Here I am at the end of 2011 and glancing back at the progress I made on goals set for myself on the first day of the year. This is a great opportunity for me see which goals I was able to follow through with in order to reevaluate what is important to me, and to set more suitable goals for next year. Even though I didn't reach every goal I set for myself, I met a lot of them, and I had a lot of fun doing it!
Post these goals on my blog(1/6/2011)Give an update half-way through the year(6/25/2011)Give a final report at the end of the year(12/31/2011)Get a job!!!(Sears, May 20)Enroll in a regular fitness class or join a gym(YMCA, August 17)Go on 12 planned dates with DustyTravel to a unique park or national forest or historical site or museum each month- National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio
- Hopewell Culture National Historic Park, Chillicothe, Ohio
- Armstrong Air & Space Museum, Wapokeneta, Ohio
- Indian Lake State Park, Logan County, Ohio
- A.W. Marion State Park, Lake Hargus, Pickaway County, Ohio
- Ohio Riverfront Park, Marietta, Ohio
- Old Man's Cave, Hocking Hills, Ohio
- Lake Hamilton, Hot Springs, Arkansas
- Yoctangee Park, Chillicothe, Ohio
- Buckeye Furnace, Jackson County, Ohio
- Daniel Boone National Forest, Red River Gorge, Wolfe County, Kentucky
- Barthelmas Park, Circleville, Ohio
- Walk/Run 500 miles outside of regular daily activities (102/500)
Buy a used banjo(opted for a guitar instead - May, 2011)- Learn to identify 20 new species (10/20)
- House Sparrow, Dogwood Tree, Mourning/Turtle Dove, Purple Archangel, Goldfinch, Titmouse, Gerbera Daisy, Grackle, Buckeye, American Lotus
- Write in my journal once per week (21/52)
- See five musical performances live (3/5)
- Drums Downtown VIII, Columbus (February 18)
- Shoefly, Circleville (May 7)
- Remington Ryde, McConnelsville (June 16)
Buy a used bicycle(March 11)Go camping(October)- Fly a kite
- Write ten more blog posts than I wrote last year (43/65)
- Read two books of poetry (0/2)
Join a book club(February 16)Read 12 books- Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
- A Short Guide to Writing About Art by Sylvan Barnet
- Art History Volume 1 by Marilyn Stokstad
- Investigating the Social World: The Process and Practice of Research by Russell K. Schutt
- Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver
- Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
- An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales by Oliver Sacks
- The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
- No Nest for the Wicket by Donna Andrews
- The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
- How to Live on 24 Hours a Day by Arnold Bennett
- Sisters by Kathleen Thompson Norris
- Learn 12 new songs (9/12)
- Grow ten species of plants (5/10)
- Primrose, Gerbera Daisy, Chocolate Mint, Ginger Mint, Aloe
- Try a new recipe each month (8/12)
- Vegetarian Red Lentil Kufta (red lentils, bulger wheat, onion, olive oil)
- Boston Baked Beans (navy beans, bacon, onion, maple syrup, ketchup, brown sugar, ground mustard, Worcestershire sauce)
- Tzatziki sauce (Greek yogurt, cucumber, dill, olive oil, lemon juice)
- Sweet Easter Bread (flavored with a little bit of lemon and orange zest and decorated with a red-dyed egg)
- Crab Legs and Corn on the Cob, boiled together in a large pot, then sauteed in butter, garlic, and dried red pepper flakes
- Mustard crusted Salmon
- Broccoli and Pine Nuts and caramelized Onion with balsamic vinegar
- pork chops simmered in apple juice with nutmeg and ginger
Invite others over for dinner three times- Practice with Rosetta Stone once per week (16/52)
Attend the Feast of the Flowering Moon Festival in Chillicothe(May 27 - 29)- Attend the Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival (September 9 - 10)
Attend the Circleville Pumpkin Show- Learn about this year's issues and vote on November 8th (registered to vote in March)
- Interview three of Dusty's great-aunts/great-uncles (1/3)
Transfer 2008-2009 digital photos from computer's hard drive onto labeled discs
