Project 52

I have an obsession with making lists.  I make lists for everything.  To-Do lists, Bill Paying lists, Shopping lists, Gift lists, lists of lists.... it goes on.  I am even guilty of adding things to my lists just so I can cross it off.  I believe this is an inherited trait that comes from my mother as she is also an avid list maker.

So, it should come as no surprise that I love the idea of Project 52.  If you are not familiar with this concept,  it is courtesy of A Peek at Karen's World.  Here is how she explains it.
There are 52 weeks in a year. We are challenging you to do something with those 52 weeks. Something you might not have done otherwise. It can be one big goal or 100 little ones.


And here is my list of the 52 things I am going to do this year (or at least try to)

1. Work on scrapbooks once a month
2. Read a book on management
3. Attend trainings for work
4. Pay off the Malibu
5. Pay off our credit card debit
6. Get my passport
7. Try one new recipe a month
8. Go camping at least 4 times 
9. Be a better friend to my girls - more calls, e-mails, etc.
10. Visit 5 new restaurants
11. Make and follow a budget
12. Use my crock pot once a month
13. Create an emergency fund so we don't need to rely on our credit cards
14. Grow an herb garden
15. Have a date night once a month
16. Take a daily multivitamin
17. Drink 8 glasses of water a day
18. Learn to juggle
19. Take a Segway tour
20. Read one classic novel
21. Host Brunch
22. Travel somewhere I have never been before
23. Work out three times a week
24. Learn how to separate work and home
25. Write one Thank-You a month
26. Purge our place of useless clutter
27. Start doing yoga again 
28. Go to a drive-in movie theater with A
29. Start "The Great Escape" with my college girlfriends instead of just talking about it
30. Read 12 new books
31. Buy a new piece of furniture 
32. Go fishing with A at least once 
33. Stop being so critical of myself and others
34. Get new glasses
35. Make bread from scratch 
36. Make our faith a greater priority
37. Do a walk/run for charity
38. Start a One Line a Day journal
39. Make homemade granola
40. Eat healthier - more fruits and veggies and less processed food
41. Eat dinner at the table with the TV off most days of the week
42. Watch less TV
43. Pray Daily
44. Learn to knit
45. Get pregnant 
46. Make the bed every morning
47. See a live performance (play, musical, concert)
48. Go golfing with A at least once 
49. Complete 5 random acts of kindness
50. Laugh Daily
51. Have more patience 
52. Donate $5 for any item not completed

I can't wait to start crossing things off!