Twenty-Seven

This blog post is for Kristen. If you beg enough on my Facebook wall, I'll update my blog. To be quite honest, Internet, I just haven't felt very inspired lately. I have had a lot going on, but I do want to be better. So for now, forgive my intermittent posting, and maybe someday I will be a regular blogger again. :)


This week I turned 27 years old. Typing it brings a whole new reality to it. Some of you may remember that I was keeping a 27 things to do before turning 27 list. Here are those things with my accomplishments....and of course the failures. To be honest more failures than I'd hoped for.

Watch the movie, "What About Bob?" - FAIL - You'd think this would be an easy one. Some day. :)

Visit Chicago - FAIL -  I had the chance, but chose my gap's birthday party instead.

Knit a scarf - FAIL - I did however, crochet a hat.

Start my doctorate - FAIL - I'm too undecided about what to study or if I even want a doctorate.

Get photography business onto The Knot - FAIL - In fact, I'm kind of pulling back on photographing weddings. I prefer to shoot with Cherish as a second shooter instead of being the main.

Enter a 5K - FAIL. Although I did start to run....a little.

Memorize a book of the Bible - FAIL - But I've been memorizing a verse a week with my small group girls

Sew something pretty - ACCOMPLISHED - I've sewed a few little things, but I'd like to sew a dress or something cool like that.

Finish decorating my mud room - ACCOMPLISHED - And thanks to my amazing Momma it is now organized to a T

Clean out my linen closet - ACCOMPLISHED - Now if only I could say the same about my office....

Take 1 picture every day - FAIL - I want to try to pick this one up again

Go camping - FAIL - We were all geared up and ready to go in April, but we ended up at my uncle's house both nights.

Blog every day for a month - FAIL - Sorry, Internet, I know how important this one was to you, too.

Make a photo book of my college years - FAIL - I'd totally forgotten about this one!

Read 50 books - ACCOMPLISHED - I can't list them, but I have read at least 50 books this year. One of the joys of being a librarian.

Try Yoga for a month - FAIL - I did however try a class.

Donate 10 inches to Locks of Love - FAIL - I'm hoping to get a few more inches before I donate.

Try a new restaurant - ACCOMPLISHED

Make my bed every day for a month - FAIL - I just don't have the desire to make my bed daily.

Fast Facebook for a week - ACCOMPLISHED - Although not on purpose. It was a matter of busy-ness combined with fasting.

Memorize one verse of the Bible each month - ACCOMPLISHED

Build a snowman - ACCOMPLISHED

Give up sweets for a month - ACCOMPLISHED - And I'm doing it again soon.

Teach Kody a new trick - FAIL - He is terribly trained. Some day I'll get my act together. :)

Clean and decorate my back porch - SOMEWHAT ACCOMPLISHED - I hope to continue sprucing it up

Play in a poker tournament - FAIL - I don't even think I played poker this year

Taste a new fruit - ACCOMPLISHED - Kumquat. It was decent.

Okay, so I got 11/27. Not my best work. But here I did a lot of unlisted things in the past year, like take a road trip to Colorado, start leading a small group for freshmen girls, grow a garden with pumpkins....I'm sure there are other things, I'm just not thinking of them right now. Regardless, it was a good year, and I know that God has big plans for my 27th year. Tune in tomorrow for 28 things to do before turning 28. Heaven knows I need goals to keep me going. 

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