goals and resolutions: 2006

There are a lot here -- more than I know I'll be able to fulfill within the coming year. I'm taking a bit of inspiration from Triplux's 101 Things in 1001 Days, just to see what happens.


  1. learn to crochet
  2. finish and mail winter cards 01/09/06
  3. get gift packages together for T & boys; mom; sister & family
  4. finish knitting projects for N, L, and mom
  5. knit successfully from a pattern; finish project
  6. bind a book and gift it to someone for use as a journal
  7. get design page done on Kettu Keiju - Done! 01/04/06
  8. try salvia - planning for August
  9. re-try mushrooms (make smoothies!) - July or August
  10. learn more about shamanism in Siberia, the Arctic, and Lappland
  11. late spring: combine households with N. in a larger, financially manageable, centrally located apt. - 04/01/06
  12. get permanent Canadian residency
  13. when legally allowed to do so, get a well-paying job that I enjoy - Got Work Permit 05/19/06
  14. make enough money to pad bank account *and* start paying off debts
  15. qualify for maternity leave: 600 hours at same job (currently rethinking this one)
  16. get pregnant after households are combined and finances are stable enough to support such an endeavour - working on creating financial stability
  17. have a successful pregnancy culminating in a successful birth sometime during the following year
  18. relax as much as possible during pregnancy
  19. experience time in a sensory deprivation tank - planning for September
  20. do more energy work
  21. scan kanji and play with lotuses + kanji in graphics editing program - 01/06/06
  22. finalize design and get kanji tattoo - Done! 05/09/06
  23. dye blonde hair teal or another odd colour - Done! 02/17/06
  24. stretch lobes from 6g -> 0g : lobes stretched to 4g - 01/27/06; 2g - 05/05/06
  25. get Inuit-inspired tattoo; decided on blue-grey, dots or plain?
  26. work on frog tattoo; get design finalized enough for artist to work on
  27. look for fox images for fox tattoo: found some decent ones - 12/30/05
  28. work on integrating fox imagery into a tattoo design
  29. see revontulet, aka the Northern Lights
  30. spend more than 2-3 days chez M & R
  31. meditate with Raven
  32. meditate with Seal
  33. meditate with Sedna
  34. meditate with Bear
  35. ponder/meditate on the role of shaman within a community
  36. learn more about search-engine optimization and apply knowledge to kettukeiju
  37. pare down email to manageable size - mid-January '06
  38. do more-than-cursory heart chakra work - getting there
  39. find out more about Siberian meteor - Jan. 25 & 26, '06
  40. transfer these goals to kettukeiju and update as needed
  41. go on the Polar Bear Express
  42. eat traditional Inuit/First Nations food
  43. go camping with L, N, and Kiska
  44. drop acid while camping/spending time in a forest with N
  45. go on honeymoon with L
  46. go swimming on TO island beaches with L and N
  47. go kayaking for a day or more
  48. visit Montreal with enough money to enjoy it
  49. do E a few more times
  50. try MDMA
  51. install blog software on kettukeiju - Done! - 01/03/06
  52. chest pull
  53. suicide suspension
  54. invite multiple sets of parents over for dinner once boxes are unpacked and apt. is presentable
  55. continue journaling
  56. read Dad's journals and ask for more to be sent - 05/08/06
  57. get knitting needles and crochet hooks from Aunt Glo - requested 05/14/06
  58. create a more structured day
  59. spend less time at the computer
  60. make 1 music and 1 visual cd for tripping - no longer a need; made file folders instead
  61. get triad rings
  62. begin creating a ring/commitment ceremony that works for all three of us
  63. look for local Inuit presence
  64. look for local shaman presence
  65. go to drum circle
  66. get and learn how to play a drum
  67. read the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe
  68. read The Art of Love by Erich Fromm - 03/01/06
  69. discover more quality books on shamanism: acquire them and read
  70. learn more web skills
  71. bake happy spelt cookies of much goodness
  72. see if calendar extension exists for Thunderbird: they exist, but they suck right now - 01/02/06
  73. finish editing LJ entries; turn them into PDFs; print & bind: editing the entries - 01/04/05; PDFs - 01/15/06
  74. learn more about yew lore
  75. get out of the city and into nature more often
  76. go to a non-dark rave with N. (does Fractal count? 04/10/06)
  77. sing more
  78. finish collaged art journal - 03/02/06
  79. get family photos done by Christine Chew
  80. volunteer somewhere interesting
  81. get dental work done!