On this day last year, I posted the top 10 things I wanted to accomplish in 2008. I didn't do them all, but I made a dent . . .
10. Research Sri Lanka-- I read the whole Lonely Planet guide and really really want to visit the Sprats there!
9. Give pot, I mean Ticket to Ride, another chance-- I played it on New Year's Eve last year. It wasn't terrible. I have since learned that I have an aversion to most train themed games. Go figure.
8. Decide on a color scheme for my bedroom-- Thanks to Sina, I have a vision of what I want. Perhaps finishing it will make this year's list.
7. Decorate my guest room, or at least hang up the pictures that are sitting on the floor in a box-- A sufficient number of pictures are hung, the rest remain on the floor in a box. Don't tell Flylady.
6. Grow something beautiful in my yard. Last growing season was a miserable failure due to my lack of effort and a few sprinkler malfunctions. Who knew roses actually had to have water consistently to produce flowers? The Chinese elms seemed to do okay without it-- I didn't grow anything but grass and a few roses. However, due to the continuing efforts of Jayde the Sprinkler Guy, I now have a FUNCTIONING underground sprinkler system which means next year has lots of potential.
5. Finish my 72 hour kit. This has been a work in progress for years. It's time to wrap it up-- Done
4. Spend every dollar on paper, on purpose. (That means budget better for the non-Daver's.)-- No comment.
3. Start hiking again. I did not spend nearly enough time communing with nature last year.-- Some, but not nearly enough.
2. Paint my living room and kitchen-- Done! (Thanks, Cristine!) I painted the bathroom too. :)
1. Blog more. -- No comment. I'm still accepting ideas as I try to tear myself away from Facebook.
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4 comments:
I think I'll try to do some more hiking too. I love nature.
I have six rose bushes in my yard and I NEVER water any of them. They get the rain and that is it! They produce beautiful flowers every season. They even bloom more than once. Maybe they thrive in the crappy sandy soil. Good luck with your to do list.
I think you roses have more to do with heavy pruning. Sometimes when they are cut back a lot it takes a while for them to smap out of it.
Most of the rose bushes bloomed really nicely in the spring but they looked terrible in the summer as the Chinese elms choked them out. I really need to feed them some banana peels. It was so much easier when I only had one rose bush. :)
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