Monthly Missions

For the duration of my list, I’ll be working on my monthly missions (#32). I will attempt to complete six months of monthly missions within one calendar year. I’ve started to aim my monthly missions towards my larger goals of cultivating grace and joy in my life. I’ve listed that focus where it is applicable.

My monthly missions, and their results, are compiled below.

2012

April – grace

1. Complete the write-ups for each of the goals from my last 101.
2. Configure and use my external back-up hard drive.
3. Cook a new, preferably healthy, meal each week, and blog about it.

March – grace – Complete (3)

1. Finish selecting and editing photos from last 101 for photo book. – Complete!
2. Complete the three-week program on my EA Sports Active game on the Wii. – Complete!
3. Read on the beach. – Complete!

February – joy – Incomplete (0/3)

1. Eat more dinners at our dinner table.
2. Take and send photos for a house tour for my grandparents.
3. Go out for drinks twice.

January – grace - Complete (3)

1. Each day, find one item to donate. – Complete!
2. Give trial runs to new cocktails in the search for a favorite winter drink. – Complete!
3. Do a check of our finances, insurance, and credit. – Complete!

2011 – (4/12 Completed on time)

December – joy – Complete (3)

1. Spend time crafting each week this month. – Complete!
2. Spend some time organizing and backing up my photos. – Complete!
3.  Recreate a coffee-shop evening at home. – Complete!

November – joy – Incomplete (2/3)

1. Create an 8-track playlist once a week. – Complete!
2. Take at least ten photos at each of the family/friend events this month. – Incomplete
3.  Spend an afternoon reading by the fire. – Complete!

October – grace – Complete (3)

1. Paint the TV stand. — Complete!
2. Finish all outstanding base-level decorating projects. — Complete!
3. Get new plants. — Complete!

September – grace & joy – Incomplete (1/3)

1. Organize and cull some of my food pictures. – Complete!
2. Complete another set of my house tour and send them. – Incomplete
3. Post all the progress I’ve made on my 101 that hasn’t been blogged yet. – Incomplete

August – joy - Incomplete (2/3)

1. Complete one more set of my house tour and send them. — Complete!
2. Make and post three more recipes on the food blog. — Incomplete
3. Spend the majority of the day at the beach. — Complete!

July – grace – Incomplete (1/3)

1. List old furniture on Craig’s List. — Incomplete
2. Finish decorating the house. — Incomplete
3. Limit my spending to my fun money, making no purchases on the credit cards. — Complete!

June – joy - Complete (3/3)

1. Work on my office until I feel calm working in it.
2. Have a picnic breakfast on the beach.
3. Go to a new restaurant for happy hour.

May – grace – Incomplete (1/3)

1. Hang curtains in living room. — Complete!
2. List old furniture on Craig’s List. — Incomplete
3. Work on using my cleaning cards daily. — Incomplete

April – joy – Complete (3/3)

1. Make a list of things to see and do around our new area. — Complete!
2.  Get our hot tub water checked out and chemical-ed up for regular use. – Complete!
3. Keep constant cut flowers in our house. – Complete!

extra: Tuesday Tune

March – Incomplete (1/3)

1. Hang curtains in the living room — Incomplete
2. Order chairs — Complete!
3. Log four hours on the wii fit — Incomplete

February – Incomplete (1/3)

1. Make something crafty for our new home. — Complete!
2. Log four hours on the wii fit. — Incomplete
3. Clear my clothes from the bedroom floor. — Incomplete

January – Incomplete (2/3)

1. Order new couch and chairs — Incomplete
2. Blog every day of January 2011 — Complete!

3. Organize our new kitchen — Complete!