twenty fourteen goals updated

three and a half months into twenty fourteen and it's time to have a look at my goals for the year.  i'm really glad that i wrote these things down, then shared them with all of you, because it's forced me to be a more accountable.  i'm really trying to not make excuses when it comes to going for a run.  i always regret not going for a run and never regret it when i do.  my brother and i are talking about maybe doing a half marathon this fall.  we'll see.  i'm half way to my book reading goal, and if i count decor, decorating and design books than i've exceeded my goal.

and i'm adding one new thing to this list.  i've finally registered to start my interior design certificate and i start the program in may.  if i'm able to complete a course a semester, including spring, then i'm hoping to finish the program by the end of winter semester twenty sixteen.  i'm really looking forward to going back to school, it'll make life a little more hectic, but in my heart i know it'll be worth it in the end.

also, something that's totally goal unrelated.  a good friend of mine was reading young house love on friday and she saw that sherry and john chose to share my ombre wall post on their forum foursome.  so, um, yeah.  that's pretty freaking cool and "hello" to everyone stopping by.

twenty fourteen goals updates

~  run more, and run in the 10 km mothers day race. (running three times a week now, and only five weeks until my first 10 k race, hoping to complete it in 70 minutes or less)
~  read four books this year.  think i only read two last year. (read mocking jay and finally finished bossy pants, so freaking funny)
~  spend more time unplugged.  no phone, computer or my device, the iPad. (working on this one)
~  date my husband once a month ... even if it's an at home date.
~  see friends more often.

~  complete all most some of the following projects, in no particular order: sew mudroom bench cushion (fabric and foam are now on hand), paint ombré walls in breakfast nook, wallpaper photo wall upstairs, stencil feature wall in playroom, make cushion covers for pillows in family room and basement, paint dining room, paint garage entry door, cookie jar project, spray our dresser in the master bedroom, install cedar wall in the master bathroom, tile back splash and install cupboards in laundry room, put in photo ledges in office and playroom, make giant chalkboard for the backyard, make potting bench (this is actually one of rob's projects), put together blog books for the last three years (actually working on our 2013 family yearbook using iPhoto and it's almost done.  going to start 2012 soon), and any other projects that jump into my brain.  

~  print more photos for our frames and rotate them more frequently. (this ones gonna be on going)
~  have more fun and quite worrying about everything else. (and so's this one)
~  start interior design certificate: first course intro to interior design.  not sure if i'm more excited to get the list of school supplies i need or to go to my first class.  yeah that's right, this girl gets seriously excited for school supplies.  nothing beats the smell of freshly sharpened pencils.

have a good wednesday.

we're off to the science centre on this cold and snowy "spring" day.