I've been inspired all year by Kimberly Wilson at www.tranquilitydujour.com weekly and monthy recap. I've incorporated that inventory taking into my own life and included it in my blogs for the past few months. I continue to look for ways to clarify and acknowlege the fabulousness of my life.
So I ran across this online life coach who was offering an end of the year 28 day of truth-telling, reflection, fun, rejuvenation and connection before 2013. It sounds like a really great course but they want $49 for it. It's a four week curriculum that is as follows: Week 1 Review, Week 2 Reset, Week 3 Revive and Week 4 Restart. Check out http://resetreviverestart.com for more information.
Anyway, I decided to do as much of it as I could before I decide if I want to invest. Here is my review of what I've accomplished this year. I broke it down into a bunch of categories and kind of got obsessed with it. This is sort of personal but I need to write it down and put it out there so that I can learn from my mistakes and success from 2012 in order to move on and up in 2013.
Writing
- Entered 5 RWA writing contests
- Renewed RWA National membership
- Placed 2nd in Duel in the Delta RWA writing contest Romantic Suspense category
- Judged WisRWA Fab 5 Writing contest Historical Category- 7 entries read and rated
- Continued as preliminary reader for Wild Rose Press - 6 mss reviewed
- Found critique group on RWA national forums
- Reviewed/ critiqued writing of partner in Florida
- Joined Facebook writing groups
- Completed several Savvyauthors.com chats.
- Completed 28 days with GIAM 100X100
- Restarted GIAM in December
- Paid off Nordstroms Card
- Renewed RWA National membership $125
- Registered for RWA Convention then cancelled with resulting $150 fee
- Recharged Nordstrom card up again
- Saved $1500 for Daughter's Apartment
- Saved $1000 for car tune-up repair
- Sold over $400 of stuff on ebay
- Booked and Paid for NCL cruise 2013 - $1755
- Purchased son bass and amplifier -$600
- Discovered TJ Maxx clothing store
Creativity
- Attended August Scrapbook Expo at Santa Clara overnight at Hyatt Regency
- Completed 20+ pages
- Updated mspamoore.blogspot.com & penned 25 blogs posts this year.
- Discovered clipart candy website for cheap creative clip art to spice up website.
- Discovered Polyvore.com ; published 21 sets
- Discovered Pinterest.com and created 15 boards
Home
- New Patio furniture
- Planted, Harvested Vegetable garden including strawberries, small pumpkins, bitter cucumbers, tomatoes
- Recycled waterbottles that hubby insists on buying at center for cash. Now put in blue can.
- Bathroom door fixed.
- Cleaned/ re-organized closet. Eliminated clutter.
- Cleaned garage twice. Eliminated clutter.
- Cleaned out kitchen cabinets. Eliminated unused items.
Family/Kids
- 8th grade graduation/ 9th Grade registration
- Signed son up for football/ purchased equipment/ hair cut
- Attended 8 football games and 2 post season games.
- Made turn around trip to L.A. to sign apartment lease for daughter
- Purchased son bass guitar & amp
- Send daughter to Washington D.C. for week in February 2012
- Daughter signed up for cheer
Love/Marriage
- Romantic getaway to Queen Mary in Long Beach in April
- Date night in Los Angeles at La Lousiana
- Date night with hubby at Azumo's in Oakland
- Date night with hubby at Roys in San Francisco
- 2 Dates to Pear Street Bistro for happy hour
- 1 Day Trip to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park & Stinson Beach
- Happy Hour & High School Football Game
- Shopping on with hubby in Los Angeles day after Thanksgiving
- Regular trips to the gym to workout together
- Christmas Party #1- Arkansas Club
- Christmas Party #2 - BAA
- Four trips to Southern California /Los Angeles Area
- Overnight trip to Santa Clara for Scrapbook Expo
- Booked Caribbean Cruise for 2013
- 2 dentist appointments - 6 months apart
- 1 OB/GYN Appointment
- 1 Mammogram
- 2 physical exam appointments
- 2 visits to EAP
- 3 months paid weight watchers membership
- 2 weeks Overeaters Anonymous HOW membership
- Attended 1 OA HOW retreat
- Walked track (4-6 miles in 2 hours) during August Football practices
- Regular Manicure/Pedicures
- Discovered Rose Lee Nails in Richmond
- Purchased a bunch of new bare escentuals makeup
- Discovered New Estee Lauder mascara
- Celebrated 48th Birthday
- Applied for Program Specialist position
- Interviewed/ made hiring list
- Applied for another position/ Interviewed
- Completed at least 5 applications for various positions outside of present employer
- Attended PH Network group
- Clinical Providers symposium
- Allocations Process Complete
- PCRS training
- STD for Non-Clinicians Training
- Grew Consortium membership
- New supervisor
- Trained/ Oriented new Program Specialist
- Mentored student intern
Giving Back/Volunteer
- Volunteered at White Elephant Sale March 2012
- Donated soaps/ lotions to Richmond Shelter
- Cleaned closet donated clothing to Thrift Town
- Donated books to paperbackswap.com
- Volunteered at 8th grade graduation parking
- Completed Bratz Babyz doll collection- via ebay purchases
- Purchased a number of David Douglas Genie Bottle decanters and matching trays, cups and candle holders
- Trip to Alameda NAS Flea Market - Realized I'd seen it all Nothing new.
- Shopped for linens at White Elephant Sale for Oakland Museum
- Subscribed to Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle magazines
- Subscribed to 4 Cooking/ recipe magazines
- Followed Tranquility Du Jour Blog
- Joined Traniliity du Jour Facebook page
- Purchased one month May of Tranquility du Jour Tranquility $12
- Signed up for emails from Life Coaches
- Listened to "Playing Big" conference call
- Downloaded workbook from FreedomJunkie.com
- Considered/considering $21 sparkle e-course
- Considering $49 revisit, restart, reset end of the year course.
- Read __ novels.
Favorite New Fashions Purchased in 2012
- 2 Pairs NYDJ skinny jeans
- 1 Black Leather Jacket
- 1 Pair suede boots ebay
- 1 Floral romper - ebay
- 1 Grey romper - ebay
- 5 cardigans from TJ Maxx (pumpkin, grey, black long sleeve, black short sleeve, grey)
- Leopard Print flats - Payless
- Leopard Print Scarf - Target
- 2 Jessica Simpson Dresses - 1 blue & 1 Red (for Christmas party)
- Yellow Espadrille Platforms
- Black cold shoulder tee from Dress Barn
- Bright Blue cold shoulder tee from Nordstrom
- Quacker Factory embellished embroidered tunics
- Staying on a low calorie diet
- Exercising regularly after work
- Walking during lunch or mid afternoon
- Writing daily
Learning Experiences 2012
- Debit Card being stolen twice - Don't use it anywhere and everywhere. Keep it to get money out of bank atm. Spend a set amount of cash per budget and then stop spending when run of cash.
- Spending during PMS- I spend more during PMS.
- I write more when participating in GIAM 100X100
- I write more when I sit at the kitchen table.
- I write more when I am entering contests for review.
- I am shy.
- Walking during lunch or during the day helps maintain my weight.
- Eating a lot of fiber and salads helps too. Stay away from the salami sandwich at Nob Hill. Delicious but swells me up.
- It is easy to obsess over stuff.
More to come as I review 2012 and plan for 2013.
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