Behold, our annual goal list. I laughed for a good few minutes when Kris shared one of his goals. Surprisingly and unintentionally, there are a few of ours that are VERY similar. New this year: we came up with goals for each other. Here they are!
In no particular order…
Lyssa’s Goals:
- Start a blog (OH SHIT. I can already cross one off my list.)
- Be an extra in a movie/tv show – preferably a period or zombie piece
- Volunteer at BARN – transitional housing for women
- Hot air balloon ride
- Go to shooting range (carried over from 2011)
- Start playing trombone again – used to play in 5th grade
- Go to drag bingo
- Take a photography class
- Learn how to play chess
- Refinish bathroom floors
- Try a house cleaning service
- Volunteer at military hospital
- Kayak on a regular basis
- Travel abroad to volunteer (carried over from 2011)
- Donate monthly to charity
- Visit James Stewart museum, if it’s still open
- Make one new food dish a week
- Complete some type of marathon/5K/race
- Take a wine tasting course
- Take a bartender class
- Stop wasting food
- Pay to train the dogs
- Be on Facebook less (difficult as it’s part of my job)
- Visit the following places that I’ve never been:
- Botanical Garden
- Tudor Place
- Fords Theater
- National Building Museum
- Old Executive Building
- Luray Cavern
- West Wing White House Tour
- Top of Washington Monument if it ever opens (carried over from 2011)
- Drive Kris’ dad’s bug (if he allows) every Saturday it’s 70-85 degrees
- Take walking breaks during work
- Play cards more
- Enter chili competition with or against Kris
- Move closer to metro (carried over from 2010 and 2011)
- Start freelancing
- Remain potato chip free
- Go horseback riding with Kris
- Drink more expensive wine
- Go to New Orleans with Kris (carried over from 2011)
- Learn how to double dutch (carried over from 2011)
- Learn sign language or Mandarin (carried over from 2011)
- Get chimney cleaned (carried over from 2011)
- Swim with dolphins (carried over from 2009, 2010, and 2011)
Lyssa’s goals for Kris:
- Take swimming lessons (side note: Kris is afraid of his head under the water)
- Go camping (side note: Kris doesn’t believe black people go camping)
Kris’ Goals:
- Go to ATL
- Keep track of my yearly memorable moments
- Become a referee (carried over from 2011)
- Get my motorcycle license (carried over from 2011)
- Participate in a sleep study (carried over from 2011)
- Work at a fast food chain for at least one day 🙂
- Go to the Packers shareholders meeting
- Fast for two days
- Bench 300 pounds
- Have a podcast on iTunes
- Allow Curly to run around more
- Learn to play the harmonica
- Take a class on radio production
- Get some of my poems published
- Be an extra in a movie
- Picture taken with five celebs
- Learn to drive stick shift
- Be on the radio
- Cook a different dish twice a month
- Join local pro-choice protestor
- Cut my parents’ grass one Saturday
- Make contact with the WWE
- Set up 501K and get 15 cred pay bump
- Limit self to two fast food trips per month
- No Chick-fil-a
- Move to another house (closer to the city)
Kris’ goals for Lyssa:
- Take a public speaking class and use learned skills to teach less fortunate women (if you recall, Lyssa is afraid of public speaking.)
- Learn the history of the green bay packers. Everything about them.
And now the fun part begins…