I mentioned last week that 2012 was going to be the year that I finally write down my goals and maybe by sharing them with you; I would be held accountable to these goals. Yay!, for people keeping me accountable. Ya’ll rock! You know what? You’re already helping me because when I sat down to actually write these goals down I started getting sweaty palms and wanted to quit. Raise your hand if you’re a spaz like me? You see, the word “goals” to me sounds like “things-to-do” and given my minor obsession with writing daily things-to-do and my even bigger obsession with crossing them out, I had NO idea how I was going to handle seeing 101 things-to-do that I couldn’t cross off right away. That is until I realized I had promised you this list and a blog promise is about as strong as any pinky promise so I decided to get down, dirty, and honest.
I think you have heard me say that I belong to a group called Pursuit 31 which was started by Karen Stott. Well, that group is full of awesome ladies/photographers; one of them being Damaris Mia. She is the owner of Le Magnifique Wedding blog and an amazing photographer from California. She told us about a website called The Day Zero project which you can read more about here and basically that is all it took. Hundreds of people have started and finished their own lists and are scratching items off as I write this post. I am hoping by doing this that I get to share with you my successes and see your accomplished goals. Anyone want to give it a go?
*pictures at the end of the post
1. Build a website that fits my style, make it my own, and love it.
2. Change my blog to match more of my website and give it a clear direction to what I want it to be.
3. Book 15-20 weddings a year.
4. Design and complete a new office for my business.
5. Read the Bible every weekday morning before Addisyn wakes up.
6. Memorize Bible verses. Knowing the word of God will help me witness to others more.
7. Write at least two posts a week on my blog (personal or photography)
8. Go on a vacation with Steve to somewhere we have never been – Italy? New Zealand?
9. Go on vacation with my whole family to somewhere we have never been.
10. Either own a house or have my current home half way paid off – Dave Ramsey style.
11. Workout three or four days a week for a year.
12. Get down to 19% body fat.
13. Weigh what I weighed in May 2006 – my goal weight.
14. Plan my dinner meals and cook dinner five days a week.
15. Get my nice flat toned tummy back.
16. Do 10 pull-ups without assistance.
17. Give Addisyn a brother or sister (God willing of course).
18. Submit a wedding I shoot to a wedding magazine and to a wedding blog.
19. Have one of my weddings published in a wedding magazine.
20. Go to Showit United.
21. Learn how to coupon and put it into practice.
22. Buy most of my food all natural and cut down on processed foods permanently.
23. Have headshots done by one of my favorite photographer friends.
24. Photograph another photographer’s wedding.
25. Create a fun promo video for my website.
26. Shoot a wedding in at least ten different states (I have done North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware so far).
27. Go to bed with my husband every night even during the busy season.
28. Drink more water each day – minimum of 60oz.
29. Make time to read more books (I love reading and in 2011 my reading was almost non-existent).
30. Get some of my blog printed up and bound for Addisyn and our family.
31. Design/create a personal year in review photo book each year-starting this year.
32. Go on dates with husband at least once a month.
33. Organize a minimum of two stylized shoots.
34. Mentor a new photographer.
35. Enter my photos into three photo contests.
36. Create an LLC for “One More for Love” for the purpose of our family’s savings and investing.
37. Invest my money in some way.
38. Study the Scriptures and understand it enough to relay it in conversation.
39. Make more time to hang out with my sister’s, brother, mom and dad.
40. Write more love letters to Addisyn.
41. Take more photo journalistic pictures of Addisyn.
42. Pray more (I don’t do this nearly enough).
43. Practice weekly on different photography techniques.
44. Get a Mac, Macbook pro, and Ipad for the business.
45. Go to more photographer’s workshops.
46. Go to another P31 event.
47. Meet Jasmine Star at an event. She is just plain awesome.
48. Meet David Jay at an event. He is such an amazing human being.
49. Stop comparing myself to other photographers or bloggers. I am exactly where I am in life because God wants me to be here.
