End of Year Review: 100 Small Things

oh, 2018. I can't say I hate to see you go, but, if I'm being honest, they year did have some dazzling moments in there too. There were some great days, and some good days, and plenty of meh days, and quite a few of terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days in there too. I had high hopes for my 100 small things list that I made at the beginning of the year, and despite lots of changes and hitches in our giddy-ups, I still ended up accomplishing 48 of my original list of 100 small things.

We also finished a few other non-officially listed tasks that I included below because even though they don't count towards my total completed, they were still important to making me the kind of a person I want to continue to become, or our home the kind of home we would like to have for our family. Which is really the whole point of 100 small things each year; trying to take little steps towards becoming the person I hope to be someday.

So before I share my 100 small things list for 2019, let me review and reflect back over the year of accomplishments and partially completed, and non-attempts from the previous year. Shoot for the moon, eh?

Soul
1. Limit phone distraction/scrolling using the anti-social app 
2. 1000 hours outside  - 529 hours/1000
3. daily yoga (app and after school class!)
4. facetime weekly date with Kitty
5. afternoon hot tea
6. walk during school lunch at least two times a week
7. writing retreat with Loni
8. unsubscribe from junk email
9. screen free Wednesdays  **although inconsistently
10. clear out phone photo album of old stuff already backed up
11. implement a morning routine
12. implement a nighttime routine

Mind
1. Read 12 new-to-me books  - 22/12
2. Figure out cert plan and put into motion
3. watch 10 TED talks
4. review 3 books for Blogging for Books -1/3
5. revamp the curriculum plan (summer break) for all levels
6. write 100 blogposts -54/100
7. take Spanish Praxis
8. learn to drive stick shift
9. participate in a writing challenge (or writing course)
10. listen to podcasts while folding laundry
11. create an efficient and easy tracking system for my planner (water count, exercise, outdoor hrs, etc)

extra: 
listened to the Dirty John podcast and now watching the series on Bravo! 

Body
1. finish Mud on the Mountain
2. zip up my wedding dress
3. eat mindfully
4. track water intake of at least 6 cups a day
5. walk/run 30 miles a month (360 miles for the year)
6. run/walk the Jim Mayer trail
7. paddleboard on the Que
8. try a local gym class
9. leave a pair of glasses in the car for night driving

extra: 
hit 10,000 -12,000 steps regularly using my new fitbit
participated in our school step/weight loss challenge and won 2nd place with a 9lb loss)
joined WW online

Mommahood
1. finish 2016-17 family yearbook
2. finish 2017-18 family yearbook
3. participate in screen free week 2018
4. celebrate YES Day! (June 30)
5. join the PTA
6. sign Violet up for a painting class at the community arts center
7. take a photo of Violet in my wedding dress (same photos as Gem at 3y!)
8. run in a 5k with Greyson
9. create a 1second video
10. teach B how to french braid
11. create a 2018 family gratitude jar

extra: 
raising 10 chickens
enrolled Gemma in a musical summer camp

Romance
1. co-ed volleyball league
2. nsfw
3. proper celebration of our 10 year anniversary
4. last will & testaments!
5. grown-up only dinners with food the kids don't like (they can eat pizza/mac&cheese)
6. make our bed a no-phone zone
7. babysitter secured date night once a month- got a date night in every single month! This is the first time since we've been parents that this ever happened. Big thank you to our personal Marry Poppins, Miss Hannah for helping to make this happen - she is always ready when we need her. We love you!!
8. nsfw
9. greet B at the door when he comes home from work
10. have B teach me how to play poker
11. play nsfw poker (hah)
12. have a schedule check-in once a month

extra: 
march madness tourney competition

Relationships
1. AKT plus kids trip!
2. Sundays at Mimi's for breakfast
3. properly celebrate Mimi's 80th birthday
4. finally (!!) celebrate Kate & my birthday
5. AKT 35th birthday trip
6. find a special way to thank our Beer Olympics friends - make the 10th annual event really special
7. respond and comment thoughtfully to blogs and instagrams that inspire me
8. scf & girls sleepover
9. grandma & kids trip make a comeback!
10. participate in our neighbor's community garden
11. reconnect with my favorite friends via phone call or email

Kindness
1. donate blood at least six times this year
2. volunteer in Grey and Gemma's classes (parties, mystery reader, etc)
3. create three packages for Raph (Worldvision)
4. send snail mail to the Gilmores
5. recommit to our 12 Months of Kindness project - make the tasks kid-centered
6. CVAA human library
7. volunteer for kids' sports/leagues in a meaningful way oh boy, did we ever! B head coached the minors football team and was an assistant coach for Grey's baseball season, I helped with sponsors for baseball season, coached Gemma's AYSO soccer team, co-coached flag football cheerleading, and helped organized the CT youth football banquet.

extra: 
delivered chicken eggs to our neighbors & my Home Ec class at school
wrote 2 letter of recommendations for my high school seniors

Travel
1. visit Kitty and Ryan in Bermuda
2. Flight 93 memorial
3. family Idlewild trip
4. camping with the Stankan family in Pine Creek
5. sleepover with the Gilmores
6. try three local new-to-us restaurants
7. No bummer summer list creation & completion with the Fiores
8. visit PA Grand Canyon
9. take family to 1000 steps

Home
1. finish basement bathroom
2. roof a porch
3. get a kayak (or two)
4. make Lisa's gram's cinnamon rolls
5. purchase new oven mitts
6. makeover our mailbox
7. make the kids' rooms their own (research, new mattresses, re-paint, curtains, storage, etc)
8. finish outdoor fire pit
9. finish steps into the house
10. power wash the siding
11. update the photos in the stairs hallway

extra: 
epoxy'ed the garage floors
new garage doors
cleared out (finally) the garage clutter
Brandon built a chicken coop 

Business
1. finish Beer Olympics planning toolkit
2. encourage Grey to create more flies for his etsy shop
3. attend two expos with The Hunting Daddies
4. expand The Hunting Daddies child's clothing items
5. take professional photos for The Hunting Daddies website
6. meet with our financial planner for a check-in
7. start a cash savings jar