20 in 2020 update

Writing about some of the books read for my 20 in 2020 backlist goal had me going back through my full list, and I thought it might be time to make an update! An update on the items I've crossed off, but also an update in terms of making adjustments to our new reality. Because I had no idea at the end of 2019 when I wrote this list that some of the items would become impossible - traveling and going to restaurants, for example.

I think this is a great time to look at this list, a list that I wrote because of the value it adds to my life, whether in terms of productivity, creativity, fun, relationship-building - and in a world that doesn't look at all like what I expected, what a time to appreciate the things here I can still achieve and enjoy.

At the same time fine and good to take a minute to mourn those losses and changes to life, including to the hopes I had for the year. And yet it also is a good time to think about holding loosely to those hopes - and make some adjustments to expectations. I've marked some items as "on hold", but honestly I don't think traveling or indoor restaurant dining will be happening this calendar year, so I might think about replacing those items. Or just else leaving them "undone" as a reminder of the times. 

And finally, reflecting on all of this also made me think of the additional things I have done in 2020 that were not planned but are very worth recognizing: completing 12 weeks of homeschooling; figuring out a social life over Zoom; finding new summer camp and activity options to keep Hendrik engaged, like ornithology camp, after the regular ones were cancelled; becoming more of a relaxed Saturday morning person than I used to be.

So here's my list: bold = completed, italics = in process, underline = on hold

1. Complete the Modern Mrs. Darcy 2020 reading challenge - 6 of 12 books checked off, and a reminder that I should gear my TBR lists a bit more toward this challenge if I actually want to finish some of the categories!
2. Read Harry Potter (book 1) with Hendrik - in fact, we read books 1-3, thanks to quarentimes.
3. Do a monthly family movie night - favorites so far are The Lorax and Onward.
4. Do another 30-day yoga challenge 
5. Go cross-country skiing - gonna need some snow in November or December for this!
6. Eat at Zivio 
7. Do a no-buy month - no clothes (for me or Hendrik) or books or house decor type stuff purchased in all of January, extended to mid-February for me on most things (but long-legged H needed some new pants!) - and re-introduced by default for most of March/April...
8. Explore the Enneagram - officially categorized myself as a one by reading The Road Back to You, The Enneagram Made Easy, and listening to several podcast episodes.
9. Train for the Barry Roubaix (gravel bike race) - did lots of work in spin classes to get ready for this April gravel bike race, but it of course didn't happen in April... currently rescheduled for October, but we shall see. I'm still doing a lot of bike riding either way!
10. Cross off a life list item - achieved a home tour feature (on The Everymom), and allmoooost there on the life-long goal of having a bathroom with double sinks - counters are finally in, but who knows when plumbing will happen.
11. Plan a kid-free trip - all travel is on hold, of course...
12. Explore 2 new area parks/trails with the fam 
13. Reset/organize online account passwords with Keeper app - you'd think that in quarentimes I would have time for this, but ugh who even wants to do this necessary chore?!
14. Do dinner + a movie at the new downtown theater - lucky we got this in right away, because movie theaters have been closed since March, and even if they open in the coming months, we won't be going.
15. Read 10 backlist titles - I'm up to 8, with the favorites being The Heart's Invisible Furies, Just Mercy, and Americanah (see the full list here).
16. Add 2 new vegetarian recipes to the go-to dinner rotation - I'd say actually I've added three! Quinoa chili, falafel, and sweet potato + black bean tacos.
    
17. Find an olive green winter coat - very pleased with this coat from J.Crew.
18. Get cocktails at Obstacle No. 1 - might append "and/or perfect a signature cocktail at home" to this one given that we're not going to restaurants/bars any time soon.
19. Update window treatments in Hendrik's room - finally installed after a 2-month Covid-delay, and just in time because our late sunsets in the summer require some blackout shades!
20. Tackle mount cardboard (aka all of the broken down boxes piled in the basement...) - I recently dragged it all up to the garage as a first step, and then just yesterday the bathroom contractor told me I could load anything extra into their trailer when they hauled away the old trim - and so just like that, I was relieved of all of it! So excited.

Do you have a year-long goal list like this? How are you handling changes to your 2020 expectations?