2016 Goals

2016 Goals

1. Go visit Baby C and her family (I've got to stop calling her a baby, her parents keep talking about sending her to school next fall!) -- Ideally in early spring, but dependent upon so many factors falling in place
2. Bigger car. I hate to trade in our car, but traveling longer than overnight with Baby requires a lot more luggage than we have room for right now. 
3. Read 5 non-fiction books
4. Donate or dispose of 50 things from within the house (outgrown baby items don't count)
5. Renaissance Festival trip (with an almost 1 year old? is this too big a dream?)
6. Put an extra $50 towards savings most/all months
7. Have the piano tuned 
8. Clear off the piano so it's usable nearly every day 
9. Get a clothes line
10. Try a new restaurant or cuisine at least twice 
11. Attend a live performance (play, musical, orchestra, concert, etc.) 
12. Attend 1 baby shower
13. Attend 1-2 birthday parties 
14. Baby proof the nursery as needed 
• cover 2 outlets, 
• deal with mini blinds/cords, 
• ensure mice and all reminders of are really, 100% gone,
• something safer with the doors?
• attach bookcases to walls,
• fix the squeaky heat register flap!! 
• check for any other needs...
15. Convince the baby to start using the nursery (at least for naps) -- probably a spring / summer project 
16. Trip to NE to see all the family (minimum of 3 days -- but what if we need 4 for travel!?)
17. Sweep daily, mop at least twice a week
18. Install cabinet locks in kitchen 
19. Install cabinet locks in bathroom as needed
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Things to Make in 2016

1. Make the Ditto quilt (I own the pattern and the tool, just haven't used it yet) 
2. 2014 cross stitch portrait -- In Progress 
3. 2015 cross stitch portrait? (I think at this point I need to focus on every 5th year and let the annual process go)
4. 2 or more Welcome Baby Packages 
1. Make a quilt or two (use from stash if possible?)
2. 2 hooded towels
3. 4 bibs
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5. Complete in progress quilts: - In progress! 
1. Solids 
2. Stripey Persimmon Quilt (need binding)  
3. Scrappy X+ quilt - Top done, back needed
4. 2 quilts for our bed -- ugh, I made progress early in the year, but haven't come up with a back for the second one, and the idea of basting just exhausts me. 

First goal of 2016? To get a goal list written and posted before January is over!

Uhm... missed it by a couple days... Sounds about right for my life right now.