Lisa's goals for 2012

This year Lisa is working on becoming a better person. A much nicer person, someone who is more mindful of her thoughts, feelings, and actions.

So with that being said, I (Lisa) will be working on certain Bucket List items to complete this year. First I will be looking for a homeless shelter & a crisis center to volunteer for. With these two services I am hoping they will help me complete my 'make a difference in someones life' goal. Maybe, maybe not. Second I am already working on meditating at least once a day, including some yoga. I have been making the last 30 minutes of my day ME TIME. 15 minutes of writing in my journals, 15 minutes of yoga/ mediation. Then its off to bed. I have not yet perfected the write every night, but I am getting there. Some nights I just do some yoga and try to calm my mind before I sleep. I have noticed that writing can calm me a bit as well. With knowing that now I can use it as motivation to keep writing everyday.

So lets list what I will accomplish this year.
1. Volunteer at a homeless shelter
2. Volunteer at a crisis center
3. Meditate
4. Write in a journal everyday
5. Make a difference in someones life (maybe)

That is all I have to say for now.

xoxo,

Lisa

Random No. 08 Read all the Books I have.

  I don't know how many books I actually own. Not including cook books I would like to say at least 70. I will have to go through whats on my shelves. I have books in boxes and in cabinets blocked by furniture. I have decided to start with my series collections first. Unfortunately one of my Chronicles of Narnia books is missing. A neighbors kid borrowed it and never gave it back. When I asked for it they couldn't find it. I will no longer allow people to borrow my books. We can trade though. Which reminds me; my friend Raquel has two of my books. I really need to get those back. As you can see I cherish my books dearly. I will be including my daughter Shelby's books as well. She is also an avid reader and has books I have never read before. The series is by Erin Hunter and called Warriors. Shelby also has some audio books on Itunes and I will include those as well, even though I will not actually be reading them.
 So I think I will start with The Chronicles of Narnia even though a book is missing. My J.R.R. Tolkein books will follow. I will have a list of the books I read as I go. I will also list start and stop time/date for each book. I am pretty excited about reading every book I own (and Shelby's too). Many of the books I purchased through yard sales and flea markets. Some were given to me after a family members passed. If I didn't take them then the books would have been thrown away. I have books I would not normally read but, I didn't want to throw them out and they are not worth donating because they are outdated. Maybe after I read the books that were unworthy of the world, I will turn them into a recycled art project. If the book is a cook book or reference book I will post it and maybe write about some part of the book I like. So I can at least include every single book.

xoxo,

Lisa

Lisa's Bucket List

Places to go:

01. Visit each U.S. Capital/ city. YES all 50!

02. All the islands of Hawaii

03. Philippines

04. Japan (not sure where)

05. Ireland

06. Visit the towns my family came from in Mexico

07. Mexico for Dia de los Muertos

08. Playboy Mansion (I sooo want to go there)

09. My families property in Texas

Volunteer:

1. Build a home with Habitat for Humanity

2. At a homeless shelter

3. Domestic Violence/Rape center

I want to Learn:

01. Play tennis

02. acoustic guitar

03. drums

04. Play pool (had a table growing up but never really learned)

05. Play mandolin

06. To paint

07. Embroidery

08. Crochet

09. Belly dance

10. How to dj/ mix 

11. To say NO without feeling guilty

12. It's okay to be selfish sometimes

13. Stop worrying about things that are not within my control.  <- big one!

14. Meditate

15. To be okay with being alone.

Random:

01. Become financially literate

02. Build my own garden (and keep it alive)

03. Own a bar/club/restaurant 

04. Run/jog a half marathon

05. Do Bay to Breakers (in full costume)

06. Go to Exotic Erotic Ball  

07. Ride a mechanical bull

08. Read every book I own

09. Finish my tattoos 

10. Become a photographer for Playboy or Suicide Girls

11. Go to the Opera

12. Get my Bachelors in Psychology

13. Get my Masters in Psychology

14. Make a difference in at least one person’s life.

15. Go to the Frozen Bun Run. 

16. Participate in the Frozen Bun Run.

17. Participate in Bring Your Own Big Wheel

18. Participate in the Warrior Dash