2012 Some Day List

When you start a major renovation you get asked all the time, “How’s the house coming?” When you start a major renovation you get asked all the time, “How’s the house coming?”

At first you have clear, concrete answers, “Great, yesterday they cut out my bathroom wall and put in a new tub.” Or “This weekend we are having a crew over to shingle.”

Then you hit a point where all the big things are done and all you have left is a long list of little things. Soon you start saying, “All the big things are done, but there is a lot left on the Some Day List.”

Once this became a part of my language I found myself using it all the time, telling Hubby or the girls, “Put it on the Some Day List.”

The problem with a Some Day List is too often some day never comes. With the ever present distraction of today’s To Do List, you never get around to making any sort of plan for the Some Day List.

So I decided that for 2012 I would pull some of the items off of that far away list and make a commitment to accomplish them by 2013.

Just before the New Year I randomly wrote a list of things I would like to have done by December 31st, 2012. I didn’t have a plan or a process of elimination as to what item went on the list and which stayed off. Once I had my list I pulled out specific tasks to accomplish in January that would move me closer to the ultimate goal of completing the entire list. I plan to do this every month.

The first thing I realized is my list was very frivolous – I didn’t touch base on any tasks that would help me to be a better mom, wife, friend, and employee. There were very few self growth items on the list. I had reasons why I wanted to see each one done, but the reasons weren’t all that noble. I contemplated revising the list. I decided not to. I figured I would save the noble list for 2013!!!

So far the project seems to be working. Although I haven’t yet accomplished all of my January tasks I do have some time to gain ground. In a attempt to improve my chances of success I am posting my list with monthly updates here. This should make me more accountable.

So without further adieu here is my 2012 Some Day List.

What I thought was most important I made number one. I confess I stole this idea directly from The Happiness Project – I just loved it so much!!

1. Stop comparison – Be Jamie – Hubby thought this was a crazy goal – he said how could you possibly be more Jamie????

Then I wanted to touch on sentimental items.

2. All pictures that need to be in frames, put in frames – including Hubby’s grandpa’s flies and my Canadian Bill of Rights.

3. Take more pictures

4. Get scrap books back up to date

5. Make a wall of “old” framed pictures in my home

Then there are the ever present house renos. I talked to Hubby about putting stuff on my list that is essentially his department, he was okay with it.

6. Basement – done

7. Little Sis’s room – done

8. Our room – done

9. Kitchen – done

10. Outside plugs – all working

11. Parching

12. Eaves trough

Then there are the “finer” things in life – more decorative, more improving surroundings or mini projects of sorts.

13. Have a grand Christmas light display

14. Plant more tulips & Lilies

15. Paint outside chairs & tables

16. Add one new house plant

17. Grow a mini herb garden in kitchen

Then I move to the more social things I want to accomplish

18. Visit a relative of Hubby’s that is in jail

19. Visit Hubby’s Grandpa regularly

20. Visit a dear senior friend regularly

21. Visit two dear senior friends in near by town more often

22. Get together once with a best friend from high school that I haven’t seen in forever.

23. Plan High Tea for my mutual improvement group

24. Have a box of homemade thank you/all occasion cards on hand

25. Send 3 thank you cards and/or letters per week

Then there was the health department. I have decided that I am not and never will be a health nut. Maybe I should hate or be disgusted with my body and its size, but I’m really not, I feel attractive to my husband. I feel energetic and able to accomplish what I need to. I rarely feel drug out or blah. For a while I though I needed to loose 50 or 60 pounds because everyone says you need to. Maybe I’m wrong, maybe I should be paying more attention to this, but for now I just don’t feel that push, I just can’t justify spending oodles of time thinking about something that honestly doesn’t make me desperately unhappy. Not saying I don’t have off, unattractive feeling days, but as a whole it just isn’t a big deal to me. That being said I do want to continue feeling good, I do want to strengthen my core a bit to try and avoid the same back troubles as my mother and so I have put these items on my list.

26. 50 sit ups and push ups every night

27. Eat a good breakfast everyday

28. Eat more fruits and veggies

29. Walk more

30. Swim more

Finally….

31. Complete the yearly reading plan at the back of my bible.

So that is it – my list - wish me luck!!!!

Soon – hopefully tomorrow I will post my January specific tasks.