2011 Goals - Year End Review
Posted on January 11, 2012
Things I completed:
Run a half-marathon - In March 19th, I ran my first half-marathon with the Trail Hawks with the Pi Day River Rotation. My goal was <3 hours and I came in at 2 hours 31 minutes.
Focus on saving more money - I finally was able to start a real savings account and start socking money away.
Take a writing class - I took my first Memoir Writing class on January 12.
Take a photograph class - I told a friend of mine if she taught a class on advanced photography that I’d take it. So of course I did!
Finish decorating my place. I bought furniture, a rug, chairs, and even hung photos and art on my walls.
Take a big trip / travel more - I’m not counting Austin but I took a three week trip in September to Seattle, Portland, and LA then another return trip to LA in October.
Agree to do a photography show - This was a big growing up process for me. I hate showing work and I’m very self-conscience about what I show. I ended up showing for three shows and some of my pieces even hung at the Lawrence Arts Center (LAC). All-in-all, I sold five photos including everything I showed at the LAC which I’ll brush off as a success. That said, I don’t foresee doing any more shows.
Where I missed the mark:
Read for enjoyment - I cheated and listened to three or four audiobooks so I can’t quite claim success.
Eat at home more - I did well for a while but then I reverted back after starting my job this past summer.
Reduce my overall clutter and possessions - I did pretty good at throwing something out every time I bought something new. I somehow missed the mark though as the year progressed because I intended to dump my storage unit and to throw more crap out of my house.
Work on at least three to four photography projects - I worked on one and never published it. One of my only regrets of the year.
Unexpected:
Changed jobs.
Discovered I’m ready for a real relationship again.
My heart was a little more guarded and a little broken still I discovered.