50. Do something for my community with my community group or as a family.
51. Share my faith more on my blog.
52. Grow my hair long and don’t cut it until these 1001 days are over with.
53. Wake up before Addisyn every morning so I am 100% awake to love her. Maybe I can even get some things done (i.e. my Bible study).
54. Get better about sending birthday/anniversary/thinking of you cards. Even though up until this point I have tried my hardest to boycott all cards (even some coming my way), I will admit that they make the recipient feel better.
55. Be interviewed and featured on another photographer’s blog.
56. Shoot a true destination wedding.
57. Stay more in contact with my in-laws. They are all awesome and live much too far away.
58. Get finished with steps one through four on the FPU baby steps.
59. Hang up a wall display of my pictures in my office and a wall display of our family in the living room.
60. Experiment with different lighting situations.
61. Start doing same day slide shows at my weddings.
62. Create office hours and do not work outside those hours.
63. Create a structured workflow and follow the workflow steps making adjustments when necessary.
64. Inspire other mom’s to follow their dream and find a way to be a stay at home mom and do the thing they love to do.
65. Buy an 85mm 1.2 and 24-70mm 2.8 lens for my collection.
66. Create yearly slideshows for my children and of my family.
67. Do whatever it takes to help my hubby and his friend Donald get a children’s book published because it is awesome and all the children in the world need to read it.
68. Go to a Jasmine Star event.
69. Make a big purchase with cash (i.e. car).
70. Organize my house and keep it clean each day.
71. Create fun bridal packets.
72. Go to a Crossfit competition.
73. Go shopping for a bikini again.
74. Go on mini field trips with Addisyn.
75. Find a ministry to get heavily involved in or start a ministry.
76. Be in a flash dance mob.
77. Shoot a real life proposal.
78. Be asked to shoot an international wedding.
79. Take more self-portraits because I hate myself in front of the camera.
80. Challenge myself to do something that I never thought I could do.
81. Go wine tasting somewhere on the west coast.
82. Write more and practice more writing.
83. Create my brand and stick with it.
84. Network with other local photographers.
85. Read the whole Bible.
86. Start a workout group with other SAHMs.
87. Be even closer friends to my two sisters.
88. Hike a mountain somewhere with my family.
89. Go on date days with Addisyn.
90. Get our Love Story printed and bound when it is finished.
91. Give abundantly of my time, treasure, and talents.
92. Help someone accomplish one of their 101 in 1001.
93. Book five weddings a year with videography. Our videographers, Becca and Dave, are just fantastic.
94. Eat more natural fiber.
95. Build a sand castle with Addisyn.
96. Go to the zoo as a family.
97. Go running with our dogs more.
98. Run 3 miles in less than 26 minutes
99. Buy a back up Mark II.
100. Be an accountability partner for someone’s 101 in 1001.
101. Create another 101 in 1001 list when the time comes.
Whew! That was fun. I can’t wait to see yours too. Comment below with some of your favorite goals.
And now for some fun pictures from the last few days.
Saturday was puppy play time and Addisyn loved being out there watching “Pithes” run really fast.
“Up! Up! Up!”
She took off her gloves so she could wear dad’s gloves.
You see?
That is one happy puppy!
…and one happy girly!
Peek-a-boo “I see you“.
Be still my heart…
We were trying on dresses for her party this weekend…
and she decided to read to her friends.
She didn’t want to change.
So we kept it on while she showed me how to pray…
and while she put Pig and Baby down for a nap.
But first she held their hands and prayed with them because daddy and mommy do that with her.
Next, she said “Amen!” in a joyful voice because that is what she does with mommy and daddy.
Finally, she kissed them goodnight and they went off to sleep.
Addisyn wanted to sleep too! I will never get tired of those little tootsies!
Poor Pig was thrown out of the bed.
Only long enough for Addisyn to realize that Pig was getting the camera attention and then she came back to get him.
The End!
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