Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
January check up
My January check up of my goals:
1. Celebrate the holidays well. (I hope to list all the holidays I've come up with in another post.)
I kind of count New Years and Epiphany in the previous year as its more about New Years Eve and Epiphany is the end of Christmas. This left the only holiday in January as Australia Day, a holiday with which I have an uneasy relationship. (I blogged about it here last year.) I did have vegemite for breakfast and go to a BBQ at lunch which are fairly traditional Australia Day activities. We went out for Chinese for dinner though. Not sure what that counts as. We didn't mean to be multicultural - we just live near a glut of Chinese restaurants and often eat there. I guess I celebrated Australia Day well enough considering I'm not sure what I think of it.
I still have to blog my list of holidays too. *sigh*
2. Knit a personal 6-sock sock-club.
I am knitting my first set of 6 socks (one every two months so I'm okay) but I haven't blogged about this yet either.
3. Knit Christmas presents throughout the year.
Not sure what a good metric (see I'm learning new words) for this one is but I'm working on it slowly.
4. Finish UFOs.
Not sure what a good metric is for this one either. No progress currently.
5. Read for the Love of God Volume 2.
So far, yes, I've kept up to date. (It's a book with something for each day so I can't finish it until the end of 2011.)
6. Invite someone to our house each month.
Suspecting that my parents checking the mail and watering the plants doens't qualify, I would have to say no. We almost did but the date didn't suit the other person so we had to move it till early February.
7. See our parents meaningfully twice a month.
We saw my parents at least twice but only saw C's once.
8. Have meaningful quiet times.
Not really but I've started reading A Call to a Spiritual Reformation by Don Carson and its given me a few ideas.
9. To pay more boardgames/Wii with Clem.
None. Need to work on this. I did rescue all my board games from my parents. We had a lot before though.
10. Complete 52 weeks of organising
I think this will need to be changed to 26 fortnights of organising. I need to be more realistic about the time frames that projects take me.
1. Celebrate the holidays well. (I hope to list all the holidays I've come up with in another post.)
I kind of count New Years and Epiphany in the previous year as its more about New Years Eve and Epiphany is the end of Christmas. This left the only holiday in January as Australia Day, a holiday with which I have an uneasy relationship. (I blogged about it here last year.) I did have vegemite for breakfast and go to a BBQ at lunch which are fairly traditional Australia Day activities. We went out for Chinese for dinner though. Not sure what that counts as. We didn't mean to be multicultural - we just live near a glut of Chinese restaurants and often eat there. I guess I celebrated Australia Day well enough considering I'm not sure what I think of it.
I still have to blog my list of holidays too. *sigh*
2. Knit a personal 6-sock sock-club.
I am knitting my first set of 6 socks (one every two months so I'm okay) but I haven't blogged about this yet either.
3. Knit Christmas presents throughout the year.
Not sure what a good metric (see I'm learning new words) for this one is but I'm working on it slowly.
4. Finish UFOs.
Not sure what a good metric is for this one either. No progress currently.
5. Read for the Love of God Volume 2.
So far, yes, I've kept up to date. (It's a book with something for each day so I can't finish it until the end of 2011.)
6. Invite someone to our house each month.
Suspecting that my parents checking the mail and watering the plants doens't qualify, I would have to say no. We almost did but the date didn't suit the other person so we had to move it till early February.
7. See our parents meaningfully twice a month.
We saw my parents at least twice but only saw C's once.
8. Have meaningful quiet times.
Not really but I've started reading A Call to a Spiritual Reformation by Don Carson and its given me a few ideas.
9. To pay more boardgames/Wii with Clem.
None. Need to work on this. I did rescue all my board games from my parents. We had a lot before though.
10. Complete 52 weeks of organising
I think this will need to be changed to 26 fortnights of organising. I need to be more realistic about the time frames that projects take me.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Goals 2011
Last year, I wrote a series of goals and even though it was a fairly big failure (not that I'm down on myself), I've written a list for 2011 (although it's a bit shorter than last year):
1. Celebrate the holidays well. (I hope to list all the holidays I've come up with in another post.)
2. Knit a personal 6-sock sock-club.
3. Knit Christmas presents throughout the year.
4. Finish UFOs.
5. Read for the Love of God Volume 2.
6. Invite someone to our house each month.
7. See our parents meaningfully twice a month.
8. Have meaningful quiet times.
9. To pay more boardgames/Wii with Clem.
10. Complete 52 weeks of organising
I realise alot of these are vague (i.e. 3, 4, 8 and 9) as how will I assess that I've done them. I'll try and work at metrics as I go along. But there they are for now.
