{List Makers} Personal Goals

My family and friends know that I love making lists.  At this moment, I have a sheet of note paper, double-sided full of bulleted points describing things that I need to do, want to do, and could do, either today, tomorrow, or...never.  "Clean oven" has been on many lists for the last two months.  My oven is still not clean.  (Dearest husband...it WILL get done!!)  Remember that pretty weekly planner I completed two weeks ago?  I'm just hanging it up today.  

To me, lists are 'happier' (because a list can express emotion), when they are pretty.  

For fun, I thought I'd share my 2012 goals list with you.  It's not the only goal list in our home.  Mr. vL and I made another one together, but this one is clearly the prettier of the two.  

As you read my list, feel free to speculate over the goals I've accomplished, and those that I haven't; however, I cannot promise to disclose that information with you.  

Happy List Making!

Making Lists.

I love making lists.  Grocery lists.  Cleaning lists.  Lists for Christmas presents, birthday presents, and birthday parties.  General to-do lists.  Crafting to-do.  Journalling.  Teaching ideas.  Organizing.  Lists about music.  Lists about places to go and people to see.

Sometimes I add things to my lists that I've already completed so that I can cross it off and feel accomplished!

Yesterday I made a to-do list while J and I had breakfast.  Throughout the day, in true Yvonne fashion, I added things to my lists that I completed but were not originally on my list.  By the end of the day, here is what it looked like:

✔ - make cookies
✔ - clean kitchen
✔ - prepare for dinner
    - vacuum downstairs
    - vacuum upstairs
    - wash kitchen floor
    - clean bathroom
    - wash bathroom floor
✔ - health and safety training
✔ - wrap Sue/Sandy's gifts
✔ - fold laundry
✔ - hang diapers to dry
✔ - wrap Agnes' present
✔ - tidy bedroom
✔ - run/shower
✔ - write blog post
✔ - package cookies

(Usually I meticulously scribble out each item as I complete it - yesterday I wanted my husband to see all the things I was able to finish...so silly!)

It isn't too difficult to notice what I left out yesterday.

If I have the choice, that always gets left out.

I'll try again today.

It's just that housecleaning and I don't get along so well.  Playing with J, making crafts, baking cookies, and playing the piano are always more interesting!  I did clean the toilet however.  I felt quite accomplished after that!

Right now Baby J is pulling all of his books off the shelve and inspecting them one by one.  Oh, how I love this child!  He also has a booger hanging from his nose.  Delicious.

Happy Friday!!  I'm off to wipe boogers and read books.