ah, new years resolutions

this was a partial list from my 12 in 2012.

1. kayak the chicago river.
2. ride the bike path up to the Ba'hai Temple.
3. read a Dickens novel all the way through, no matter how shitty it is.
4. take my husband to see ann arbor.
5. see Northerly Island.

i did none of those. i did see the Baha'i Temple, but i didn't do any of those items on even a truncated list. i guess i need to keep track of these things a little better.

in a twist on the resolutions, here's what i DID do:

1. i got rid of cable. i am saving $80 a month and i don't miss it at all.
2. i started a vegetable garden. it was through a community gardening effort just down the street. it was the first time i had ever grown anything and it was awesome. i will do it next year and the year after that. if we buy a house, land available for a garden is a must.
3. i rode my bike... a lot. i rode once to Glenview and back. i also found a great place to ride in a forest preserve by my work.
4. i got a personal best at the Hot Chocolate 5k Run in November.
5. i paid off my last credit card.
6. i paid off the car. aside from my student loan and the condo, i am debt-free. and i only have $5,000 left on my student loan.
7. i made several new friends at my local yarn store. my sister and i go there every friday to hang out and watch terrible movies
8. i applied to go back to college for biology. we'll see if i get in.
9. i finally got a job at Pearson. it's still not permanent, but i get benefits. and i'm one step closer.

i wish i would have done more with my time off, like travel more or saw friends who were out of town. but hey, there's always 2013.