1. Celebrate the holidays well. (I hope to list all the holidays I've come up with in another post.)
2. Knit a personal 6-sock sock-club.
3. Knit Christmas presents throughout the year.
4. Finish UFOs.
5. Read for the Love of God Volume 2.
6. Invite someone to our house each month.
7. See our parents meaningfully twice a month.
8. Have meaningful quiet times.
9. To pay more boardgames/Wii with Clem.
10. Complete 52 weeks of organising
I realise alot of these are vague (i.e. 3, 4, 8 and 9) as how will I assess that I've done them. I'll try and work at metrics as I go along. But there they are for now.
Monday, January 17, 2011
2010 by the numbers
In case you think I thought 2010 was a failure, I really don't. Here is 2010 by the numbers (alot of which seem to be 2).
Number of Australian states visited (including the one lived in): 2 - NSW, SA
Number of Australian territories visted: 2 - ACT, NT
Number of Canadian provinces visited: 2 - BC, Alberta
Number of Chinese SARs visted: 2 - Hong Kong, Macau
Number of Countries transited through but not visited (but have been to both before): 2 - Singapore, USA (technically I did enter the USA, but considering it consisted of a bus trip from one LAX terminal to another and lasted all of 10 minutes where I had this strange feeling about my life being ruled by Arnold Schwarzeneger)
Number of CPA subjects completed: 2
Number of apartments lived in as abodes: 2
Number of world famous train journies taken: 2 - The Rocky Mountaineer and the Ghan
Number of weddings attended: 5 (or more I feel like I've forgotten one)
Number of funerals attended: 1 - there may have been 2 had I not been so busy
Number of Godchildren: 1 (and he is the cutest ever) (and I'm overwhelmed at the responsibility)
Number of AFL games attended: At least 6...I lost track there too.
Number of books of the Bible read: 46 plus
Number of Australian states visited (including the one lived in): 2 - NSW, SA
Number of Australian territories visted: 2 - ACT, NT
Number of Canadian provinces visited: 2 - BC, Alberta
Number of Chinese SARs visted: 2 - Hong Kong, Macau
Number of Countries transited through but not visited (but have been to both before): 2 - Singapore, USA (technically I did enter the USA, but considering it consisted of a bus trip from one LAX terminal to another and lasted all of 10 minutes where I had this strange feeling about my life being ruled by Arnold Schwarzeneger)
Number of CPA subjects completed: 2
Number of apartments lived in as abodes: 2
Number of world famous train journies taken: 2 - The Rocky Mountaineer and the Ghan
Number of weddings attended: 5 (or more I feel like I've forgotten one)
Number of funerals attended: 1 - there may have been 2 had I not been so busy
Number of Godchildren: 1 (and he is the cutest ever) (and I'm overwhelmed at the responsibility)
Number of AFL games attended: At least 6...I lost track there too.
Number of books of the Bible read: 46 plus
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
2010 Goals Catch up
C goes through phases of having a favourite word. He might not claim it's his favourite word but it gets used ad nasaueum. I'm so glad that salubrious is now not so common. However, fail is in as is "Words to that effect". My 2010 goal obvervations were very much "fail". I can't even remember half of the stuff for the months of 2010, so here is an end of year round up.
1. Spend less time fussing and more time relaxing. Spend one evening a week just watching TV & knitting or similar. (No ironing or sorting or otherwise while watching TV!)
I don't think so. I do have date night with Clem after Morris and Sons SnB on Thursdays so that's half way there.
2. Spend one night per week being organised.
This happened sometimes but not often enough to count.
3. Read 1 book per month of which at least 6 are novels over the course of the year.
I think the only book I might have read this year in its entirity was Sense and Sensibility right near the start of the year.
