Winter 2016

I just heard about 30 seconds of a TED talk about how sharing your goals makes you less likely to work to achieve them, because you get the positive feedback before you reach the goal, but I think my problem is more remembering my goals than lacking motivation to achieve them.

How did Fall 2015 go?

• Slipcover for basement couch
• Mail things to babies
• Big basket on the sewing table
• Green box
• Portraits of Children!
• Videos of Children! Took them, but didn't do anything with them...
• Make as many Christmas gifts as possible.
• Enjoy Fall weather.  Be outside.  Kids outside.  
• College Kid Boxes
• Visit Abby
• Memorize quote from St. Francis de Sales--"Never be in a hurry; do all things quietly and in a calm spirit.  Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset."  Just the first half.
• CD project
• One of the stack of boxes in office.
• Decide on design for Lauren's quilt. and fabric ordered!  So excited.

• Be home more.  Try to make home the default option and do less.   Took Wednesdays in town off the schedule!  Lovely.  

That's not bad!

Winter 2016

• Banquette seating/Benches
• Bathroom in Basement
• Cut out Lauren's Quilt
• Katie Birthday
• Try to make Toffee
• Peppermint Bark
• Put away Christmas
• Figure out Spring Break
• Teddy Baby Book
• Hall Photos
• 8x10 Album
• Christmas Card Display
• CATCH THAT MOUSE!!!
• Prune and Fertilize trees
• Thank you notes  Christmas, but not Katie's birthday yet.  :(
• Portraits
• New Schedule
• Take Recycling
• Go through house again
• Go for walks as a family.

Some of those are really MJL's goals-I'm not actually going to try to build a bathroom in the basement, but I need to remember that when big projects are going on, there probably will be less time for my projects.

What's on your Winter List?