35 Goals

Since I turned 35 I thought I'd attempt to write a list of 35 goals.  Some of them may not be able to realistically accomplish this year, but it's something to strive for.

1. Write 1-2 blog posts a month
2. Be obsessed with my desire to know God more and less about things such as starting a family or         moving forward with my career
3. Try cooking a new recipe each week
4. Read 15 books
5. Write a poem about my wedding
6. Visit Arizona and Colorado
7. Find a nutritionist and eat healthier
8. Gain 10-15 pounds
9. Lift small weights daily
10. Ride at least 4 roller coasters
11. Scan all of my teaching documents into organized folders
12. Set up my writing room
13. Choose photos to put in my wedding albums
14. Update my passport
15. Pay off $3,000 of car debt
16. Be approved for a mortgage on our house.
17. Reduce my student debt by at least $5,000
18. Attend a writing conference
19. Limit my credit card spending to no more than $200 a month
20. Send out wedding thank you cards
21. Get a kitten
22. Begin playing the keyboard again
23. Share my poems with others
24. Share my blog with others
25. Volunteer
26. Share my testimony with others
27. Jump into a pool within a minute of getting on the diving board
28. Make eye contact and say hello to strangers
29. Focus on the positive
30. Complete my gratitude list (get to 1,000)
31. Think outside the box when faced with challenges
32. Be generous with both my time and my money
33. Plant a fig tree in our backyard.
34. Create a lesson plan and have myself video taped teaching it (for my teaching portfolio)
35. Hike the mountain behind my house.