It’s been a long while since I thought about the list of 22 things I made back in January of this year. I’ve probably been avoiding it since I know not much on the list happened.

Here’s a scary look at my progress.

My 22 for 2022 List Reviewed And Updated:

1. Join in for every Happy Homemaker Monday *I’ve missed a few but kept up pretty well*
2. Read 82 books I’ve read 102 books so far!
3. Follow the Fly Lady Plan (Adapting the days to work for my schedule) *Not currently happening*
4. Learn to use the laptop computer (my son gave me his old one in the summer and I’ve ignored it)  We shelved this idea as my son’s laptop was so slow!
5. Host Easter brunch *Did not happen*
6. Celebrate Rudolph Day each month with a bit of Christmas planning *Started great, then fizzled*
7. Share gratitude each week with a Thankful Thursday post *Haven’t managed to do this every week*
8. Drink a minimum of 3 glasses of water a day *ha, HA, nope. Needs to happen still*
9. Go on a vacation *St Louis was a bit of a vacation, we have a trip with friends planned in October but a genuine just us or us and the kids vacation, not yet.*
10. Take at least 3 “people” pictures for each major holiday/occasion *I’ve actually somewhat kept up with this despite a reluctant family*
11. Make a photo book of 2021 and then delete all the pictures off the computer (or put them on a flash drive)  *Not  yet*
12. Frame J’s all-district band photos (the one from 2019 and the one from 2021 when we get it) *Not yet*
13. Use it up and/or  throw it out before buying new (with things like wrapping paper for example) *I’d say I’ve been about 50% successful with this, maybe a little less*
14. Add in an evening skin care routine *I bought some new moisturizer, does that count? Need to be better about using it*
15. Try one new restaurant each month as a family *Good idea, proving harder to actually do*
16. Go through one bin in the basement each week (to clear out and declutter) *HA, I wish*
17. Fix wedding ring *SIGH, this shouldn’t be hard and yet…*
18. Organize Pinterest boards by actually trying pins and deleting ones that are no longer relevant *Ongoing process*
19. Start doing yoga again *Not yet*
20. Make a better effort to reach out and connect with friends and family *Need to work on this still*
21. Create a master list of family birthdays *Not yet*
22. Take the coffee cup advice and enjoy myself (I use this coffee cup a lot of work days as a reminder to myself to just enjoy the time with the preschool kids) *Too vague to properly gauge*

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After reviewing my list, I suppose all hope is not lost. Not as much progress as I’d liked but I still have a few months to make a bit more progress. It was good to just look at the list again. I’d  not done that in quite a long time. Many thanks to Tamy over at Chasing My Life for posting about her list reminding me to review my own.

Did you make a list of 22 for 2022? How’s your list going?

Here’s my list of twenty-two items for 2022. Each year going back to 2019, I think, maybe earlier, I’ve made a list of items to complete for the year. Am I successful each year? On a few, yes. On others, not so much. Yet I do enjoy the challenge and taking time to put a bit of thought into the upcoming year.

Usually the number of items correlates to the number of the year although 2,022 items might be pushing things! So, just the last 2 digits. And last year, keeping in mind my word of “less”, I made a shorter list. However, this year I’m back to making a list of the full number.

Some items on my list are repeats from the previous years while I’ve also added new ones. Suppose I should start with a review of last year’s list.

A Quick Glance At My Short List from 2021

1. Read 72 books I read 98 books!
2. Join in for every single Happy Homemaker Monday post I think I came close
3. Keep a kindness journal Focus on ways to be kind to my family Still have room to improve here
4. Serve a vegetable with every main meal in addition to/instead of potatoes Try one in season new vegetable each week Why wasn’t this easier? Room to improve
5. Eat dinner together at the table as a family Tuesday through Thursday See above
6. Buy and savor a “fancy” (read expensive) magazine each quarter (so 4 times)  I think I did this 3x
7. Spend at least 5 minutes outside every day  Maybe too vague? I don’t know. 
8. Observe one sugar free week each quarter (sensing a theme with the quarterly things here) Tried 2-3 times with mixed results
9. Follow a nightly skincare regime Turned this into a morning routine instead
10. Learn a craft FAIL
11. Participate in Rudolph day on the 25th of each month Room to improve, trying again in 2022
12. Save and preserve my old blog, So Not Organized (maybe in book form or on a flash drive?) I moved it to a free Word press site but wished I’d done this the way I started with simply moving posts over here as something happened and all my pictures from that blog are gone. Live and learn I suppose. Still have the posts at least.

So not the best set of results from last year. However, I’m excited about my list of twenty-two so let’s just move on to it.

 My List of Twenty-Two Items for 2022

1. Join in for every Happy Homemaker Monday
2. Read 82 books
3. Follow the Fly Lady Plan (Adapting the days to work for my schedule)
4. Learn to use the laptop computer (my son gave me his old one in the summer and I’ve ignored it)
5. Host Easter brunch
6. Celebrate Rudolph Day each month with a bit of Christmas planning
7. Share gratitude each week with a Thankful Thursday post
8. Drink a minimum of 3 glasses of water a day
9. Go on a vacation
10. Take at least 3 “people” pictures for each major holiday/occasion
11. Make a photo book of 2021 and then delete all the pictures off the computer (or put them on a flash drive)
12. Frame J’s all-district band photos (the one from 2019 and the one from 2021 when we get it)
13. Use it up and/or  throw it out before buying new (with things like wrapping paper for example)
14. Add in an evening skin care routine
15. Try one new restaurant each month as a family
16. Go through one bin in the basement each week (to clear out and declutter)
17. Fix wedding ring
18. Organize Pinterest boards by actually trying pins and deleting ones that are no longer relevant
19. Start doing yoga again
20. Make a better effort to reach out and connect with friends and family
21. Create a master list of family birthdays 
22. Take the coffee cup advice and enjoy myself (I use this coffee cup a lot of work days as a reminder to myself to just enjoy the time with the preschool kids)

What you think? Do you make lists like this? How’d you do in 2021? What are you excited to add to your 2022 list?

Happy New Year!