New Years Goals; 2012

This year I will begin studies at the Ohio State University. My main focus is school but I will also devote a good deal of energy cultivating a healthy lifestyle by getting involved in the production of vegetables in my own backyard and taking time to exercise at the remarkable OSU gym. I will meet many new and interesting people, develop lasting relationships, and visit loved ones who don't live so close anymore. I will practice skills I already have, and try out new things. I will see new places, work hard, and test my strengths. Most of all, I will enjoy this life that I have been blessed with. Here are 54 goals I have set for myself this year: 

1. post these goals on my blog (1/1/2012)
2. give an update on my birthday (5/8/2012)
3. give a final report at the end of the year
4. write as many blog posts as I wrote last year (1/45)
5. take a beekeeping class
6. exercise twice per week at the OSU recreation center or YMCA
7. soak in a bath or sit in a sauna once per week
8. journal once per month
9. plant a flower garden
10. plant a veggie garden
11. build a snowman  
12. fly a kite
13. carve a jack o'lantern
14. run/walk in one 5k event
15. try sculpting something 
16. read 12 books
17. randomly call an out-of-state relative or friend once each month
18. go on a day-hike of 5+ miles 
19. visit a zoo 
20. visit an art museum
21. visit an aquarium 
22. go to IKEA with a friend
23. try five new foods 
24. paint the living room 
25. paint the bathroom 
26. get a professional massage 
27. unpack all of our boxes 
28. put a guest bed in the guest room 
29. bake goodies and give them away for no particular reason 
30. donate to NPR 
31. pick another borrower to lend to on Kiva.org 
32. buy a used canoe and take it out on a lake (and tip it!)
33. join a club at school 
34. take a road trip to Niagara Falls and cross the border into Canada for the first time
35. visit my beloved Colorado
36. continue to work on weight loss, aiming for healthy weight of 120-150 pounds or BMI of 21-24
37. go on a Sister's Vacation with my fabulous hermanas 
38. visit Grandparents in West Virginia 
39. play on the beach (any beach!)
40. mail four unexpected letters/cards
41. visit five unique parks, museums, historical sites, etc.
42. go camping
43. volunteer 25 hours 
44. enter a photo contest
45. attend an American Indian gathering
46. add five counties to my list of U.S. counties visited
47. complete 12 courses at OSU
48. maintain 3.5+ GPA 
49. attend the Circleville Pumpkin Show
50. preserve some of the harvest to enjoy during the winter 
51. vote in November elections
52. complete all Christmas shopping by November 30th
53. decorate the outside of the house with lights for Christmas
54. mail all Christmas presents by December 15th