4.a) Knit 6 pairs of socks this year. To this end, I would like to have a personal sock club.
4.b) Knit projects in the following order: Socks, a gift, a wrap with love square, a personal project.
Sock club. Not even started. Fail. Olympic jumper. Knitted but not sewn up. Fail. Mum's socks (2009 Christmas present) were finished on the Rocky Mountaineer in September 2010. Fail. (For 2010 Christmas, she got a DVD.) Project order. Fail.
5. Exercise twice a week.
I did swim sometimes - not twice a week and Saturday exercise kept getting squeezed out for other things.
6. Use our Wii Fit at least twice this year.
Yes. More than twice actually. Not every day but definately more than twice. Win!
7. Read the 'family' part of M'Cheyne's Yearly Bible reading plan (so at half speed) and For the Love of God Part 1 by Don Carson.
Yes. I did fall behind a couple of times but caught up in the end. Win.
8. Have one person/group of people over each month (not including our parents).
Since May, we had 3 people stay over and one or two other people over for dinner. Not sure it was once per month. It was intentional but it probably did actually happen.
9. See each of our parents in a meaningful way each fortnight.
I don't think we were very successful at this. This is something we need to work on.
10. Encourage Clem to indulge his passions once each month.
Not in an intentional way. Fail.
11. Celebrate (or commemorate) the holidays well.
Overall, not very well but still managed in some way the big ones.
12. Blog at least one meaningful post each week.
Fail. Epic fail.
13. 1 RAK per month.
Not that I can think of.
Now, I'm not downheartened about all this. It was ambitious and its more interesting to see what I want for 2011 as opposed to 2010.
1. Spend less time fussing and more time relaxing. Spend one evening a week just watching TV & knitting or similar. (No ironing or sorting or otherwise while watching TV!)
I don't think so. I do have date night with Clem after Morris and Sons SnB on Thursdays so that's half way there.
2. Spend one night per week being organised.
This happened sometimes but not often enough to count.
3. Read 1 book per month of which at least 6 are novels over the course of the year.
I think the only book I might have read this year in its entirity was Sense and Sensibility right near the start of the year.
4.a) Knit 6 pairs of socks this year. To this end, I would like to have a personal sock club.
4.b) Knit projects in the following order: Socks, a gift, a wrap with love square, a personal project.
Sock club. Not even started. Fail. Olympic jumper. Knitted but not sewn up. Fail. Mum's socks (2009 Christmas present) were finished on the Rocky Mountaineer in September 2010. Fail. (For 2010 Christmas, she got a DVD.) Project order. Fail.
5. Exercise twice a week.
I did swim sometimes - not twice a week and Saturday exercise kept getting squeezed out for other things.
6. Use our Wii Fit at least twice this year.
Yes. More than twice actually. Not every day but definately more than twice. Win!
7. Read the 'family' part of M'Cheyne's Yearly Bible reading plan (so at half speed) and For the Love of God Part 1 by Don Carson.
Yes. I did fall behind a couple of times but caught up in the end. Win.
8. Have one person/group of people over each month (not including our parents).
Since May, we had 3 people stay over and one or two other people over for dinner. Not sure it was once per month. It was intentional but it probably did actually happen.
9. See each of our parents in a meaningful way each fortnight.
I don't think we were very successful at this. This is something we need to work on.
10. Encourage Clem to indulge his passions once each month.
Not in an intentional way. Fail.
11. Celebrate (or commemorate) the holidays well.
Overall, not very well but still managed in some way the big ones.
12. Blog at least one meaningful post each week.
Fail. Epic fail.
13. 1 RAK per month.
Not that I can think of.
Now, I'm not downheartened about all this. It was ambitious and its more interesting to see what I want for 2011 as opposed to 2010.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
A strange day
Today at work, a concerned office manager came into my office asking for our receptionist's mobile no as she had gone out to the supermarket to buy morning tea an hour ago and hadn't returned. (She's normally gone for about 15-20 minutes.) Not getting onto the receptionist, the two of us, went out to look for her. Standing by our lifts, both imagining a billion things that could have gone wrong I prayed aloud "Dear God, please let her just be stuck in a lift or something not so bad." We went out to look for her and found her just being rescued by police rescue with 6 others from a supermarket lift. They had been stuck in there for 30 minutes.
