2012

Remember when I optimistically stated that I would do 2012 things in 2012?

Remember how I posted weekly updates for a grand total of five weeks before life got in the way?

Maybe you’ve forgotten my 2012 project.

Just for the record, I haven’t.

I’m still working on it–I just haven’t had a lot of time to record it or log it.

A weekly update is a bit beyond me at this point–but I still want to record my progress somehow.

Which is why I have created my 2012 Running List to help me get caught up.

As of right now, the list is woefully incomplete, with dozens of tasks already completed but not yet on the list.

But…it’s a step in the right direction, right?

I can hope so :-)

White Hat with a Bow (115), Gibson Roll (114)

114. Wear a Gibson Roll
115. Wear my white hat with a bow
116. Teach Amos and Obadiah
117. Clean my toiletry holder
118. Clean and organize my linen closet
119. Clean and organize my vanity
120. Make Buffalo Chicken Pizza (Conclusion? Hot but good.)
121. Make Ooey Gooey Caramel Pumpkin Blondies (Majorly delish.)
122. Make a paper heart chain
123. Send Kayteeeee a birthday card
124. Send Mom a birthday card
125. Text with my brother Tim
126. Sew with G
127. Make an item for my Anne collection
128. Facebook Chat with my sister Grace
129. Read a chapter of Proverbs a day for 31 days
130. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #146-The Problem of Doubt #1
131. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #147-The Problem of Doubt #2
132. Participate in the L.M. Montgomery Reading Challenge
133. Host a blog giveaway
134. Write a Flashback post about getting my ears pierced
135. Close children’s picture book author Maribeth Boelts
136. Close children’s picture book author Paulette Bogan
137. Close children’s picture book author Ellen Bogart
138. Close children’s picture book author Gary Bogue
139. Close children’s picture book author Susi Bohdal
140. Close children’s picture book author Max Bollinger
141. Listen to Science News Flash: Sudden Emergence of Bipedalism (July 21, 2011)
142. Listen to Science News Flash: Ancient Biblical Cities Unearthed (July 22, 2011)
143. Listen to Science News Flash: 2012 Doomsday? Believers in Mysterious Planet Nibiru, Comet Elenin Await Earth’s End (July 27, 2011)
144. Listen to Science News Flash: Extrasolar Planet is Darkest Ever Seen (Aug 15, 2011)
145. Listen to Science News Flash: Is Our Universe One of Many? (Aug 17, 2011)
146. Poke Grace (literally)
147. Catch a snowflake on my tongue

Catching a snowflake on my tongue

90. Wear a scarf in a Chain Knot
91. Wear an Upside-Down Smokey Eye
92. Teach Hosea and Joel
93. Become a member of my church
94. Make Summer in the Winter cobbler
95. Play Skip-bo

First Row: Chain Knotted Scarf (90) and Reverse Smokey Eye (91), New Jewelry Organizer (104)
Second Row: Summer in the Winter Cobbler (94)

96. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #142-Did God Create the Universe? Part 3
97. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #143-Truthers Steal Al Qaeda’s Thunder
98. Stay overnight at work
99. Survive state survey at Facility #1
100. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #144-The Devil’s Weapon #1: Pascal on Indifference
101. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #145-The Devil’s Weapon #2: Pascal on Diversion

My ear being pierced (108), My ear once it’s pierced (108)

102. Make Apple Cranberry Oven Pancake
103. Remove The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks from my TBR list
104. Make a new jewelry organizer
105. Remove The Help from my TBR list
106. Watch Courageous
107. Get a flag for in front of the house

First Row: Shelf in Garage (108), Rolled Paper Snowflake (112)
Second Row: Rolled Snowflake Ornaments (113), New Flag (107)

108. Assemble shelving unit for garage
109. Post a “Sleep” themed Flashback
110. Pierce my ears
111. Spend face-to-face time with Anna
112. Make a Rolled Paper Snowflake
113. Make a rolled paper snowflake ornament (Cheating? Probably. But I don’t care.)

I’ve been in Grand Island on survey all week, which means that I have accomplished precious little towards my 2012. I may have to start adding sleeps to my list :-)

76. Attend a funeral
77. Review Flora’s Very Windy Day by Jeanette Birdsall
78. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #136-Did Adam and Ever Really Exist? (Part 1)
79. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #137-Did Adam and Ever Really Exist? (Part 2)
80. Listen to Straight Thinking Straight Thinking Podcast #138-Did Adam and Ever Really Exist? (Part 3)
81. Listen to Straight Thinking Straight Thinking Podcast #139-Did Adam and Ever Really Exist? (Part 4)
82. Listen to Straight Thinking Straight Thinking Podcast #140-Did God Create the Universe? (Part 1)
83. Listen to Straight Thinking Straight Thinking Podcast #141-Did God Create the Universe? (Part 2)
84. Text with my Dad
85. Write a Flashback about my childhood bedroom
86. See my brother Joshua’s performance in Twelve Angry Men
87. Spend face-to-face time with Timothy
88. Hug my mom
89. Buy a TV

We can, and should, blame state for both the lack of activity towards my list this week and the lack of photos on this post.

As I could have told Timothy this morning, state’s a bit chilly.

