February -- Move into a new house and hang up 50 things. This is what’s happened in the past: I move into a new to me space and the blinds and window coverings take years, frames and art are just propped against the wall on the floor below where I want to hang them. I feel indecisive about some of it, so none of it gets hung.
March -- Organize spices and recipes. I’ve tried in the past, and it’s good for a while but, new spices have been bought and new recipes have been printed and the whole lot of it is a real mess; an exploding binder, delays in cooking the recipes I can’t find with unlocatable seasonings!
April -- Have a baby. Baby boy Mair is due on the 6th. Babies are newborns for about a month, so I’ll be holding, feeding and feeling this major life change and doing not much else. I’ve always wanted to write some memories about the newborn stage and being a mom, so that’s what it’ll be.
May -- A photo a day. I bought a camera more than a year ago that would help my indoor, low light, birthday, Christmas morning, basement shots and it’s been pulled out very little while I try to understand aperture and speed. I’ll do a decent online tutorial and take a least one picture a day. I’m hoping to capture a printable candid shot from each of my kids.
June -- Start a Mother Daughter Book Club I’ve talked about it for years. Needed would be: A book list, a schedule, to ask a few moms and BAM, combining two loves: books and kids.
July-- Full Moon Antelope Island Bike ride. I’ve wanted to do this ride for the last two years, and while I really like biking, I’ll never bike down the Oregon coast, Alaska, or across Europe with my family. But I can bike to a close by island in the dark. I’m taking the baby and any of my other kids who want to ride.
August -- Host an outdoor couples dinner party with no mosquitoes, outdoor lighting, in a cool location.
September -- Eat a vegetarian diet for a whole month. My end goal for this is to have some tastier meals and sides for my family that include more varied grain and more vegetables. Also to notice health benefits if there are any.
October -- Photo Albums. Print 9 years of digital pictures that are on the computer and place them in my already purchased albums. Place pictures of mission and wedding in albums to be looked through by future marriage and mission engagers.
November--Plan and carry out a family service opportunity (project), One that will feed into a community/business organized Christmas one, or for a family or friend that has a need we could fill.
December -- Hold 7 devotionals with my family (we’ll call it advent). We held three this past December using the book, A Christ Centered Christmas, by Emily Freeman. The kids really liked them and I did too, but I was a little uncommitted to the book’s lessons and wanted to do my own, but didn’t. The ultimate goal being to encourage Christmas thinking and pondering.
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