Alright, so every year I make goals or write down things I want to do then see how many I managed to accomplished. So far since I started doing it while in college (admittedly 5 years ago) I have managed to get more and more things done on my new list each year. I thought this year I would share some of the things I wanted to do... so maybe I'll inspire you or to push myself further.
Health/Beauty/Behavior - Brush Teeth after every meal - Floss every day (not just randomly) - Portion control my meals, smaller plates = smaller portions, no seconds, etc. - Continue not eating/drinking: Soda (2 years now), No Alfredo or Chinese food (1 year now) - Give up Fried Food completely (Except for Chicken Wings) - Give up Candy and Sweets and that crapola - Stop saying the "F" word
Hobbies - Enter the NYS Fair Photography Contest (Aug) - Enter the Rosamond Gifford Zoo Photography Contest (Jan) - Enter the Beaver Lake Photography Contest (Jun-Aug) - Complete a Novel (Don't put it off until Nanowrimo either) - Get a Daily Deviation on Deviantart - Make a stock account on Deviantart - Make a movie/book blog and update it weekly at least (ejrflicksnfiction.wordpress.co…) - Read 60 New Books, (Specific Books that must be read/reread: Jane Eyre, the Bible, Gone with the Wind, Wuthering Heights, Hobbit, Les Miserables. Add me on Goodreads if you want to see what I read: www.goodreads.com/user/show/37… - Watch the 100 Greatest Movies of all time (according to American Film Institute www.afi.com/100years/movies10.…) - Visit a new Zoo (Stone Zoo? ?) - Hike an Adirondack High Peak - Get my Pistol Permit
Running/Exercise Goals - Lose 45lbs and get down to 110 lbs. - Prepare my body for the Zombie Apocalypse (AKA be able to use a weapon, climb trees, reach the extra inch if I were pinned down fending off a zombie, hang off a cliff without using my feet for a decent chunk of time so that someone can save me before I fall, etc.) - Run the following races: Midwinter Blues 5K (Feb), Shamrock Run 6.4K (Mar), DAR 5K (Apr), MT Goat 3K (May), Komen Race 5K (May), Paige's Butterfly Run 5K (Jun), Run for Violets (Jun), Teal There's a Cure 5K (Jul), Boilermaker 5K (Tentative based on Vacation, Jul), The Great Race (Tentative if I can get a team together, Aug), ARC 5K (Sept), Turkey Trot 5K (maybe 10K, Nov), and It's a Wonderful Run 5K (Dec) - Run a 5K in under 25 minutes - Participate in the Iron Girl Triathlon (I'm still not sure I want to attempt this, thoughts?)
Professional/Education - Do not turn down a single sub job - Inspire my students - Make sure when they leave they remember me - Do well on my SLOs (State requirements for teacher evaluation) - Get to school earlier - Make my lessons more interesting/engaging/better
Growing Up (AKA might not complete this year but will try) - Pay off a student loan ($5,000 minimum to cross this off) - Save $4,000 - Buy a House/Move Out - Get a fluffy puppy or kitty of my own
SnazzyPhotography held a Monochrome Contest and I told them I would feature the winners, here they are! their lovely work, and check out their galleries!
First Place is a2star with "An undisclosed desire"
Zoo Photographer of the Year 2012 Winners by HecklingHyena, journal
Zoo Photographer of the Year 2012 Winners
Zoo Photographer of the Year 2012 Winners Feature
#Zoo-photographers (https://www.deviantart.com/zoo-photographers)
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Zoo Photographer of the year!
I have to say there was so many AMAZING entries and these photographers deserve it. Very talented. All of them!
1st - :iconmorho:
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2nd - :icondarkSoul4Life:
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Best Action Shot - :iconDeeOtter:
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Best Portrait - :iconFriendFrog:
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Best Moment - :iconTiefenschaerfe:
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Best Endangered Species - :iconMisty-Dawn:
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Honorable Mentions:
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Alright, so every year I make goals or write down things I want to do then see how many I managed to accomplished. So far since I started doing it while in college (admittedly 5 years ago) I have managed to get more and more things done on my new list each year. I thought this year I would share some of the things I wanted to do... so maybe I'll inspire you or to push myself further.
Health/Beauty/Behavior
- Brush Teeth after every meal
- Floss every day (not just randomly)
- Portion control my meals, smaller plates = smaller portions, no seconds, etc.
- Continue not eating/drinking: Soda (2 years now), No Alfredo or Chinese food (1 year
Hello my friends!
Just wanted to say Happy Holidays! I hope yours are filled with wonderful people, presents, pets, or whatever else can make you happy. :love:
-HH
Feature: Winners of Monochrome Contest by HecklingHyena, journal
Feature: Winners of Monochrome Contest
#SnazzyPhotography (https://www.deviantart.com/snazzyphotography)
SnazzyPhotography (https://www.deviantart.com/snazzyphotography) held a Monochrome Contest and I told them I would feature the winners, here they are! :+fav: their lovely work, and check out their galleries!
First Place is a2star (https://www.deviantart.com/a2star) with "An undisclosed desire"
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Other works:
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Second Place is silverwing-sparrow (https://www.deviantart.com/silverwing-sparrow) with "Up"
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Other works:
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Third Place is kozyafffka (https://www.deviantart.com/kozyafffka) with "my wedding"
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Other works:
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