2010 Goal Review and 2011 Goals/Expectations

Before I record my goals for 2011, I want to review what I wrote at this time last year (see original post here).  First of all, here's what I wrote when explaining how I complied this list of "goals" for 2010 (it will be the same philosophy for 2011):  While I tend to avoid resolutions because I'm way too flaky to keep them, I do have many plans and hopes for the year.  Some of these expectations are out of my control and will happen without any input from me.  The rest are sort of a to-do list of the things I would like to accomplish before the year is up. 


In other words, I have compiled a list of goals and expectations for the year.  As I review 2010's list, I will hi-light the points I accomplished with green and the ones that didn't quite work out with red.  My added notes will be in regular script.  So here's 2010's review




(Review) In 2010, I would like to:

• Continue my small group for moms (I love it!)  I still love it!
• Celebrate living in this house for three years (the longest we've lived anywhere since we've been married and my life-time average)
• See if I can talk Adel into rearranging the furniture (beats moving!)
• See my dad become cancer-free!  Hooray!!!
• Make an attempt to promote my books at Christian bookstores and local churches. I did make a few attempts and walked through every door that opened itself even the tiniest bit, but after completing two speaking "gigs" for the whole year, I decided to turn my focus elsewhere.  I never did the all-out effort I originally had in mind of mailing brochures to various local churches.
• Make a video of my grandparents, interviewing them about all the interesting experiences in their lives. They loved it!
• Celebrate Abby's third birthday!
• Learn everything I can about local adoption.  We attended one adoption conference in the fall but we still have SO much more to learn!
• Come up with a new book topic that I feel inspired to write.  Nothing yet.  Still hopeful.
• Plan a great get-away for Adel and I to celebrate our eighth anniversary.  Another stay-cation.  Home turns out to be a great place (especially when the kids are not here!)!
• Continue my attempts at new recipes and family nights.  I get a half for this as I did continue, but at a much slower pace than planned.
• Finally contact that life insurance company I signed up with when I was a teacher and get my money (what little there is) out of there (I've been putting this off for a few years now).  Decided just to let the money sit.  Too many fees for moving it. Oh well. 
• Celebrate Isaac's fifth birthday!
• Help Isaac adjust to Kindergarten!
• Decide whether I want to take on a part-time job once Isaac is in school full-time.  I  tried a few avenues but to no avail.  Since I love being a stay at home mom, I am extremely picky when it comes to finding a part time job.  It just has to be so worth it.
• Run a 10K with Jen.  In exactly one hour.  Yay!

Now, in 2011, I would like to:

• Continue my small group for moms and find another leader from among the women to split and grow the group.
• Celebrate living in this house for four years!
• Do some more decorating (slowly but surely) in my house.
• See my dad remain cancer free.
• See my mom become cancer free.
• Celebrate Abby's fourth birthday!
• Learn more about local adoption.
• Do more writing.  Come up with an inspiring book topic?
• Plan a fabulous stay-cation for our ninth anniversary (and start planning a real getaway for our tenth...we actually started budgeting for this this year).
• Continue my attempts at new recipes (once a month) and family nights (twice a month).
• Celebrate Isaac's sixth birthday.
• Help Isaac adjust to first grade.
• See Abby start three-day-a-week preschool.
• Figure out how to use my new-found "free time" wisely (One of her preschool days will be my bible study day.  I'm thinking one of the other days will be for cooking a good crock pot or pre-prepared meal.  The other day...I'm not sure yet...the perfect part-time job maybe?).