One more thing

Here is a goal that will carry over the whole year - play with more fireworks! Due to a recent change in AZ law, fireworks are a plenty around these parts. Sparklers are spectacular for light writing and I love me some fireworks as a general rule (in case you didn't know). Here are some pictures from the New Year's extravaganza.

Ringing it in

Last year was fairly proactive. I am pleased with how that theme shaped my year.

The theme for this year will be discover. I want to focus on seeking out knowledge - about who I am/want to be, how to encourage the Boy's love of learning, improve photo skills, and most importantly own the remainder of my independent study courses to finally graduate. And basically I'm a sponge ready to soak up information after this last semester.

Instead of specific goals for the whole year, because it was a 50% failure last year, I'll start every month with a goal to work on. One thing to focus on a month is totally attainable. And I think I'll keep a running list of them all here for organization sake.

January - Complete SFL 160 BUS M 200
February - Educational field trips with the Boy once a week
March/April - Discover a better way to organize and prioritize my to-do list
May - Stay on schedule for school

So This Is The New Year

As inspired by another blogger, I've decided upon a word to be the theme for this year. This year I will be proactive. Instead of waiting for things to happen, I want to make things happen. Hopefully this approach will lessen the stress factor that has been ever present last year.

For the sake of accountability, here are some specific goals I have for this year:
*take a self-portrait for 365 days
*exercise for 30 minutes everyday
*finish my degree in time to graduate in August
*blog using upper case letters where appropriate (for my favorite sister)