2015, the year that was – my list updated

It’s time to look back over my list for the year and see how I’m traveling.

As with previous years bold is started, strike thru is finished & red isn’t done

  1. Increase my social media following (see 2-5)
  2. Get more Twitter followers (Jan 1 – 658   Dec 31 – 670)
  3. Get more Facebook followers (Jan 1 – 150   Dec 31 – 153)
  4. Get more Pinterest followers (Jan 1 – 569   Dec 31 – 665)
  5. Get more Instagram followers (Jan 1 – 227   Dec 31 – 283)
  6. Organise my Pinterest boards (try & reduce the number of boards)
  7. Learn a new recipe each month. Blog about it.
  8. Blog a recipe a week – one of mine or something I’ve tried (In the Den Kitchen)
  9. Create a back up of my blog monthly
  10. Try something I’ve pinned and blog about it.
  11. Start a new blog series (but in the works for 2016)
  12. Finish garden beds and start using them – garden bed in but filled with weeds
  13. Get a garden shed
  14. Set up gazebo/outdoor area – area cleared and that’s as far as we got
  15. Do HabitHacker – Nest – started then fell off the wagon
  16. Work on Declutter 365
  17. Finish custom recipe book
  18. Declutter recipe books I don’t use – gifted a  box to a friend. Have another pile to go
  19. Paint laundry & put up laminate
  20. New door & window in lounge
  21. New curtains for the lounge
  22. Get kitchen blinds
  23. Get new cupboard in hallway
  24. Get floors polished
  25. Organise office so it can be used
  26. Organise garage
  27. Start a garden journal
  28. Work through (& complete) Creating your Goddess Haven e-course (restarting Jan 1)
  29. Tidy the pantry – make it more organised
  30. Sort linens and make less cluttered
  31. Have a candlelit dinner with hubby
  32. Family holiday to Melbourne
  33. Have parents & in-laws over for dinner
  34. Go to the Anzac Day dawn service
  35. Get a family photo of me, mum, dad & bro
  36. Get an updated family photo done
  37. Have a weekend away
  38. Try and have a date night every month
  39. Put money into Christmas Club account
  40. Put money in the girls accounts
  41. Have a family movie night (complete with popcorn & choc tops)
  42. Spend a day at the beach
  43. Go on a picnic
  44. Go for a drive somewhere for no reason other than getting out
  45. Spend a rainy day in PJs watching TV/movies
  46. See more of Tassie
  47. Work on family tree
  48. Go to Tasmania Zoo
  49. Go to the Botanical Gardens
  50. Visit QVMAG
  51. Get BAS in on time
  52. Keep up to date with work accounts
  53. Work thru Business Goddess e-course
  54. Launch new work site
  55. Upgrade laptops (decided to keep these & upgrade hard drives)
  56. Make laptop & pc better organised – less double ups of files
  57. Work on better backups of important files
  58. Find an inspirational quote & make it into a piece of artwork
  59. Finish JYC 2012 & 2013 & 2014
  60. Scrapbook with mum more
  61. Finish wedding scrapbook
  62. Do #30Lists (March, September, December)
  63. Organise all my paper scrapbook supplies
  64. Scrapbook with others more
  65. Backup digital Project Life supplies
  66. Organise a scrapbook day
  67. Complete a cross stitch
  68. Work thru Creative Goddess ecourse
  69. Project life date one weekend a month
  70. Do some more classes & finish them
  71. Create a scrapping binder
  72. Apply for more design teams
  73. Get dt work done before it’s due
  74. Actually DO some of the things I’ve pinned
  75. Create more pages about me
  76. keep up to date with Project Life (see #69)
  77. Raise at least $2000 at Afternoon Teal
  78. Do Frocktober
  79. Watch sunrise & sunset in the same day 
  80. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years
  81. Keep a gratitude journal every day for a month (0/30)
  82. Do Habit Hacker’s Create
  83. Get a massage
  84. Get a manicure
  85. Make a list of 30 books I want to read & then read those books (0/30) 
  86. Exercise every day for a month (0/30)
  87. Create a mini Goddess altar
  88. Meditate more
  89. Enjoy life
  90. Finish off front yard
  91. Redo herb gardens
  92. sort my bookmarks
  93. Burn to CD/DVD stuff I don’t need on my PC all the time
  94. Look at getting built in wardrobe in girls bedroom
  95. Do something special for our wedding anniversary
  96. Have a girls day out with mum
  97. Star Wars!
  98. Sort & cull movie folder
  99. Maybe go to 20 yr reunion for school
  100. Organise some play dates for the girls

Not too bad, lots started but not finished. I’ll be back in a couple of days with my 100 things list for 2016

Currently #5

 TIME: 9am, 31st December, 2015

LOCATION : Dining room table

FEELING:   good

LOVING :  the warmer weather

READING : The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer (still)

DRINKING : Coke or hot chocolate or water or Soda Stream

ANTICIPATING : the New Year

LISTENING TO : MUSIC : random tunes   PODCAST :  Simple Scrapper member podcast

WATCHING : New Year’s Eve specials

PLANNING : my 2016 planners

LOOKING FORWARD TO : Cirque du soleil

CREATING :  bits & pieces for JYC and cards for my 2016 PL album covers

NEED TO FINISH : my JYC pages for 2015

WISHING : for more planner goodies

MAIN GOAL : to work on my Life Workbook

What are you “CURRENTLY” doing?

