Ok, I will give credit where credit is due. I totally stole this idea from the Goddess. You should read her blog, she’s awesome. You should especially read her Forty Challenges for My 40th Year post. She inspired me, and I told her I would be stealing her idea. Little did she know I would do it so soon! Now I’m a little older than the Goddess so I get a few more challenges than she does. I’m not really sure how to handle these. A spreadsheet seems like a good idea, but I wonder if I would ever get back to it. The Goddess has really pushed herself with her challenges. Mine will be smaller things, but still, I’m writing them down and letting you all see them. That’s a little scary all by itself.
Here goes in no particular order:
1. Get at least one piece of writing published, in print, not via internet
2. Commit to eating home cooked meals at least four times a week (eMeals is helping with this one, check them out!)
3. Leave the house in plenty of time to not rush every morning
4. Read 47 books
5. Start a writing group
6. Reconnect with old friends
7. Take my meds everyday until I no longer need them
8. Use the treadmill at least once a week (hey, you have to start somewhere!)
9. Try Zumba (even though I have two left feet)
10. Finish the charity quilt on my sewing table
11. Finish one UFO (unfinished object) per month (this would mostly be quilts)
12. Eat more fruit
13. Eat more vegetables
14. Drink less soda
15. Teach my son to drive (eeeeeeek!)
16. Take the dog to the dog park at least once a week
17. Finish the office to make it a nice place to work (clear out clutter and organize)
18. Donate unused items (just dropped off a bunch of items today but there’s more to get rid of)
19. Leave work at a reasonable hour each day
20. Limit pinterest addiction (it’s embarrassing, really)
21. Keep on blogging! At least once a week share thoughts, ideas, challenges, triumphs, etc through this forum
22. Learn how to be a better blogger (and a more widely read blogger)
23. Learn to box, really, I want pink boxing gloves and something to hit
24. Try to improve sleep habits
Ok, that’s enough for now. I’m nowhere near Goddess level, but for me it’s a start. Baby steps, that’s what I’m all about.
BulgingButtons 
July 3, 2013 at 9:01 pm
Wow! I’m flattered and impressed. Hopefully we can encourage each other to meet our challenges! I think a spreadsheet might work best for the non-finite challenges.
July 16, 2013 at 7:53 am
Thanks for helping me get the ball rolling on this. For me it’s mostly a matter of being more mindful of what I do and how I spend the time I have. Keeping these challenges in mind has been helping me avoid wasting time on meaningless motion (you know, the feeling of always busy but never anything done?)and instead devoting it to things that have value for me, like reading, exercising, writing, keeping in touch with friends, and taking better care of myself.