The 52 Things 2012

In no particular order:

  1. Complete as many economically feasible upgrades to my house as possible, as suggested in my Ec0-Energy Audit.
  2. Take better control of my work-life balance (eg. leave work in a timely manner).
  3. Now that I have a proper home, have people over for visits on at least a semi-regular basis.
  4. Learn to quilt.
  5. Get back into painting, and complete and hang at least one painting (whether or not I personally feel it is well done).
  6. Go one whole month without eating an processed food.
  7. Take a pilates class.
  8. Get back into blogging on a regular basis.
  9. Find a church that I like/which is convenient to get to, and go to it.
  10. Run 10km
  11. Expand last year’s small vegetable garden in order to be able to actually eat from the garden for more of the summer.
  12. Get all other summer produce from markets or at least sourced locally.
  13. Make some form of preserves from garden produce (jam/pickles/sauce/etc.)
  14. Ween self down to purchasing take away coffee no more than once per week.
  15. Organize crafting chaos of bins and boxes currently occupying floor of basement into proper containable something.
  16. Paint Kitchen, bathroom, and hallways.
  17. Replace old lady curtains in house with more age appropriate window coverings.
  18. Bring library books back to library in a timely manner, rather than racking up ridiculous fines in own place of work.
  19. Finally get around to visiting the renovated Art Gallery of Ontario
  20. Read at least one of the Giller nominated books for 2012
  21. Reconnect with lost friends I’ve been wondering about
  22. Complete at least half of the unfinished craft projects currently languishing around my home
  23. Get more of my thousands of pictures printed and in albums or displayed
  24. Work on finishing writing the story that has been in progress for years.   Or, if I’m not going to do that, then start on something new.
  25. Set up a weekly cleaning schedule so as not to cram all of week’s cleaning tasks into one painful day
  26. Go to the Ex
  27. Go to an Opera
  28. Go to a play
  29. Visit the Distillery District
  30. Read the Canada Reads books
  31. Make developing a romantic relationship a priority.
  32. Keep up with playing the guitar.
  33. Become a responsible sender of greeting cards for Birthdays and Christmas, and Thank You notes for other events.
  34. Complete an entire cryptic crossword puzzle without assistance
  35. Learn how to make more informed financial decisions
  36. Learn how to crochet
  37. Volunteer time rather than simply donating to charity (though don’t stop donating)
  38. Actively seek out new acquaintances and friendships
  39. Get a family doctor
  40. Learn how to cook fish that is not salmon or similar – get over fear of cooking shellfish
  41. Take pictures of things that are not flowers and babies
  42. Go to see a Second City improv show
  43. Join a club or activity group of some sort
  44. Learn to leave early for appointments so as not to arrive late/flustered/anxious
  45. Become more politically active
  46. Take advantage of ROM membership by attending special programming (renew lapsed membership first)
  47. Go to more concerts/live music performances
  48. Go to a professional sporting event
  49. Play on my piano on a more regular basis
  50. Learn how to meditate
  51. Do a better job of keeping in touch with people
  52. Make sure that there is something special or unique about each day.

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