• Amalah
• Ampersand
• Cowgirl Funk
• Cut the Crap
• A Damn Thing
• Fly in the Honey
• From the Mind of the Dawnie
• Hannah Cooks
• Hannah Talks
• Hashai
• Hate Your Daddy
• Hussified
• Invinciblegirl
• JournalCon 2004
• Journey of a Girl
• Kiss My Grits
• Les-Cadeaux
• Meegor
• Nearly There
• The Nuthouse
• Pineapple Girl
• The Rage Diaries
• The Random Muse
• SkinnyKat
• That Something
• What Does a Girl Do?

Okay, I am a geek, but I think the fact that I can track my progress and that I have a plan in place for completing this list is a pretty cool thing. (I deleted everything that could potentially identify me to people who don't need to know, which is why one or two are completely blank. And, I don't have cool nicknames for the entire cast yet, so they all got first-initialed for now. I'll change that later.)

I intend to re-visit this list every month or so to force myself to be honest about my progress and to focus on what I need to do in the upcoming month. Obviously, improved physical and financial health are big goals for me this year, and things that Absolutely Must Get Better in 2004.

1. Be Excellent

Get Healthy

2. Visit physician’s office in the fall.

3. Go to dentist in the spring and fall.

4. Go to eye doctor in the spring and order new contacts before old contacts have all been used.

5. Go to OB-GYN in March. Get tested for STDs.

6. Go to at least three Weight Watchers meetings per month.

7. Get bloodwork done.

8. Lose at least 50 more pounds in 2004.

9. Determine goal weight and ideal date to reach said weight.

10. Join local aquatic center and swim laps at least twice per week.

11. Exercise at least three times per week for at least thirty minutes.

12. Invest in additional workout clothing, outerwear, and sports bras. Buy good running shoes at a running store.

Get Organized

13. Fold and put away laundry after it dries.

14. Go to bed earlier and get up earlier. Try to be at desk every day by 8:30 a.m.

15. Clean off table in office at work.

16. File everything on desk at home and stay organized.

17. File everything on desk at office and stay organized.

18. Reduce total possessions by 20%.

19. Prepare to move.

20. Clean out cd and book collections. Give unwanted items away.

21. Clean out clothes closets and reduce total by at least 25%.

22. Adhere to shopping theory when making new purchases and organize closets accordingly.

23. Purchase and install Excel XP on home desktop computer.

24. Update address records with Christmas card return addresses.

25. Pull photos and letters from 2003 cards and file. Recycle cards.

Financial

26. Reduce credit card debt.

27. Close/consolidate accounts where appropriate.

28. Keep track of cash spending and where disposable income goes.

29. Pay bills on time.

30. Set up Online BillPay account.

31. Set up automatic transfers to savings account.

32. Set up new (bigger) payroll deductions for 401k.

33. Do taxes by end of February. Make copies and file everything.

34.

35. Save money for move.

36. Budget accordingly for leaving job.

37. Find a new job.

38. Budget for holiday season and birthday/wedding/baby gifts.

39. Take car in for tune-up before warranty expires.

Learn Something

40. Read at least one non-fiction book per quarter.

41. Buy healthy cookbooks on Amazon wishlist and use them.

42. Read at least five library books per quarter.

43. Share healthy recipes with family and co-workers.

44. Catch up on magazine reading and stay on top of unread issues.

45. Flag good recipes in back issues of Cooking Light and Real Simple.

46. Subscribe to more academic/news and fitness/health magazines.

47. Subscribe to The New Yorker.

48. Start journaling.

49. Attend JournalCon 2004 in Washington, D.C. if possible.

Think of Others

50. Take cats to vet for shots.

51. Send birthday cards and gifts in a timely manner.

52. Invest in a good card organizer or make one that suits my needs.

53. Get Christmas cards and gift tags done by December 1.

54. Send holiday cards with handwritten letters to friends and family by December 10.

55. Plan a surprise for T’s 25th birthday.

56. Send belated graduation gift to A. – Horchow personalized stationery.

57. Take S. out for her birthday.

58. Make a permanent holiday calendar with birthdays and anniversaries.

Go Places

59. Illinois for Easter/spring weekend.

60. Illinois for summer long weekend.

61. Illinois for Thanksgiving.

62. Illinois for Christmas.

63. Somewhere for my 25th birthday.

64. Weekend in Columbia (spring)

65. Weekend in Columbia (fall)

65. Weekend in St. Louis (summer)

66. Weekend in St. Louis (fall)

67. Go to a Cardinals game.

68. Go to at least two Royals games.

69. Go to Lawrence for a day trip.

70. Visit B. in Idaho.

71. Visit Sister in Wisconsin.

72. Visit Suz in Wisconsin.

73. Go to Chicago.

74. Go to D.C. for JournalCon.

75. Go to Rhode Island.

Other Stuff

76. Take more photos.

77. Rip cd’s to MP3s.

78. Participate in MATH Lab Partners.

79. Watch more movies.

80. Keep using Netflix. Throw away Blockbuster card.

81. Use TiVo more and stop wasting hours on sitcom reruns.

82. Go to the movies by myself.

83. Volunteer more.

84. Be the Music Director for the youth musical at church in the spring.

85. Volunteer with the youth group at church.

86. Attend church regularly.

87. Go to church with T occasionally.

88. Treat myself to a spa pedicure regularly.

89. Order from Lush regularly.

90. Buy a new stereo for apartment.

91. Play more board games.

92. Beat T at Scrabble.

93. Knit more.

94. Visit knitting store in metro area.

95. Cut back on Diet Coke consumption.

96. Cut back on fast food consumption.

97. Apply to graduate school.

98. Finish counted cross-stitch and have it framed for Mom and Dad.

99. Buy a cookbook stand with a splatter shield.

100. Update journal at least weekly (on average).

101. Use Christmas giftcards before they expire.

102. Recycle old phone books.

103. Keep apartment reasonably clean.

104. Remember that work is just a job.

I realize a few things on this list are sort of ambiguous and resolution-y, but I think I can quantify the results of about 90% of the list. And if I can even accomplish 90% of the things on this list, I'll be a lot smarter, a little wealthier, and a whole lot happier at the end of the year - and that sounds pretty good to me.