Thought I'd recap my 47 before I'm 48 list. I am doing ok but I'm going to have to put a dent in some of these this summer to accomplish my list. Some of these things made it onto our summer activities list so hopefully that'll be a motivation.
47 before 48
1. have a great first year of homeschool
2. swim 2 miles straight
3. read 52 new books
4. paint the guest room Done
5. decorate the guest room Almost there, just need wall decorations, curtains, and a side table and lamp. Still. And now it is messy because of the Great Room Change
6. learn how to use my Canon xTi in manual mode
7. grow tomatoes
8. grow herbs
9. grow jalapenos
10. finish my MBA Done!!!! Graduated with a 3.83 GPA!
11. lose 48 pounds On the road – lost 6 pounds
12. visit new Orleans Done! We had a great time - but tiring!
13. start and finish Project 365 Started - Not doing very well. Hope to get back on track.
14. finish the Geer family recipe book
15. take a spiritual retreat once a month
16. go on a cruise Done!! Went to the Bahamas.
17. make gratitude journals with the boys
18. Meet my brother for lunch Meet Rich on the 25th of Feb for dinner after we visited the MOSH. He took us to a place called Soul Food Bistro which was amazing! Good to see him.
19. save for wood flooring
20. clean out attic
21. learn something new every week
22. make homemade laundry detergent
23. get a massage It’s not a massage but I completed physical therapy which helped immensely
24. go to the farmers market
25. go camping with family
26. go to the Tea Room with family or friends
27. make and send 10 surprise gifts 2 sent
28. teach and/or participate in 6 bible studies In progress! Finished Precepts (Lamentations, Nehemiah, and Esther); and the Uncommon Woman
29. make a shadow box of Jeff’s military awards/decs
30. go on a dolphin hunting trip
31. watch my daughter graduate from air force basic training
32. visit the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta
33. build a Lego city with the boys with all the Legos the boys own
34. complete a walk, run, swim, 500-mile challenge with Jeff and the boys started; The boys are over 50 miles completed
35. Visit St Augustine
36. Drink more water than soda
37. Visit Washington D.C.
38. Make 30 new recipes (3 in January, 9 in February, 4 in March, 6 in April, and 4 in May) Only 4 more to go!!!
39. Complete a Week in The Life Challenge (Ali Edward’s prompt) I posted my pages on my blog
40. Complete One Little Word challenge My word is GIVE
41. Make ‘word’ tags for Christmas tree (2011)
42. Begin making handmade Christmas gifts (2011)
43. Go on 12 field trips with John and Jarrod (for homeschool) 1 down (we visited the MOSH in Jacksonville)
44. Paint bedroom We have the paint color picked out but we painted the office/scraproom first and the little hallway.
45. Organize kitchen cabinets Organized the spice cabinet
46. Take a Big Picture Scrapbooking class (Maybe One Little Word!!) WOW! I’m taking the One Little Word class with Ali Edwards!
47. Keep track of this list 5 months complete!
I am also realizing that some of these things might just not get done. That's ok because I think it'll have been a good year anyway.



