Much of my winter free time was spent with university applications. Now that's finished, and my time is being occupied by wedding preparations! I must admit I've been slacking. Nevertheless I've accomplished a few more goals:
#14, Schedule a church retrofit consultation. A representative from Phillips lighting came to the church and did an energy audit for us. I plan to present the resulting recommendations soon.
#18, Attend an opera, symphony, or ballet performance. James and I attended a performance by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra of the Russian masters.
#32, Grow a garden and harvest something edible from each patch. It took well into November and even December, but my broccoli patch finally yielded some edible crowns.
#39, Knit a sweater. For Halloween I dressed up as Waldo and knit my own red- and white-striped sweater and hat.
#42, Go snowboarding at least three times during the 07-08 season; learn to carve. I massively outdid myself here, buying a season's pass at Mt. Seymour. James and I went almost every week from January to April. I can turn confidently on both sides, I'm working on getting better at maintaining speed, and on one occasion actually landed a jump.
#46, Run 10 km. Well... I did stop to walk a few times, but I think it still counts. On April 20 James and I did the Vancouver Sun Run, along with more than 59,000 others. Our time was 1:11 (yes, we stayed together the whole time).
#61, Compile a cookbook. I did this at Christmas and gave it to my dad, who says he loves it.
#62, Take a yoga class at a gym or community centre. I've been going to radha yoga at least three times a week since the beginning of March - money was the motivator, I bought monthly passes and then felt motivated to get the most I could out of it.
#65, Keep a monthly budget. I've been doing this for some time now, using Pearbudget.
#74, Get a driver’s license. I did this on a whim last month (well, it's just a learner's permit). James was completely shocked when I told him.
#76, Donate 10% of my income to a church or charity of my choice. I've kept this up since at least December... I don't remember exactly.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
September & October accomplishments
I've been busy doing stuff! And here's a list of goals I have finished in the past couple months.
#17, visit the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. I went on Oct. 6 with my boyfriend and his mom and sister.
This is the MOST IMPORTANT ONE: #25, pay off student loans by Dec. 31st, 2007. The cheque for my final payment cleared Oct. 10. I have no debt whatsoever at this point. :)
#57, eat everything in my freezer. Everything from last year is gone, and it's now full of new things from this summer - blueberries, blackberries, beans, strawberries, rhubarb, pesto, tomato sauce... I think that's it.
#66, clear Nicole's Trail at Burnaby Mountain. I went with James a while ago and while I wasn't perfect (there were several places where I had to put a foot down) I never had to get off the bike and walk. I think that's close enough.
#71, Change working hours from 9-5 to 8-4. I've done you one better, most mornings I am in the office by 7:30 and done at 3:30. Sometimes I'm even half an hour earlier.
#72, Get insurance settlement taken care of. I actually settled my claim yesterday. It has been more than seven months, and my left hip is still achy every now and then but that has stabilized. The insurance company included a lump sum payment for "future care" should I need more physio at a later date. To be honest he offered me a LOT more money than I was expecting... I'm really surprised.
#17, visit the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. I went on Oct. 6 with my boyfriend and his mom and sister.
This is the MOST IMPORTANT ONE: #25, pay off student loans by Dec. 31st, 2007. The cheque for my final payment cleared Oct. 10. I have no debt whatsoever at this point. :)
#57, eat everything in my freezer. Everything from last year is gone, and it's now full of new things from this summer - blueberries, blackberries, beans, strawberries, rhubarb, pesto, tomato sauce... I think that's it.
#66, clear Nicole's Trail at Burnaby Mountain. I went with James a while ago and while I wasn't perfect (there were several places where I had to put a foot down) I never had to get off the bike and walk. I think that's close enough.
#71, Change working hours from 9-5 to 8-4. I've done you one better, most mornings I am in the office by 7:30 and done at 3:30. Sometimes I'm even half an hour earlier.
#72, Get insurance settlement taken care of. I actually settled my claim yesterday. It has been more than seven months, and my left hip is still achy every now and then but that has stabilized. The insurance company included a lump sum payment for "future care" should I need more physio at a later date. To be honest he offered me a LOT more money than I was expecting... I'm really surprised.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Progress report
Here's what I'm working on currently:
#15, Drink 8 glasses of water a day for 2 weeks. I started today and I'm well on target. For today, anyway!
#25, Pay off student loans by Dec. 31. This is also going well, as I mentioned last month I'm putting my whole tax refund towards this goal. I also scrounged together an extra $1000 last month, thanks in part to a cheque from the insurance company (I was hit by a car while biking in March).
