That Time of Year

It's January. 

Time to assess. Evaluate. Consider. Wonder. 

Look back.

Remember.

Look forward. With hope. With anticipation.

With lists:

Goals for 2024

1	Paint 50 rocks
2	Paint 50 watercolour cards
3	Empty last 3 moving boxes
4	See dentist about crowns
5	Buy three more trees for deck
6	Get eyes checked
7	Learn how to make ham and pea soup with Kim
8	Learn how to make goulash soup with Val
9	Blog: Klassen family trek from UK to CAN
10	Plan 2 craft nights this Winter
11	Plan 3 craft nights in the Spring
12	Plan 3 craft nights in the summer
13	Download wall Pilates or indoor walking app
14	Buy a headboard/frame for my bed
15	Buy a rug for my living room
16	Plan a trip with kids for 2025
17	If I haven’t used outdoor gas fireplace in the next year; sell it
18	Sign up for three free months of Apple TV
19	Discontinue Shaw cable
20	Get curtains hemmed
21	Physio? For hip and shoulder? Deal with it
22	Keep blood sugar at 6.5 through 2024
23	Keep cholesterol at 2.5 through 2024
24	Lose 5 pounds
25	Lose another 5 pounds
26	Lose a different 5 pounds
27	Read 25 novels this year
28	Read 6 Business/Management/Self-help books in 2024
29	Buy 100 more ducks. Print messages on bottom. Hide/place
30	Eat a green thing everyday
31	Window blinds to be cleaned at condo
32	Buy new screens for lake house
33	Blog highlights of Italy 2023
34	Blog highlights of Portugal 2023
35	Blog first 6 posts re: 60+ Wisdom
36	Get Britbox subscription
37	Read through the Bible in one year
38	Go to six local/BC scenic spots I’ve never been
39	Learn to make Veggie Beef (barley) soup with Wendy
40	Buy a new bra if goal of losing 15 pounds is met
41	Meet with a counsellor as many times as it takes
42	Splurge on feet; monthly pedicures/foot massages
43	Research hot beverages. Find one I enjoy for social situations
44	Make borscht with Clint
45	Make buttazup with Julie
46	Learn iPhone 15 Pro photography tips from Terry
47	Give Yoga a try
48	Get moles removed
49	Write an article (?)
50	Reorganize hall closet at condo
51	Reorganize spare bedroom closet. Get rid of stuff I haven’t used/touched since I moved in
52	Repot indoor plants
53	Buy a case of Coppertone 8
54	Celebrate being cancer-free on Aug 1 (Five years since diagnosis.) (Maybe a good day to buy a new bra?)
55	Finalize project with Sandra
56	Learn how to bake a pie with Shelly
57	Make a batch of stew with Maxine
58	Join Andrea on a sunrise photoshoot
59	Write letters to Compassion kids; two letters for each child
60	Become acquainted with the businesses in my village
61	Get together with Vern. MB or BC
62	Visit 5 new-to-me parks
63	Join Northview
64	Plan a reading weekend for fall 2024
65	Plan a crafting weekend for fall 2024
66	Clean out storage locker
67	Hang 2 more pics in condo
68	Wear earrings
69	Attend Hymn Sing 4 times in 2024
70	Use up Audibles points then cancel subscription
71	Listen to one book per month
72	Replace filter in closet. Ask M to help. Again. Clean closet first
73	Transfer from Telus to Koodo
74	20,000 steps per week Feb
75	20,000 steps per week March
76	25,000 steps per week April
77	25,000 steps per week May
78	30,000 steps per week June
79	30,000 steps per week July
80	30,000 steps per week August
81	Sign up for iCloud
82	Learn how to do something with hair besides putting it in a pony tail
83	Get married in Vegas with an Elvis impersonator providing the background music wearing a light green linen dress and tan coloured flip flops
84	Attend a concert of a new-to-me band
85	Get Mitzi detailed
86	Download new game on phone Pikmin Bloom
87	BayDays. Apparently these need to be a part of my life
88	Drive a scooter through the hills of Tuscany at sunset
89	Go to another Formula One Grand Prix
90	Visit relatives in Germany
91	Do a cooking day with Heather
92	Make up next year’s To Do list while slathered in Coppertone on a pool deck in Hawaii
93	Go back to posting Three Things I’m Thankful For at least 3 times a week
94	Discover something healthy to become addicted to
95	Stick my toes into a body of water that is not the Pacific Ocean or Cultus Lake
96	Write to the Altoids people and thank them for the new strawberry flavor
97	Start using an electronic/phone calendar
98	Finish sending Christmas 2023 cards
99	Get excited about something new. Not pickleball. Or beets. Maybe birdwatching? Or piano bar sing a longs?
100	Get rid of Delta Ceramcoat paints that are ugly colours
101	Get patio lighting sorted

Thanks to September for the inspiration to do this again. 

Three Things I'm Thankful For:

1. Friends who do spontaneous things

2. Fresh air

3. Uplifting, warm, encouraging, kind messages

xo