Daily Face: January 7th

I had a wonderful run this morning. Although it was chilly it was exhilarating. I am thankful that I can wake up at 5 am and run with my husband. The air was so crisp and cool.
Work had a nice slow pace, after I completed my task I was able to get some reading in. I am reading a very good book called Mastering Life. Even though I am in my 50's I still want to be better and pleasing to God. It's never too late to keep working on yourself and aspiring to reach new goals.
Two of my goals are to only wear the clothing I have, no new purchases for 2016, and no new book purchases. It's only been seven days and I saw a wonderful top I would like to have, I did not give into the temptation although it was quite hard.I need to find a goal scale to see how many days I can last.

Daily Face: January 6th

I've been keeping up with my To Do List, but since I've been keeping a bullet journal I've notice a trend of not daily working on my Goals. I need to work harder at this.

My Motto for 2013 - Draw,draw,draw

Student from school

This is my moto for 2013 -  Sketch, sketch, sketch; Draw, draw, draw. This young man is so inspiring. In the words of Galaxy Quest "Never give up, never surrender. Here are a few of my sketches.

Pen & Watercolor

Men's Sunday Shoes

Books Read 2011

52/ 50

(104%)

I started out wanting to read 60 books but by September I realized I wouldn't make it so I reset my goal to 50. I am happy to say I accomplished my goal. I've highlighted my favorites. My goal for 2012 is 65.

• 52. Earth and Ashes by Atiq Rahimi
• 51. I before e by Judy Parkinson
• 50. Fredrick by Leo Lionni
• 49. Holy Bible
• 48. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cabin Fever
• 47. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
• 46. Porches by Sweetwater Press
• 45. Carmen's Rust by Ana Maria del Rio
• 44. Pobby and Dingan by Ben Rice
• 43. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
• 42. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
• 41. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• 40. Fashion Kitty and the Unlikely Hero by Charise Mericle Harper
• 39. Between the Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
• 38. Mice by Gordan Reece
• 37. One Day by David Nichols
• 36. The Art of Maurice Sendak by Selma Lanes
• 35. An Elk Dropped In by Andrea Steinhofel
• 34. The Ugly Kids by Renee Adams
• 33. 7 Life Lessons from Noah's Ark by Michael Levine
• 32. Modigliani and His Models by Royal Academy of Arts
• 31. Chaos (The Lost Books #4) by Ted Dekkar
• 30. Renegade (The Lost Books #3) by Ted Dekkar
• 29. Infidel (The Lost Books #2) by Ted Dekkar
• 28. Chosen (The Lost Books #1) by Ted Dekkar
• 27. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jaime Ford
• 26. the Help byKathryn Stockett
• 25.Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
• 24. Everfound by Neal Shusterman
• 23. Everwild by Neal Shusterman
• 22. Everlost by Neal Shusterman
• 21. A War of Gifts by Orson Scott Card
• 20. Long for This World by Sonya Chung
• 19. Step by Wicked Step by Anne Fine
• 18. Blood Kin by Ceridwen Dovey
• 17. Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones
• 16. Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama
• 15. The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen Schine
• 14. Mr. Toppit by Charles Elton
• 13. Life Mask by Emma Donoghue
• 12. Murder on Lexington Avenue by Victoria Thompson
• 11. The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
• 10. Dear James: Letters to a Young Illustrator by R.O. Blechman
• 9. Prayers For Sale by Sandra Dallas
• 8. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
• 7. The Dark Lantern by Gerri Brightwell
• 6. The Man Who Made List by Joshua Kendall
• 5. What Is This Thing Called Love by Gene Wilder
• 4. Elizabeth Peyton by Matthew Higgs
• 3. A Mapmaker's Dream by James Cowan
• 2. Pork Pie Hat by Peter Straub
• 1. The Honest-to-Goodness Truth by Patricia McKissack

#1- Reaching Goals

I set a goal for myself to finish at least 12 paintings this year. That is 1 per month. Although I started this painting in Dec. I just finished it so it counts as my first painting for 2010. The inspiration for this painting came from http://www.flickr.com/photos/waitingforsophie/3459748058/

Books Read in 2009

My first book read for 2010. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society which I really enjoyed. I give it five stars. My goal is 60 books for this year.I never set goals as far as my art is concerned so I am setting one this year. My art goal is to paint at least 12 pictures. Here is my entire list for 2009 of books read, my goal was to read 55 books.

56. KJV Bible (entire read 2009)

55. Mrs. Sartoris by Elke Schmitter

54. The Fixer by Mary Kay Andrews

53. How to Have the Best Christmas Ever by Julia Foster

52. The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz

51. Relentless by Dean Koontz

50. The Fly Truffler by Gustaf Sobin

49. Twlilight Eyes by Dean Koontz

48. The End of the Alphabet by CS Richardson

47. Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran & Oscar and the Lady in Pink

46. Cold Water by Gwendoline Riley

45. A Dish Taken Cold by Anne Perry

44. Born to Run by Christopher McDougall

43. Christmas Lights by Christine Pisera Naman

42. Without Blood by Alessandro Baricco

41. The Book of Proper Names by Amelie Nothomb

40. the Two-Pound Tram by William Newton

39. Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons

38. The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen

37. Evenings at Five by Gail Godwin

36. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

35. The Sartorialist by Scott Schuman

34. The Piano Teacher by Janice K. Lee

33. Sam's Letter's to Jennifer by James Patterson

32. Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

31. 100 Cupboards

30. My Cousin Rachel by Daphe Du Maurier

29. Love, Lies, and Liquor by M.C. Beaton

28. The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

27. Abhorsen by Garth Nix (reread)

26. Lireal by Garth Nix (reread)

25. Lost and Found by Andrew Clements

24. Artist to artist by Eric Carle

23. Sabriel by Garth Nix (reread)

22. The Mark of the Angel by Nancy Huston

21. The House of Midnight by Lucie Whitehouse

20. Hula by Lisa Shea

19. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

18. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella

17. The Serpent's Tale by Arianna Franklin

16. On Chisel Beach by Ian McEwen

15. The Three Incestuous Sisters by Audrey Niffenegger

14. The Shack by William P. Young

13. Icebound Land By John Flanagan

12. Midnight Sun (Rough draft) by Stephanie Meyer

11. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer

10. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer

9. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer

8. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

7. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (reread)

6. Inkspell by Cornelia Funke (reread)

5. The Other Queen by Philippa Gregrory

4. The Man in the Picture by Susan Hill

3. Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke

2. Enchantments by Linda Ferri

1. The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory