Friday, July 30, 2010

Goals

Yesterday was Manda and my 4th Anniversary. We didn't do anything huge or go on some trip across the country as we have done in the past. I took the day off work and we were able to spend the day together, just basically living life. It was great! Last night we got a babysitter for Mallory for a couple of hours, and Manda and I went out to dinner and got to talk for a long time. One of the things that we talked about was what each of our goals are.

Here are some of my goals that I came up with.
  1. Learn Web Design: HTML, Java, Flash, CSS, whatever else. I want to be able to build and design webpages, and do it well.
  2. Write a Book: This has sort of been a goal of mine since I was a little kid. I used to want to be an author. Now, with Manda's encouragement, my goal is simply to write a book. However, to that end, I am curious what type of book you like to read.
    • What genre?
    • Fast or slow paced?
    • What is more important? Plot, Characters, Dialouge, Setting?
    • What is inticing to you? Give me your thoughts.
  3. Landscape our front/back yard. I have been slowly getting this done, we have planted a peach tree, and Manda bought me a Dogwood tree and Blueberry bush, which I planted yesterday, and we have been working on weeding and getting everything ready. My goal, however, is to have everything set-up, grass seed planted, a few more fruit trees, etc... in our backyard by the end of September. Eventually I want to have sections of bark and plants along the walls, grass and rock in the middle, a nice back porch with ceiling fans and lights and nice area for our grill, garden area for Manda, and I want to fix and make really nice the sandbox for Mallory, and get a swingset for her. After that I want to get the front yard looking really nice, picket fence, grass, bushes, flowers, and probably tear out our "mostly dead" tree and replace it. It's a lot, but I'm really motivated to get it all done and looking great for next summer!
  4. Finish the laundry room project we have been working on for almost a year now. We have hit a setback in that we recently discovered we have a leak, which has resulted in a puddle on the floor with all the recent rain we have received, but I am still set on getting this thing done in the next month, and then finishing up all of the small projects I have left unfinished for the last year and a half.
At the moment that is all of my primary goals, except for one. I have a goal to continue making and reaching for goals, to continue growing and learning and accomplishing things! I will post again when I have met some of these goals, which should hopefully be soon!