As I think about the near future and all that 2012 could mean, I decided I should share a few goals.  I am in the habit of writing down goals, I find that they get accomplished so much more often if they are written down!  I have been writing down New Year’s goals for about 6 years now, and even though I rarely accomplish all of them, I would say I fulfill an average of somewhere between 70-80% of them. 

Last year I actually decided to do a 101 in 1001 goals list… I had so many things I wanted to do!  So this was my way to capture a list of all I wanted to accomplish over the next 3ish years of my life (could also be viewed as my “pre-baby” goal list, but don’t tell Dwyatt I said that!).  I accomplished about 18 of these goals last year, definitely a good start!  However at this rate, it may take me more like 4 of 5 years to finish them all…  Here is a sampling of what I want to accomplish this year:

1. Maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA in my graduate program.
2. Hike the Grand Canyon with my husband.
3. Visit Europe.
4. Ride in NVRHA events & rope a cow!
5. Pay off all my student loans.
6. Visit Santa Fe, New Mexico.
7. Babysit for friends.
8. Do something that scares me.
9. Sew a Christmas tree skirt!
10. Take more personal photos and turn them into albums.
11. Blog more consistently.
12. Take a ballroom dancing class.
13. Visit New England in the fall.
14. Continue to workout and gain muscle… work toward being in the best shape of my life!
15. Donate blood at least twice per year.
16. Attend my brother’s college graduation.
17. Host a wine tasting party for friends.
18. Find an organization I’m passionate about, and volunteer at least once per month.
19. Start and complete all three levels of Rosetta Stone Spanish.
20. Redecorate my bedroom.
21. Grow a successful strawberry patch.
22. Send flowers to my grandmother, just because…
23. Go on a mother/daughter trip with my Mom (just us girls!)
24. Drink more tea.

Wish me luck!  I think I’m going to need it :)