Twenty-Seven Things – Final Update
Since I shared my list of twenty-eight things last week that I want to accomplish when I’m twenty-eight, today I wanted to share the recap on how my list of twenty-seven things went.
First off, at this time last year life looked a lot different. All the adoption doors we knew of were closed in our face (but one opened up a few months later), so I was imagining life would look a lot different than it actually has.
- travel to Africa again or a new country – nope, but we did go to California again
do 27 of my Pinterest pins– I didn’t keep a tally but I’m sure I did at least that many- take a blog rest every seven weeks – I started and did it a few times and then realized that taking breaks made me want to blog less, the more I blog the more I want to and the more ideas I have, seems strange, but whatever works!
- send some happy mail each month – oh boy, I started, sent a couple and then stopped
keep dreaming– I keep this on my list every year, it’s an easy one to cross off, my dreams are so different now than they were a year agobuy fair trade more often– I’ve definitely done a bit more of this- buy ten house plants and keep five alive – um, I’ve only got a pot of succulents and an aloe vera plant left, not surprising
- make blessing bags to keep in the van and giveaway when needed – nope, and no excuses either
- make some lunches to take downtown and give away – same as above
- tutor some elementary students – nope
make forts with Raeca– we’ve made a few!- teach Rae preschool – no, not really but we’ve done some school-ish activities
sew a quilt– yes! a cute chevron guy, check him out here- start or get involved in a social enterprise – hmm, nope
- go on a weekend getaway with Jared – we totally had one planned but he was sick over that weekend, so no again
sew an article of clothing for myself– I did!create a reading corner in Raeca’s room– we had one for a while but it all changed now- do a month of crossfit – ha, what was I thinking?! no.
- “run” 10K – nope
go on a picnic with my little family– we had one with my parents and brother when we went to Fort Carlton last summer- photograph each of my grandparents, and Jared’s grandpa too – no, but it’s on my list for this year!
- continuing writing monthly letters to Raeca – unfortunately I haven’t been too consistent with this
meet an online friend– yes! I meet an Instagram friend and a couple of blogger friends!take risks– we started with our fourth adoption agency, I’d count that as risky- get back into my morning prayer routine – some days are better than others
- pray for the entire world – nope
teach an art class– I’ve taught quite a few photography workshops
For a grand total of 11/27 – that’s a pretty awful total. For my twenty-six things I was able to complete 21/26. But like I mentioned in the beginning, some of it really had to do with having completely different expectations for the year (aka the adoption on hold) but after a few months things completely changed (hello adoption agency #4!). Hopefully I can do a lot better for my list of twenty-eight things. I actually plan on keeping you updated through the year this year, so maybe that will help.
MEGAN @ RIVERS & ROADS
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girl, KUDOS i know you don’t think that is a good turn out – but i do! you’ve accomplished some great things!
Even though you didn’t check off as many things as you wanted to, it sounds like you’ve had a great year of accomplishment, growth, and faith. Wishing you another great year full of happiness!
Meeting online friends is the best! So fun you got to meet a few xoxo
I totally love this idea….starting it next year!
And, you know what 11 out of 27 isn’t that bad for real. A lot of people never think to make lists like this, so good job for having goals and ambitions! Here’s to many goals and dreams being accomplished and fulfilled this next year for you!
These lists are a really cool idea! I think you did a great job with your list, especially if you thought your year would go differently than it actually did. 🙂
This is so impressive, it’s really a lot considering all the things you have going on. Congrats on everything…. but what is a blessings bag?
I originally came across it on Pinterest, you fill it with a variety of items (toothbrush, snacks, water, etc) and give them out to the homeless. You can see lots of ideas here: http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=blessing%20bag
the chevron quilt is so cute! making blessing bags is such a good idea. we usually just buy $5 gift cards at mcdonalds or some fast food place and hand those out whenever we see someone who might need a meal..
Oh that’s a great idea!! I might have to use that idea!