Here’s all 88 of the “22 in 22” list items. I’ll keep this updated as I do the monthly updates.
22 Things in 2022
- Read 52 books this year.
- Listen to 26 audiobooks (included in the above).
- Read 13 physical books (also included in the 52).
- Read 12 non-fiction books.
- Including 4 pro-dev
- Celebrate my 35th birthday.
- Celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary.
- Celebrate the holidays the way they I feel like they should be:
- Valentine’s Day
- July 4th
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
- NYE/NYD
- Finish my crochet blanket.
- Finish Jon & Dad’s blankets.
- Start/Finish 2 new crochet projects.
- Complete 6 non-crochet craft projects.
- Cook a new recipe at least once a month.
- Keep Coffee & Crows going all year.
- Journal at least once a month.
- Write a book.
- Get a tattoo.
- Lose roughly 40 pounds.
- Complete physical therapy.
- Thrive at my new job.
- Be a better wife.
- Be a better daughter/sister.
22 Things to Learn in 22
- How to make animaguri – I have a couple of kits so this shouldn’t be too difficult.
- A bunch of new crochet stitches. I got a book of stitches, so again, shouldn’t be too hard.
- How to do a counted cross stitch – I’ve only done stamped so far. I have several kits waiting for me.
- How to do an at-home manicure that doesn’t chip/peel off by day 2.
- How to use my mom’s old sewing machine.
- How to do embroidery.
- How to make intricate friendship bracelets.
- Photography – I have a Sony a6 and a fancy phone camera, I should be taking better pictures.
- How to speak French and/or German – I’d like to be conversational in one. That’d be more likely to be French, since I already know some.
- I’d like to learn more about American history – specifically prehistory and 1800s-WWII.
- Make that learning about literally any time period in any part of the world.
- Campfire cooking – we’ve been camping a lot and I’d like to step up our outdoor food situation.
- Parallel parking without hyperventilating.
- Meal planning – I’m terrible at following my plan. So I guess it’s more “learn to follow my meal plan”.
- How to be a better cook.
- What it really means to eat healthy.
- How to meal prep/make freezer meals.
- Learn about my new company & industry.
- Some basic geometry (Shane suggested this one).
- Email marketing – I already know the basics, but a better understanding would be helpful.
- How to turn Google Analytics data into actionable steps. Again – this is a “would like to improve my current knowledge” situation.
- SEO – see above.
22 Things in 2022 – Outdoor Edition
- Take the kayaks out
once a monthfrequently.- End Of Jan Note: I did not get to take them out in January. I only want to go out with Shane (I am terrified of getting lost in the marsh) and he only gets 2 weekends off a month and I was flying on one of them, so it didn’t work out. The spirit of the goal remains, though.
- Take the kayaks somewhere new.
- Go kayak fishing with Shane.
- Go surf/pier fishing with Shane/Dad.
- Go camping (at least) once a quarter.
- Camp somewhere new.
- Camp somewhere we already love.
- Have a picnic in Forsyth Park.
- Hike Wormsloe Historic Site…..or just visit it.
- Take a kayaking class at Savannah Canoe & Kayak.
- Go on a trip with Savannah Canoe & Kayak.
- Two words – beach trips. Plural.
- Coligny Beach Park
- Butter Bean Beach
- Back River Beach
- Spend the day on Tybee Island.
- Do a photoshoot at the Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island.
- Do several outdoor Savannah photoshoots.
- Go to the Savannah Botanical Gardens.
- Visit all 22 squares.
- Hike at the Savannah Ogeechee Canal.
- Start running outside – not on a treadmill.
- Make it a point to do pool days.
- Finalize the camping “bins” and figure out what we do/don’t need.
- Get a better tent.
22 Books to Read in 2022
- The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
- The Deepest of Secrets (Rockton #7) by Kelley Armstrong – Upcoming
- Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
- An Heiress’s Guide to Deception and Desire (A Lady’s Guide #2) by Manda Collins – Upcoming
- The Missing Years by Lexie Elliot
- The Hidden Child by Louise Fein
- The Unexpected Return of Josephine Fox by Claire Gradidge
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
- Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
- A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
- All The Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
- The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
- The Farm by Joanne Ramos
- Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards
- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
- You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
- The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James – Upcoming
- The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale
- The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas
- Wander Dust by Michelle Warren
- The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman