November 38 While 38 Update
Challenge Legend:
Black =have not started
Green =just started or have a plan
Blue =in progress and success is possible
Purple =VICTORY!
1. Pray for 40 Days
We did a 50 days of prayer as a church earlier this year. I participated but I was not great at the daily habit, which was the point of this goal. Last month I started praying nightly with Alex but I want for this success to be a personal morning prayer habit.
2. Read 10 Non-Fiction Books
This is a work in progress. I have a few books started. One almost finished. Yet most of the books I begun haven't been read past the first few pages read. I will need to set up if I am to finish before next April.
3. Read the Whole Bible
I've been using the free YouVersion Bible on my phone; according to the app I am 92.6% done.
4. Dance...a lot
There has been many spontaneous dancing, nothing you'd see in a musical but it makes me happy. I also attend a dance when I was visiting NS last month. It was a blast.
5. Be a Amazon (get physically fit)
Tonight is my last "Shieldmaiden 1" class. I'm already thinking about the new year.
6. Take a leap of faith
I did a thing. It did not end in success and I am still not ready to really talk about it. What I did discover is I am ready to leap again.
7. GM at a Con
I've offered a game event I attend in March that I would be a Game Master for a RPG called Ryuutama.
8. Cosplay as Mera
I have decided this one won't happen this year. I love my hobby but it is expensive. Right now every money spending action had to be weighed against the upcoming wedding.
9. Maxing all Spanish lessons (up to 2nd level) on Duolingo
In the past two months since the last update I have maxed two units in Level 2. The new system has each unit have five levels to "master" and crowns earned. I've earned a total of 114. I think I need 170 to meet the goal
10. Hug a baby animal
I have a friend who has promised to help with this one.
11. Find Wonder
I've had a few wonder filled moments. I think the most child like was waiting for Frozen 2 to start.
12. Be Spontaneous
At the end of August I spontaneously agreed to doing a selfie a day challenge for 30 days. It was completely on a whim and I wasn't actually sure I would make the whole month but I did. It wasn't till the last day of September that I realized how spontaneous the self set goal had been and decided it qualified at a success for this challenge.
13. Go on an adventure
Last months road trip:
14. Visit Petawawa
Has not happened, yet (really had hoped to do that this summer).
15. Go on a 8km Hike
Unless my walk in Ikea last week was 8km (pretty sure it wasn't even though it felt like it) this hasn't happened. I have got about 3-5km...8km will need some working up to.
16. Go on Three Dates (with the same person)
For regular readers, you may have noticed a few selfies with Alex. We met at Comic Con this year. Has our first date a week later at a board game con. There was a dinner in there but next big date, he joined my church's group to go to WonderJam. A few week's later we visited the National Art Gallery together. That's three dates. The last picture is from the Rend Collective concert because we didn't take a selfie on that first date.
17. Revamp this blog
Hasn't happened yet, this has been the same design for almost ten years.
18. Make a vlog
Um...nope
19. Blog 100 times
I've blogged 77 since my birthday, less then 30 to go!
20. Memorize a whole Bible chapter
A course I am taking requires me to regularly memorize scripture. I've been using an app that helped so I added 1 Corinthians 13 which I can now say from memory. I am also working through Psalm 1, Psalm 23, and Romans 12.
21. Go skydiving
For the same finacle reasons Mera is going to have to wait, I think this is going to have to wait.
22. Scrapbook the Alaska trip
I need to order the project life sheets.
23. Make cards with Mum regularly
Mum and I have been doing this! For about six weeks we have gotten together and made cards. It has been so much fun. I have been sharing on Facebook but I think I should start posting our creations on the blog (which will also help with #19)
24. Try online dating
About a week after my birthday I signed up for three different dating services. Since I wasn't willing to pay for the services I only got waves I couldn't respond too and messages from men that seemed more interested in my ability to provide a green card. About a week later I attend comic con, met Alex, and no longer needed to look at the sites.
25. Go rock climbing (indoor or outdoor)
Um...nope. I also don't think this would actually be enjoyable with my current fitness level.
26. Visit an Art Gallery
27. Hug a friend I haven't seen awhile (like more than two years)
In September, while lining up for the Rend Collective concert I heard someone say, "Hey, is that Elizabeth." Since everyone since college days and most people in high school call me "Liz" I didn't even turn. I then was walking the line looking for Sister when I heard, "Yes, I think it is Elizabeth Stewart." I turned and there was a friend from high school I haven't seen in 19 years. Of course there were hugs and this selfie as proof:
28. Have $1000 in savings
There is slightly more! It is all for the Germany trip but it is there!
29. Go star gazing
Alex planned a date on the night of a free community star gazing event. Only the clouds were too thick and the event was cancelled.
30. Read Comics
Yeah, no. I have almost two years of stories to read.
31. Paint the canvas
I'm not even sure where the canvas is since I moved again.
32. Try something new
I have tried a new food Pho; I have tried new games; but I think for this I'm going with the Shieldmaiden class.
33. Attempt to publish my children's stories
Um...nope
34. Watercolour more
I haven't painted since last November :(
35. Have a great Sister day!
We have done things together like WonderJam, movie dates, and the Rend Collective concert. But each time it was us with a group. For this to be a success I think it needs to just be sisters only day.
36. Play all my games at least once
The number of games needing to be played is now less than 50.
37. Journal regularly again
Um...nope. I haven't even managed to write a full seven days consecutively.
38. Enjoy 38 flavours of ice cream
I have enjoyed 14 flavours so far: birthday cake, vanilla, and banana split pie, apple pie, peanut butter cup, super kid, marshmallow, pumpkin, grapenut, moonmist (but it wasn't how I remembered it as a kid), strawberry, pink grapefruit, lime sherbet, black cherry, and cookie and cream.
Progress Thoughts:
I think it is just a matter of keeping on keeping on.
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