2009 in Review

Completed 37. Bake 10 new recipes (11/10). I made salsa chicken and crab pasta salad for dinner tonight.

Here's the list of items I've completed in 2009. Yes, yes, I know 2009 is not over yet. Technically I still have three more days. However, I don't see that I'll complete any more goals in the next 3 days.

8. Have a Star Wars marathon
10. Catch up and watch all episodes of Sanctuary
11. Watch all episodes of Homicide Life on the Street
13. Catch up on The 4400
14. Have a Pretender Marathon
15. Finish writing The Vampire Wars
16. Actively participate in a NaNoWriMo Challenge
17. Complete a NaNoWriMo Challenge
29. Complete my U.S. Quarter collection
31. Design my own cross-stitch pattern
33. Learn to crochet and/or knit
37. Bake 10 new recipes (11/10)
38. Visit the Grand canyon
45. Open a savings account
47. Pay off credit card balances
52. Donate 10,000 grains of rice on freerice.com (17,120/10,000)
54. File all unfiled paperwork at home (and keep up with it!)
55. Get bookshelves
56. Organize my books into bookshelves
57. Organize my DVD collection
59. Create a control journal
61. Create an electronic filing system (and keep up with it!)
62. Clean out closet and dresser
63. Organize spoon collection
65. Go to sleep by 10:30 sharp for 60 days (60/60)
66. Wake up naturally on Saturday for 5 days (5/5)
67. Drink only 1 soda (or less) for a day for 10 days (10/10)
70. Go hiking
71. Arrive at work later than 7:15am for 30 days (30/30)
72. Do absolutely NO school work on Sundays for 10 days (10/10)
73. Organize lesson plan materials already in binders
77. Frame family photos from HS and NMU gradation in matching frames
78. Frame HS senior photograph
82. Get a pet
84. List places for summer jobs for 2009
88. Finish this 101 list
90. Organize my recipe book
91. Realize that this list is not set in stone and may change as I change
94. Eat at an IHOP
96. Finish watching Star Trek Enterprise
99. Go to the zoo
Completed: 41

I was really, really ambitious when I first started, then forgot about this list for a bit, then some of them got completed completely by accident, then I found motivation again. However, I've completed 40% of my goals in 360 days. Not too shabby. If I can match or exceed this next year (which'll be harder considering the goals that are left are some of the hardest), I'll make it without a problem. :) I have 24 items that are currently in progress:

1. Read the Complete Works of Shakespeare
2. Read the Count of Monte Cristo
3. Read The Brother's Grimm Fairy Tales Collection
5. Read 50 books (7/50)
12. Catch up on Stargate Atlantis
20. Complete the Chicago scrapbook
21. Complete my college years scrapbook
26. Print all my pictures from Europe
30. Finish stitching my TW dragon
32. Stitch Mom's lighthouse
35. Complete Mom's International bears project
41. Post to my live journal once a week
43. Blog the progress of my 1001 list
46. Set aside $2,000 by the end of this mission
50. Save all coins until the end of this mission
58. Organize my CD collection
60. Use control journal
86. Be able to count to ten in ten other languages (4/10)
87. Finish Indiana Jones Legos for PS2
89. Complete my Homeworkopoly game
95. Bind together a printed copy of Centre of Evil
97. Watch the original Star Trek Series
98. Write down one positive thought a day
100. See 101 new movies (83/101)

Some of these are very, very close to completion, so long as I get off my lazy little butt. Several of these (aka, the ones that cost money) are going to probably be put off into the middle of 2011. My boyfriend surprised me by propsing to me over Christmas, so all of our funds are getting pushed towards the wedding.

I look forward to the progress that I'll be making in the next year and half (or so).