Having experienced my first year of motherhood and understanding exactly what that means, I’m hoping that the goals for reading, crafts, etc. I set for 2017 are more realistic than last year’s. I’m using the same break down as I did in last year’s goals post.
Books/Reading
I’m keeping the same goal as last year at 24 books. I hit 23 of 24 this year. Partly due to times where I just didn’t feel like reading, or wasn’t interested in reading what I do have (I have plenty of unread books on my shelf, so it’s not due to book availability, that’s for sure!) I’m also planning to give the Q&A a Day book another go.
Crafts
Sewing
I still need to re-organize my sewing space (could be part of the reason I never got around to sewing really anything this year, but only a minor hurdle). I told my husband I want to set aside 1-2 hours per week to dedicate to sewing. I’ll attempt to track it and see how well I can stick to it.
I want to finish those diaper pouch/changing pad combos, and need to add another one to the list! I want to sew a top, a dress, and bottoms (can be pants or a skirt). As for The Monthly Stitch Challenges, I hope to participate in one challenge and post it to their blog.
Knitting
I want to complete the My Cup of Tea socks I started this summer. I also want to complete 1-2 projects (a hat and maybe a scarf or another pair of socks).
30×30 List Items to Carry Over
There are still some items I’d like to carry over that we didn’t do (but I can cross ZooLights and Pay off 2 student loans off the list, so that’s good!)
- NYC weekend – still want to do this, and still want to go see the Cirque du Soleil show (Paramour)
- Make a pie & pasta from scratch – still have to make the pasta from scratch, but I did do a cheesecake from scratch! (I’ll post about that soon) — Since that’s not really a pie, I still want to make a pie, too!
New Blog Categories
I think my “Mom Musings” posts can be considered regular categories and no longer “new” ones, but I plan to continue with them. I aim to introduce Baking & Cooking posts, as I planned last year.
Other Plans/Activities
A few other things that don’t fall into the above categories. Some are repeats of this year and others are new.
- Facebook hiatus – will do this again in January. It was a nice break and I’m noticing I’m scrolling/posting on it too much again. Need to get away from the screen and be more in the present. I may consider doing it another month in the year as well.
- Limit TV time – along the same lines as above, just want to get away from the screen & be more present. Will try to limit TV time to after Dom has gone to bed, before I go to bed. (Or if I’m sick and want to binge)
- Annual camping trip, of course — did I ever post about this year’s trip? I’ll have to go back and look.
- Savings challenge – hubs and I are going to set a challenge for ourselves to see how much we can save for the whole year.
- Library visits with Dom – our local library is about a 10 minute walk from our house, so I’d like to take Dom there on Saturday mornings sometimes in the year. I was looking at their website yesterday and they have a bunch of activities throughout the year.
- Get moving again!
- More walks! – I want us to get out and do more walks when the weather is nice (local trails, etc.)
- Gym time – go to the gym 2-3 times per week. I’ve signed up at the gym at work and aim to go during lunch time (even if it’s just 30 minutes)
What are your plans for 2017?
enchantedbybooks 
Can I just copy your plans for 2017? That’s a great list. (I’d love to learn to sew and knit.) My main goal for 2017 is to keep working on losing weight and reduce spending so that we can save a little more and put a little more towards debt.
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Haha! Go for it! Knitting and sewing can be fun/relaxing (but can also get frustrating when I make a mistake!). Those are good goals, I didn’t add the weight one toy list, but I’m focusing on that, too. Let’s be goal buddies! Hehe
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I tried crocheting, but my hands are really awkward about moving the needles around. I watched an 8-year-old in my son’s class at school do a demonstration with her sewing machine before Christmas (she showed how to make aprons), and I’m thinking that if she could do that, surely I could learn!
Haha sounds good to me 😀
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I haven’t really tried crocheting, but feel like it’d be awkward to only use one hook where I’m used to using 2+ needles for knitting.
That’s really awesome that she did a demonstration! A few years back a friend of mine asked if I’d be interested in taking sewing classes, so I did and really liked it. It’s pretty cool to have a finished project and be able to gift it or use it or wear it. I feel pretty accomplished, anyway:)
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