I shared this on facebook a couple years ago. I only have a year left so I thought I would share it here!!!

Writing things down has been a great motivator to do some of them!

A friend of mine did this and I thought it was an awesome idea! I am hoping it will be a big motivator to do these things.

1. At least an Overnight hiking trip (this might change to a week) ~DONE!

2. Overnight canoe trip ~ DONE!

3. Ride in a hot air balloon -hopefully going to do this on my 30th birthday next year!

4. Have a organized house ~Working on

5. Hike to the top of Half Dome (Nick did this hike when he was still in the Navy)

6. Visit the East Coast ~DONE!

7. Go rock climbing

8. Teach both boys to read ~DONE!

9. Learn Mandarin~ Working on

10. Take a self-defense class

11. Go whitewater rafting

12. See The Northern Lights (the Aurora Borealis) -going on another trip to Minnesota this winter in hopes of seeing it.

13. Go on a zip line tour

14. Learn CPR

15. Complete a 365-day challenge (I have started one but I wanted to put it on here!) ~DONE!

16. Plant a wagon wheel herb garden ~Changed my mind. Trying to see if I can get anything to grow here.

17. Memorize 50 scripture verses ~might have been a bit ambitious…

18. Get my BMI to 24 and keep it there for a year ~Working on (now that I only have a week left to accomplish this…)

19. Go to the Great Salt Plains State Park, OK ~DONE!

20. Read 5 books off of the Radcliffe top 100 novels list ~Changed to 5 classic novels. I have already read Jane Eyre.

21. Read 5 books of of the Random house top 100 non-fiction list ~Changed to just 5 non-fiction.

22. Get or make a headboard for our bed ~My husband made me a whole bed instead!

23. Paint the Living room (I have never painted it in the 6yrs we have lived here) ~DONE!

24. Re-paint the boys room (It looks too much like a nursery) ~Put maps on walls instead!

25. Find a way to go on more dates with Nick (We only go when parents are in town) ~DONE (at the time, I have not been good about it again…)

26. Get my flowerbeds under control (I am fighting a loosing battle with crabgrass)

27. Be able to use my library for it’s actual purpose instead of an extra closet! ~DONE! Now a school room.

28. Work at getting the boys to appreciate doing outdoor activities ~DONE! They love being outside! Will still work on it.

29. Master steering the canoe ~not sure this will ever happen…

30. Learn how to say what I mean (I love talking in circles)