked a Saudi friend to send me some recipes. This turned out pretty good. Hopefully I can get the recipe typed up soon in case you want to try a new dessert recipe.
May: Nothing :-(
April: Basbousa - To go with our Book Club's Saudi Arabian theme, I asked a Saudi friend to send me some recipes. This turned out pretty good. Hopefully I can get the recipe typed up soon in case you want to try a new dessert recipe.
May: Nothing :-(
June: Banana Banana Bread
~ Try a savory new recipe per month
Jan: Neither of us can remember what we made. =)
March: Queso
April: Kofti(e) which is a traditional spiced meatball (another recipe made for Book Club)
April: Kofti(e) which is a traditional spiced meatball (another recipe made for Book Club)
May: Nothing :-(
June: Shredded Buffalo Chicken sandwiches (we used "Millie the Mixer" to shred the chicken - AMAZING concept!)
~ Explore Asheville, North Carolina
~ Visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* Planning to go for our 5 year wedding anniversary in September! I'm so excited!
~ Post 2 blog entries per month
* Not in May :-(
* Not in May :-(
~ Try a new restaurant per month - we live in such a Foody area
Feb: Community Q BBQ, Front Page News, Cafe Sababa, and I went to the Melting Pot for the first time with some friends.
March: Capozzi's
April: I can't believe this but we actually didn't eat out much this month and none of the places were new. Wow.
March: Capozzi's
April: I can't believe this but we actually didn't eat out much this month and none of the places were new. Wow.
May: Tijuana Garage
June: Universal Joint
~ Try a new hike per month - this has not been happening so I am going to officially take this off the goal list.
I have been terrible about blogging and some of my goals but I wanted to make sure I jotted down what I/we have been accomplishing.
How have you guys been doing with your goals??
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