how did i do - 2012 goal review

Happy New Year to you! I hope you enjoyed a great holiday with family, friends or the remote. I enjoyed all of the above and truly had a relaxing and enjoyable time off. But the Christmas decorations are put away and the tree is at the curb, so its time to get to work.<br /><br />Before I share my goals for 2013 I thought I'd see how I did with <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-goals.html" target="_blank">my 2012 goals</a>.<br /><br />1. <b>Redo the master bedroom</b>. Woop Woop. Check this sucker off. The <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/05/now-i-can-lay-down-bedroom-reveal.html" target="_blank">big bedroom reveal</a> was back in May but I've kept making updates as recently as last week (more on that later). I'm happy with the room but you know it's gonna keep evolving.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiHr2eSj1Z050V4FcIKFJrFdmGxPPMi1YsIO0AqnEXyB25n8KZBMu-eztPai9cwbod_aqAC0RLir1gYjpFB_o-gMVdZBgEaSOz3yedKdKja8h56CT9wnhyphenhyphenDqj8drfMm12Beo1reRFuPqO/s1600/littleblackdoormasterbedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiHr2eSj1Z050V4FcIKFJrFdmGxPPMi1YsIO0AqnEXyB25n8KZBMu-eztPai9cwbod_aqAC0RLir1gYjpFB_o-gMVdZBgEaSOz3yedKdKja8h56CT9wnhyphenhyphenDqj8drfMm12Beo1reRFuPqO/s400/littleblackdoormasterbedroom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />2. <b>Repair and redo deck and stairs</b>. I'm on a roll. This one was <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/06/i-wear-my-sunglasses-at-night-deck.html" target="_blank">wrapped up in June</a> and talk about a pandora's box of crazy. It was dirty, sweaty and a hell of a lot longer than planned, but we are digging it now and use it more than we ever did.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinarn3Ic7wYZaPrVjWWRElYmClsnCE_aFDHJkxSYPLh9Jp-cpuw5G9vehpruDE7eSRUUuH7YNk-p4eV2zR_eNjCLtYHzotZBHnL6mZoaub_XgbdQBvPT8t1uCYJRs6EuTJAGQXNP3BHCnD/s1600/LBDDeckTable.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinarn3Ic7wYZaPrVjWWRElYmClsnCE_aFDHJkxSYPLh9Jp-cpuw5G9vehpruDE7eSRUUuH7YNk-p4eV2zR_eNjCLtYHzotZBHnL6mZoaub_XgbdQBvPT8t1uCYJRs6EuTJAGQXNP3BHCnD/s400/LBDDeckTable.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br />3. <b>Plant a herb garden</b>. Big fat goose egg on this one. I must have been drunk when I thought of this because the idea that my children would give me enough time to dedicate to a herb garden is laughable. We barely are able to get raking and mowing done. Maybe in a few years. Until then I'll just continue to watch Barefoot Contessa and pretend that's my herb garden.<br /><br />4. <b>Lighting</b>. Well...sort of. I did get a <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/02/no-youre-knob-and-tube.html" target="_blank">new chandelier for the dining room</a>, (which will be moving again soon - stay tuned) but I never got around to the hallway light and the deck got candle sconces rather than electric ones. So maybe 75% complete? I completed the 'light' but not the 'ing'.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzozbHZPPKWua-8SIAhfTAnRjbpZWJacivcBqW_fHmvl6DvXFmC6-rbiIUPz2JCeLJ3ovGX2gNfUMlH5Q7dLCLBemeBrXcGyi7mO3cpHlK-PaKxG7MCtl7LIZ-3YaZSrgf_xucZ_cX1Bw/s1600/littleblackdoordiningroomchandelier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzozbHZPPKWua-8SIAhfTAnRjbpZWJacivcBqW_fHmvl6DvXFmC6-rbiIUPz2JCeLJ3ovGX2gNfUMlH5Q7dLCLBemeBrXcGyi7mO3cpHlK-PaKxG7MCtl7LIZ-3YaZSrgf_xucZ_cX1Bw/s400/littleblackdoordiningroomchandelier.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />5. <b>Reupholster couch</b>. It wasn't quick, and often not a pretty process, but I'm giving myself a gold star on <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/04/now-you-really-can-take-seat.html" target="_blank">this one</a>. And on top of it all I discovered a new talent that led me to tackle <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/10/cane-chair-makeover.html" target="_blank">this</a> and <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/10/buffalo-soldier.html" target="_blank">this</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5t2xUZGRoSJJKw_JkBfnrW_8c_nrCSq73rve2_p8HZUV-nohs_t4hO5jkuvsjCO7V2WVgsX_6Xz5keuWs8-S4z7fR9hxg_eWyap5vrkRFpUafHbSvbpiaGFeKc4xDeLdqCZFS0vqEelf/s1600/ReupholsteredCouch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5t2xUZGRoSJJKw_JkBfnrW_8c_nrCSq73rve2_p8HZUV-nohs_t4hO5jkuvsjCO7V2WVgsX_6Xz5keuWs8-S4z7fR9hxg_eWyap5vrkRFpUafHbSvbpiaGFeKc4xDeLdqCZFS0vqEelf/s400/ReupholsteredCouch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />So there you have it. 4 out of 5. I gotta say, this is the best I've ever done sticking to a list. Will I be able to do as well this year? I'll post the list tomorrow and let you be the judge.<br /><br />How about you? Do you make any goals? Have any new year traditions?

how did i do - 2012 goal review

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