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20 things I’d like to accomplish for 2020. These are not resolutions but hopefully a guideline I can use to shape how I live my life in 2020… the year I turn 40 (!!!!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PROJECTS & CREATIVE PURSUITS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. UFOs: <\/strong>finish the sweaters I have started lying around which include but are not limited to Birkin and the Go-to-Raglan sweater.<\/li>
  2. New Projects: <\/strong>I can’t 100% say what knitting projects will catch my interest coming up, but I would like to complete at least 4 sweaters (including my current WIPs) and I would like to make a marled cardigan in sunset colors, using yarn from stash. I’m also very committed to making Wool & Honey by Andrea Mowry, I would really like to wear that sweater. <\/li>
  3. Knit my stash down.<\/strong> I have a lot of stash. I should knit it. I have lots of sweater quantities too, some with projects already planned. I should knit them! I should also knit sweaters and hats and things I’ve always wanted to knit but didn’t for whatever dumb reason.<\/li>
  4. Brick Stitch Earrings:<\/strong> need to finish my mini collection of huge bugle bead earrings inspired by feathers. <\/li>
  5. Green Girls Charms:<\/strong> I have quite the collection of items by Green Girl Studios. I should stop hoarding them and start making fabulous necklaces with them. I commit to making 3 projects with them, minimum.<\/li>
  6. Digital Drawings\/Illustrations. <\/strong>I’d like to do some pictures\/portraits of our D&D characters from our (my) first campaign that we did this year.<\/li>
  7. Nanowrimo.<\/strong> Let’s actually finish one in November this year! I haven’t managed to in several years, it’s very sad\/annoying.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    TRAVEL AND FUN STUFF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Go on a real vacation. <\/strong>I took vacation time and spent a lot of time in LA this year but I didn’t really go on any “away” vacations. I’m not sure what I want to do. But I want to do something. (Disneyland in June does not count.)<\/li>
    2. See a Broadway Show. <\/strong>This is slightly cheating… but we already have tickets to see Hamilton in January.<\/li>
    3. See the poppies in Lancaster again. <\/strong>This was so wonderful! I should be able to do this again this year on one of my LA trips.<\/li>
    4. Museums. <\/strong>Go to 3 museums? I can do that. Probably. I’d like one to be the Broad in LA.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      LEARNING!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Work on Language Skills.<\/strong> I signed up for Duolingo to learn some Russian. I would also like to brush up on my Spanish.<\/li>
      2. Polymer Clay. <\/strong>I’d like to play with this a little. I have a couple times but it was years and years ago. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        HEALTH & WELLNESS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. Whole30: <\/strong>Complete a Whole30 in January with as few mistakes as possible.<\/li>
        2. Cooking: <\/strong>Try a bunch new recipes for Whole30! And that Nom Nom Paleo meat pies ones for food freedom. I really liked those. <\/li>
        3. Baking: <\/strong>I’d like to try some gluten free baking simply for curiosity’s sake.<\/li>
        4. Exercise: <\/strong>Try to figure out a good schedule of biking and HIIT that I can stick to, for at least 4 days a week, not counting my “Dad Walk” on Sundays. <\/li>
        5. Remember to take my vitamins.<\/strong> I mean, it’s not that hard, but… it’s hard.<\/li>
        6. Sleep More.<\/strong> Really focus on getting at least 8 hours of sleep (preferably 9) and making the time to do so by not going to bed at 12:30 a.m. during the week.<\/li>
        7. Prioritize my health.<\/strong> I spent a lot of time at Kaiser over the summer to take care of some health issues related to being a woman. I subsequently found myself in what was probably a depressive state and I only recently came out of it. I just want to feel better, and that means making better choices about food and exercise and how I live my life day-to-day.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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