Later on in the day, I came across my boss outside the lifts. He asked me not to pray that he would get stuck in a lift...
It was a strange day.
Later on in the day, I came across my boss outside the lifts. He asked me not to pray that he would get stuck in a lift...
It was a strange day.
Monday, May 31, 2010
May Catch up
Time for a May Goals check up (yes, actually the month we're in).
1. Spend less time fussing and more time relaxing. Spend one evening a week just watching TV & knitting or similar. (No ironing or sorting or otherwise while watching TV!)
I think I did a little more relaxing but still not 100%. I have definately committed to not doing anything on Thursday night other than going to knitting and spending time with Clem.
2. Spend one night per week being organised.
I've got a regular one hour set aside now.
3. Read 1 book per month of which at least 6 are novels over the course of the year.
I wasn't sure what to read and never got around to it. I'm not sure what to read next. Perhaps I'll read the next Jane Austen novel in the book (its a compendium?). I think its Pride and Prejudice (until Sense and Sensibility I'd never read a Jane Austen novel).
4.a) Knit 6 pairs of socks this year. To this end, I would like to have a personal sock club.
4.b) Knit projects in the following order: Socks, a gift, a wrap with love square, a personal project.
No. I did a bit more on my olympics jumper (Manly Sweater) and am now up to sewing it up, worked a bit more on my mum's socks and then have been working on some baby stuff but none of it is finished.
5. Exercise twice a week.
I found my swimmers and went once-twice a week and am have been doing some other exercise on Saturday (like a long work).
6. Use our Wii Fit at least twice this year.
Yes. Yesterday and today. Done.
7. Read the 'family' part of M'Cheyne's Yearly Bible reading plan (so at half speed) and For the Love of God Part 1 by Don Carson.
Yes. This is one thing I've been able to keep doing.
8. Have one person/group of people over each month (not including our parents).
Gareth and Sumudu came over after going out to dinner, B,D,E,M&Q came over for dessert (after we'd gone out for dinner and dessert).
9. See each of our parents in a meaningful way each fortnight.
We went out for my mum and Clem's birthday in early May. We then went out for mothers day (a week late) with my parents and had afternoon tea with Clem's parents that same afternoon. So fairly successful.
10. Encourage Clem to indulge his passions once each month.
I need to work at this.
11. Celebrate (or commemorate) the holidays well.
Mum's birthday - we went out for dinner as a joint birthday celebration for Clem and Mum (this was a mixed bag). I also went round before work and gave her flowers and her gift and Clem and I came back round in the evening to wish her a Happy Birthday.
Clem's birthday - we went out for dinner ourselves as well as the joint birthday celebration, the day after his birthday I bought him some cupcakes (partly as it didn't occur to me before and partly as we were going out to dinner on his birthday). We also went out to Assiette with some friends later in the month as a joint birthday/finish PhD (the friend's) celebratory dinner.
Mother's Day - as Clem and mum's birthday were the week before so we were a bit partied out so it was a bit of relief for Clem to be sick (well not that part) so we moved Mother's Day to the following Saturday. Amongst me visiting a friend and having arvo tea with Clem's dad and step mum, we made it to the cememtery and had dinner with my mum and dad.
12. Blog at least one meaningful post each week.
Three catch up posts on the last day of the month doesn't count. Fail.
13. 1 RAK per month.
Not that I can think of.
1. Spend less time fussing and more time relaxing. Spend one evening a week just watching TV & knitting or similar. (No ironing or sorting or otherwise while watching TV!)
I think I did a little more relaxing but still not 100%. I have definately committed to not doing anything on Thursday night other than going to knitting and spending time with Clem.
2. Spend one night per week being organised.
I've got a regular one hour set aside now.
3. Read 1 book per month of which at least 6 are novels over the course of the year.
I wasn't sure what to read and never got around to it. I'm not sure what to read next. Perhaps I'll read the next Jane Austen novel in the book (its a compendium?). I think its Pride and Prejudice (until Sense and Sensibility I'd never read a Jane Austen novel).
