2009 Tally

1.Move to B.C.
CHECK. End of April, 2009

2. Graduate as an RN
CHECK. End of April, 2009, exam written and passed June 3rd, 2009

3. Do 100+ newborn baths
☹ Not working in postpartum since final practicum, probably did somewhere between 12-20 while I was there

4. Buy a guitar
Nope. I think this will need to be a prize for learning a song on the guitar or something.

5. Read more Newbery Medal books
CHECK. Many many more, not sure the exact number.

6. Write a letter every week
Nope. I don’t think so but I did do more letter writing than last year so I will keep at it.

7. Participate/Encourage/Witness the accomplishment of BIG goals for Teh Project
Nope. The Project is in stasis as the writing goes but I am still part of it and look forward to seeing it finish.

8. Complete 2nd draft of my wip by April 1st
… ☹

9. Get professional feedback for my novel
See above…

10. Submit my novel for publishing
See above above…

11. Help backstage @ ___
CHECK. Was totally fun and I have a new BIG dream related to this. ☺

12. Take a roadtrip with S.T.
CHECK. Completed end of April, 2009 and it was sweet awesome!

13. Go to the Gathering in Nashville
CHECK. Wow, what a weekend. :D

14. Kiss Elijah
CHECK. Smooched him on the cheek and he didn’t make strange or cry. His mom was quite impressed. ☺

15. Worship dance with Joy
Nope, but I did get to meet her and spend time with her so next time!

16. Teach Katie and Nikki to play Dutch Blitz
Nope, but their parents already know the game.

17. Spend another sunrise at C___ Point
Nope, it is ridiculous that I did not make the time to do this. :P

18. Hang glide
Nope, this one is still on the bucket list. Found a good teacher to do it with though, I think.

19. Jump off a cliff with my sister, Janessa (or something else adventurous that she would like to do)
CHECK. I think our Europe trip counts as adventurous even if there wasn’t any cliff jumping. (scaled and jumped off a waterfall ledge in Israel)

20. Finally finish memorizing Psalm 119
Nope, but I found a website with it in HEBREW. :D

21. Make flossing a regular habit
CHECK. I’ve done it nearly every day for the last two and a half months, we’ll see if it sticks.

22. Learn to sing "Jesus Loves Me" in Mandarin Chinese (and other languages)
Nope, but I have a recording of it in THAI. Can’t actually sing along with it yet but I have put it on a CD for my car.

23. Read books out loud with my sister, Hannah
CHECK. Dragonrider and the Tower of Geburah. ☺ Working on Gaal the Conqueror right now.

24. Create a really cool Age of Empires campaign with my brother, Andrew
CHECK. Not finished but I think it is really cool. ;)

25. Watch the 6th Harry Potter with Christa & Julianna and treat them to a fancy dessert
Nope, unfortunately Christa was on an entirely different continent and Julianna in a different province but we watched the movie on the same day.

26. Find something weird/new to cook with every month
Not sure if this is a check or not, I didn’t follow up with it very well. I did have fun experimenting with different things though.

27. Eat more avocado
CHECK. Mmmmmm!

28. Take yoga and belly dancing classes
CHECK/not check. I took a hot yoga class but haven’t gotten out to belly dancing yet.

29. Go fishing (and learn to clean fish)
Nope, need Joy to take me. ☺

30. Visit Lass and cook a fantabulous meal with her
SO CLOSE but schedule didn’t mesh, still working on this one.

31. Spin hug with Phoenix, my cyber-sis
Not in the same geographical vicinity… :’( Only cyber hugs exchanged

32. Cross the Alberta/Saskatchewan border
Lol, I can’t believe I STILL haven’t done this!

33. Swing dance
Mmmm, not actually unfortunately.

34. Teach Deanna more Rhumba steps (teach ballroom dancing to anyone who wants to learn)
CHECK. But barnacle covered rocks don’t make good dance floors…

35. Worship with Lannette and dance in the streets
CHECK. Thank You, Abba!

36. Walk in the land of Israel
CHECK. Baruch HaShem!

34. Worship at IHOP in Jerusalem
CHECK. On my bday. ☺

35. Write a letter to a politician regarding an issue that is important to me
Bother, I forgot about this one. Definitely need to put it back on the list!

36. Learn and memorize a new song on the piano
Oooo, I have not memorized any of them yet.

37. Take guitar lessons (learn to play at least 3 more songs)
Uh, yeah this one is not a check.

38. Wear fuzzy socks more often
CHECK. And another pair in my Christmas stocking with turtles on them!

39. Learn & sing a duet with my sister, Micayla
Not a check. Sing with her all the time but we need to learn an actual duet.

