It Lingers, and the December End of Month Report

 
That wet snow just continues to cling to the trees, forming a crusty coating. It's still very attractive.




I did get some projects done that aren't on the list. Trimmed another tree by the driveway, re-covered the well pit for winter, clipped all the small autumn olive in the lawn where I didn't get it whacked. Whacked some more, but not nearly a whole space.

And now, it's the end of the month, so here's my report on progress toward my listed goals. Pretty pathetic, but probably better than if I wasn't reporting to you.

54 in 300, report on day 37
Number	Category	Item	December	Total
1	WRITING	begin working on North Country Quest again	almost done with Chapter 1- "Meanders and Undulations"	of new work, just Dec (total about 5 chapters done
2	WRITING	edit Kiss of the Butterfly, submit for publication	nothing	nothing
3	WRITING	100 NC History pages	nothing	just the planning last month
4	WRITING	blog about 8 wild foods	none	none
5	WRITING	finish Dead Mule Swamp Druggist	chapters 21, 22	4 chapters added
6	WRITING	do 10 book promotion things	2 article on Murder By 4 blog, and did a plug on Facebook	4
7	WRITING	writing schedule day 50 times	4	9
8	WRITING	5 entries in Off the Sanctuary Wall	none	none
9	WRITING	pursue a contract I can't name yet	follow up contact	no results
10	WRITING	talk to 5 bookstores about carrying mysteries	none	none
11	HOUSE	fix kitchen drawer	DONE	DONE
12	HOUSE	cut down 5 autumn olive trees	none	none
13	HOUSE	clean refrigerator twice	none	none
14	HOUSE	replace kitchen faucet	nothing	nothing
15	HOUSE	get lawnmower fixed	nothing	nothing
16	HOUSE	clean terrace	nothing	nothing
17	HOUSE	kitchen light electric box	nothing	nothing
18	HOUSE	replace faucet by washing machine	nothing	nothing
19	HOUSE	put away model railroad stuff	none	none
20	HOUSE	spend 10 hours sorting books	1	2
21	FITNESS	increase to 30 pushups	21	increase of 5 this month
22	FITNESS	increase to 100 jumping jacks	65	increase of 15
23	FITNESS	increase to 2 min planking	70 sec	no increase
24	FITNESS	walk, bike, ski or snowshoe 200 times	12	20, this is still terrible
25	HIKING	NCT Hike 100 Challenge for 2016	none	doesn't start till Jan 1
26	HIKING	visit 5 new MI counties to explore trails	none	none
27	HIKING	hike 100 more miles of the Buckeye Trail	none	next spring
28	HIKING	clear my trail better	5	have worked on it a total of 13 days, terrible
29	PERSONAL	Savings Goal	added some	72% to goal
30	PERSONAL	Financial Goal #2	nothing	nothing
31	PERSONAL	lose 10 pounds	-1 as in going the wrong way	the really bad news is I lost 1 (total of 2, but gained 3 over Christmas)
32	PERSONAL	play music 50 times	3	8
33	PERSONAL	other #1 (200 times)	7	19, not on track
34	PERSONAL	other #2	0	1, not on track
35	MISC	make 21 quarts juice	0	7 total
36	MISC	try 10 new wild foods	none	none
37	MISC	some genealogy stuff	nothing	nothing
38	MISC	100 more pix on Shark Shots	none	none
39	MISC	2 photo cards documented	nothing	nothing
40	MISC	give 10 gifts from my kitchen	2	2
41	MISC	eat at Brenda's Burgers	nothing	nothing
42	MISC	eat at Country Critters	nothing	but I'd better, because it's for sale
43	MISC	take my trailer on 2 trips	none	none
44	MISC	finish monkey booties	nothing	nothing
45	MISC	get two programs NCT and Kitchen Sink	tentative contact	none
46	MISC	get rid of 100 things	nothing	7
47	MISC	read or listen to 100 books	3, best one was Devil in the White City by Eric Larson, juxtaposing the 1893 World's Fair with a serial killer who was operating in the same section of Chicago- a true story	9
48	MISC	move NCC from Josh's garage	nothing	nothing
49	MISC	short bios of 5 relatives	none	none
50	MISC	sort my fabric	nothing	nothing
51	MISC	do something inside my trailer	nothing	nothing
52	MISC	add 50 things to family heritage list	none	none
53	MISC	some VCR tapes to DVD	none	none
54	MISC	some cassette tapes to CD	none	none

	See Space Three, and November Report
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