Calendar Gift—December

Images from winter and Christmas are some of my favorites.

So many memories are conjured up from these images.

This was our own tree that Jo photographed, the final image for the

calendar gift she gave me for Christmas 2010.

To enjoy all the images, search for “Calendar Gift” on this blog.

Books to Read, Updated As I Read and Think of More to Be Added

As a Man Thinketh, James Allen
48 Days to the Work You Love, Dan Miller
Quitter, Jon Acuff
EntreLeadership, Dave Ramsey
The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin
The 24-Hour Turnaround, Jim Haratness & Neil Eskelin
Change Your Life!, Allen Klein
In Search of Excellence, Thomas  J. Peters & Robert H. Waterman, Jr.
QBQ: The Question Behind the Question, John G. Miller
No More Dreaded Mondays, Dan Miller
Becoming a Person of Influence, John Maxwell & Jim Dornan
Boundaries, Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
Good to Great, Jim Collins
It Takes So Little to Be Above Average Florence Littauer
Personality Plus, Florence Littauer
Crazy Love, Frances Chan
Not a Fan, Kyle Idleman
The Blessed Life, Robert Morris
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey
Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Robert T. Kiyosaki & Sharon L. Lechter
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John C. Maxwell
 How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie
The Art of Thinking, Ernest Dimnet
How to Say No to a Stubborn Habit, Erwin W. Lutzer
The Winning Attitude, John C. Maxwell

To be incorporated into the list:

The Brothers Karamazov

The Hidden Garden
Great People of the Bible, Swindoll
Basic  Christianity, Stott
Heaven, Alcorn
Walden
90 Minutes in Heaven, Piper
Good to Great, by Jim Collins, (Del)

From Mike: I just finished On the Road, To Kill a Mocking bird, and The Catcher in the Rye. Simply magnificent. Each in its own way. I finally read War and Peace. Les Miserables. Then, my Charles Dickens Week: Oliver Twist. Great Expectations. David Copperfield. Followed by John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, Grapes of Wrath and The Pearl and everything written by Pat Conroy.

 

2013 Planning Tool, Specific Tasks to Be Done

Business
check out Carbonite
3 x 5 cards for customer information
record the printing process
2012 bookkeeping
2013 bookkeeping
set up for credit cards (PayPal, Square Up, or Sam’s)
car measures
accounts receivable/collections
increase business income
improve our business Web site
increase our prices
send out convention samples
send ads to trainers
revise ad for magazine ASAP
revise order form
red magnetic sheeting?
black magnetic sheeting?
yellow magnetic sheeting

Online Selling
school books on half.com or VegSource
list things on eBay
list things on Craigslist

Retirement Stuff
insurance beneficiaries
FM money transfer
Bill’s SSN draw date
transfer ownership?

Career
look for another job
work on new online career
use inspiration/motivation

Social
time for friend(s)
Debbie, especially
Tricia

Family
time with Bill
time with Jo
time with Drew
connect with family
communicate on Yahoo group

Health and Fitness
exercise
see doctor by June (with improved labs)
lose weight

Outfitting Me
hem gray pencil skirt
rust sweater
cream/white blouse
green skirt
black flats
black pumps
navy pumps
nude pumps
champagne/blush blouse
blue jeans
hem dress
pretty watch

Spiritual
have a regular quiet time or Bible study
pray with focused attention regularly
Bob Taylor cassettes on bible characters


Personal Development
read for self-improvement
continue blogging
read blogs
inspire myself
read a book a month, or more
use diary

Homemaking
find recipes online (print and organize)
cook meat on Saturday
cook meat on Tuesday
clean garage
hang roots picture
organize digital photos
organize print photos
check out YooOffer.com
look for tent assembly piece in garage
post videos for sale on VegSource
clean china cupboard drawers
consign clothing
post on Outfitting You


Home Improvement
new vertical blind
new patio door
new back screen door
√ new roof
√ new gutters
LaZBoy repair