40. Breakdance with my brother, Peter
Not much. Trying to plan a snowboarding trip though

41. Volunteer at a Pregnancy Counselling Centre
No, I have found an organization in the area that I am interested in volunteering with but I think I will need to find a part time position before I have the time to do the weeks of orientation

42. Volunteer at the CAUSE run in Canmore
Nope, forgot about this one.

43. Pray more frequently for leaders in government
Not sure how to measure this one…

44. Scheme something EPIC with my brother, Josh
Still need to do this too… Hmmmm…

45. Paint toenails with Vilma and laugh lots! (link also with #28)
CHECK. With her assistance, my ten toes are five different colours right now. Need to go belly dancing together still though

46. Finish my crazy story project for my co-workers from the summer
I’m afraid I abandoned this project.

47. Write the true stories of other people
Nope, need to put it back on the list.

48. Write another 50k+ novel in the month of November
CHECK. Aw yeah! …need to write The End still for Mesiebed though.

49. Hike Mt. Baker with the Ragans
Nope, still working on this one.

50. Go to the USANA celebration in Calgary
CHECK. Fun and informative. :D

51. Help host a Health & Freedom or Sense event every month
Nope, … one Sense Spa party…

52. Swim frequently
Mm, I don’t think this one is a check. I barely swam at all in the summer. All the swimming in Israel though was INCREDIBLE. Oh, I love water! :D

53. Spend lots of time outside
Hm, again I don’t think this one is a check. Good thing I am taking oral vitD!

54. Finish a project in my craft box
…

55. Buy "my Baby" from Mom & Dad, register in my name
Plans changed with this one. I will be leasing a car instead, no name yet.

56. Have at least one tea party with fancy mailed invitations
:O I forgot about this! Definitely goes back on the list.

57. Have an organized clean room before I pack it all up and move away
Mmmm… this is debateable. I did get rid of SO much clutter! Getting better at keeping clean too.

58. Snowboard more than once or twice
Once.

59. Get rid of clutter, give it away
CHECK! See 57, felt really really good.

60. Build a sand bear (or try valiantly)
CHECK times 6 with the help of Moshe. Epic. October, 2009

61. Buy a cell phone and get in on this texting action
(EDIT: Officially CHECKED off January 10th, 2009)

62. Read Boneman's Daughters, Kiss, Lunatic and Elyon
CHECK. Also the ARC of Burn and the final Circle Series: Green which were AMAZING.

63. Swim to the island at T____ Lake
I forget… I was only at the lake a few times, I don’t remember if I went to the island or not.

64. Perform a skit with my siblings
Nope.

65. Pay off at least 1/4 of my debt to the bank of Mom & Dad (stay out of all other debt)
Nope/CHECK. Won’t be out of debt to my parents that quickly but I have started paying back and no other debt.

66. Attend Top Hat & Tails
CHECK. Lovely as always.

67. Remember to check the oil in the car
What? Cars have oil that needs checking?

68. Dance in B_____ park
Nope, should have joined in with the group of people Israeli dancing that I saw when I was sharing a milkshake with a friend!

69. Spend more time interacting on the Circle than lurking
Hmmm… Did better with this earlier in the year. Back to lurking mode.

70. Walk from ___ Avenue to _____
Lol, nope…

71. Visit Alyssa in Jasper
Nope, need to see that girl again though!

72. Encourage my co-workers
CHECK. I had one comment along those lines so I’m checking it. ☺

73. Complete an intrapartum care course
Nope, need a sponser…

74. Write my nursing mission statement
Nope, forgot about this. I have a start somewhere I should look up.

75. Watch the 2nd season of Alias
CHECK. (and the third…)

76. Dunk in the Jordan river (if possible)
CHECK! Baptized for the third time but each time has special significance. ☺ If the website starts working again, I will link video.

77. Volunteer at Beit Immanuel
Nope, stayed overnight though and that was good

78. Listen more for God's silence
CHECK. I hope to do this even more next year too.

79. Skip rope
Nope, should buy myself one.

80. Colour with sidewalk chalk (create pictograph bible stories and play lots of hopskotch)
Nope

81. Blow bubbles on the breakwall
Not together. I did blow lots of bubbles and I did walk on the breakwall but I didn’t have my bubbles with me.

82. Teach Caspian to play fetch
CHECK sometimes. Depends on the mood he is in

83. Watch the 1st Indiana Jones movie
Nope.

84. Play lots of soccer (and buy more soccerballs for children in other places)
Nope/CHECK. I did buy more soccer balls from the CHF catalogue but I didn’t play much soccer.

85. Do the RESET cleanse
(EDIT: Officially checked off the week of February 5-9th)

86. Meet Collette Larsen
Spent a week in relatively close confines with her but didn’t actually meet her.

87. Find opportunities to babysit for free
CHECK. Once. ☺

88. Sponsor a child
CHECK. Isatu from Sierra Leone!

89. Wash feet
Nope.

90. Pick blackberries and bake blackberry pie
Nope. Ate every blackberry that I picked.

91. Do secret gifts for the moderators and TD administrator again.
CHECK. June, 2009.

92. Check off every item of this list by 2359 hours on December 31st, 2009
Unfortunately, this one is not a check. Still cool to look back and see.

And now for 2010!