2017 Goals — The Good and the Bad

( Note — I posted a little more about my 2017 goals here.)  

 2017 has been a good year.  I often remind myself of something my dad used to say a lot.  “Grow old gracefully because the alternative isn’t that great.”    

 Big Goals —
 1. We planned and saved for one family vacation — an ocean front condo at a club complete with all the usual amenities.
 2.   While I did get some repairs handled on the house, I did not get anyone in for painting.  In the end my husband and I agreed to wait one more year.  We’ve considered the possibility of moving and fully realize that it would be much easier to paint if the home were empty.  I did accomplish a lot of other things though — including a major purge, pantry and cabinet organization (using Dollar Tree baskets), and a variety of things of that nature.  We also found a couch that suited our needs.  
 3.  Our daughter successfully finished her first semester at the local university and ended with a 4.0 GPA.
 4.  Sigh — we never did get beds set up.  In the end we decided it was just easier to buy from the Farmer’s Market.  

 Usual little goals —
 1.  We did continue to tweak our budget.  Not perfect, but still we were pleased with the results.
 2.  Organization is where I feel like we made the greatest strides....both as a family and as individuals.  

 Personal Goals
 1.   I did use up right many craft supplies on hand.  Early fall I made the decision that I had items I had been moving for over 15 years.  I actually downsized a lot of my supplies.  I was able to give a lot of items to people around me who can appreciate them and use them up far faster than I was.  I felt guilt about having them, but never seemed to have enough of any one thing for specific projects. 2.  I did manage to sew a few items for myself, but I made greater strides in streamlining my clothing.  I created a capsule wardrobe, not necessarily limiting myself to a certain number of pieces, but instead insisiting that everything had to “play well together.”  While I kept a few special pieces, everything is now pretty much mix and match.  I love it!
 3.  I finished two large stuffed animals this year.  An Eeyore and a Minnie Mouse.  
 4.  This was a personal win for me — I really utilized the local library a lot more this year.
 5.  On the knitting front, I did not get back into my charity knitting.  My local group has kind of moved on and I just seemed to lack the motivation.  I’m not sure why.  

 All in all, I am pleased with how well 2017 went.