Signing off ( + giveaway )

Who has time for sad goodbyes when there’s a giveaway to enter????

Now, head over to Three 31 and enter the giveaway!!!!!!

This is what I did in 2011 ……..

This will be the final post from 27 & Counting …. due to circumstances beyond my comprehension with WordPress.com, I have to move to a new location. Please ~ pretty please! ~ subscribe to Three-31. I look forward to sharing more stories from our simple life in the country.

I made a Bucket List at the beginning of 2011 with goals and resolutions, things I’d like to do, things I’d like to own, etc. Here’s a recap of everything I did (and didn’t do) in 2011:

Things accomplished

• Husband bought me a DSLR camera (Nikon D5000) with two lenses. I went to a photography class and also a Photoshop tutorial session.
• I learned to use chopsticks ….without the “cheaters”
• I met a Jan, a blogger and my friend, from The Diamond E, in person (at the Photoshop session!!!)
• I passed the PPR exam and earned my Texas Educator’s Certificate
• I went to Port-au-Prince, Haiti for my first international mission trip
• With the help of a great contractor team, our master bath was completely remodeled
• We hosted several dinner parties with friends and family
• I won a giveaway (Babycakes Cupcake Maker) from Love From The Oven
• I created a book club and we’re still meeting the first Saturday of the month
• I traveled to Kentucky FOUR times
• I mailed 65 Christmas cards

 

Things not accomplished

• I did not make sushi at home
• I did not open a Roth IRA
• We did not replace the carpet in the bedrooms or install new kitchen countertops …….. or purchase a new couch

 

What are your goals for 2012?

 

Please visit my new blog, Three 31, to read my bucket list of resolutions for 2012. It will be posted soon.

 

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