4.a) Knit 6 pairs of socks this year. To this end, I would like to have a personal sock club.
4.b) Knit projects in the following order: Socks, a gift, a wrap with love square, a personal project.
No. I did a bit more on my olympics jumper (Manly Sweater) and am now up to sewing it up, worked a bit more on my mum's socks and then have been working on some baby stuff but none of it is finished.
5. Exercise twice a week.
I found my swimmers and went once-twice a week and am have been doing some other exercise on Saturday (like a long work).
6. Use our Wii Fit at least twice this year.
Yes. Yesterday and today. Done.
7. Read the 'family' part of M'Cheyne's Yearly Bible reading plan (so at half speed) and For the Love of God Part 1 by Don Carson.
Yes. This is one thing I've been able to keep doing.
8. Have one person/group of people over each month (not including our parents).
Gareth and Sumudu came over after going out to dinner, B,D,E,M&Q came over for dessert (after we'd gone out for dinner and dessert).
9. See each of our parents in a meaningful way each fortnight.
We went out for my mum and Clem's birthday in early May. We then went out for mothers day (a week late) with my parents and had afternoon tea with Clem's parents that same afternoon. So fairly successful.
10. Encourage Clem to indulge his passions once each month.
I need to work at this.
11. Celebrate (or commemorate) the holidays well.
Mum's birthday - we went out for dinner as a joint birthday celebration for Clem and Mum (this was a mixed bag). I also went round before work and gave her flowers and her gift and Clem and I came back round in the evening to wish her a Happy Birthday.
Clem's birthday - we went out for dinner ourselves as well as the joint birthday celebration, the day after his birthday I bought him some cupcakes (partly as it didn't occur to me before and partly as we were going out to dinner on his birthday). We also went out to Assiette with some friends later in the month as a joint birthday/finish PhD (the friend's) celebratory dinner.
Mother's Day - as Clem and mum's birthday were the week before so we were a bit partied out so it was a bit of relief for Clem to be sick (well not that part) so we moved Mother's Day to the following Saturday. Amongst me visiting a friend and having arvo tea with Clem's dad and step mum, we made it to the cememtery and had dinner with my mum and dad.
12. Blog at least one meaningful post each week.
Three catch up posts on the last day of the month doesn't count. Fail.
13. 1 RAK per month.
Not that I can think of.
April Catch up
Time for an April Goals check up (still catching up on my catch ups).
1. Spend less time fussing and more time relaxing. Spend one evening a week just watching TV & knitting or similar. (No ironing or sorting or otherwise while watching TV!)
I had my CPA Ethics exam on 4th May, so if I wasn't studying for my exam I should have been.
2. Spend one night per week being organised.
I've set aside an hour a week and am getting better at it.
3. Read 1 book per month of which at least 6 are novels over the course of the year.
I don't think I read much at home other than the Bible and my study materials.
4.a) Knit 6 pairs of socks this year. To this end, I would like to have a personal sock club.
4.b) Knit projects in the following order: Socks, a gift, a wrap with love square, a personal project.
Still working on the Olympics jumper (its still not finished).
5. Exercise twice a week.
Still can't find my training swimminging costume. Fail.
6. Use our Wii Fit at least twice this year.
Not yet, but still 8 months to go.
7. Read the 'family' part of M'Cheyne's Yearly Bible reading plan (so at half speed) and For the Love of God Part 1 by Don Carson.
Yes. This is one thing I've been able to keep doing.
8. Have one person/group of people over each month (not including our parents).
Yes. Therese and Vonnie came over on Good Friday. Heidi and Leo were meant to come but then didn't.
9. See each of our parents in a meaningful way each fortnight.
We went to yum cha with Clem's parents at Easter and I know we went out and also had my parents over during April.
10. Encourage Clem to indulge his passions once each month.
Not really.
11. Celebrate (or commemorate) the holidays well.
Passover (the Jewish holiday) - All I managed to do was read the relevant chapters in Exodus.
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday - I actually count these as almost a fail. I didn't do any kind of passover or foot washing and other than the church services, Easter felt really rushed and unmeaningful. I had plans to be more reflective but it didn't happen.
