2012 Checklist

Well I've never really made a New Year's Resolution before, but I've given it a bit of thought this time. I am always making lists of things that I need to do. So this year I made a list of things I need to finish this year. I've called it "The Year to Tie Up Loose Ends".

Already, I've made a pretty decent sized list:
* Finish knitting a sweater I started, what?, 5 years ago?!
* Finish knitting a friend's scarf I promised her last March - oops!
* Tackle that big basket of clothes that need fixing
* Use a new bookkeeping system for my business (check!)
* Fill up the other half of the cemented hole in the basement floor
* Paint and Fix basement windows and add some curtains
* Test out my amazing light-exposing unit my Dad made for me, which means getting a mini-fridge for the photo emulsion and making more drawings for new prints (this is an all year project)
* Remodel the bathroom
* Clean up the garage
* Finish Collage Project
* Find a venue and date for Collage Project
* Have 10 Couples over for a meal
* Fix my husband's car/or get a new one
* Make a budget and stick to it!
* Clean out my two flat files at NIU - oops! I still have crap in there from when I graduated at the end of 2010

With all that said, I hope I can get it all accomplished in this year! Along with the list of things to finish, I don't want to add on any other big projects during the year so I can focus. Luckily, I finished one already! Below is a pic of the new bookkeeping program I'm using now. I still have a few more things to add to it, but I'm all setup for using it now. Thanks Handmadeology and Timothy Adam!