It may have been 3 months, but...

I have accomplished a lot:

6. Spend at least 2 weeks on vacation with just my kids and husband.

• 1 week Hawaii!
• 2 weeks Florida!
• I excel at vacation.

10. Unpack every box on the next move and dispose of unnecessary moving weight.

• 3 truck loads of junk gone!

15. Decorate my bedroom in our next home.

• Ok, this one is cheating a bit because I moved in to house where the bedroom was already the color I was going to paint it.

33. Register Emma for preschool.

• 3 mornings a week

32. Throw away all my old work materials.

• Done. (Except I didn't throw away the work related to my Master's degree. Might need it.)

37. Read 10 of these books.

1. The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende-Love this book. Allende is a great author.
2. Lord of the Flies by William Golding-Read it again. Still hated it.
3. Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
4. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett -Another good one. Highly recommend.
5. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton -One of my favorite teen angst books.
6. Beloved by Toni Morrison -I know this is probably not particularly popular to say, but I don't really "get" this one yet.
7. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes-Great story for lots of reading levels. Much better than the movie. (As these things usually are.)
8. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein-Who can pass up another opportunity to read banned children's poetry? Tee Hee Hee.
9. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl-I like this Dahl book, but I prefer some of his others.
10. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut -I love Kurt Vonnegut, but his short stories are my favorite.

39. Draw at least twice a week for one month.

This one has been very frustrating because it shows me how out of practice I am. It takes me so long for such unsatisfactory results. I'm not going to let it beat me, but I hope I get better soon. I used to be decent at it.

40. Get a pedicure and keep me feet "nice" for one month.

Done. My feet cannot be called a "train wreck" anymore. (At least, not right now. Maybe later.) It may be too much work to keep up though.

7. Wear make-up every day for 3 weeks.

Done. Interesting how much difference a layer of face paint makes.

24. Write in my journal daily for a month.

There was a lot going on this month and so I had a lot to say. I don't think I can keep it up every day, but I did get a lot out of it.

20. Take a "girl's weekend" away with at least one other friend.

Mission Accomplished: I just arrived back from my girl's weekend away China trip and it was awesome! It was the first time I've ever done that and I don't imagine it will be my last. I think I'm addicted.

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