#27, Take a camping trip to Oregon, save $500 for camping gear. Unfortunately this will have to be split into two separate goals! I'm going to visit my family July 28-Aug 4, and then camping the week after. However the added expense of the family visit precludes buying gear; I'll be borrowing this time around. I'll still have to buy it before doing #86, the Appalachian Trail.
#28, Visit my immediate family twice and each side of the extended family once. My mom and dad and I are visiting my mom's side of the family at the end of July. Unfortunately my brother and sister won't be able to come, but I think this still counts for immediate family!
#32, Grow a garden and harvest something edible from each patch. I planted beans, beets, carrots, squash, and possibly some other things that I've forgotten about. There are some things growing in my little plot, and some of them I can't tell if they're weeds or good plants. However I can distinguish the beans, carrots, and squash. Nothing edible yet. I have salad greens, tomatoes, basil, and habanero pepper in containers as well. The basil is pressed into service regularly and the first tomato is almost ready to be picked. I also have some wild raspberry bushes that have started producing some luscious berries.
#35, Limit TV/computer time to 7 hours a week outside work. I haven't been keeping track, but I'm fairly sure I've been doing this already. However, in the next few weeks I'll make up a timesheet to make sure.
#57, eat everything in my freezer. Almost done! There's only a big container of frozen pumpkin. I just need to use it before Halloween, which is when my freezer experiences its annual pumpkin puree bonanza.
#60, make laundry detergent, glass cleaner, and shampoo. I made glass cleaner.
#65, keep a monthly budget. I started doing this at the beginning of June and will obviously continue, probably indefinitely. I use PearBudget for this.
#15, Drink 8 glasses of water a day for 2 weeks. I started today and I'm well on target. For today, anyway!
#25, Pay off student loans by Dec. 31. This is also going well, as I mentioned last month I'm putting my whole tax refund towards this goal. I also scrounged together an extra $1000 last month, thanks in part to a cheque from the insurance company (I was hit by a car while biking in March).
#27, Take a camping trip to Oregon, save $500 for camping gear. Unfortunately this will have to be split into two separate goals! I'm going to visit my family July 28-Aug 4, and then camping the week after. However the added expense of the family visit precludes buying gear; I'll be borrowing this time around. I'll still have to buy it before doing #86, the Appalachian Trail.
#28, Visit my immediate family twice and each side of the extended family once. My mom and dad and I are visiting my mom's side of the family at the end of July. Unfortunately my brother and sister won't be able to come, but I think this still counts for immediate family!
#32, Grow a garden and harvest something edible from each patch. I planted beans, beets, carrots, squash, and possibly some other things that I've forgotten about. There are some things growing in my little plot, and some of them I can't tell if they're weeds or good plants. However I can distinguish the beans, carrots, and squash. Nothing edible yet. I have salad greens, tomatoes, basil, and habanero pepper in containers as well. The basil is pressed into service regularly and the first tomato is almost ready to be picked. I also have some wild raspberry bushes that have started producing some luscious berries.
#35, Limit TV/computer time to 7 hours a week outside work. I haven't been keeping track, but I'm fairly sure I've been doing this already. However, in the next few weeks I'll make up a timesheet to make sure.
#57, eat everything in my freezer. Almost done! There's only a big container of frozen pumpkin. I just need to use it before Halloween, which is when my freezer experiences its annual pumpkin puree bonanza.
#60, make laundry detergent, glass cleaner, and shampoo. I made glass cleaner.
#65, keep a monthly budget. I started doing this at the beginning of June and will obviously continue, probably indefinitely. I use PearBudget for this.
Friday, June 8, 2007
Category 3: Medium-term goals
These are the goals that will probably take more than a year to accomplish (including saving money). A much smaller list than the short term goals!
1. Hike the Appalachian Trail
2. Get a master's degree
3. Get my legs tattooed
4. Do some bike touring
5. Grow my hair out to waist length
6. Take the train across Canada
7. Go on a human-powered camping trip
8. Go on a pilgrimage
9. Increase net worth
10. Travel to Africa
1. Hike the Appalachian Trail
2. Get a master's degree
3. Get my legs tattooed
4. Do some bike touring
5. Grow my hair out to waist length
6. Take the train across Canada
7. Go on a human-powered camping trip
8. Go on a pilgrimage
9. Increase net worth
10. Travel to Africa
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