Closer to 36

So I have less than a month to finish my 36 things. I'd be lying if I said I think I can do it, but we'll knock out a few things tonight:

17: Be kicked out of our house. Not one I'm proud of. We weren't technically evicted, we were just kindly asked to leave. As most of you know Brian lost his job back in August and his unemployment checks were less than half of what he had been making. We got behind in nearly every bill we had, especially rent, and 3 days after he got a job our landlord sent us a letter. So it was too late to "save" our house but we have been able to move in with my dad and catch up on almost every other bill we have already. Another month like this and we will be all caught up with some to spare.

18: Give up. Sounds negative, but it was actually a really good thing for me. Brian and I do a lot of volunteer work and while it can be rewarding it can also be overwhelming. With everything going on with the house I simply couldn't do it anymore and I just stopped. I stopped doing everything. And through doing that I realized what really matter to me. I love OCC, I love my youth and I love Kids 4 Christ. The rest, I can do without and I plan to.

19: Made a business plan. This one is still in the process of being completed but Brian and I are really close to deciding some very exciting final details for our photography business. 2010 was like a test run and now, after taking some time off, we are just about ready to get really serious about it.

So that gets me a little closer and hopefully in the next couple of weeks I can finish up. Who would have thought it would be so hard to do 36 meaningful things in a year?