- Keep the car clean for at least 3 months
- re-Deer fence the yard
- Trim the trees
- Do something selfless ... at least 4 times
- Get a hair cut
- Surprise Amie at least 3 times
- Accomplish all my goals
- Call uncle at least 6 times
- Find 3 cool new places to walk the dogs
- Do something locally regarding dog owner rights
- Do something neighborly (holiday cookies, open house, block party, whatever)
- Save my back by bringing iPad instead of MBP around everywhere
- Keep my cell phone charged
- Go on one spontaneous getaway weekend. (Is that too much to ask? Doesn't even have to be spontaneous)
- When it comes to holidays / vacations: plan ahead
- Decorate for the holidays
- Create 10 CSS tutorials (and open source them)
- Refinance (or make a decision not to)
- Shed a pant size
- Add drip watering to west side orchard
- Finish under deck prettification
- Organize an LHS California class reunion
- Visit Juliette
- Continue to eat healthy, but try eating less
- Fix piping / bar sink
- Make the green house into a "live plant" only green house
- Fix green house door
- Separate the construction pile and get large pick up for non-recyclables / donateables
- Add light to master bathroom
- Order firewood
- Get fireplace #2 functional
- Fix all vents (and add a filter)
- Replace all inside doors
- Put composter together
- Ride the exercise bike at least 104 times (2X per week)
- Master a mobile web performance or debugging tool
- Organize or participate in pro-positive event for women and / or girls in programming
- Attend at least 4 conferences
- Dress better
- Support open source with 5 browser bug filing, github checkins or similar
- Master Git
- Make a habit of drinking more water
- Frame the artwork I made
- Finish installing the hardwood floor under the fireplace
- Get an annual physical
- Roll all my various retirement accounts into 2 accounts max
- Finish transferring out my GoDaddy domains
- Close my BofA account... fuckers
- Post stuff I don't use anymore to freecycle.org at least 10 times
- Purge old paper work and office supplies
- Read at least 3 non-programming books
- Complete at least 12 art projects (painting, knitting, etc)
- Pay it forward .... multiple times
- Get another dental cleaning
- Spring clean the house again
- Spring clean the house
- Go to the dentist
- Write 3 articles outside of my comfort zone
- Go on a tour of San Francisco
- Prepare at least 150 meals
- Play mini-golf, bowl, go-kart or other activity at least 3 times
- Attend at least 3 concerts / performances
- Visit at least 3 museums
- Foster a child
- Replace the washer and dryer
- Install new sliding doors and windows
- Do 2011 taxes in a timely manner
- Donate max to SEP-IRA
- Pay estimated taxes on time
- Bill clients in a timely manner
- Remember to bring bags to grocery store at least 50% of time
- Post at least 12 pages or posts to www.standardista.com or other online magazines
- Host at least 6 parties and / or game nights
- Attend at least 12 parties
- Have a BBQ on the patio
- Meet 5 people I follow or who follow me on Twitter
- Relax with a massage or bubble bath at least 12 times
- Send at least 12 cards / letters the old fashioned way
- Get dressed within 2 hours of waking up, even if I am working from home, at least 20 days per month
- Organize for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and all holidays in a timely manner
- Don't cater to all of Amie's requests, no matter how much she whines
- Bring a gift basket to the SPCA
- Donate unused clothes and household good to non-profit
- Bring food to food bank
- Donate and/or volunteer for political candidates / causes (walk the walk)
- Donate to at least 5 free online services, free applications or open source projects
- Go on 4 bike rides
- Get a motorcycle license
- Add retaining mechanism to chimney
- Destroy and rebuild the kitchen
- Destroy and rebuild the guest bathroom
- Destroy and rebuild the master bathroom
- Clean and shellac (with a polyurethane varnish) the wood door to the garage
- Paint and weatherize the front doors
- 12 Fort Funston or long hike dog walks
- 12 days away from computer (other than directions/event organizing)
- Take at least 10 days of vacation / time off
- Speak at 12 conferences or meet-ups
- Rewrite the definitive guide, and get it published
- Get Mobile HTML5 finished (and published)
- Get my minibook published
- Get an ergonomic set up for home and on site work
- Dye my hair purple
- Give at least 365 compliments to friends, family, co-workers and strangers
- Figure out if I need face cream. And, if I do, actually use it
- Donate to at least 5 free online services, free applications or open source projects
- Laugh every day. Laugh until I snort at least once per week
- Get a teeth cleaning and floss teeth more regularly
- Be healthy
- Donate the max to my SEP-IRA
- Work no more than 12 hours per day in any day, working no more than 60 hours per week
- Don't cater to all of Amie's requests, no matter how much she whines.
- Prune the fruit trees and bushes
- Organize for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and all holidays in a timely manner
- Spend more time with the crazy cat (and stop calling her crazy)
- Join one of the w3c working groups, even if I am the only woman
- Refresh my knowledge on how to refute arguments based on the bible
- Tune out commentary from family members
- Use filters on Twitter and the RSS feed
- Tune out marketing
- Censor myself less, but add a dash of tact
- Do a better job at tolerating stupidity from nice people (being tolerant of moronic jerks will be for next year)
- Get dressed within 2 hours of waking up, even if I am working from home, at least 6 days per week
- Fix that noise my car is making
- Write 24 articles for CommunityMX.com
- Keep all my orchids alive and re-blooming
- Respond to all non-recruiter, non-spam personally addressed to me request emails
- Clean out my in-box
- Send at least 10 cards / letters the old fashioned way
- Go on 12 bike rides
- Train the dogs
- Get a motorcycle license
- Renew my driver's license
- Write a will
- Remove the antenna from the roof
- Take the dogs to the beach at least 12 times (counts as walks too)
- Build a retaining wall under the patio
- Relax with a massage or bubble bath at least 12 times
- Get my Macbook Pro fixed before the warranty runs out
- Meet 5 people I follow or who follow me on Twitter
- Call my uncle at least once a month
- Take at least 2 hours of breaks every day
- Have a BBQ on the patio
- Insulate the heating pipes under the house
- Make a photo collage and hang it on the wall
- Take family pictures
- Reconnect with an old friend
- Bring cookies to the neighbors
- Destroy and rebuild the kitchen
- Get an energy efficient refrigerator
- Get a mini-freezer
- Get a dishwasher
- Destroy and rebuild the master bathroom
- Hang curtains
- Organize a Java Script meet up
- Decorate for the holidays
- Maintain the eyebrows
- Paint a painting, or something on silk
- Learn to knit something other than hats
- Fix the automatic garage door opener
- And, while you're at it, make the garage door lock work.
- Clean and shellac (with a polyurethane varnish) the wood door to the garage
- Paint and weatherize the front doors
- Go on at least 4 hikes
- Attend at least 12 programming meet ups
- Attend at least 12 parties
- Host at least 4 poker or game nights
- Host at least 2 large parties
- Find a local non-profit and volunteer my time
- Get at least 12 incoming links for www.precisemoves.com (if you're reading this, feel free to add one to your blog and let me know :D )
- Post at least 12 pages or posts to www.standardista.com
- Foster a child
- Donate cash to 4 non-profits or liberal PACs
- Donate food to local food bank
- Remember to bring bags to grocery store at least 50% of time
- Donate hair to Locks of Love
- Roll over my 401K
- Bill clients in a timely manner
- Go to the gym at least 52 times
- Get at least one female developer to join the speaking community
- Do 2010 taxes on time
- Do 2009 taxes
- Seriously prune the trees on the side of the house
- Remove all evergreen bushes from front yard
- Donate clothes that haven't been worn in 2 years
- Plan (and take) at least one full week vacation
- Take at least 2 spontaneous get-a-way weekends
- Install 3 double pane sliding doors
- Finish painting the house
- Get all lights and outlets in house to work (don't ask!)
- Replace all brown outlets with white outlets
- Install more lighting in the garage
- Get hard wood floors installed in living room, dining room and den
- Improve in OO JS to a point where I can teach it
- Read at least 4 novels (i.e. non technical books)
- Cook at least one meal per week, or at least 52 meals per year (Mac and cheese does not count)
- Go on 3 dog walks per week (or at least 150 for the year)
- Drink at least 750ml of water daily
- Clean the house monthly
- Apply to speak at 4 conferences
- Go to SXSW or other big conference
- Get my book published
Estelle Weyl's Activity
Started Master a mobile web performance or debugging tool
May 6 at 9:52pm
Started Accomplish all my goals
May 6 at 9:51pm
Started Find 3 cool new places to walk the dogs
May 6 at 9:51pm
Started Trim the trees
May 6 at 9:51pm
Completed Spring clean the house
April 21 at 8:42pm
Started Read at least 3 non-programming books
April 21 at 8:41pm
Started Fix piping / bar sink
April 21 at 8:38pm
Completed Go on one spontaneous getaway weekend. (Is that too much to ask? Doesn't even have to be spontaneous)
April 21 at 8:38pm
Added a Progress Report to Go on one spontaneous getaway weekend. (Is that too much to ask? Doesn't even have to be spontaneous)
April 21 at 8:37pm
Started Frame the artwork I made
April 13 at 11:51pm