Below is my revised list of goals from last year and an honest assessment of my achievement (or lack thereof) of them.
MOM:
- Get everything in place for K to attend preschool in the fall - completed. K started at her new school in early September. She walked through the doors on the first day with such confidence and has not looked back. She's a rock-star preschooler. I'm also extremely grateful to have her in a great school that goes through 6th grade; also grateful that C will one day join her there.
- Plan one outing with K each week
- library - done. We're on a first name basis with the children's librarian and her intern.
- museum - done. We went to the Air & Space Museum, American History, and Botanical Gardens this year.
- pool - done. We spent considerable time at the pool this past summer.
- spray park - done and done. We were regulars at the spray park; sometimes hitting it twice in one day.
- Read to K every day - done. My baby loves to read.
- Introduce one new food/recipe every two weeks - I did a bad job tracking my progress on this goal, but I feel confident that K tried and liked a lot of new foods this year. The girl loves broccoli, peas, tofu, and seitan.
- Prepare K for the arrival of the new baby - she was as ready as she could be and had a sparkly pink "big sister" t-shirt to prove it.
- Get things read for Baby #2
- buy new crib - we didn't buy one, but arranged to get one on loan from friends
- rearrange house - done
- plan maternity leave - done
WIFE:
- Plan one date night per month - fail. We had some great nights out - D's birthday dinner at a local wine bar, great Thai food at a local hole in the wall restaurant, but I definitely did little planning and we did not get out once a month.
- Plan five year wedding anniversary celebration - fail. We even had a great bottle of wedding wine to open on our anniversary, but I opted for sleep most of February. Leaving little room for celebration.
- Encourage, support, and help D plan for his sabbatical - D's sabbatical will take place this year. Support forthcoming.
- Read book with D and take action accordingly - started, but not completed. Love the book. Just need to find the time to finish and discuss it.
- Plan 12 coffee dates (one per month with a friend) - I had several coffee/pizza/cupcake dates with friends and former colleagues, but I do not believe I had 12.
- Organize an event for K's friends and their moms quarterly
- cookie decorating - done. Valentine's Day.
- backyard sprinkler party - done. Although we rarely hosted because our neighbors had a super cool sprinkler and we went over there a lot.
- picnic in RCP - fail, but we did picnic in the backyard, at the park near K's school and at the swimming pool.
- Make and start getting out with a running buddy - fail. I didn't even try.
- Volunteer
- at a local running / triathlon event - fail
- in one of the many neighborhood groups - half-fail. I didn't join a group per-se, but I did attend several neighborhood meetings and participated in numerous email discussions.
- Do strength training at least twice per week - fail
- Cross train at least once per week - partial fail. I walked a lot throughout my pregnancy and took spinning classes until my pregnant belly made me too unsteady on the spinning bike.
- yoga
- spinning
- swimming
- Gain a healthy amount of weight while pregnant (do not exceed first pregnancy weight) - I gained more weight during this past pregnancy, but also had a baby who was three pounds heavier. My weight gain was definitely in the normal/healthy range.
- Introduce K to health behaviors --- get her outside and moving at least three times per week - we did this! Especially during the spring and summer months.
- yoga
- swimming
- bike riding
- walking
- Make / try a new healthy snack each week - fail. And, again, I did a bad job of tracking my progress to achieve this goal.
- East at least 4 fruits / veggies each day - likely achieved, but, again, I did a bad job of tracking my progress.
- Defend dissertation by July 2011 - done in September.
- Complete at least three papers for publication by September 2011 - ongoing :(
- Practice patience
- Apply only for jobs I am excited about
- Make a list of what I really want to do and necessary steps to get there by June 2011
- Write out 3-, 5-, and 10- year goals
- Explore some non-traditional part-time opportunities
- Set aside enough money to pay for K's preschool - done. Paid in full in July.
- Brainstorm ideas to make extra money - not necessary as I got an actual job.
- Make plans to pay for delivery of Baby #2 and insurance of Baby #2 - done
- Paint, furnish, and decorate K's big girl room - done
- Make space / room for Baby #2 - done
- Paint living room - done
- Choose color and paint our bedroom - work in progress
- Plant garden with K in the spring - garden is ready for spring 2012 planting
- Read books on my to be read list:
- Born To Run
- Breaking Dawn - done
- Celebration of Discipline
- Anatomy of the Soul
- Me, Myself, and Bob - started; most likely will not finish
- Run Like a Mother - done
- Chi Running
- Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families - started; will finish
- The Help
- Read Bible (all of it before end of year) - fail
- Learn how to use my camera - room for improvement
- Plan a me outing each month - fail
- spring shopping with ACE
- afternoon at the library reading
- walk around The Mall
- Pay for and get one massage -fail
- Complete a year long photo challenge (commence in February) - fail
- Save money for: - fail except for the stroller. I scored the stroller of my dreams on craigslist!
- Lightroom
- Keen boots
bike and seat for K- double stroller
- Have a natural childbirth - yeah... this did not happen, but not for a lack of trying.
2 comments:
Babies change everything! You achieved amazing things this year though! God continues to be faithful!
You did a great job!
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