Posts Tagged 2010
One Word
Happy December 1st! In addition to changing over your desk calendar, you should check out reverb10.com and join the daily blogging challenge to reflect on the year that was 2010.
Well, it’s Day 1 and here is the prompt: One Word. Encapsulate the year 2010 in one word. Explain why you’re choosing that word. Now, imagine it’s one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2011 for you?
I just wrote a post about this, but I think it is the most appropriate to describe this past year. Change.
So much happened in 2010 that changed who I am as a person, what I believe and what my future will hold. Here is my best attempt to remember those moments:
- I went skydiving.
- An amazing man proposed to me and we’re getting married next summer.
- I gave my very first solo presentation to the PRSSA chapter at St. Thomas – forcing me to acknowledge that I have something worthwhile to share with others.
- I started a new job.
- I joined the LEAD Project Board of Directors.
- For the first time in a long time, I didn’t attend the College World Series.
- Went to my first-ever game at Lambeau Field – and I’m hoping to go again in January
- My little sister graduated from high school and is now a freshman at the University of St. Thomas.
- I traveled to Europe for (what is most likely my last) family vacation.
- We bought a puppy.
All of these things, no matter how life-changing or minor, affected me greatly this year. I’m proud of the things that I learned, how I adapted and where I stepped out of my comfort zone.
What word would you use to describe your 2010?
Reflect and Manifest
Similar to the Best of 2009 blog challenge, I am going to be participating in #Reverb10 beginning tomorrow.
Quick rundown on #Reverb10 from the website:
“Reverb 10 is an annual event and online initiative to reflect on your year and manifest what’s next. The end of the year is an opportunity to reflect on what’s happened, and to send out reverberations for the year ahead.
With Reverb 10, we’ll do both.”
If you’re interested, check out the website and sign up. You can get email alerts of the daily writing prompts or simply follow on Twitter.
Once you sign up (or if you already have) let me know so I can follow your posts throughout the month. Otherwise, feel free to reflect on the prompts on your Twitter account, Facebook page or in the comments.
Mid-Year Goal Check
It’s hard to believe, but 2010 is near the half-way point. Just flew right by us. Seriously.
So, it’s time to check in on your list for the year. Whatever you choose to call them: goals, tasks, resolutions. Most people have some sort of a list of things to accomplish, a bucket-list of sorts.
How’s yours coming?
Taken straight from the right sidebar of my blog, here are mine as a reminder (and an update on where I’m at this June 21, 2010):
- Stop biting my nails. – I think I might be there. Hooray!!
- Read more. – Miserably failed thus far. I have two books waiting to be opened. Will start this weekend.
- Take more pictures. – Ehh… not bad. Now that it’s summer, I have more opportunity to get outside and shoot. Might need to change up the scenery a bit.
- Commit to exercise. — Decent. Not great, but a considerable effort has been made. And continues.
- Be a tourist in MSP. – Good. Hit up Rock the Garden this past weekend, and have more plans to see local sites including Minnehaha Falls, the Greenway (if I learn to ride a bike), art fairs, etc. Again, summer is the perfect season for this stuff.
- Build and grow relationships. – Of all my goals, I am genuinely pleased with my efforts here. On several occasions I have stepped outside my comfort zone, and fear of meeting new people, to meet up for impromptu happy hours with Meg Gerritson Canada, Kasey Skala and Lindsi Gish. I’ve got a long way to go, but this one is off and running.
How about you? What were your goals for this year? How far have you come in accomplishing them?
2010 – What to do, what to do
Warning: The beginning of this post is somewhat jumbled and could be frustrating to the reader. The independent thoughts are eventually completed, I promise. Just bear with me.
I am a list-maker by nature. Whether at work, school or home, I find great satisfaction in making lists and subsequently crossing off items upon completion.
Separate, but related: in participating in the Best of 2009 Blog Challenge, I tried to remember all of the highlights of 2009 and I’m sure that I forgot many great memories and moments.
So, to tie these two thoughts together, below is my list of to dos for 2010. Some are minor, while others are goals for the entire year. It is my hope that this list (by being public in nature) will help me stick to these goals. In addition, it provides a great opportunity for me to document some of the year’s achievements, no matter how small.
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