Karina’s raspberry cream mousse thingy

(yup that’s its name) One of our friends made this for one of our annual Christmas dinners and it is very moreish. It’s best to make the bits before (at least 3 hours) you want to eat it and then put it all together just before serving otherwise the meringue goes too soft, you want that crunch.

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Currently #4

(Ha I totally forgot my blog was set to change themes on December 1st hahaha Welcome to Christmas. I’ll be fixing up the sidebar over the next day or two)

TIME: 8pm, 1st December, 2015

LOCATION : Dining room table

FEELING: Very tired and sore. It’s been a long day. 

LOVING : it’s summer & nearly Christmas!

READING : The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer

DRINKING : Coke or hot chocolate or water or Soda Stream

ANTICIPATING : Christmas. The Doctor Who Christmas special

LISTENING TO : MUSIC : random tunes from my music folder    PODCAST : The Paperclipping Round Table

WATCHING : Star Wars Rebels, Ash Vs Evil Dead, Supergirl

PLANNING : JYC

LOOKING FORWARD TO : warmer weather, Christmas

CREATING :  my JYC base pages

NEED TO FINISH : where do I start Winking smile 

WISHING : I could get more slep 

MAIN GOAL : to get caught up with Project Life (still) & get my JYC happening

What are you “CURRENTLY” doing?

The Life:Captured Project November 2015

Elf on the Shelf Dec 1 2015

01 Describe a moment from today that you want to remember always.
Cooking with Miss K. Something we both love doing. I love teaching her how to cook and give her a life skill.
02 Write about darkness.
Cozy. safe. enveloping. night. sleep.
03 What are your greatest fears right now?
loosing mum
04 Who helps to look after you when you are sick?
The kids, hubby, my mum
05 What have been your favourite television shows this year?
Ash Vs Evil Dead, Supernatural, Ghost Adventures
06 Where do you hope to go for your next holiday or vacation?
Either Queensland or Melbourne
07 How did your family spend Christmas day when you were little?
With family. Shared around between aunties and uncles. Backyard cricket if the weather was nice
08 Describe your ideal date night.
Without kids. not fussed what we’d do.
09 What are some things that you wish to add to your life?
Date nights
10 Write about a precious keepsake from your childhood.
My dolls house. Dad made it for me for Christmas one year
11 What normally happens on a Sunday?
Sleep ins. Doctor Who. Housework. Washing sheets and towels
12 What was your most memorable family holiday when you were child?
All of them. Loved going on holidays
13 What’s the biggest difference that we can make in this world?
Being kind to each other.
14 What is the best and the worst thing about being human?
Love. It can be the best thing and the worst thing
15 Write about your bravest act.
Getting a tattoo.
16 What’s the most important thing you want to teach your children?
To be kind and treat everyone with respect.
17 What sort of legacy do you wish to leave behind?
The I was a good story teller and memory keeper
18 What was the best Christmas present you received in your childhood? Describe it.
Toss up between my dolls house or my block trolley. Both made by Dad. Still have the dolls house and will pass it on to my girls.
19 Write an account of your most recent family gathering.
Good food. Good company. Good conversations 
20 What happened at 4pm today?
Most likely starting tea
21 Have you felt hurt recently? Write about it.
No
22 What books have you read this year?
You’re never weird on the internet, The art of Asking, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
23 Describe a recent conversation that’s been encouraging for you.
Talking to another like minded sou about cleaning & decluttering and realising I’m not aloe
24 What exercise regime(s) have you embarked on this year?
Um, none. But I’m tracking my steps now thanks to my apple watch 
25 What’s on your heart right now?
I need to get out more and reconnect with friends
26 What are three things from this past month that have been refreshing?
Getting more sleep (some nights), Mum continuing to get good results, reconnecting with old friends
27 What are three things from this past month that have been unexpected?
Miss K’s change in behaviour, Miss A growing up so quick, Spotlight bargains
28 How are you feeling today?
Tired but happy
29 What is your favourite thing about Wednesday mornings right now?
Apart from Miss K being at school,  having quiet time with Miss A.
30 What are you most looking forward to next month?
Christmas Day (& the Doctor Who Christmas Special)

Creating Your Shining Year – 2016

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December is nearly upon us and that means it’s time to get your planner into gear for 2016! If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you will know how much of a fan I am of Leonie Dawson’s Shining Biz & Life Academy (formally known as Goddess Guidebook) and the totally wonderful workbooks she brings out each year. 2016 marks my 4th (or is it 5th) year of using the Life workbook & will be the first year I will be using the Biz workbook. You can read my previous posts by clicking on the Shining Year Workbook tag.

AND this year, apart from the workbooks being totally redesigned (& OMG they are GORGEOUS!!) there is a planner *SQUEE*.

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So run and grab your copy now. I promise you won’t regret it 😀