Even though I only completed four of my goals for last year I don’t look at it as a failure! Many of my goals were almost completed and I had so much fun working on them.

I really enjoyed setting myself these goals and it is something I see myself doing again (spoiler, I am already doing it again).

The goals I set myself were things that I am bad at doing, such as finishing knitted items, or things I wanted to be better at, sending postcards, baking, growing things. So even though some might look at this as failure I look at this as growth.

Nineteen books read (22/19)

Eighteen postcard sent. (3/18)

Seventeen crafted items sold. (0/17)

Sixteen different types of edible plants grown. (5/16)

Fifteen items embroidered. (0/15)

Fourteen make up (or nail polish) items used up. (3/14)

Thirteen hikes. (6/13)

Twelve socks knitted (6/12)

Eleven different breads baked (9/11)

Ten things that are no longer plastic. (6/10)

Nine (or fewer) plastic bottles used. (9/9)

Eight times out to pick trash. (8/8)

Seven articles published. (0/7)

Six items of clothing made. (3/6)

Five kilometres running without stopping. (0/5)

Four months of expenses saved. (4/4)

Three camping trips. (0/3)

Two overseas trips. (1/2)

I am going to count the trip we went to Egilstaðir as a trip. We decided in 2019 that we wouldn’t travel abroad for environmental reasons.

One recipe book cooked. (8/86)

As I mentioned, I am setting myself another one of these goal list. My goal list is not about failure or success, it is about growth.

-Katrin