goals for 2012

I made a list of goals for the year in both 2009 and 2010. I didn't make one last year, because last year felt crazy, and I think I somehow knew even in January that my life would look radically different than I expected by the end of the year.

This year, though, I'd like to do it again. Not because 2012 feels any more predictable, but because goals are healthy, and so is being intentional.

So, here they are - 20 things I would like to do in 2012:

1. Create art with Jacob.
2. Try 25 new recipes.
3. Read 5 non-fiction books - there are so many that I have started but not quite finished (Plan B by Pete Wilson, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller, Grace for the Good Girl by Emily P. Freeman, Radical by David Platt) and others that I want to read (Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis, Made to Crave by Lysa TerKeurst, Interrupted by Jen Hatmaker)
4. Read through the entire Bible (I'm using a plan from YouVersion).
5. Get eight hours of sleep a night for one solid month.
6. Start an herb garden.
7. Make meaningful art for my house.
8. Explore downtown Frederick by trying six new restaurants.
9. Take a yoga class.
10. Take a French class.
11. Take Ally, Cam, and Jake to lunch for their birthdays.
12. Cut my car loan balance in half.
13. Join a Bible study.
14. See 5 (new) places from the book 1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die.
15. Walk the dogs four times a week for a month.
16. Set up a recycling center.
17. Tile something.
18. Grill something.
19. Write random notes to the people that I love.
20. Go hiking with my sisters.