2013 goals

Resolutions just aren’t my style.  However, the longer I live the more I believe in setting goals. My rules for goal setting are simple.
They must be clearly defined,such as lose thirty pound, not lose weight.
A time frame needs to be decided, lose thirty pounds in six months.
They have to be ambitious but attainable, because even if I don’t lose all thirty pounds I am likely to lose twenty or twenty five even if I quit midstream.
So I decided to revisit some of my previous posts and see how I’ve done in the past. Here is my 60 before 60 list, that I posted in May and have since forgotten about. (Note to self, print out list and post where I see it daily). Rereading this list, I some of these need to be re-written, I’ve changed the ink to blue on those.

1. Cleaning out my closet.
2. Go through my drawers, all of them not just clothing drawers.
3. Organizing my clothes by color 
4. Repair and alter clothes that need repairing and altering (hmmm, this may be an ongoing project, does it really belong on this list?)
5. Finish painting the blue wooden loveseat
6. Make slip covers for beige love seat
7. Make slip cover for yellow love seat ( I reupholstered it instead!)
8. Finish sponge painting the bedroom wall. I started this months ago,changed my mind on the colors and then ran out of paint.
9. Get rid of the shoes that I don’t ever wear.
10. Buy new shoes that are comfortable and cute
11. Make a list of clothing needs.
12. Sew clothing needs
13. Blog more   Blog at least every other day.
14. Start working on a book. Write a book this year.
15. Get book published sorta done, I am published in a book!
16. Rejoin Merida writer’s group (if they will have me)
17. Organize crafts room/studio
18. Make organizers.
19. Put magazines in order in magazine holders.
20. Sell some of my artwork,
21. Sew more VPLL 1912 Project patterns,complete two per month.
22. Lose twenty more pounds before year’s end.
23. Write down all foods eaten in food journal
24. Take photos of crocheted hats and blog about them.
25. Have a garage sale I took my stuff to the IWC rummagee sale instead
26. Break down goals into smaller units (write them down!!!)
27. Check stuff off this list/

So here is my new revised list:

1. Redecorate our bedroom
• Finish sponge painting the bedroom wall. I started this months ago,changed my mind on the colors and then ran out of paint (number 8 on 2012 list)
• go through my pinterest pins and make a plan


2. Once a week (Tuesday) work on clothes that need repair or updating for an hour.
3. Repair room screen
4. Organize crafts room
1. sort materials
2. donate extras
3. make organizers
4. make cutting table
5. Clean beige loveseat
6. Slipcover beige loveseat
7. Sell china cabinet
8. paint dvd cabinet and repurpose it as bathroom storage.
9. Keep track of food consumption DAILY!
10. Lose 30 pounds before 2014, three pounds a month.
11. Blog once a week on food blog
12. Blog three times a week on ¿What do I do all day?

I have other stuff that I want to do, but that is a big start.