2017 goal planning

Can it be called goal planning if you don't actually make goals?

Like last year (here), and the year before that (here) I did the Lara Casey thing..... But, I'm not really doing much goal setting or making any goals this year.  Instead I made what feels like a to-do list...

This year I am going to:

1. Take two big vacations.

One during my birthday week in February (that conveniently coincides with Mardi Gras and 4 days off work) to Vermont (here), and one later in the year which is still up in the air but will probably involve me and a friend from Boston heading to Maine (here).

2. Attend the Propel Women Conference.

Their third conference and my third trip. They haven't released the events dates and cities yet, and it would be more prudent to pick the one closest to me (last year it was Jackson, MS),  I'm throwing off prudence and hoping for an excuse to see California again this year. (I guess that will be my third big trip of the year).

3. Getting my house completely rebuilt.

Since I can't hang doors, install bathtubs and build cabinets, there is not much I can do to actually rebuild this house, but there is going to come a point in the rebuilding nightmare fiasco ordeal process  when it'll turn into fun. I'm keeping my eye on that prize and vowing, when the time for the fun begins,  I'm going to pick out doorknobs, and put in closet shelves, and pick out a bathtub with joy and fun.  But its not fun right now. My goal is to actually have fun when it comes time for the fun stuff to start.

4. Buy a Michael Kors watch.

I want a Michael Kors watch, but I don't want to pay for a Michael Kors watch. I am willing to pay 1/4 of the price for a slightly used one at a consignment shop. I've got my eyes peeled. One shop in town currently has two of them, but I don't particularly like the style of either. I'm holding out for that special one.

walmart beauty box winter 2016

 

 

 

I am no longer loving the Walmart box and it is on the canceling list.

 

Its been a long while since I felt like I had a good box. None of the boxes have been as exciting as the first one was. 

 

This one was kind of pitiful.... Dove bodywash (that feels like it is in every box), a small ponds, Avena lotion and Curel lotion.

 

yawn.

2016 a recap

January:

Project wallpaper: full steam ahead...

Hygradrana blooming

Blanche in her usual happy coma like state

February:

More painting

More resting

Happy birthday to me

March

Tulips on the table make me happy
Abraham Lincoln, the first rose in the new bed, blooms
Joined Weight Watchers (again)

April

Napping in a sunny spot

Started a new Bible Study

Rose bed taking off

May

Fixing a makeup spot in the bathroom
Fell in love with a consignment shop. This blouse was $12
Community Agriculture farm box sharing program in full swing

June

The breakfast nook has become my favorite spot

New curtains for the guest room

New curtains and new couch for the livingroom

July

Amaryllis blooming (finally... what took you so long?)

Swapped the upstairs guest room and upstairs office around, waxing the floor in the process

Worked all night at my church service BR Police Officers funerals

 August

Beach trip to Gulf Shores

Surprise flooding (my house is above word flood)

Stayed with a friend for 6 weeks where she left me little gifts on bedside table

September
Powerwashing the livingroom
Baylor Baseball team surprise work day

Down to the studs

October
A weekend at the Propel conference in Jackson, MS
Settling into upstairs living
The drying continues

November

And still more drying out
Signing the construction contract (on a dog crate)
Never thought I'd be so happy to see insulation going in

December

Quite a few Christmas parties
Walls and new windows installed (this is the dining room)
Contractor left a little gift at my front door- the painting started

Me? I'll be just fine

2016 Christmas list

Christmas 2016 is looking a little a lot different than it has in years past. I'm not making food for anyone, shopping for Christmas trees or  hosting Christmas parties at my house.

One thing is going to stay the same, though. Every year for Christmas, I buy myself one nice bottle of perfume (the kind that never goes on sale).

This year, its going to be Mademoiselle by Coco Chanel.

Last year, it was Gold by Michael Kors. 
(which was lost in the flood)

Year before last, it was Si by Georgeo Armani

Christmas 2016: muddling through somehow

simple woman daybook- November 30, 2016

Outside my (office) window:
Its grey and turning cooler, which makes me happy. (the cooler part, not the grey part.) When the dog woke me up at 1:00a for a potty break, it was raining. She didn't stay out in it long.  Raining and cold this weekend.
 
Around the house:
moving along with the rebuilding slowly. 18 new windows are scheduled to be installed Friday morning. The upgraded nicer and bigger fireplace is scheduled to be installed in the middle of January. I have a meeting scheduled tonight with the carpenter to discuss/chose cabinets in kitchen and bathroom. Sounds like progress, but it is very very slow.

Last weekend:
I spent all weekend going back and forth to Lowes to get paint samples. Finally, colors are chosen. The masterbath is going to be light French grey and the bedroom is babbling brook.  

I am watching:
Having an antenna is limiting. I miss HGTV. I've been watching a lot of the Love Boat, Wonder Woman and the news that continuously replays on one station. Its been quite a while since I watched any series regularly. Looking forward to start of The Great American Baking Show this Thursday.


I am listening to:

• this podcast from Elise Joy on getting your goals down on paper 
• this book on audible

I am cooking:
I manage to cook breakfast in my little makeshift kitchen upstairs, but not much else. I've been heavily relying on sandwiches or chick-fil-a for supper, or the home cooked meals friends randomly drop by.  If I had a real kitchen, I'd be making chicken and dumplings' and peanut butter oatmeal bars this weekend.
  
I am looking forward to:
The 2017 Propel Conference. They have not released the dates or cities yet, but several of us are planning to attend at the most exciting location. I am not so secretly pulling for a return trip to California. When I lived in Nevada, I was three hours away from my favorite spot , and was there about five times a year.  But, its a lot harder to see it from Louisiana.





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