Anzac Day - as it was on a Sunday and I was at Sunday school, I didn't get to watch the Sydney march (including Uncle Greg) on TV. I didn't even post an Anzac Day post. However, I did go to the Anzac Day church service (including a diary from Fromelles) and flag raising, watched the Villers-Bretonneux service on TV (even if I couldn't see Ben) and two other last Posts and reveilles. However, I forgot to raise a cross in the field of rememberance and I'll admit to feeling less relfective by the 4th last post post. So I'm having mixed feelings.
Didn't do so well on holidays this month.
12. Blog at least one meaningful post each week.
0 posts in April. Not even a catch up. As Clem would say, Epic Fail.
13. 1 RAK per month.
Not that I can think of.
1. Spend less time fussing and more time relaxing. Spend one evening a week just watching TV & knitting or similar. (No ironing or sorting or otherwise while watching TV!)
I had my CPA Ethics exam on 4th May, so if I wasn't studying for my exam I should have been.
2. Spend one night per week being organised.
I've set aside an hour a week and am getting better at it.
3. Read 1 book per month of which at least 6 are novels over the course of the year.
I don't think I read much at home other than the Bible and my study materials.
4.a) Knit 6 pairs of socks this year. To this end, I would like to have a personal sock club.
4.b) Knit projects in the following order: Socks, a gift, a wrap with love square, a personal project.
Still working on the Olympics jumper (its still not finished).
5. Exercise twice a week.
Still can't find my training swimminging costume. Fail.
6. Use our Wii Fit at least twice this year.
Not yet, but still 8 months to go.
7. Read the 'family' part of M'Cheyne's Yearly Bible reading plan (so at half speed) and For the Love of God Part 1 by Don Carson.
Yes. This is one thing I've been able to keep doing.
8. Have one person/group of people over each month (not including our parents).
Yes. Therese and Vonnie came over on Good Friday. Heidi and Leo were meant to come but then didn't.
9. See each of our parents in a meaningful way each fortnight.
We went to yum cha with Clem's parents at Easter and I know we went out and also had my parents over during April.
10. Encourage Clem to indulge his passions once each month.
Not really.
11. Celebrate (or commemorate) the holidays well.
Passover (the Jewish holiday) - All I managed to do was read the relevant chapters in Exodus.
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday - I actually count these as almost a fail. I didn't do any kind of passover or foot washing and other than the church services, Easter felt really rushed and unmeaningful. I had plans to be more reflective but it didn't happen.
Anzac Day - as it was on a Sunday and I was at Sunday school, I didn't get to watch the Sydney march (including Uncle Greg) on TV. I didn't even post an Anzac Day post. However, I did go to the Anzac Day church service (including a diary from Fromelles) and flag raising, watched the Villers-Bretonneux service on TV (even if I couldn't see Ben) and two other last Posts and reveilles. However, I forgot to raise a cross in the field of rememberance and I'll admit to feeling less relfective by the 4th last post post. So I'm having mixed feelings.
Didn't do so well on holidays this month.
12. Blog at least one meaningful post each week.
0 posts in April. Not even a catch up. As Clem would say, Epic Fail.
13. 1 RAK per month.
Not that I can think of.
March Check up
Time for a March Goals check up (yes, I know I'm doing 3 months worth of check ups in May).
1. Spend less time fussing and more time relaxing. Spend one evening a week just watching TV & knitting or similar. (No ironing or sorting or otherwise while watching TV!)
I think there was a lot of studying and not much relaxing. Fail.
2. Spend one night per week being organised.
I've set aside an hour a week and am getting better at it.
3. Read 1 book per month of which at least 6 are novels over the course of the year.
I actually managed to finish Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. I was slightly confused occassionally but found it really hard to put down.
4.a) Knit 6 pairs of socks this year. To this end, I would like to have a personal sock club.
4.b) Knit projects in the following order: Socks, a gift, a wrap with love square, a personal project.
No. I did a bit more on my olympics jumper (Manly Sweater) but even then its not finished.
5. Exercise twice a week.
Still can't find my training swimminging costume. Fail.
6. Use our Wii Fit at least twice this year.
Not yet, but still 9 months to go.
