My To Do List

So in case you don't already know this-I am a very goal oriented person. To be more exact-I am a very WRITTEN down goal oriented person. I have to have them written down on paper or typed out or something. So, this is my goal/to do list that I have come up with over the past few weeks.

Projects:

Crate Cover for Lona

 How adorable is this?! & Yes I crate train my dog. I want her to be able to go anywhere and everywhere with me and I know several people and places that don't necessarily allow or like animals running around freely so I want her to be comfortable with any and every situation possibly known.

Sewing Purses and Dresses

My goal is to sew the majority of all Christmas gifts for the year of 2011. Bags and dresses would be amazing gifts for all the women in my family. A key to this goal is that I don't want to buy actual fabric for ALL of my sewing. I want to use sheets, old curtains, old clothes, and anything from the thirft shop. They actually sell yards of fabric sometimes and plenty of patterns there as well.

Apartment

I want to do some major painting this summer. I want to paint my bookcase and some photo frames and possibly redesign an old full body mirror. I also want to do something with my bathroom and kitchen. I have a table and bar stools in my kitchen. The table is black-one stool is red-one stool is yellow, and my kitchen is definitely NOT those colors. So I wanna reupholster the stools or possibly paint them of make seat covers. I want to stain the new railing on my stairs as well.

Garden

I am starting my first garden this year. I want to grow several herbs as well as cucumbers, tomatoes, strawberries, blackberries, and green beans. I may even try a few flowers to make the area look nice :) I have a tiny, TINY piece of actual grassy, dirt by my apartment and my landlord said I could use it for a garden so I'm pretty excited seeing as most people in my situation wouldn't have the opportunity to have a garden.

Making a Recipe Book

I have always wanted to make my own recipe book of random fav recipes. Only problem is my budget. I have to make things on my budget and if I give anything up-it's always food. I have been eating pasta every night for the past 2 weeks. It's so good and SO cheap. So this goal make take a long time to get started on and added to very slowly since I will probably only try one new recipe a month.

Reading

I love to read but I tend to get distracted by other things which hinders the amount of reading I can get done per day. I want to start reading a chapter every night and then reading extra when I have free time outside or in a car or whatever.

Physical Well-being

I want to start running and eventually run a marathon. I start running Monday. It's more of a mental challenge than anything else. I have to get it cemented into my brain that this is no longer an option. I also want to start hiking and biking once a week at least. I start WW on Monday, April 25th. My goal is to lose 10 pounds by May 25th so it will be a month to complete my goal. My sister is giving me all her WW stuff so this will make my life much easier.

Backpacking

I have started my journey to becoming a backpacker. I love camping, but my family never really got into it. I LOVE to camp but I'm awful at it and have no experience so I'm working on this and also shopping for camping essentials. Can't wait to get started. Planning a girls camping trip for June right now.

Start Recycling

I wanna start recycling but I have to look more into it. I have no idea how to get started, but I am going to look into it ASAP.

If you have any info or tips for me, please let me know! This is all I have time for today <3 .