5 Months Into the Year

In January, I posted a "Not Resolutions, but things I want to accomplish this year" list. 5 full months into the year, let's revisit and see how I've done:

• Take another class on gun handling (we both signed up for a class yesterday, so hopefully no ice storms take this one out)  - DONE
• Rent some other firearms to get an idea what they are like ALTERNATE ROUTE (alright, I haven't actually rented anything, but have tried out several handguns, rifles and one shot gun that other people have provided)
• Practice at the range on a regular basis IN PROGRESS (probably average every 3 weeks - just went a couple of days ago with WS)
• Take a class related to work (hopefully taking a Quality Control class this coming semester) DONE
• Ride my bike to work more often than last year IN PROGRESS (I've ridden 2-3 times per week for the last month)
• Practice more skills on the bike IN PROGRESS
• Take an advanced riders course (although I will have to evaluate my skills before deciding completely on this one)
• Grow from seed things other than the standard veggies and herbs (try some of the perennials that I saved seeds from as well as other things) DONE (grew some gayfeather and penstemmon from seed)
• Re-do the flower garden at the corner of the driveway
• Refinish some of the cabinets in the kitchen (those by the sink are very rough after 19 years)
• Replace the countertops (see previous bullet point)

Out of 11 listed items, 3 are completed, 3 are in progress (and well underway), 1 I took an alternate route to accomplish the same thing and 4 I have not started. I'm thinking the last 2 items will have to wait another year (or two) as WS has other ideas on what is most needed for the house.

Now that over half of the list is accomplished (or well on its way) I would like to add the following items:

• Witness a competition shooting match
• Take a more advanced handgun class
• Figure out how to do those darn "Figure 8's" (see lesson 4) on the bike (I couldn't even do them on the smaller bikes at the class - nope, that is incorrect, I could do them, just not in the alloted space.
• Get all potted plantes from last year into their final growing spots.

So there you have it, more Non Resolutions for me to work on this year.

Comments

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I'll venture that you've made better progress on your "non-resolutions" than most have made on their "resolutions". Way to go, Bogie!