Seaside Flamenco

“She would be half a planet away, floating in a turquoise sea, dancing by moonlight to flamenco guitar.” Janet Fitch (White Oleander)

I love the imagery that this quote generates. I picture a slender, young mermaid, undulating in the waves that wash up on the white sand beach, as a young man stands barefoot in the sand playing flamenco on his old, battered guitar.

Today is the first day of my Christmas vacation. I have quite a few things that I want to accomplish during the holidays, in order to set myself up for the best new year possible. Some of these I cannot do until I get some money, while others are merely time consuming. At the same time, I want to be able to spend time with my family, especially my sister, over the holidays.

I need to figure out what my goals for 2018 are, and how I can break those down into smaller goals to help me focus and reach them. I also want to get the house thoroughly cleaned from top to bottom before the new year begins. I feel like starting 2018 off with a sparkling clean house will be an excellent way to get things going.

I am going to create a Page here on this blog that is specifically for 2018 goals. Of course, this is only for personal goals. Since I work at a school, it's easier (and more logical) for work goals to be set based on the school year instead of the calendar year.

Next, I am going to post a to do list for the remainder of this calendar year. I will post it here, but I will most likely reproduce it each day to make it simpler to follow along. 

To Do List: Remainder of 2017

1. Create a Page and list my large goals for 2018.
2. Break my 2018 goals into smaller goals.
3. Finish Christmas shopping.
4. Finish watching The Big Bang Theory.
5. Finish watching Supernatural.
6. Read all the books I currently have checked out from the library.
7. Deep clean and organize the laundry room.
8. Deep clean and organize the kitchen.
9. Deep clean and organize my office area.
10. Deep clean and organize the dining room.
11. Deep clean and organize the living room.
12. Deep clean and organize the hallway and stairs.
13. Deep clean and organize the bathroom.
14. Deep clean and organize my bedroom.
15. Deep clean and organize the boy's bedroom.
16. Deep clean and organize the game room.
17. Deep clean and organize Siera's bedroom.
18. Deep clean and organize Tiana's bedroom.
19. Take the garage stuff to the dump.
20. Make sure Tiana is caught up with school and ready to return.
21. Make sure Siera is caught up with school and ready to return.
22. Make sure Andrew is caught up with school and ready to return.
23. Finish watching the seasons of Eureka that I own.