2014 Goal Review

Below is listed my goals for 2014 and how I ended the year. I'd say overall it was a success although I did not accomplish a few big ones that should be at a much higher priority. Those will be put back onto this next years goals and expected to complete asap.

Goals for 2014

Personal
•Read 6 books this year - Complete! 
1-Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks; 2-The Last Song By Nicholas Sparks; 3- Wild: from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed; 4-Divergent by Veronica Roth; 5-Insurgent by Veronica Roth; 6- Allegiant by Veronica Roth; 7- Four: A Divergent Story Collection 

•Look into finishing my Master's degree - Fail
Sent an email and left a message but that's about it, poor attempt on my end. 

•Try 12 new healthy recipes (ex: Skinny Taste) - Completed!
1-Banana "Ice Cream", 2-Chocolate Chip Clouds, 3-Cauliflower Pizza Crust, 4-Healthy Egg Salad, 5-Margarita Spaghetti Squash, 6- Butternut Squash Lasagna Rolls, 7-No Bake Energy Balls, 8-Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins, 9-Quinoa Salad, 10-Cheeseburger Casserole, 11-Roasted Marinara Sauce, 12- BLT Salad with Toasted Quinoa, 13- Spaghetti Squash with Meat Ragu

•Complete 12 pins off Pinterest - Completed!
1-Painting snow, 2-Filled planters with bottles/recycles, 3-Homemade bath paint, 4-Command Center; 5- water paint, 6-Cloud dough, 7-tomato cage Christmas trees, 8-MJ's 2nd birthday Monster backdrop, 9-MJ's 2nd birthday Monster pinata, 10- EO roller ball blends, 11-EO bath salt and body scrub recipes, 12-Olaf felt Christmas ornaments, 13-Christmas photo shoot ideas, 14- Daycare Halloween treat bags, 15-Elf on the Shelf ideas, 16-Sundae gift box idea, 17-Above kitchen cabinet decor ideas, 18- DIY foaming hand soap, 19-Bath detox...multiple other recipes that wouldn't make the healthy list ;)

•Focusing more and working harder at my job - Completed
Always can be an improvement

Health
•Use my new Fitbit to track overall health and fitness - Completed
Until I lost it in November in Wisconsin 

•Participate in at least 2 - 5K's and the Bix 7 in July - Completed!
1-Race for the Cure in June, 2- Micro Brew Mile and 6K in June, 3- Walked the Quick Bix with my FIL in July, 4-Signed up for Glow Run September, 5- Signed up for Color Run in October. 

•Food prep work lunches each week to help stay on track - Wash
Some weeks were better than others

•Drink 73 oz. water daily, especially on weekends. - Wash
Still struggled on weekends but definitely improving, helps to keep everything tracked with my Fitbit and MyFitnessPal. Typically always can get my daily goal in during the work week. 

•Reach overall ideal goal weight and maintain throughout the year - Wash
Met my goal in July through since September I haven't made much of an effort in maintaining. 

Family
•Write a Will -Fail

•Participate in the 52 Week Money Challenge - Fail
30 weeks completed, got tougher the closer we got to Christmas.

•Plan and take our 2014 family vacation - Completed
Wisconsin Dells November 2014

•Take a family photo - Complete

Madden
•Baptize - ask Godparents and set date - Wash
Asked MJ's Godparents but no date yet.

•Enroll in swim lessons - Completed

•Visit the Family Museum - Completed

•Explore 6 different parks around the area - Completed

•See a parade -  Completed
Strawberry Festival parade and Festival of Trees parade

•Visit the zoo - Completed

•Take to the Centennial Park and Spray grounds - Completed 

Dave 
•Finish his Bachelor's degree (2 classes left!) - Done AND Graduated!!
So proud of his for going back and finishing

•Plan a date night each month -Fail

•Pay 3/4 of remainder of student loan by December, if not all -  Complete
Paid off!!! 

•Go Wine and Beer Tasting - Fail

....Onto brainstorming for 2015!