7. Read the 'family' part of M'Cheyne's Yearly Bible reading plan (so at half speed) and For the Love of God Part 1 by Don Carson.
Yes. This is one thing I've been able to keep doing.
8. Have one person/group of people over each month (not including our parents).
Nope. No success.
9. See each of our parents in a meaningful way each fortnight.
We had Yum Cha with Clem's parents for Aunty's birthday and then everyone went to "high tea" with us for my birthday a week later. I can't remember if we saw my parents another time in a meangingful way but we may well have. Fairly successful.
10. Encourage Clem to indulge his passions once each month.
Not really.
11. Celebrate (or commemorate) the holidays well.
Aunty's birthday - Almost missed this one but we all went out for Yum Cha. Not ideal but we did celebrate.
My birthday - I'm really not good at deciding what to do but Clem and I did go out for dinner on my birtday, there was cake at bible study and my parents, Clem's parents, Clem and I all went for "high tea" (afternoon tea) at the Swissotel.
Ides of March - I was wary and watched out for Senators.
St Patricks Day - I'm never sure what to make of my response to St Patricks Day, as a protestant with distant Irish heritage. It's not just a day for wearing green, its a catholic religious festival. So I decided the appropriate thing was to pray for Ireland and Clem and I did.
Neighbour Day - I did mean to post about this but the day before Neighbour Day (26th March), Clem and I went and knocked on every door in our new apartment block and introduced ourselves. (We got a lot of strange looks.)
12. Blog at least one meaningful post each week.
I did post 4 times, and a few small ones, so I guess that's a win.
13. 1 RAK per month.
Not that I can think of.
1. Spend less time fussing and more time relaxing. Spend one evening a week just watching TV & knitting or similar. (No ironing or sorting or otherwise while watching TV!)
I think there was a lot of studying and not much relaxing. Fail.
2. Spend one night per week being organised.
I've set aside an hour a week and am getting better at it.
3. Read 1 book per month of which at least 6 are novels over the course of the year.
I actually managed to finish Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. I was slightly confused occassionally but found it really hard to put down.
4.a) Knit 6 pairs of socks this year. To this end, I would like to have a personal sock club.
4.b) Knit projects in the following order: Socks, a gift, a wrap with love square, a personal project.
No. I did a bit more on my olympics jumper (Manly Sweater) but even then its not finished.
5. Exercise twice a week.
Still can't find my training swimminging costume. Fail.
6. Use our Wii Fit at least twice this year.
Not yet, but still 9 months to go.
7. Read the 'family' part of M'Cheyne's Yearly Bible reading plan (so at half speed) and For the Love of God Part 1 by Don Carson.
Yes. This is one thing I've been able to keep doing.
8. Have one person/group of people over each month (not including our parents).
Nope. No success.
9. See each of our parents in a meaningful way each fortnight.
We had Yum Cha with Clem's parents for Aunty's birthday and then everyone went to "high tea" with us for my birthday a week later. I can't remember if we saw my parents another time in a meangingful way but we may well have. Fairly successful.
10. Encourage Clem to indulge his passions once each month.
Not really.
11. Celebrate (or commemorate) the holidays well.
Aunty's birthday - Almost missed this one but we all went out for Yum Cha. Not ideal but we did celebrate.
My birthday - I'm really not good at deciding what to do but Clem and I did go out for dinner on my birtday, there was cake at bible study and my parents, Clem's parents, Clem and I all went for "high tea" (afternoon tea) at the Swissotel.
Ides of March - I was wary and watched out for Senators.
St Patricks Day - I'm never sure what to make of my response to St Patricks Day, as a protestant with distant Irish heritage. It's not just a day for wearing green, its a catholic religious festival. So I decided the appropriate thing was to pray for Ireland and Clem and I did.
Neighbour Day - I did mean to post about this but the day before Neighbour Day (26th March), Clem and I went and knocked on every door in our new apartment block and introduced ourselves. (We got a lot of strange looks.)
12. Blog at least one meaningful post each week.
I did post 4 times, and a few small ones, so I guess that's a win.
13. 1 RAK per month.
Not that I can think of.
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