29 Things: Week 9

I've been slowing down on my focus on my goals.  Got to get it together.  Keep my eye on the prize--- self-actualization!

1. Work on my poetry (Poetry Journal) - year round

TINYPROGRESS - I got two or three new poems

2. Lose weight - year long

No Progress

3. Learn rudimentary Spanish - year long

No progress.

4. Make a film of some kind each month (outside of work) - year long

PROGRESS - I edited some of the videos I made on vacation.

5. Actually do my blog post each month - year long

No progress.

6. Do a really good job at my mentoring program! - year long

No progress.  I did not finish all the tasks I was supposed to this month!

7. Watch These Movies:

PROGRESS.

• The Butler (Sept)
• As Good As You (Oct)
• Spirited Away (Nov)
• La Dolce Vita (Dec)
• I Am Not Your Negro (Jan)
• Wild (Feb)
• Daughters of the Dust (Mar)
• Imitations of Life (April)
• Song of the Sea (May)
• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (June)
• Carol (July)
• Patti Cakes (Aug)

8. Read Books That I Own:

PROGRESS.

• Girl with a Gun (Sept)
• How to Not Be a Boy (Oct) - FINISHED
• Savage Grace (Nov)
• Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud (Dec)
• All the Single Ladies (Jan)
• Women In Clothes (Feb)
• The Beauty Myth (April)
• We Were Feminist Once (June)
• Peter Pan (July)
• Swamplandia (Aug)

9. Finish my audiobooks

PROGRESS! - I finished Ghosts, and have moved on to Vile Bodies.

• The Invention of Nature (Sept)
• Dear Fatty (Oct)
• Ghost, Edith Wharton short stories (Nov)
• Vile Bodies (Jan)
• The Feminine Mystique (April)
• Dancing in the Street (June)
• The Forgotten Room (Aug)

10. Set up a scrapbook for the year - (Sept)

No Progress

11. Change a tire - (Nov) COMPLETE!

PROGRESS - This was completely unplanned, but I got a flat tire and had to change it!  My dad helped me but I now understand all the steps.  Luckily I was able to do this in the safety of my parent's driveway and didn't have to learn on the side of a busy road!

12. Go see Spectacular Gems exhibit at Hillwood - (Nov) COMPLETE!

PROGRESS - I went to this exhibit with my sister's last weekend! It was great!

13. Get passport (By Dec)

No Progress

14. Send Christmas cards (Dec)

No Progress

15. Get new art framed (Dec)

No Progress

16. Get something tailored (Jan)

No Progress

17. Have closet clear-out, get rid of stuff!!!! - (Jan)

TINYPROGRESS - I gave away a few things to other people, and I sorted my stuff so that I have a pile of things to take to consign.

18. Learn two of the suits of the minor arcana (one set by Feb, one set by Aug)

No Progress -  I've slacked off with my Tarot studies.

19. Get a new doctor (By Feb)

TINYPROGRESS - I got a lead on a recommendation.

20. Go to the dentist (By March)

PROGRESS - I've signed up for a dental plan, which means starting January it will be cheaper for me to take care of all things dentistry.  I also have a potential dentist office selected.

21. Cook a roast or chicken/turkey (By May)

No Progress

22. Do a ghost tour in Baltimore (June)

No Progress

23. Finish Grandma’s poetry collection (July)

No Progress

24. Sort out pension (By July)

No Progress

25. Learn the history of India

No Progress

26. Learn more about starting a business (proprietorships, LLCs, liability & taxes)

No Progress

27. Write a first draft of something creative (Aug)

No Progress

28. Go see Jim Henson exhibit at MoMI

No Progress

29. Go to the theatre 4 times

No Progress

Bonus Goals:

• Get t-shirt quilt made 
• Go on a Have You Met Newark? tour 
• Plan a trip to Newport 
• Visit Paterson
• See the Lion King
• Reread a classic like The Return of the Native or My Antonia
• Do a sewing project

Total: 

Progress on 10/29 Goals and 0/7 Bonus Goals.