Daniel’s Birthday Card (49), Pictures of Cows (52)

37. Remove It Looked Different on the Model by Laurie Notaro from my TBR list
38. Wear my blue felt hat
39. Teach Ezekiel
40. Make Maple-Dijon Pork Tenderloin
41. Have folks over for Sunday dinner
42. Make Candied Acorn Squash Rings
43. Play UNO (deep and dirty)
44. Close out children’s picture books by Phil Bildner
45. Close out children’s picture books by Jeanne Birdsall

The Little Miss and me (63), Grace after her show choir showcase (62)

46. Close out children’s picture books by N. M. Bodecker
47. Make Borax Crystal Snowflakes
48. Cut paper snowflakes
49. Send a birthday card to Daniel
50. Make Savannah Red Rice
51. “Poke” Joshua
52. Take pictures of cows
53. Make Ranch Popcorn
54. Make Toffee Bars from Betty Crocker
55. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #129-Thinking about Near-Death Experiences

Top Row: Cream Colored Hat (68), Triple Braided Pocahantas (67)
Bottom Row: Patchwork Toes (66)

56. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #130-Atheist A.J. Ayer’s Near-Death Experience
57. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #131-OKC bombing and Conspiracy Theories
58. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #132-C.S. Lewis: Life and Conversion
59. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #133-C.S. Lewis: Christian Apologist
60. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #134-C.S. Lewis: Christian Writer
61. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #135-C.S. Lewis: Strengths and Weaknesses
62. Go to Grace’s Show Choir Showcase
63. Take picture with the little Miss
64. Write a Death and Dying Flashback
65. Go to work Christmas Party

Reupholstered chair (74), Candied Orange Peels (73)

66. Paint Patchwork Toes
67. Do hair in a Triple Braided Pocahontas
68. Wear Cream Knit-Covered Hat
69. Teach Daniel
70. Have a white chocolate peach steamer
71. “Work out” at a “gym”
72. Make Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
73. Make Candied Orange Peels
74. Reupholster kitchen chairs
75. Play “Just Dance”

Because I was unsuccessful in completing 77.4 projects before midnight last night (38.7 projects per week), I have determined to recalculate and see if I can figure out a way to still say I’m on track.

Considering the 2012 has 366 days, I should complete ~5.5 projects per day; which would mean 82.5 projects by midnight tonight.

Okay, not going to happen.

What if I calculate by months and say I’m halfway through one month? That way I’d have to complete 83.8 projects by noon tomorrow.

Also unlikely to happen.

Okay, so I’m probably going to have to use those 366 allowable “sleep” projects. But, eternal optimist that I am, I’m not willing to add them quite yet!

Me in my fur hat (1) immediately after teaching Jeremiah and Lamentations (2), Me in my brand-new homemade lab coat (11), My hair in a French fold (21)

1. Wear my fur hat
2. Teach Jeremiah and Lamentations
3. Install a full mirror in bathroom
4. Paint half-moon toenails
5. Play Taboo
6. Play Bible Outburst
7. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #125-Blaise Pascal: Man of Reason and Faith
8. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #126-Blaise Pascal: Two Apologetics Insights
9. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #127-Blaise Pascal: The Wager, part 1
10. Listen to Straight Thinking Podcast #128-Blaise Pascal: The Wager, part 2

First Row: My oatmeal clay ornaments (14), Christmas storage (16)
Second Row: Before and after pretzel making (23)

11. Make lab coat
12. Replace toilet seat
13. Write review of Has God Spoken?
14. Make oatmeal clay ornaments
15. Make Wagon Wheel Pasta Pizza Casserole

16. Figure out Christmas storage
17. Make new Thankful Thursday Button
18. Get rid of “Cast of Characters” on sidebar
19. Send a birthday card to my dad
20. Complete “Nutrition and Wound Healing” continuing education

First Row: Farm Girl Granola (22), Sailor’s Knot Bracelet (28)
Second Row: Lemon Scented Hand Scrub (29) and potted rosemary (30)

21. Wear my hair in a French fold
22. Make “farm girl” granola
23. Make homemade soft pretzels
24. Write “Newspaper” themed Flashback
25. Make maple hot cocoa
26. Watch Gnomeo and Juliet (which I’m classifying as a family-friendly movie)
27. Make snowflake window clings
28. Make a Sailor’s Knot Bracelet
29. Make Lemon-scented kitchen hand scrub
30. Attempt to grow rosemary on my windowsill

First Row: Cranberry Pecan Upside Down Cake (32), Toasted Squash Seeds (35)
Second Row: Rosemary Peasant Bread (31)

31. Make Rosemary Peasant Bread
32. Make Cranberry-Pecan Upside-Down Cake
33. Make Hot 5-Bean Salad
34. Make Cayenne Cocoa
35. Toast squash seeds
36. Hear and Obey (Keeping Promises)

I officially have to complete 38.7 projects per week in order to complete 2012 this year–which means that I’m already behind–except that I’ve started on a Bible reading project, a blogging project, a sewing project, a couple of different reading projects, and a memorization project. So I think I’m probably right on target at the one week mark :-)

I’m not at all superstitious–and I happen to believe that no man knows or even can know the time of the end of the world.

“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only…Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.”
~Matthew 24:36, 42

But the hype surrounding the Mesoamerican calendar that “ends” on December 21, 2012 makes for a convenient excuse for my variation on the bucket list.

Introducing…

In the upcoming year, I propose to accomplish 2012 things–one for each year since the first coming of our Lord.

I have already prepared a tentative list of 2012 items to do–but I reserve the right to change any to all of them as I progress. I also reserve the right to include as many as 366 “sleep” items to the list (since the prospect of accomplishing 2012 things in 2012 might be inclined to infringe upon my sleeping time!)

Of course, I’ll keep you all updated as I race through the year toward [insert scary music] the end of the world!