01.02.2017: 2017 Goals, Wants, Wishes

So, I've been obsessed with lists lately! Any reason to make a list for something and I am all in.  So, for the past few years, at random times thru the year, Vince and I make a list of wants & wishes to try to accomplish before the next year.  I think we initially started it as a New Year kinda thing, but noticed some of the lists I found later were thru the year, so not sure what happened.  Maybe we were just up wishing one night and decided to write it down.

I remember the first time we did this, we were sitting on the patio in the morning drinking coffee and daydreaming and wrote up this list of goals and wishes.  I think it started with a winning the lotto list of what we would do with our winnings...then turned into a realistic list of more normal stuff we needed to do (strangely buying an island wasn't on this list - guess that isn't "normal").  Anyways, apparently, somewhere I saved the list...then found it about 4 years later.  I remember clearly the moment we were sitting there writing it out and it was a great memory!

So, now I feel like I need to share my list - so, some of the things on there we accomplished, without even knowing or realizing we had "wished" for it....like, replace our coffee maker.  Apparently that was a big deal at the time!?  Something we never just DID, but thought about doing because we were consumed with day to day things. Other things on that same list like, remodel the kitchen, still haven't happened. Ahhh, baby steps! It was really nice to see the list years later and know that we crossed off many, many items on there (including the new coffee maker!)...and didn't even know it.  Funny though, as the years went on and as our lives changed, our wishes and wants still pretty much remained the same. 

So, here is a list for 2017....

1. Start working with a charity
2. Minimize our clutter and junk
3. Clean & purge the garage
4. Get new carpet in the bedrooms
5. Get a new bedroom set for our room
6. Redecorate Drakes room
7. Update the pics in all the picture frames
8. Organize the damn spice cabinet (Yes, this is a big one and needs to be on the list!!!)
9. Go on a BIG trip somewhere
10. Get in shape, lose 10, 15, 20 lbs...ok, .one can wish!!
11. Pay down our credit cards
12. Learn to speak Spanish
13. Scan old pics into the computer
14. Finish K&K wedding video that I started last year.
15. Get up to date with my blog!!!!

OK, so there's just a few things on my wish list for 2017.
I didn't ask Vince's input on this one. I'm sure his list will be a little different.  Maybe next year we will put some more thought into it together!  For now, here ya go.....

By the way...I love our coffee maker!  Glad we it got replaced! ;)