My Year in Review

So last year I wrote my list of items of what I want to accomplish this year. Now it is time to see how well I did (my progress is in blue)…

I would like to scrapbook more, I want to make a dent in the pile of photos I have. – This happened I made great progress on scrapbooking. I need to do more but I did accomplish quite a bit.
I want to paint more, last year I did only 2 paintings (that needs to change!) – I painted 2 acrylic paintings, drew several color pencil drawings and did a couple watercolors because I am going to a weekly painting group.
I want to think of a new design for my blog, I love my design but as my daughter has pointed out she is a much better artist now and it needs to change. – I did finally think of a new logo design for A.J.’s Arts so the blog isn’t too far behind.
I would like to try Art Journaling – looks like fun. – Nope
I am thinking I need to only post Monday – Friday or maybe even three times a week with meaningful posts. – I have cut way down on posting do to time that I don’t have.
Keep concentrating on the Digi Shoppe. I am really going to push the Digi Shoppe far more in the New Year than I have. – I have been working on the Digi Shoppe and keeping on top of the Digi Shoppe far more this year than in years past.
Start participating in Blog Hops – I did a couple Blog Hops
Try an unplugged day once a week (no computer and no phone – I might even uninstall the FB app on my phone). – Not really some days I don’t turn on the computer but I always get an email that makes me have to turn it on.
Improve on my writing and maybe finish a Children’s Book I have been working on. – Working on it, just need time to work on illustrations.
Get organized (getting there but not quite). – Slowly, sadly everything we are not using is piled in our bedroom (that needs to all disappear and it would make me so happy).
Get published in these things called magazines (it could be fun). – I didn’t get published in a magazine but I have now been published in 2 books so there is something to that.
Learn a language probably Spanish (I never learned one, my 8th Grade English Teacher refused to sign my form so I could take a Foreign Language, so I never learned.) – Nope
Date night with the hubby (we actually had a couple last year – I am greedy and want more!) – We have done a couple including lunch now that Booga goes to preschool twice a week.
I would also like to get the rest of the Tim Holtz Ink Pads (I am missing, I think 10 – yep that is on the list to complete). – Nope maybe next year
Keep exercising and maybe even try a thing called running. – Tried running got shin splints and I exercise twice a week at least 🙂
More family time – more family projects (a new bathroom and a new fence) – Bathroom happened and so did the living room so this one is DONE!
An apple tree, grape vine and a dwarf pomegranate tree (yep I want those) – Nope we had to renovate a bathroom and living room.

Not too shabby considering everything that happened this year. I will have a list soon and maybe even a word but for now I am going to enjoy a couple of days before the mad dash of the holidays really begin.